Inchakkattu Ramachandran Pillai
Kathakali Performer
55+
Years of Experience
1
Followers
❖ Guru Parampara ❖
Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri
Guru
Guru
Inchakkattu Ramachandran Pillai
About
Inchakkattu Ramachandran Pillai is a highly esteemed Indian Kathakali actor, recognized as one of the finest living exponents of the Southern school of Kathakali. Born on March 21, 1949, in Sasthamcotta village of Kollam district, Kerala, to Shankaran Nair and Chellamma, he dedicated his life to the art form. Pillai began his Kathakali studies under…
Journey Timeline
1949
Born — Born in Sasthamcotta, Kollam district, Kerala.
1971
Completed Kathakali studies — Completed studies at Brahmasree Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri's Samastha Kerala Kathakali Vidyalaya.
1971
Joined Margi — Assisted Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri at Margi, serving as chief instructor, principal, and later visiting professor.
2011
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award — Awarded for Kathakali.
2020
Received Kerala Kalamandalam Fellowship — Awarded for Kathakali.
2021
Received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Awarded for Kathakali.
2023
Announced retirement plans — Announced plans to retire from Kathakali performances in March 2023.
2023
Planned last performance — Planned last performance on April 23, 2023, at Subhananda Ashram, Mavelikkara, with intentions to lead a monastic life there.
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Awards & Honors
- 2021 · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 2020 · Kerala Kalamandalam Fellowship — Kerala Kalamandalam
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 2011 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- Kumar Gandharva Fellowship — Government of India
- HRD Senior Fellowship — Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
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