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Young Ravunni, a native of Chethallur in present-day Palakkad district, was groomed in Kathakali by the renowned Kalluvazhi Kuyilthodi Ittirarissa Menon at Olappamanna Mana with Kariyattil Koppan Nair and Malankattil Sankunni Nair as his co-students.<ref>Kathakali Encyclopedia (Vijnanakosam), page 415</ref> Ittiraricha Menon's demise led to Ravunni Menon becoming the chief tutor at Olappamanna, since when he started handling lead roles (Aadyavasana vesham) on Kathakali stages. He was initially associated with the [[Manjeri]] Kaliyogam (Kathakali institution-cum-troupe). | Young Ravunni, a native of Chethallur in present-day Palakkad district, was groomed in Kathakali by the renowned Kalluvazhi Kuyilthodi Ittirarissa Menon at Olappamanna Mana with Kariyattil Koppan Nair and Malankattil Sankunni Nair as his co-students.<ref>Kathakali Encyclopedia (Vijnanakosam), page 415</ref> Ittiraricha Menon's demise led to Ravunni Menon becoming the chief tutor at Olappamanna, since when he started handling lead roles (Aadyavasana vesham) on Kathakali stages. He was initially associated with the [[Manjeri]] Kaliyogam (Kathakali institution-cum-troupe). | ||
Menon, who was till then said to be focused solely on the body movement aspect of Kathakali, acquired a major asset in his profession when he imbibed the essence of emotive acting ([[rasabhinaya]]) under [[Kunjunni Thampuran]]. It gave birth to a new chapter in the Kalluvazhi style, noted for its economy of space while moving the body, well-defined hand gestures, their clinical synchronisation with the musical beats and percussion accompaniment. This quantum improvement later helped him earn quite a few epoch-defining Kathakali disciples when he joined [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] in 1933 and worked there for a decade.<ref>http://www.indiatravelnet.com/kerala-art-maestros/pattikkamthodi-ravunni-menon.html</ref> Prominent among the pupils are [[Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair]], [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]], [[Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair]], [[Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair]], [[Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair]] and [[Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair]] (who was also his son). He was also teacher to reputed artistes like Mampuzha Madhava Panikkar, Kavungal Sankarankutty Panikkar, Kariyattil Kumaran, Kunhunni Nair, [[Guru Gopinath]], Madhavan, [[Guru Kelu Nair]], Sivaraman, Sivasankaran, Krishnan, Kattissery Raman, Balakrishnan and Krishnankutty Varrier. | Menon, who was till then said to be focused solely on the body movement aspect of Kathakali, acquired a major asset in his profession when he imbibed the essence of emotive acting ([[rasabhinaya]]) under [[Kunjunni Thampuran]]. It gave birth to a new chapter in the Kalluvazhi style, noted for its economy of space while moving the body, well-defined hand gestures, their clinical synchronisation with the musical beats and percussion accompaniment. This quantum improvement later helped him earn quite a few epoch-defining Kathakali disciples when he joined [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] in 1933 and worked there for a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatravelnet.com/kerala-art-maestros/pattikkamthodi-ravunni-menon.html |title=Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon, Kerala Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon - India Tourism |website=www.indiatravelnet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007133926/http://www.indiatravelnet.com/kerala-art-maestros/pattikkamthodi-ravunni-menon.html |archive-date=2008-10-07}} </ref> Prominent among the pupils are [[Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair]], [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]], [[Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair]], [[Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair]], [[Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair]] and [[Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair]] (who was also his son). He was also teacher to reputed artistes like Mampuzha Madhava Panikkar, Kavungal Sankarankutty Panikkar, Kariyattil Kumaran, Kunhunni Nair, [[Guru Gopinath]], Madhavan, [[Guru Kelu Nair]], Sivaraman, Sivasankaran, Krishnan, Kattissery Raman, Balakrishnan and Krishnankutty Varrier. | ||
Menon, known for his temperamental behaviour stemming from innocence, was a purist of sorts. He was a pedagogue to the core—unkind while punishing pupils in the classroom even while exhibiting retrained love to them after study hours. | Menon, known for his temperamental behaviour stemming from innocence, was a purist of sorts. He was a pedagogue to the core—unkind while punishing pupils in the classroom even while exhibiting retrained love to them after study hours. | ||