Adyar K. Lakshman

Adyar K. Lakshman

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  • Name:
  • Adyar K. Lakshman
  • Born:
  • December 16, 1933
  • Father:
  • Krishnaraja Rao

Adyar K. Lakshman Biography

Adyar K. Lakshman is an acclaimed Bharatnatyam dancer, choreographer and guru from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. Padma Shri (1989) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1991) are the major honours received by him. He founded the Bharatha Choodamani Academy of Fine arts on August 22, 1969 and has also done choreography for a few feature films. He directed classical dance sequences in films like "Hamsa Geethe", "Subba Sastri" and "Ananda Tandavam”. "Varunapuri Kuravanji" and "Aiychiar Kuravai," are the noted drama productions choreographed by him under Bharatha Choodamani Academy of Fine arts.

 

He was born on 16 December 1933 in Andhra Pradesh. His father, Krishnaraja Rao was a school master. Lakshman and his brother Rama Rao found interest in music and dance at a younger age and when Rukmini Devi Arundale founded Kalakshetra most recently they both got invitation to join the institution as students of Fine Arts. Their father too was so happy to receive this offer and he sent his kids to Kalakshetra. Lakshman began his education at Kalakshetra in 1944 at the young age of 11 years, where he underwent rigorous training of vocal music, Bharatha Natyam, Mridangam and Nattuvangam. He got opportunity to learn under Rukmini Devi Arundale also.

 

He received a Government of India scholarship, and studied a post-graduate diploma in 1956. Later he specialized in mridangam and also learnt Kathakali. He was taught Kathakali by Ambu Panicker and Chandu Panicker. Then he joined Vyjayantimala Bali's school, Natyalaya as a teacher where he spent more than 10 years and conducted many arangettams. In the year 1969 he founded Bharatha Choodamani Academy of Fine arts and had a brief association as a choreographer in movies too.

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Updated: January 23, 2014

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