Pattikkamthodi
Ravunni Menon
Of the several schools of learning prevalent in Kathakali at present Kalluvazhi
school alone can claim universal recognition and prestige. Kalamandalam is the
pioneering institution preserving and promoting the Kalluvazhi school of Kathakali.
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Guru Kunchukkurup
One of the most renowned Kathakali artists of Kalamandalam who excelled as a
performer rather than a teacher. He joined Kalamandalam as a faculty member
from the very beginning along with Pattikkaamthoti Ravunni Menon.
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Kalamandalam
Krishnan Nair
Krishnan Nair is the first offspring of Kalamandalam. Hailing from North Malabar
he learnt the rudimentary lessons of Kathakali under Guru Chandu Panickar at
the Varanakkottu Mana near Kannur.
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Kalamandalam
Neelakantan Nambisan
Like Krishanan Nair, Neelakanthan Nambisan is one of the oldest offsprings of
Kalamandalam. He was the first student to learn Kathakali Music from Mundaya
Venkitakrishna Bhagavathar, then teacher at Kalamandalam.
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Kalamandalam
Krishnan Kutty Poduwal
Krishnankutty Poduwal was the greatest percussionist in Kathakali. Belonging
to the temple-caste family of percussionists, Poduwal learnt the basics of chenda
and edaykka from his uncle Govinda Poduwal at the village Vellinezhi in Palakkad
District.
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Painkulam
Rama Chakyar
When Kalamandalam introduced Koodiyattam in its curriculum Painkulam Rama Chakkyar
was invited to head the Faculty. (Panikulam in the name of a village near Kalamandalam.)
Chakyar was then well-known all over Kerala as one who boldly brought Koothu
outside the temple-precincts.
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Thottasserry
Chinnammu Ammu
Mohiniyattam, the sole female classical dance of Kerala was nearly extinct towards
the dawn of the twentieth century. For poet Vallathol it was a hard task to
find Mohiniyattam teachers for imparting training at Kalamandalam.
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