Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
- 1967: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 1969: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
- 1970: Padma Shri
- 1977: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (27 March 1914 – 15 August 1990) was a Kathakali dancer from Kerala in India.[1]
Life
He learned and exhibited various styles of Kathakali.[1]
He is a recipient of Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award,[2] Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award,[3] and Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship.[4]
A native of Cheruthazham in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in North Malabar, Kerala he was initiated into Kathakali in his early teenage years under the tutelage of Guru Chandu Panikker. By 19, he got noticed by Kerala Kalamandalam co-founder, poet Vallathol Narayana Menon, and inducted Krishnan Nair into his institute, then near Mulankunnathukavu, north of Thrissur in central Kerala. It was there that Krishnan Nair was trained under gurus of varied style—like Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon, Thakazhi Kunchu Kurup, Kavalappara Narayanan Nair and Mani Madhava Chakyar.
Krishnan Nair had his higher studies on Rasa-abhinaya (facial emotions which stressed on eye exercises) from the celebrated Kudiyattam maestro Natyacharya Māni Mādhava Chākyār, who too won the Padma Shri.[5] Krishnan Nair was deeply influenced by Shri. Chakyar.[6]
With his calibre to perform any challenging role and a flexible mindset that prompted him to occasionally do minor roles (with some new elements), Krishnan Nair was probably the pioneering Kathakali artiste who was a hardcore professional—in the sense that he was the arguably the first to dictate the rate for each of his performances. It was a watershed move in an art form that had huge feudal hangovers and its entailing element of servility that patrons expected from the artistes.
Krishnan Nair had a penchant for realistic portrayal of characters and situations that made him more popular in the Travancore belt of south Kerala. In fact, his outlandish style had made him a less acknowledged master in central and north Kerala—the very places that groomed his art in his early days.
Krishnan Nair, towards the second half of his life, had made Tripunithura near Kochi his home.[7] Kathakali was always traditionally performed by men. In 1975 a women's group was formed and they were trained by Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair.[8] The Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe went on to national recognition.
Krishnan Nair died on Indian Independence Day, 15 August 1990, aged 76.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Unmatched range of expressions". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Kathakali". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Kathakali". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Tribute : Unmatched thespian". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Malayalam Literary Survey - Volume 13, Kerala Sahitya Akademi, 1991
- ^ The Hindu : In honour of the thespian couple
- ^ "Breaking Stereotypes,all-woman Kathakali Troupe Going Strong". The New Indian Express. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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- A. C. N. Nambiar
- Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
- A. Ramachandran
- A. Sreedhara Menon
- C. P. Krishnan Nair
- Chembai
- E. C. George Sudarshan
- Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss
- G. Madhavan Nair
- G. Sankara Kurup
- Gabriel Chiramel
- George Joseph (scientist)
- Guru Kunchu Kurup
- Jacob Chandy
- K. G. Subramanyan
- K. J. Yesudas
- K. M. George
- K. M. Mathew
- K. P. Kesava Menon
- K. P. P. Nambiar
- K. P. S. Menon (senior)
- K. R. Ramanathan
- K. Radhakrishnan
- K. Sankaran Nair
- K. Shankar Pillai
- K. Sukumaran
- K. T. Thomas (Justice)
- Kandathil Mammen Cherian
- Kavalam Narayana Panicker
- Kottayan Katankot Venugopal
- Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
- Kuzhur Narayana Marar
- M. S. Valiathan
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair
- M. V. Pylee
- Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
- Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
- Mohanlal
- O. V. Vijayan
- P. K. Warrier
- Palghat Mani Iyer
- Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma
- Pothan Joseph
- Prem Nazir
- Raghavan Thirumulpad
- Ramankutty Nair
- Satish Nambiar #
- T. J. S. George
- T. K. Oommen
- T. N. Krishnan *
- T. V. Gopalakrishnan
- T. V. R. Shenoy
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
- Thayil John Cherian
- Thomas Kailath #
- Trichur V. Ramachandran
- V. K. Narayana Menon
- Vainu Bappu #
- Vallathol Narayana Menon
- Verghese Kurien
- A. Marthanda Pillai
- A. Sivathanu Pillai
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
- Antony Padiyara
- Ayyappa Paniker
- Azad Moopen
- B. Paul Thaliath
- B. Ravi Pillai
- Balachandra Menon
- C. G. Krishnadas Nair
- Cheril Krishna Menon
- E. Sreedharan
- Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss
- Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis
- G. Aravindan
- G. Shankar
- G. Vijayaraghavan
- Gopinath Pillai
- J. Hareendran Nair
- Jayaram
- Jose Chacko Periappuram
- K. J. Yesudas
- K. M. George
- K. M. Mammen Mappillai
- K. P. Haridas
- K. P. Udayabhanu
- K. Raghavan
- K. Ravindran Nair
- K. Shankar Pillai
- Kalamandalam Gopi
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
- Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri
- Kandathil Mammen Cherian
- Kandathil Mammen Philip
- Kavungal Chathunni Panicker
- Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair
- Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
- Kunnenkeril K. Jacob
- Kurian John Melamparambil
- Kuzhivelil Mathew
- Laurie Baker !
- Madhavan Chandradathan
- M. A. Yousuf Ali
- M. G. Ramachandran #
- M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)
- M. Night Shyamalan #
- M. R. Kurup
- M. S. Valiathan
- M. Vijayan
- Madhu (actor)
- Mammen Mathew
- Mammootty
- Mani Madhava Chakyar
- Mathew Kalarickal
- Mattannoor Sankarankutty
- Mitraniketan Viswanathan
- Mohanlal
- N. Balakrishnan Nair
- N. Kesava Panikkar
- N. R. Madhava Menon
- Narayana Panicker Kochupillai
- Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
- O. N. V. Kurup
- P. Gopinathan
- P. K. Narayanan Nambiar
- P. K. Rajagopalan
- P. K. Warrier
- P. Parameswaran
- Paul Pothen
- Perakath Verghese Benjamin
- Peruvanam Kuttan Marar
- Philip Augustine
- Prem Nazir
- Priyadarshan
- Pucadyil Ittoop John
- Puthenpurayil Mathew Joseph
- R. Marthanda Varma
- R. K. Krishna Kumar
- Rajagopalan Krishnan
- Resul Pookutty
- Shaji N. Karun
- Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
- Stanley John
- Sunny Varkey
- T. K. Alex
- T. N. Krishnan *
- Thayil John Cherian
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
- Thilakan
- Thomas Kunnunkal
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair
- Vellayani Arjunan
- Verghese Kurien
- Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
- Achamma Mathai
- Anju Bobby George
- Dipika Pallikal #
- K. M. Beenamol
- K. S. Chithra
- Kalamandalam Kshemavathy
- Kalamandalam Satyabhama
- Leela Omchery
- Lucy Oommen
- M. D. Valsamma
- M. Leelavathy
- M. Subhadra Nair
- Mary Poonen Lukose
- Mary Verghese
- P. T. Usha
- Pepita Seth !
- Rachel Thomas (skydiver)
- Shiny Abraham
- Shobana
- Sudha Varghese
- Sugathakumari
- Sukumari
- Thangam Philip
- Usha Uthup
- Lakshmikutty
- Vidya Balan *