Kalamandalam Kshemavathy | |
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 Kalamandalam Kshemavathy | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77)[citation needed] |
| Occupation(s) | Danseuse, Actress |
| Website | www |
Kalamandalam Kshemavathy (born 1948) is aMohiniyattam dancer fromThrissur, Kerala, India. She is an alumna of theKerala Kalamandalam. She joined the institute when she was ten. After completion of the course, she undertook advanced training inBharata Natyam underMuthuswamy Pillai andChitra Visweswaran, and inKuchipudi underVempati Chinna Satyam, but chose to remain within the Mohiniyattam tradition.[1]
She was awarded thePadma Shri in 2011 for her contributions to Mohinyattam.[2] She has also received theSangeet Natak Akademi Award,[1] She received theKerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1975 (for Bharatanatyam) and theKerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2015.[3][4]
Kshemavathy is known for herabhinaya and traditionalist approach to the art form.[5] She encourages research and believes that experimentation is inevitable, but must be explored leaving the basics of the art form untarnished. Her dance school has attracted international talents from Germany, France,[6] Sweden and Finland in the past.
She has given a visual representation for about 100 poems, including those of cherrusseri and sugathakumari, "kuchelavrittam", classics like chinthavishtayaya seetha, leela etc., and even ghazals.[citation needed] She is a teacher with a large number of students.[7]
Kshemavathy was the wife ofV. K. Pavithran.[citation needed] She has two daughters, Eva Pavithran and Lakshmi Pavithran.[8]
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| Year | Film |
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| 1972 | Panimudakku |
| 1973 | Eanippadikal |
| 1975 | Niramaala |
| 1978 | Ahalya |
| Paadasaram | |
| Samayamaayilla Polum | |
| 1980 | Makara Vilakku |
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Karutha Pournami |
| 1976 | Njavalppazhangal |
| 1977 | Yudhakaandam |
| 2014 | Swapaanam |
