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Kalamandalam Prabhakaran[1] is an Indian dancer.
Early life
editHe hails from the family of late Malabar Raman Nair, who made priceless contributions towards the aesthetic enhancement of Thullal as a performing art. He was born in 1945 to Makkamma and Kunjambu Nair. He was inspired by his paternal uncle Malabar Raman Nair and left conventional academic studies. In 1964, he completed the diploma course in Thullal, at the Kerala Kalamandalam, under the Kalamandalam Divakaran Nair and Vadakkan Kannan Nair. Later he mastered all the basic lessons in Baratanatyam under the tutelage of Natanam Sivapal and in Parayan Thullall, under Vechur Thakamani Pillai.
Career
editThullal Thrayam[2] is an experiment combining three traditional art forms led by Kalamandalam Prabhakan. Thullal Thrayam' combined three classical thullal art forms - Ottan Thullal, Seethankan Thullal and Parayan Thullal.
Award
editReferences
edit- ^ "Reviving Thullal - Thrissur". The Hindu. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Dance : An innovative attempt". The Hindu. 2005-10-14. Archived from the original on 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.