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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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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. more...

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