Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Instituted in 1962, the awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts. The award consists of Rs. 30,000, a citation and a plaque.[1] The recipients of the award are also conferred the title Kalasree.
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The recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in various categories of performing arts have been listed below:
Koothu–Koodiyattam
- 1964 – Ammannur Chachu Chakyar
- 1971 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar
- 1972 – Painkulam Rama Chakyar
- 1979 – Subhadra Nangiyaramma
- 1981 – Irinjalakuda Narayanan Nambiar (Padakam)
- 1982 – Haripad Achuthadas (Padakam)
- 1983 – Ammannur Parameswara Chakyar
- 1985 – C. K. Krishnan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
- 1986 – Puthiyedath Mani Neelakanda Chakyar
- 1992 – K. K. Rajendran
- 1993 – P. K. Narayanan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
- 1998 – Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (Koodiyattam)
- 2001 – Mani Damodara Chakyar (Chakyarkoothu)
- 2001 – P. K. G.Nambiar (Koodiyattam)
- 2001 – Kalamandalam Girija (Koodiyattam)
- 2002 – Margi Sathi (Koodiyattam)
- 2003 – Ammannur Parameswaran (Kuttan Chakyar) (Koodiyattam)
- 2005 – Venu G.
- 2006 – Painkulam Damodara Chakyar[2]
- 2008 – Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (Koodiyattam)[3]
- 2009 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar (Koodiyattam)
- 2011 – Margi Madhu[4]
- 2013 – Mani Vasudeva Chakyar[6]
- 2014 – Usha Nangiar[7]
- 2014 – V. K. K. Hariharan (Koodiyattam)[7]
- 2017 – Kalamandalam Kanakakumar (Koodiyattam)[1]
- 2018 – Kalamandalam Shylaja (Koodiyattam, Nangiar koothu)[10]
- 2019 – Kalamandalam Sindhu (Nangiar koothu)[12]
- 2020 – Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap (Koodiyattam)[13]
Krishnanattam
- 1975 – A. Gopalan Nair
- 1977 – V. P. Narayana Pisharody
- 1983 – K. Velayudhan Nair
- 2012 – T. P. Aravinda Pisharody[5]
- 2015 – K. Sukumaran[8]
Sopana Sangeetham
- 1981 – Njeralattu Rama Poduval (Sopana Sangeetham)[25]
- 1985 – Mankombu Viswanatha Kurup (Ashtapathi)[25]
- 1993 – Janardhanan Nedungadi (Sopana Sangeetham)[25]
- 2016 – Njeralathu Harigovindan (Sopana Sangeetham)[9]
Kathaprasangam
- 1966 – Sathyadevan
- 1978 – Joseph Kaimaparamban
- 1979 – Kollam Babu
- 1986 – Kadaikodu Viswambharan
- 1987 – V. Harshakumar
- 1989 – Vadakara V. Ashokan
- 1990 – Ochira Ramachandran
- 1991 – H. Ramlabeegam
- 1992 – Harippad Saraswathi Ammal
- 1994 – Thevarthottam Sukumaran
- 1995 – Kadavoor Balan
- 1996 – Cherthala Balachandran
- 1998 – K. P. Chandrahasan
- 1999 – Edakkochi Prabhakaran
- 2001 – Gopinath
- 2002 – Thodiyoor Vasanthakumari
- 2003 – Niranam Rajan
- 2004 – Vayalar Baburaj
- 2005 – Seena Pallikkara
- 2006 – Manamboor D. Radhakrishnan[2]
- 2007 – Ayilam Unnikrishnan
- 2008 – Pala Nandakumar[3]
- 2009 – Chirakkara Salimkumar
- 2010 – Marayamuttom Johny
- 2012 – Edakochi Salimkumar[5]
- 2013 – Vinod Champakara[6]
- 2015 – Kannur Ratnakumar[8]
- 2016 – Sooraj Sathyan K.[9]
- 2017 – Pulimath Sreekumar[1]
- 2018 – M. R. Payyattam[10]
- 2019 – Vasanthakumar Sambasivan[12]
- 2020 – Trikkulam Krishnan Kutty[13]
- 2021 – Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar[14]
- 2022 – S. Noval Raj[15]
- General
- "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowships and Awards". Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Kathakali". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Dance". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Koothu-Kooditattam-Krishnanattam". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Keraleeya Vadyangal". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Sopana Sangeetham". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Keraleeya Kalakal". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Kathaprasangam". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Prakshepana Kala". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Magic". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Mimicry". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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