Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award

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Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Award for contributions to Performing arts
Awarded forAward for performing arts in Kerala
Sponsored by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
First awarded1962
Last awarded2022

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Instituted in 1962, the awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts. The award consists of Rs. 30,000, a citation and a plaque. [1] The recipients of the award are also conferred the title Kalasree.

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List of recipients

The recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in various categories of performing arts have been listed below:

Classical Music

  • 1962 – M. A. Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar
  • 1962 – K. S. Narayanaswamy (Veena)
  • 1964 – Ambalapuzha Sankaranarayana Panicker
  • 1964 – Ambalapuzha Gopalakrishna Panicker
  • 1966 – M. D. Ramanathan
  • 1969 – Kottaram Sankunny Nair (Harmonium)
  • 1971 – Palghat K. V. Narayanaswamy
  • 1971 – Mavelikkara Krishnankutty Nair (Mridangam)
  • 1972 – C. S. Krishna Iyer
  • 1972 – Parur Sundaram Iyer (Violin)
  • 1972 – Thiruvizha Raghavan Pillai (Nadaswaram)
  • 1973 – Vaikom Vasudevan Nair
  • 1973 – Chunangad Appu Iyer (Mridangam)
  • 1974 – Puthucode Krishnamoorthy
  • 1975 – Kaviyoor C. K. Revamma
  • 1976 – Cherthala Gopalan Nair
  • 1976 – Chittoor Sankara Panicker (Nadaswaram)
  • 1977 – Parassala B. Ponnammal
  • 1978 – L. P. R. Varma
  • 1979 – K. R. Kedaranathan
  • 1981 – Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
  • 1981 – Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair (Mridangam)
  • 1982 – Trivandrum R. Venkataraman (Veena)
  • 1982 – Kamala Kailasanathan
  • 1982 – Mavelikkara Sankarankutty Nair (Mridangam)
  • 1983 – P. Leela
  • 1983 – M. K. Kalyana Krishna Bhagavathar (Veena)
  • 1983 – T. V. Gopalakrishnan (Mridangam)
  • 1983 – P. K. Sankaran (Nadaswaram)
  • 1985 – Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma
  • 1985 – Mavelikkara S. R. Raju (Mridangam)
  • 1986 – Vechoor Harihara Subramania Iyer
  • 1987 – Trichur V. Ramachandran
  • 1988 – V. V. Subrahmanyam (Violin)
  • 1989 – Mangad K. Natesan
  • 1990 – Renuka Girijan
  • 1991 – K. G. Jayan
  • 1992 – Palkulangara Ambika Devi
  • 1992 – Tripunithura G. Narayana Swamy (Mridangam)
  • 1993 – P. R. Kumara Kerala Varma
  • 1993 – Rajeswari Menon (Veena)
  • 1994 – A. K. Raveendranath
  • 1994 – S. Hariharan Nair
  • 1995 – Trivandrum R. Krishnaswamy
  • 1995 – Puthukode S. Krishna (Mridangam)
  • 1996 – Pala C. K. Ramachandran
  • 1996 – Aranmula Govindankutty (Thakil)
  • 1996 – Malabar Sukumaran Bhagavathar
  • 1997 – K. Omanakutty (Vocal)
  • 1997 – Tripunithura N. Radhakrishnan (Ghatam)
  • 1997 – Pappukutty Bhagavathar
  • 1998 – Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran (Vocal)
  • 1998 – T. S. Babu (Violin)
  • 1998 – Trivandrum V. Surendran (Mridangam)
  • 1999 – K. S. Gopalakrishnan (Pullamkuzhal)
  • 1999 – Tripunithura Lalitha (Vocal)
  • 2000 – Sukumari Narendra Menon (Vocal)
  • 2000 – Parassala Ravi (Mridangam)
