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{{Short description|Indian classical dancer and choreographer}}
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| name = V. Satyanarayana Sarma
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|09|09}}
| birth_place = [[Kuchipudi, Krishna district]] [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|11|16|1935|09|09}}
| death_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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| othername = Satyam
| occupation = Classical dancer Choreographer
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| known for = [[Kuchipudi]]
| spouse = Lakshminarasamma
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| children = One son and two daughters
| parents = Vedantam Venkataratnam Subbamma
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] [[Kalidas Samman]]
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'''Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma''' (1935–2012), popularly known as '''Satyam''', was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of [[Kuchipudi]].<ref name="Vedantam Satyam">{{cite encyclopedia | isbn=9780195644463 | title=Vedantam Satyam | encyclopedia=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | publisher=Oxford University Press | access-date=20 August 2016 | editor=Ananda Lal | year=2004 | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0714#}}</ref><ref name="Kuchipudi">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xa8FamiJJKgC&q=vedantam+satyanarayana+sarma | title=Kuchipudi | publisher=Abhinav Publications | author=Sunil Kothari, Avinash Pasricha | year=2001 | pages=40, 61, 100, 176, 177 of 247 | isbn=9788170173595}}</ref> He was known for his portrayal of female characters such as ''Usha'' (Usha Parinayam), ''Satyabhama'' (Bhama Kalapam), ''Deva Devi'' (Vipra Narayana), ''Mohini'' (Mohini Rukmangada), ''Sasirekha'' (Sasirekha Parinayam) and ''Gollabhama'' (Gollakalapam).<ref name="Dance like a man">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/10/28/stories/2003102800250200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040117203457/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/10/28/stories/2003102800250200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 January 2004 | title=Dance like a man | date=28 October 2003 | access-date=20 August 2016 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=Ranee Kumar}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Names of the respective dance-dramas in brackets.}} He was a recipient of several honors including [[Kalidas Samman]], [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 1970, for his contributions to Dance.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2013 | access-date=20 August 2016 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Biography ==
[[File:Portrait of Siddhendra Yogi.JPG|thumb|235px|Portrait of Siddhendra Yogi]]
Satyanarayana Sarma was born on 9 September 1935 at [[Kuchipudi, Krishna district|Kuchipudi]],{{Refn|group=note|The dance form, [[Kuchipudi]], is named after the village, where the art is known to have originated from.<ref>{{cite book|last=Banham|first=edited by James R. Brandon; advisory editor, Martin|title=The Cambridge guide to Asian theatre|year=1993|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge, England|isbn=9780521588225|page=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttnH5W9qoBAC |edition=Pbk.}}</ref>}} a small village in [[Krishna district]] of the south Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in ''Vedantam'' family which is known for its [[Kuchipudi]] tradition, to Vedantam Venkataratnam and Subbamma.<ref name="Vedantam: Kuchipudi’s Original Sathyabhama">{{cite web | url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vedantam-kuchipudi%E2%80%99s-original-sathyabhama-34229 | title=Vedantam: Kuchipudi's Original Sathyabhama | publisher=The NEWS Minute | date=12 September 2015 | access-date=20 August 2016 | author=Veejay Sai | archive-date=21 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821052154/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vedantam-kuchipudi%E2%80%99s-original-sathyabhama-34229 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He started training Kuchipudi at the age of five under his elder brother, Vedantam Prahalada Sarma, and later trained under known exponents, Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastri and Chinta Krishnamurthy.<ref name="A tribute to legend Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma">{{cite web | url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profl148.html | title=A tribute to legend Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma | publisher=Narthaki | work=Obituary | date=29 November 2012 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> He also did training in classical music under Yeleswarapu Seetharamanjaneyulu and Sishta Brahmaiah Sastry, as ''Bhagawata Melam'' (Kuchipudi Yakshagaanam), a dance-drama format of Kuchipudi required the performer to sing as well.<ref name="His female roles left an indelible impression">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article1350507.ece | title=His female roles left an indelible impression | publisher=Indian Express | date=25 November 2012 | access-date=20 August 2016}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He made his debut at the age of fourteen, performing in two melams, ''Harischandra'' and ''Ramanatakam'', staged at a local temple by the group led by Pasumarthy Kondalarayudu. His first major performance came at the age on nineteen, when he portrayed the role of ''Parvathi'' in ''Usha Parinayam'', staged in [[Indian Council of World Affairs|Sapru House]], Delhi.<ref name="Vedantam: Kuchipudi’s Original Sathyabhama" />

