Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar

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Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (also spelled as Kalamandalam Ramanchakyar) is a Koodiyattam artist from Kerala, India.

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Biography

He was born in 1950, to Koyppa Chakyar Madam Kavutty Illodamma and Ammannoor Parameswara Chakyar at Painkulam village in Thrissur district. [1] His father was a great scholar of "Kramadeepika" and "Attaprakaram". [2] At the age of twelve, he started learning Koodiyattam from his maternal grand uncle Painkulam Rama Chakyar. [2] When his uncle joined in Kerala Kalamandalam in 1965, [2] he continued learning Koodiayattam in Kerala Kalamandalam, and later he became Chairman of the Koodiyattam department of the Kerala Kalamandalam. [1] He is currently a visiting professor at Kerala Kalamandalam. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "കലാമണ്ഡലം രാമ ചാക്യാര്‍". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism". Kerala Tourism. Department of Tourism, Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Three artistes from Chennai win Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, K. k (10 May 2018). "Documentary to set the record straight on Kutiyattam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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