  • 2000 – Nedumangad Sivanandan (Violin)
  • 2000 – Ambilikuttan (Vocal)
  • 2001 – Gopalan Nair (Ganjira)
  • 2001 – Vettikavala K. N. Sasikumar (Nadaswaram)
  • 2002 – Ananthalakshmi Venkitaraman (Vocal)
  • 2002 – Aryanad G. Sadasivan (Vocal)
  • 2002 – V. Balakrishnan Potty (Veena)
  • 2003 – N. P. Ramaswami (Vocal)
  • 2003 – Mathangi Sathyamoorthy (Vocal)
  • 2003 – T. V. Ramani (Violin)
  • 2004 – Leelamani Radhakrishnan (Vocal)
  • 2004 – Thiruvizha Sivanandan (Violin)
  • 2004 – S. Sai Babu (Violin)
  • 2004 – K. R. Anto (Flute)
  • 2004 – Cherthala N. Sreekumar Varma (Mridangam)
  • 2005 – Malini Hariharan (Vocal)
  • 2005 – A. Ananthapadmanabhan (Veena)
  • 2005 – Guruvayur Dwari (Mridangam)
  • 2005 – Trichur P. Govindankutty (Nadaswaram)
  • 2006 – G. Seethalakshmi Ammal (Vocal) [2]
  • 2006 – Pazhayannur K. G. Krishnankutty (Nadaswaram) [2]
  • 2006 – Trichur C. Rajendran (Violin) [2]
  • 2006 – Alappuzha Chandrasekharan Nair (Thalavadyam) [2]
  • 2007 – Chalakudy N. S. Balakrishnan
  • 2007 – Varkala C. S. Jayaram
  • 2007 – Thuravoor R. Narayana Panicker (Nadaswaram)
  • 2007 – N. Hari (Mridangam)
  • 2008 – Mukhathala Sivaji [3]
  • 2008 – T. M. Abdul Azeez (Violin) [3]
  • 2008 – Neyyattinkara Krishnan (Mukharsangh) [3]
  • 2008 – Kalyani Menon [3]
  • 2009 – Ayamkudi Mani
  • 2009 – T. H. Subramaniam (Violin)
  • 2009 – R. Karuna Moorthy (Thakil)
  • 2009 – Palakkad K. Jayakrishnan (Mridangam)
  • 2010 – Shertallay K. N. Renganatha Sharma (Vocal)
  • 2010 – K. V. Prasad (Mridangam)
  • 2010 – T. H. Lalitha (Violin)
  • 2011 – Kavalam Sreekumar [4]
  • 2011 – Ramesh Narayan [4]
  • 2011 – Orumanayoor O. K. Gopi (Nadaswaram) [4]
  • 2012 – Trivandrum Krishnakumar [5]
  • 2012 – Binni Krishnakumar [5]
  • 2012 – Vanaja Sankar [5]
  • 2013 – Sreevalsan J. Menon [6]
  • 2013 – M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri [6]
  • 2013 – Kuzhalmannam G. Ramakrishnan (Mridangam) [6]
  • 2013 – Adichanallur Anilkumar (Ghatam) [6]
  • 2014 – P. Unnikrishnan (Carnatic Music) [7]
  • 2014 – Paul Poovathingal (Carnatic Music) [7]
  • 2014 – Attukal Balasubramaniam (Violin) [7]
  • 2014 – G. Babu (Mridangam) [7]
  • 2015 – Mavelikkara P. Subramaniam [8]
  • 2015 – S. R. Mahadeva Sarma (Violin) [8]
  • 2015 – S. R. Rajasree (Violin) [8]
  • 2015 – Nanjil A. R. Arul (Mridangam) [8]
  • 2016 – V. V. Ravi (Violin) [9]
  • 2016 – Trivandrum R. Vaidhyanathan (Mridangam) [9]
  • 2016 – Adoor P. Sudarsanan (Carnatic Music) [9]
  • 2017 – M. Narmadha (Violin) [1]
  • 2017 – Cherthala R Jayadevan (Mridangam) [1]
  • 2017 – Thamarakkad Govindan Namboothiri (Carnatic Music) [1]
  • 2018 – Arakkal Nandakumar (Music) [10]
  • 2018 – Retnasree Iyer (Tabla) [11]
  • 2019 – Nemmara N. R. Kannan (Nadaswaram) [12]
  • 2019 – Anayadi Prasad (Music) [12]
  • 2020 – K. Venkitaraman (Vocal) [13]
  • 2020 – Babu Narayanan (Violin) [13]
  • 2020 – Premkumar Vadakara (Music Direction) [13]
  • 2021 – Kollam V. Sajikumar (Vocal) [14]
  • 2021 – N. P. Prabhakaran (Music) [14]
  • 2022 – Palakkad Sreeram (Classical Music) [15]
  • 2022 – Thiruvizha Viju S. Anand (Violin) [15]
  • 2022 – Alappuzha S. Vijayakumar (Thavil) [15]
  • 2022 – Prakash Ulleri (Harmonium/Keyboard) [15]

