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'''Thekkinkattil Ravunni Nair''' also known as '''Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair''' was a [[Kathakali]] dancer from [[Kerala]] in India. He is a recipient of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], Government of India.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ravunni Nair was born on 1888, in Tachhanattukara village in present-day [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]].<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |last1=Lal |first1=Ananda |title=Nair, Thekinkattil Ramunni |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0407 |website=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0407 |date=2004 |page=297}}</ref><br />
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Ravunni Nair was the first disciple of Kathakali legend [[Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=Staff |title=From an artist to another |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/from-an-artist-to-another/article19757465.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030727/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/from-an-artist-to-another/article19757465.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He trained under him for 15 years.<ref name="Hindu"/> In 1902, Ravunni Nair became a Kathakali performer in the Poomulli Mana Kaliyogam.<ref name="kathakali">{{cite web |title=പട്ടിക്കാംതൊടി രാവുണ്ണി മേനോൻ {{!}} കഥകളി.ഇൻഫൊ {{!}} Kathakali.info {{!}} കളിയറിവുകളുടെ തിരമൊഴി {{!}} The internet Kathakali hangout |url=https://prev.kathakali.info/ml/pattikkamthodi_ravunni_menon |website=prev.kathakali.info}}</ref> At that time, when his guru Ravunni Menon fell ill with rheumatism, it was Ravunni Nair who helped and cared for him.<ref name="kathakali"/> He also performed for kaliyogams (troupes) of Nedumpulli Mana, Modappilappally Mana and Kumbalath Embranthiri.<ref name="Oxford"/><br />
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Ravunni Nair died in 1962 due to age related illness, at [[Karalmanna]], [[Palakkad district]].<ref name="Hindu"/><ref name="Oxford"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Portraying both Pacha (good characters) and Kathi (negative characters) roles in Kathakali, he has portrayed many female Kathakali characters, and his role as [[Urvashi]] has received widespread critical acclaim.<ref name="Hindu"/> Other than acting in Kathakali, he was also an expert in Kathakali costume making.<ref name="Oxford" /><br />
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Started teaching at Koodallur Mana in 1947, followed by Thootha near [[Cherpulassery]] and Ankarath in Palakkad, he became a Kathakali teacher at Sadanam in 1957.<ref name="Hindu"/><ref name="Oxford" /> Kathakali artists like [[Sadanam Krishnankutty]], [[Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan]] and Sadanam Ramankutty were his disciples.<ref name="Hindu"/><br />
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Nair has also published a book on the art of Kathakali acting, named ''Natya rachana'' in 1956, which describes the rasas (face expression of emotions) in Kathakali, their nature, and the techniques of performing it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thekkinkattil Ravunni Nair |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/1740734878_T.R.Nair.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Oxford" /><br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1961)<ref name="Hindu"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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