Manickka Nattuvanar's sons
Bharatanatyam Performer • Teacher
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K.P. Kittappa Pillai (1913–1999) and K.P. Sivanandam (born 1917) were highly influential figures in Indian classical dance, particularly Bharatanatyam, and belonged to the esteemed Thanjavur Quartet lineage. They were the sons of Sangita Kalanidhi K. Ponniah Pillai, a distinguished scholar, musician, and composer, who was a descendant of the Thanjavur…
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Awards & Honors
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1974)
- Sangita Kala Acharya (1981)
- Isai Perarignar (1985)
- Kala Tilakam (1986)
- Kalidas Samman (1999)
- Fellowship of the Central Sangeetha Nataka Academy (1999)
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