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Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair, a towering figure in the world of Kathakali, was born on May 25, 1925, in Vellinezhi, a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. He hailed from a family with no prior Kathakali background. His initial training in the intricate art form began under the tutelage of the renowned Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon in his native…
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1925
Born in Vellinezhi, Kerala.
c. 1938
Joined Kerala Kalamandalam. — At the age of 13.
1948
Began teaching at Kerala Kalamandalam.
1975
Received Central Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award.
1985
Retired as Principal of Kerala Kalamandalam.
1987
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award.
1993
Published autobiography "Thiranottam".
1994
Received Kalidas Samman.
1999
Received Emeritus fellowship from HRD.
2000
Received Kathakali Puraskar from Government of Kerala.
2004
Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
2007
Awarded Padma Bhushan.
2010
Received Honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
2013
Passed away.
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Awards & Honors
- 1975 · Central Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 1987 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 1984 · Kalamandalam Special Award — Kerala Kalamandalam
- 1994 · Kalidas Samman — Government of Madhya Pradesh
- 1999 · Emeritus fellowship — Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
- 2000 · Kathakali Puraskar — Government of Kerala
- 2003 · Narthaka Chakravarthi
- 2003 · Kalarathnam
- 2004 · Guruvayoorappan Puraskar
- 2004 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 2007 · Padma Bhushan — Government of India
- 2010 · Honorary doctorate — Cochin University of Science and Technology
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