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KALAMANDALAM SHIJU KUMAR

Born on April 10 in Thachonam a village from Kollam dist. He learned Kathakali 1991 to 1997, in Kerala kalamadalam from Gurus Kalamandalam Rajasekharan, Kalamandalam Prasannakumar and Kalamandalam Gopakumar. In 1997 wrote a new kathakali story EKALAVYACHARITHAM performed in Kalamandalam, and performing so many stages in Kerala. Received award VELLODY MEDAL, and BEST POET from Kalamandalam 2004 to writing Janani an American monthly Arts and special issues. In 2004 Wrote script KOODIYATTAM documentary film for Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan Trivandrum. In 2005 wrote story about Shakespeare’s OTHELLO in kathakali version SUVARNA BAHUKAM. In 2007 wrote and directed a Chinese love story BUTTERFLY LOVER’S In kathakali version SUNANDA GUNAPALAM. Performing characters Pacha,Kari and Thadi all over in India. Visited foreign countries Taiwan, Germany, Austria, France,China,Italy many times for Kathakali performance with own group. Ekalavyacharitham, Butterfly lovers and Othello are specialty performances of his own group.

Gayathri Subramanian

GaryathriSubramanian started learning Bharathanatyam at the age of 4 from Guru Paramasivam.Aquired Nadanabhooshanam from SST collage of Music Trivandrum and practising another dance forms like kuchupodi,mohiniyattam,keralanatanam,contemporary dance,kathakali,oppana,folk dance forms and thiruvathira. Achievements: Senior Scholorship for Dance from Department of Culture, Government of India in the year 2002. Award for young artist from Guru Gopinath Trust, Kerala. Award from Sri Sri Ravisanker in the year 2006.( Given Training to the Participants of the Megha Mohiniyattam Perfomance,PUNARNAVA at Kochin.organised by Art of Living. [ Guinness Record Show] and also participated in the same) Recieved Natyarathna Award from his highness Uthradam thirunal marthandavarma.

KALAMANDALAM SHIJU KUMAR

Gayathri Subramanian

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