Mani Damodara Chakyar
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Māni Dāmodara Chākyār | |
|---|---|
 Guru Māni Dāmodara Chākyār | |
| Born | Māni Dāmodara Chākyār 1946 |
| Years active | 1960- |
| Awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: 2001 |
Mani Damodara Chakyar (Māni Dāmodara Chākyār; born 1946) is a
Māni Mādhava Chākyār. He belongs to the great Mani Chakyar tradition of Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu.[1]
He studied Nātyasāstra in the traditional way. He holds a Master's degree in Sanskrit literature as well. He used to be high school Sanskrit teacher in Kozhikode.[2]
Madras
1962.He was a member of legendary guru
Madras), he played the role of Vibhishana with his guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (as Ravana). He is an exponent of traditional devotional Koothus and Koodiyattams, such as Anguliyanka, Mattavilasa Prahasana
, Mantranka, Ezhamanka (seventh act of Ascharyachoodamani).
Mattavilasam
KutiyattamHe performs a huge number of Atiyantara koothu of the Mani family (the koothus which are assigned to the family from ancient times) consisting of all these devotional ritualistic
temple.
He was a member of
.He has performed both as Nayaka (hero) and Vidushaka (court jester) in Kudiyattams such as Swapnavasavadattam, Naganandam, Subhadradhananjayam, etc. When
Kudiyattam, it was Mani Damodara Chakyar to whom he gave the role of Nayaka. Mani Damodara Chakyar staged Malavikagnimitram and Vikramorvasheeyam at Kalidasa Academy, Ujjain
under the guidance of his guru.
He was the first Koodiyattam student who received scholarship from MHRD
temples and cultural organisations. Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi honoured him with Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for his contributions to Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam (2001).[3] He received the Kerala Kalamandalam V S Sharma endowment award for 2007.[4] In 2017, he was honoured with Kalamandalam Award for Koodiyattam.[5]
Books
- Chakyar, Mani Damodara (2009), Ramayanam Prabandham (Balakandam), Mani Damodara Chakyar, Lakkidi
See also
- Māni Mādhava Chākyār
- Chakyar Koothu
- Koodiyattam
- Kathakali
- Mohiniyattam
- Thulall
- Killikkurussimangalam
Notes
- ^ P.T. Narendra Menon, Kulapati of Koodiyattam, Sruti- India's premier Music and Dance magazine, August 1990 issue (71), p.27.
- ^ Das Bhargavinialayam, Mani Madhaveeyam, Department of Culture, Govt. of Kerala
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Koothu - Kooditattam - Krishnanattam". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Kalamandalam awards announced". The New Indian Express, 30 October 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kalamandalam Fellowship for Sadanam Balakrishnan". The Hindu. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Sources
- ISBN 81-86365-78-8
- Sruti, August 1990 issue (71)
External links
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