Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma | |
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Born | 1915 |
Died | 1999 |
Nationality | Indian |
Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma (1915 – 1999) was an epoch-making
Kalyanikutty Amma, one of the early-batch students of Kerala Kalamandalam, was married to the late Kathakali maestro Padma Shri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair.[3]
Of the two books Kalyanikutty Amma has authored, "Mohiniyattam - History and Dance Structure" is considered as an elaborate and only authentic documentation on Mohiniyattam.[citation needed][4] Noted among her disciples are her daughters Sreedevi Rajan, Kala Vijayan, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Deepti Omchery Bhalla and Smitha Rajan.[citation needed][5]
A winner of both the
She got 'Kavayithri' award from the famous poet Vallathol Narayana Menon.[8] In 1986 she got Kerala Kalamandala Fellowship.[9] In 1992, she received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship.[10]
In 2019 her grand daughter, Smitha Rajan produced a movie, "Mother of Mohiniyattam" on the life and works of Kalyanikutty Amma which is directed by Dr. Vinod Mankara.
Kalyanikutty Amma passed the art of Mohiniyattam beyond India. The first Russian dancer, Mohiniyattam, was Milana Severskaya.[11] In 1997, Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma blessed her on the continuation of the Mohiniyattam tradition. Milana Severskaya created in St. Petersburg, Russia the first outside India school of education Mohiniattam. She founded the Natya Theater, where you can see the choreography Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma in the play, dedicated to her memory. Milana Siverskaya has released a film dedicated to the memory of the guru Kalyanikutty Amma in which one can see how the guru taught dance in deep old age.[12]
References
- ISBN 9788186208540.
- ^ Sahapedia (15 February 2017), Remembering Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 18 June 2018
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Traditions in Mohiniyattam". Sahapedia. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Profiles - KALYANIKUTTY AMMA". narthaki.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Smitha Rajan". natyasutra.
- ^ "Mohini Attam – The Traditional Dance of Kerala!". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma who is considered as the mother". smitharajan.tripod.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "YOUTHEXPRESS 18/10/1996". www.milana-art.ru. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Milana Mandira Severskaya (7 May 2014), Mandira. Mohini Attam In Russia - true story., archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 17 June 2018
External links
- About Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- IGNCA Documentations
- IGNCA Documentations
- Narthaki.com Profiles/Kalamandalam Kalayanikutty Amma
- Mohiniyattom ManoramaOnline.com Articles on Culture
See also
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
- Indian women in dance
- Smitha Rajan