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- 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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