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Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair (1928–2007) was a highly esteemed Kathakali exponent from Kerala, India, recognized for his contributions as a tutor, theoretician, and author of significant texts on the classical dance-drama. Born on October 7, 1928, in Kuruvattoor, Palakkad district, he was the son of the legendary Kathakali guru Pattikkamthodi Ravunni…
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1928
Born in Kuruvattoor, Palakkad district
1938
Began Kathakali training at Kerala Kalamandalam under his father — Joined Kalamandalam at age 10
1951
Appointed as Kathakali tutor at Kerala Kalamandalam
1979
Received the first Kalamandalam award for Kathakali
1980
Published 'Kathakali Vesham'
1989
Retired as Principal of Kerala Kalamandalam — Some sources state 1990
1991
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
1994
Received Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2000
Published 'Cholliyattam'
2004
Published 'Natyachariante Jeevithamudrakal' (co-authored)
2004
Received Odakkuzhal Award for Malayalam literature
2006
Received Kathakali Purasakaram from the Government of Kerala
2007
Died in Shoranur, Kerala
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- 1979 · Kalamandalam Award for Kathakali — Kerala Kalamandalam
- 1991 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award — Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
- 1994 · Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Sangeet Natak Akademi
- 2004 · Odakkuzhal Award for Malayalam literature
- 2006 · Kathakali Purasakaram — Government of Kerala
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