Kalanilayam Balakrishnan
Kalanilayam Balakrishnan (also known as Kochu Balan and Balasan) is an actor-dancer, scholar and a teacher of Kathakali, a theatre-dance of Kerala in South India.[1]
Biography
In 1965 at the age of 13, Balakrishnan began his Kathakali training at the Unnayi Warrier Smaraka Kalanilayam at Irinjalakkuda in Thrissur district of Kerala. He has received traditional Kathakali training from Palluppuram Gopalan Nair, Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair, Kalamandalam Kuttan, and Kalanilayam Raghavan. Since 1982, he has been serving as the principal teacher with Sadanam Kathakali Academy in Kerala.
Films
References
- ↑ "Plumbing Depths of Emotion"
- ↑ ""Duryodhanan"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Myriad faces of Ravana"
- ↑ "Great Kathakali teachers"
- ↑ "Kathakali Capturing the nuances"
- ↑ "Riveting Enactment"
- ↑ "DVD When God Dance"
- ↑ ""Famous Kathakali Exponents"". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.