Kapila Venu
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Kapila Venu (born 1983)[1] is a practitioner of Kutiyattam and a disciple of the Kutiyattam maestro Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar. She is[when?] being mentored by Kutiyattam exponent and actor trainer , also known as G Venu, who is also her father. She has also trained under Usha Nangiar and Kitangur C N Rama Chakyar in Kutiyattam, Nirmala Paniker, her mother, in Mohiniyattam and studied under the guidance of Japanese Farmer/Dancer Min Tanaka in Japan.
Awards[]
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’(2006) for upcoming Artistes from Sangeet Natak Akademi(National Akademi for Arts, Govt. of India)[2]
- Sanskriti Award from Sanskriti Pratisthan – 2010[3]
References[]
- ^ "Kapila Venu ,30 year old interview". Hindu. 2013.
- ^ "Koodiyattam's prima ballerina - The Asian Age".
- ^ Vidyarthi, Nita (24 January 2013). "A life less ordinary" – via www.thehindu.com.
Sources[]
- "The glow, well reflected". The New Indian Express, 15 May 2012
_"Magnificent!". 16 January 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Indian female classical dancers
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Performers of Indian classical dance
- Dancers from Kerala
- Women artists from Kerala
- 21st-century Indian dancers
- 21st-century Indian women artists
- Koodiyattam exponents