Mithun Shyam

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Mithun Shyam
Mithun Shyam at Kalakshetra.jpg
Mithun Shyam in 2019
Born11 June 1982
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Years active1998 - present
OrganizationVaishnavi Natyashala
Notable workSudarshana - The lethal weapon; Purushanthargatah - Gender fluidity; Manah - Mental health
Website http://www.vaishnavinatyashala.com/

Mithun Shyam is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer and teacher based in Bengaluru. [1] He has contributed to social and gender-based themes through classical dance. [2] [3]

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Career

Shyam is a student of Guru Padmini Ramachandran and is trained in the Vazhuvoor style of Bharatanatyam. [4] [5] He is an 'A' graded artiste of Doordarshan and is also empanelled with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. [6] His dance productions include Purushantaragatah, [7] Shyama Sundari, [8] Manaha, 18 Golden Steps, [9] Bibi Nachiyar, [10] Gandarva Abhinaya, [11] etc. He established the dance institution Vaishnavi Natyashala, in Bengaluru [12] in 1998.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2023 Chandramukhi 2 GunasekaranDebut

Performances

Mithun Shyam with Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant and Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India With NaMo.jpg
Mithun Shyam with Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant and Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

Awards and accolades

Mithun Shyam receiving Yuva Kala Prathibha award by BCKA from Shri. B. S. Yediyurappa in 2014 BCKA Yuvakala Prathibha.jpg
Mithun Shyam receiving Yuva Kala Prathibha award by BCKA from Shri. B. S. Yediyurappa in 2014


Yuva Kala Prathibha - presented by BCKA in 2014 [19]
Nrithya Sundaram - presented by Bharathanjali Trust in 2016 [20]
Young Natyacharya Award - presented by The Dance India in 2017
Kavi Sarvagna Prashasthi - presented by Kannada Rakshana Samithi in 2017
Kannada Natya Kausthubha Prashasthi - presented by Kannada Abhivrudhi Pradhikara in association with Kannada & Culture in 2018
Kala Rathna Prashasthi - presented by Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Yuvakara Sangha in2021
Natya kala Kesari - presented by Lios Club International in 2021
Kala Shreshta - presented by Sangeet Nritya Bharati Academy in 2022
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar - presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2020 [21]

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