Drama

  • 1962 – Mavelikkara Ponnamma
  • 1966 – Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar
  • 1969 – Artist P. J. Cherian
  • 1969 – N. N. Pillai
  • 1971 – Kodungallur Ammini Amma
  • 1972 – Swami Brahmavruthan
  • 1973 – N. Krishna Pillai
  • 1973 – Oachira P. K. Sankarankutty Nair
  • 1974 – Pariyanampatta Divakaran
  • 1974 – C. K. Rajam
  • 1975 – T. R. Sukumaran Nair
  • 1975 – K. P. A. C. Sulochana
  • 1976 – K. V. Neelakantan Nair (Green Room)
  • 1976 – Vijayakumari
  • 1977 – Kunjandi
  • 1977 – Omana
  • 1978 – Kalaikkal Kumaran
  • 1978 – Kozhikode Santha Devi
  • 1978 – Artist Kesavan (Rangasilpam)
  • 1979 – Thoppil Krishna Pillai
  • 1979 – Chachappan
  • 1980 – Vasu Pradeep
  • 1980 – Mavelikkara Kamalamma
  • 1981 – K. M. Raghavan Nambiar
  • 1981 – M. S. Namboothiri
  • 1981 – Sudharma
  • 1982 – Vaikom Mani
  • 1982 – N. S. Ittan
  • 1982 – O. Madhavan
  • 1982 – T. P. Gopalan
  • 1982 – Adoor Bhavani
  • 1983 – Jagathy N. K. Achary
  • 1983 – Nellimoodu K. Ramakrishna Pillai (Green Room)
  • 1985 – V. T. Vikraman Nair
  • 1986 – K. G. Sethunath
  • 1987 – D. K. Chellappan
  • 1989 – Changanassery Natarajan
  • 1990 – Vakkom Shakeer
  • 1991 – Pappukutty Bhagavathar
  • 1991 – William D'Cruz
  • 1991 – S. L. Puram Sadanandan
  • 1991 – P. N. Nanappan
  • 1992 – Sreemoolanagaram Mohan
  • 1993 – P. R. Chandran
  • 1993 – T. M. Abraham
  • 1994 – Kadavoor G. Chandran Pillai
  • 1994 – Madavoor Bhasi
  • 1994 – Trichur Elsi
  • 1995 – P. K. Venukuttan Nair
  • 1995 – Ibrahim Vengara
  • 1996 – P. K. Raghavan
  • 1996 – K. G. Devaki Amma
  • 1997 – K. Thayat
  • 1997 – Maya Narayanan
  • 1997 – Saithan Joseph [16] [17]
  • 1998 – T. V. Gopinath (Direction)
  • 1998 – N. G. Panicker
  • 1999 – K. M. Dharman (Direction)
  • 1999 – K. P. A. C. Rajamma (Actress)
  • 2000 – K. K. Jacob
  • 2000 – N. Somasundaram
  • 2001 – K. S. Namboothiri (Script)
  • 2002 – Nilambur Ayisha
  • 2002 – Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
  • 2002 – P. V. Kuriakose (Script)
  • 2003 – A. A. Chandrahasan
  • 2003 – V. Chandransekharan Vaidyar
  • 2004 – Paravur George [18]
  • 2004 – K. P. A. C. Sunny
  • 2004 – Krishnakumari
  • 2005 – M. S. Warrier
  • 2005 – Ammini Ernest
  • 2005 – Nelson Fernandez (Script, Direction)
  • 2006 – Sreedharan Nileshwaram [2]
  • 2006 – Leela Panicker [2]
  • 2006 – Karivellur Murali (Script) [2]
  • 2007 – Haridas Cherukunnu
