Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar
Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar | |
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| Born | 30 January 1981 Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala |
| Occupation(s) | Kutiyattam Practitioner, Trainer, Choreographer. |
Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar is well known Kutiyattam artist from Thrissur, Kerala, India.[1][2][3] He was trained under his grand uncle Padmabhushan Dr. Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.[4] for Fifteen years at Ammannur Gurukulam with the Scholarship from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
After the systematic training under his Guru, he is capable to present different characters with subtle Satwika Abhinaya. He widely performing and teaching in India and Abroad.
Notable roles
[edit]- Ashwatthama in Urubhangam directed by G Venu of Natanakairali[5][6]
- Kali in Nala-Damayanthi [7]
- Ravana in Thoranayudham Kūțiyāțțam (Kailasodharanam and Parvathiviraham)
- Parasurāma in Parasurāmavijayam directed by himself
- Bali and Sugreeva in Balivadham Kūțiyāțțam
- Ravana and Jatayu in Jatayuvadham Kūțiyāțțam
- Shurpanakha with Ninam
- Vidūshaka Roles in different Kūțiyāțțam
Reception
[edit]VR Prabodhachandran Nayar from The Hindu remarked "Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar enacted these events convincingly and with attention to fine detail such as Kali’s suffering in the scorching summer and the first drop of rain falling on his body."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keeping Ammannur's legacy alive". The New Indian Express. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Memorable festival of theatre and dance". The Hindu. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Phukan, Vikram (8 December 2017). "Mythology through dance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Kailasodharanam - A Kutiyattam performance | LBB". LBB, Mumbai. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Govind, Ranjani (24 January 2020). "The other side of Duryodhana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Bringing alive Gandhari's wrath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b Nayar, Vr Prabodhachandran (14 November 2019). "'Naishadhanandam' Koodiyattam recital in Thiruvananthapuram came up with an interesting interpretation of the Nala-Damayanthi story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 December 2020.