Kalamandalam Rajan
Kalamandalam Rajan | |
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Born | 1931 Ezhikkara, British India |
Died | 14 June 2012 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Kathakali exponent |
Spouse | Sulochana |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Sreedhara Panikar, Kochukuttiamma |
Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kerala Kalamandalam award, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja award |
Kalamandalam Rajan was a Kathakali exponent from Kerala, India. He has been honored with several noted awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2009, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja award 2006 and awards from Kerala Kalamandalam.
Biography
Kalamandalam Rajan was born in 1931 at Ezhikkara,
In Kathakali Rajan was expert in pacha, kathi and minukku roles.[3] His performances as Bahuka, Nala and Dharmaputra have been critically acclaimed.[4] He had performed in many stages India and abroad with Margi Kathakali Vidyalayam, Thiruvananthapuram, and was part of the Kathakali Festival conducted by Sangeet Natak Akademi in New Delhi in 1993.[3]
He died on 14 June 2012, at the age of 81 at his house in Thrippunithura, Ernakulam district.[3]
Family
He and his wife Sulochana had one daughter.[3]
Awards and honors
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2009[3]
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja award 2006[3]
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair Memorial Award 2001[4]
- Kalamandalam Karunakaran Smaraka Award 2007[4]
- Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon Memorial Kathakali Award bestowed by Kerala Kalamandalam 2008[4]
References
- ^ a b "Kalamandalam Rajan passes away". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "ശ്രീ കലാമണ്ഡലം രാജന് മാസ്റ്റര് - ഒരു അനുസ്മരണം | Remembering Kalamandalam Rajan | കഥകളി.ഇൻഫൊ | Kathakali.info | കളിയറിവുകളുടെ തിരമൊഴി | The internet Kathakali hangout". kathakali.info. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Staff Reporter (14 June 2012). "Kalamandalam Rajan passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Kalamandalam Rajan" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.