  • 2007 – V. R. Santha
  • 2008 – C. L. Jose (Script) [3]
  • 2008 – Karakulam Chandran (Direction) [3]
  • 2008 – P. Balachandran (Script) [3]
  • 2008 – Sreekala V. K. [3]
  • 2009 – P. Gangadharan (Direction)
  • 2009 – Savithri Sreedharan (Actress)
  • 2009 – Sathish Sangamithra (Actor, Direction)
  • 2009 – G. Gopalakrishnan (Script)
  • 2010 – Geetha Salam
  • 2010 – Jayaraj Warrier (Drama, Caricature)
  • 2010 – K. P. Gopalan (Direction)
  • 2010 – A. E. Ashraf (Light)
  • 2011 – Meenambalam Santhosh [19]
  • 2011 – Deepan Sivaraman [4]
  • 2011 – K. G. Ramu (Make-up) [4]
  • 2012 – Adv. Manilal (Script) [5]
  • 2012 – Abhilash Pillai (Director) [5]
  • 2012 – Pattanam Rasheed (Make-up) [5]
  • 2013 – Ramesh Varma (Direction) [6]
  • 2013 – Rajan Kizhakkanela (Script) [6]
  • 2014 – Prof. Aliyar V. Kunju [7]
  • 2014 – Manu Jose [7]
  • 2014 – R. Sudhakaran [7]
  • 2014 – Shibu S. Kottaram
  • 2015 – Sherly Somasundharam (Children's Drama) [8]
  • 2015 – Geetha Rangaprabhath (Children's Drama) [8]
  • 2015 – Francis T. Mavelikkara [8]
  • 2015 – Girish Sopanam [8]
  • 2015 – Sreekanth [8]
  • 2015 – Jose Koshy (Lighting) [8]
  • 2015 – Pradeep Thalayal (Sound arrangement) [8]
  • 2016 – Kozhikode Sarada (Actress) [9]
  • 2016 – A. Santha Kumar (Script, Direction) [9]
  • 2016 – C. K. Sasi (Script) [9]
  • 2017 – Jayaprakash Karyal [1]
  • 2017 – Kannur Vasutti [1]
  • 2017 – Pradeep Roy [1]
  • 2017 – Sandhya Rajendran [1]
  • 2018 – K. R. Ramesh [10]
  • 2018 – P. J. Unnikrishnan [10]
  • 2018 – Sasikumar Souparnika [10]
  • 2018 – M. V. Sherly [10]
  • 2019 – John Fernadaz [12]
  • 2019 – Narippatta Raju [12]
  • 2019 – K. P. Suveeran [12]
  • 2019 – Saheerali [12]
  • 2019 – Sajitha Madathil [20]
  • 2020 – Rajani Meloor [13]
  • 2020 – E. A. Rajendran [13]
  • 2020 – Pradeep Malavika [13]
  • 2020 – Sureshbabu T. [13]
  • 2020 – Gopalan Adat [13]
  • 2020 – C. N. Sreevalsan [13]
  • 2021 – Mangalan K. P. A. C. (Actor) [14]
  • 2021 – Maniyappan Aranmula [14]
  • 2021 – Babu Pallassery (Script, Direction, Actor) [14]
  • 2021 – A. N. Murugan (Actor) [14]
  • 2021 – Rajmohan Neeleswaram (Script, Direction) [14]
  • 2021 – Sudhi Nireeksha (Actress, Direction) [14]
  • 2022 – Valsan Nisari [15]
  • 2022 – Babu Annur [15]
  • 2022 – Suresh Babu Sreestha [15]
  • 2022 – Lenin Edakochi [15]
  • 2022 – Rajitha Madhu [15]
  • 2022 – Kottakkal Murali [15]

