Names Guru MANI MADHAVA CHAKYAR
Date of Birth February 15, 1899
Date of Death January 14, 1990
Identity Indian Master Performance (Abhunaya and Netrabhinaya) Artist
Special Achievements / Events
  • He was a Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India.
  • He is considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam (ancient Sanskrit drama theatre tradition) artist and authority of modern times.
  • He was considered as the authority of Abhinaya and Nātyaśāstra.
  • His Netrābhinaya was world famous and he had the ability to act only with eyes.
  • He was well versed in all the traditional Koodiyattams and all the prabandhas used in Chakyar Koothu.
  • He was a Sanskrit scholar of supreme rank and was used to give lectures and talks in Sanskrit.
  • He is the author of Nātyakalpadrumam – the authoritative encyclopaedic treatise on all aspects of Koodiyattam.
  • He was a Fellow of important national art academies like Sangeet Natak Akademi and recipient of coveted titles like "Nātyāchārya", "Vidūshakaratnam" and prestigious Awards like Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award etc. 
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