Sadanam Krishnankutty

Sadanam Krishnankutty

Sadanam Krishnankutty is a popular Kathakali exponent reputed for his skill in donning a wide range of characters of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India. [http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/02/16/stories/2007021600800300.htm] A native of Cherpulassery in Palakkad district, the 1942-born [Kathakali Vijnanakosam (encyclopedia, page 334)] Krishnankutty is primarily a frontline disciple of the late Padma Shri Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair. He had his initial lessons under Thekkinkatil Ramunni Nair, and has also taken eye exercise classes from the late Kudiyattam maestro Mani Madhava Chakyar.

Krishnakutty had his Kathakali lessons at Sadanam Kathakali Akademi (Gandhi Seva Sadan) east of Ottapalam. He was, for a brief while, Kathakali tutor at the Unnayi Varrier Smaraka Kalanilayam in Irinjalakuda and Kala Mandir in Patna. A winner of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award (2006) [http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/05/02/stories/2008050251080100.htm] , he is known for his breezy portrayal of roles in classical stories as well as newly-staged Kathakali plays.

Krishnankutty lives in Irinjalakuda town of Thrissur district. [http://www.artindia.net/kathakali1.html]


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