Kathakali

Mohiniyattam

Bharatanatyam

Dance

Koothu–Koodiyattam

  • 1964 – Ammannur Chachu Chakyar
  • 1971 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar
  • 1972 – Painkulam Rama Chakyar
  • 1979 – Subhadra Nangiyaramma
  • 1981 – Irinjalakuda Narayanan Nambiar (Padakam)
  • 1982 – Haripad Achuthadas (Padakam)
  • 1983 – Ammannur Parameswara Chakyar
  • 1985 – C. K. Krishnan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
  • 1986 – Puthiyedath Mani Neelakanda Chakyar
  • 1992 – K. K. Rajendran
  • 1993 – P. K. Narayanan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
  • 1998 – Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (Koodiyattam)
  • 2001 – Mani Damodara Chakyar (Chakyarkoothu)
  • 2001 – P. K. G.Nambiar (Koodiyattam)
  • 2001 – Kalamandalam Girija (Koodiyattam)
  • 2002 – Margi Sathi (Koodiyattam)
  • 2003 – Ammannur Parameswaran (Kuttan Chakyar) (Koodiyattam)
  • 2005 – Venu G.
  • 2006 – Painkulam Damodara Chakyar [2]
  • 2008 – Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (Koodiyattam) [3]
  • 2009 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar (Koodiyattam)
  • 2011 – Margi Madhu [4]
  • 2013 – Mani Vasudeva Chakyar [6]
  • 2014 – Usha Nangiar [7]
  • 2014 – V. K. K. Hariharan (Koodiyattam) [7]
  • 2017 – Kalamandalam Kanakakumar (Koodiyattam) [1]
  • 2018 – Kalamandalam Shylaja (Koodiyattam, Nangiar koothu) [10]
  • 2019 – Kalamandalam Sindhu (Nangiar koothu) [12]
  • 2020 – Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap (Koodiyattam) [13]

Krishnanattam

Keraleeya Vadyangal

Sopana Sangeetham

Light Music

Keraleeya Kalakal

Kathaprasangam

  • 1966 – Sathyadevan
  • 1978 – Joseph Kaimaparamban
  • 1979 – Kollam Babu
  • 1986 – Kadaikodu Viswambharan
  • 1987 – V. Harshakumar
  • 1989 – Vadakara V. Ashokan
  • 1990 – Ochira Ramachandran
  • 1991 – H. Ramlabeegam
  • 1992 – Harippad Saraswathi Ammal
  • 1994 – Thevarthottam Sukumaran
  • 1995 – Kadavoor Balan
  • 1996 – Cherthala Balachandran
  • 1998 – K. P. Chandrahasan
  • 1999 – Edakkochi Prabhakaran
  • 2001 – Gopinath
  • 2002 – Thodiyoor Vasanthakumari
  • 2003 – Niranam Rajan
  • 2004 – Vayalar Baburaj
  • 2005 – Seena Pallikkara
  • 2006 – Manamboor D. Radhakrishnan [2]
  • 2007 – Ayilam Unnikrishnan
  • 2008 – Pala Nandakumar [3]
  • 2009 – Chirakkara Salimkumar
  • 2010 – Marayamuttom Johny
  • 2012 – Edakochi Salimkumar [5]
  • 2013 – Vinod Champakara [6]
  • 2015 – Kannur Ratnakumar [8]
  • 2016 – Sooraj Sathyan K. [9]
  • 2017 – Pulimath Sreekumar [1]
  • 2018 – M. R. Payyattam [10]
  • 2019 – Vasanthakumar Sambasivan [12]
  • 2020 – Trikkulam Krishnan Kutty [13]
  • 2021 – Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar [14]
  • 2022 – S. Noval Raj [15]

Prakshepana Kala

  • 1975 – T. P. Radhamani
  • 1981 – K. Padmanabhan Nair
  • 1983 – C. S. Radhadevi
  • 1987 – Rajam K. Nair
  • 1990 – R. Rajakumari
  • 1991 – K. V. Manikandan Nair
  • 1991 – C. P. Rajasekharan
  • 1992 – A. Prabhakaran
  • 1993 – Nagavally R. S. Kurup
  • 1994 – N. K. Sebastian
  • 1999 – K. S. Ranaprathapan
  • 2004 – M. Thankamani
  • 2005 – K. A. Muralidharan
  • 2006 – Beban Kaimaparamban [2]
  • 2007 – S. Radhakrishnan
  • 2008 – Satheesh Chandran [3]
  • 2010 – T. T. Prabhakaran
  • 2012 – Ravi Vallathol [5]
  • 2013 – Leelamma Mathew [6]

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Kalamandalam Sindhu is an Indian Koodiyattam-Nangiar koothu artist from Kerala. An ICCR empaneled artiste, she is the recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2019.

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