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{{family name hatnote|Vazhenkada|Kunchu Nair|Indian name|lang=Toponymic}}'''Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair''', also spelt Kunju Nair, (1909-1981) was an Indian Kathakali dancer. | |||
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He mainly served in PSV Natya Sangham, [[Kottakkal]], since 1946, and from 1960 to 1972 at Kerala Kalamandalam.{{citation needed|date= August 2022}} He was the first principal of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], the premier performing arts institute of [[Kerala]] in south [[India]].<ref>http://www.remashrikant-ecpa.com/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> A [[Padma Shri]] and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]ee,<ref name="SNA Awardees' List">{{cite web | url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm | title=SNA Awardees' List | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=5 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm | archive-date=30 May 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Kunchu Nair was a student of [[Pattikkamthodi Ramunni Menon]], and was noted for his subdued portrayal of lead Kathakali roles like [[Nala]]n, [[Rukmangada]]n, Dharmaputrar, [[Bhima]]n, [[Arjuna]]n, [[Brahmana]]n (in the storyplay Santanagopalam) and [[Parasurama]]n (Sitaswayamvaram) besides in anti-hero slots like [[Ravanan]] and [[Duryodhan]]an.<ref>Kathakali Encyclopedia (Vijnanakosam), page 319</ref> | |||
Nair died on 19 February 1981 after prolonged illness.{{citation needed|date= August 2022}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 12 January 2026
Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair, also spelt Kunju Nair, (1909-1981) was an Indian Kathakali dancer.
Life[edit | edit source]
He mainly served in PSV Natya Sangham, Kottakkal, since 1946, and from 1960 to 1972 at Kerala Kalamandalam.[citation needed] He was the first principal of Kerala Kalamandalam, the premier performing arts institute of Kerala in south India.[1] A Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee,[2] Kunchu Nair was a student of Pattikkamthodi Ramunni Menon, and was noted for his subdued portrayal of lead Kathakali roles like Nalan, Rukmangadan, Dharmaputrar, Bhiman, Arjunan, Brahmanan (in the storyplay Santanagopalam) and Parasuraman (Sitaswayamvaram) besides in anti-hero slots like Ravanan and Duryodhanan.[3]
Nair died on 19 February 1981 after prolonged illness.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.remashrikant-ecpa.com/ [dead link]
- ↑ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ Kathakali Encyclopedia (Vijnanakosam), page 319
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