Vazhuvoor Bani
The school of Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai, named for his native village. Celebrated for its grace and fluidity, faster sculpturesque poses, dramatic abhinaya and audience-friendly presentation — a bani that brought cinematic polish to the Bharatanatyam stage in the 20th century.
Members
Anandhi
Performer, Teacher · India
Chitra Visweswaran
Performer, Guru, Teacher, Nattuvanar, Choreographer, Institution head, Researcher · Chennai, India
E. V. Saroja
Performer, Teacher · India
Hemamalini Arni
Performer, Teacher · Hyderabad, India
Jayabharathi
Performer, Teacher · India
Jayanthi Rajagopal
Performer, Teacher · Coimbatore, India
K J Sarasa
Performer · Chennai, India
Kamakshi Maami
Performer, Teacher · Chennai, India
Kamala Lakshman
Performer, Teacher · New York City, India
Kanaka
Performer, Teacher · India
L. Vijayalakshmi
Performer, Teacher · India
Manickka Nattuvanar
Nattuvanar · Vazhuvoor, India
Nagappa Nattuvanar
Nattuvanar · Vazhuvoor, India
Radha Vishwanathan
Performer, Teacher · Chennai, India
S N Sai Pooja
Guru, Institution head, Performer · Chennai, India
Samu Nattuvanar
Nattuvanar · Vazhuvoor, India
Shanmuga Sundaram K
Performer, Teacher, Guru, Nattuvanar, Choreographer, Researcher, Festival curator, Institution head · Chennai, India
T M Pattamal
Performer, Teacher · India
Thiripurasundari Cumarasamy
Performer, Teacher · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Vazhuvoor R. Samraj
Performer, Teacher · Chennai, India
Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai
Performer, Teacher, Guru, Nattuvanar · Chennai, India
Vazhuvoor S. Palaniappan Pillai
Performer, Teacher · Coimbatore, India
Vazhuvoor Samraj Kumaran
Nattuvanar · Chennai, India
Veerappa Nattuvanar
Nattuvanar · Vazhuvoor, India
Vidhya Subramanian
Performer · Cupertino, United States
Y. Jeyanthi
Performer, Teacher · Westford, India