Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar | |
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| Born | 1928 (1928) Ammannur,Thrissur district,Kerala, India |
| Died | 2009 (aged 80–81) |
| Occupation | Koodiyattam performer |
| Known for | Koodiyattam |
| Children | Margi Madhu Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar (1928–2009) was an exponent ofKoodiyattam,[1] a traditional form of Sanskrit theatre fromKerala, which has been recognised byUNESCO as anOral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind.[2]
Born in a family of Koodiyattam performers, in 1928, at Ammannur, a small hamlet nearIrinjalakuda, inThrissur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, Chakyar had his early training in the art form from within his family.Ammannur Madhava Chakyar, a renowned Koodiyattam performer and aPadmabhushan awardee, was his cousin and the two, later, would evolve a new school of performance, popularly known as theAmmannur tradition of Koodiyattam.[3] WhenMargi, an institution promoting traditional art forms of Kerala, started their Koodiyattam training centre in 1981, he was the first residential guru.[4] The institution imparted training to many aspiring performers[5][6] which included two sons of Chakyar, Margi Sajeev Narayana Chakiar[7] and Margi Madhu[8] and both of them are known exponents of the art form. In 1998, Chakyar joinedNepathya, a centre for excellence in Kudiyattam, as theMukhya Acharya (Head Teacher), and continued his association with the institution till his last.[9] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to Arts.[10] He died in 2009, at the age of 81.[2] He is remembered by an annual festival,Guru Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar Memorial Kutiyttam Festival, at Moozhikkulam, a suburb of Kochi where Nepathya is headquartered in,[2][11] and through orations organised by Nepathya.[12]
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