Guru Kunchu Kurup
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Kathakali dancer from south Kerala
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Guru Kunju Kurup (1881–1970) was a Kathakali dancer from south Kerala, India.
Life
Born in a Poypallilkulam family of
Thakazhi village of Kuttanad in present-day Alappuzha district, Kurup was initiated into Kathakali at the age of 13 by his own uncles Kochappi Panikker and Rama Panikker.[citation needed
]
He later joined the famous Kaliyogam (repertory) of the renowned
Malabar belts.[citation needed
]
Kunju Kurup's marriage with a relative of Palayil Karunakara Menon, a Kathakali exponent living near
Madras (or Chennai, in 1914, during which Mrinalini Sarabhai was his student), and later (1948–52) at Chembakassery Natana Kalamandalam in Ambalappuzha
, his home territory.
Kunju Kurup, a
Keechaka
, besides the black-bearded Kaatalan.
Kurup was honoured with the
Central Sangeet Natak Akademi
fellowship in 1969.
References
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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