Sarma continued performing as female characters in many melams and his portrayal of Sathyabhama in the dance-drama, ''Bhama Kalapam'', reportedly written by Siddhendra Yogi{{Refn|group=note|The origin of Kuchipudi is attributed to the contributions of [[Narayana Teertha]] and his disciple, Siddhendra Yogi. ''Bhama Kalapam'' is the popular name of '' Parijatapaharana'', a play written by Yogi.<ref name="Traditions of Indian Classical Dance">{{Cite book|title=Traditions of Indian Classical Dance|last=Khokar|first=Mohan|publisher=Clarion Books|year=1984|location=India|pages=158}}</ref>}} later became his signature role.<ref name="Vedantam: Kuchipudi’s Original Sathyabhama" /> Gollabhama, Mohini, Sasirekha and Devadevi were some of his other notable characters. He is known to have developed a new ethos in [[abhinaya]], often termed as ''Eka Patra'', which, in the beginning, did not meet with the approval of many traditionalists of the art form. He performed in over 10,000 stages, including in front of [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]], the founder of [[Kalakshetra]]. In 1967, he performed as a male dancer in a dance sequence, ''Girija Kalyanam'', in the Telugu film, ''[[Rahasyam (1967 film)|Rahasyam]]'', directed by [[Vedantam Raghavayya]]. Towards the latter part of his life, he was more involved in teaching the dance at ''Venkatarama Natya Mandali'', a dance school dedicated to Kuchipudi, at his native place.<ref name="A Web Directory of Indian Classical Dances">{{cite web | url=http://www.narthaki.com/kuchipudi/kuch1ai.htm | title=A Web Directory of Indian Classical Dances | publisher=Narthaki | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016 | archive-date=19 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819223404/http://www.narthaki.com/kuchipudi/kuch1ai.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> He also wrote several texts on the dance form and ''Natya Shastra'', ''Abhinaya Darpanam'', ''Tandava Lakshanam'' and ''Alankara Shastram'' feature among them.<ref name="Vedantam: Kuchipudi’s Original Sathyabhama" />

Sarma was married to Lakshminarasamma and the couple had a son and two daughters.<ref name="Kuchipudi maestro Vedantam dead">{{cite web | url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/121117/news-current-affairs/article/kuchipudi-maestro-vedantam-dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011022142/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/121117/news-current-affairs/article/kuchipudi-maestro-vedantam-dead | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 October 2016 | title=Kuchipudi maestro Vedantam dead | publisher=Deccan Herald | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> He died on 16 November 2012, at the age of 77, succumbing to respiratory illnesses at a private hospital in [[Vijayawada]].<ref name="Kuchipudi maestro Vedantam Satynarayana Sarma passes away">{{cite web | url=http://www.sakshieducation.com/JobsStory.aspx?nid=38208 | title=Kuchipudi maestro Vedantam Satynarayana Sarma passes away | publisher=Sakshi Education | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="CM condoles Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma's demise">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20121116/2102455.html | title=CM condoles Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma's demise | publisher=Web India News | date=16 November 2016 | access-date=20 August 2016 | archive-date=22 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822192507/http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20121116/2102455.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> His life has been documented in a film, ''I am Satyabhama'', directed by Dulam Satyanarayana.<ref name="Dulam Satyanarayana on his documentary ‘I am Satyabhama’ ">{{cite web | url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrv155.html | title=Dulam Satyanarayana on his documentary 'I am Satyabhama' | publisher=Narthaki | date=8 May 2013 | access-date=20 August 2016 | author=Sudha Sridhar}}</ref><ref name="Panelists">{{cite web | url=http://www.iaac.us/IAAC_dance_fest2013/panelists.htm | title=Panelists | publisher=Indo-American Arts Council | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Sarma received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1961,<ref name="Akademi Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=aa | title=Akademi Awardees | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> making him the first Kuchipudi exponent to receive the honor.<ref name="A tribute to legend Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma" /> Six years later, the Akademi honored him again, with [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna]] in 1967.<ref name="Akademi Fellows">{{cite web | url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php?section=af | title=Akademi Fellows | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> The Government of India included him in the [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honors]] list for the civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 1970.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> The Government of Madhya Pradesh also honored him with their civilian award, [[Kalidas Samman]], in 1988.<ref name="A tribute to legend Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma" />

== See also ==
* [[Kuchipudi]]
* [[Narayana Teertha]]
[[File:A Kuchipudi Sequence.ogv|thumb|A Kuchipudi Sequence]]
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== Notes ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/04/28/stories/2005042818420300.htm | title=Perfect poses | date=28 April 2005 | access-date=20 August 2016 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=R. V. Moorthy}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HANPKOsTpho | title=Girija Kalyanam - Rahasyam | publisher=Vasanta Madhava | work=Dance sequence featuring Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma | date=9 November 2010 | access-date=20 August 2016}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNT6_Lu61RU | title=I am Satyabhama | publisher=Satyanarayana Dulam | work=Documentary Teaser | date=29 June 2011 | access-date=20 August 2016}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.pravasiherald.com/index.php/pravasih/print_t/kuchipudi_indian_classical_dance_form_of_andhra_pradesh/P2/ | title=Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance form of Andhra Pradesh | publisher=Pravasi Herald | work=Web article | date=6 February 2011 | access-date=20 August 2016 | author=Padmini Kantety }}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/measure-of-a-maestro/article4391129.ece | title=Measure of a maestro | publisher=The Hindu | work=Web article | date=8 February 2013 | access-date=20 August 2016 | author=Ranee Kumar}}

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