Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (15 February 1899 - 14 January 1990) was an Indian performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times. He was considered as the authority of Abhinaya and Nātyaśāstra.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 6
Chakyar as Ravana, at the age of 89, at Tripunithura. It was one of his last public Koodiyattam performances
Sringāra Rasa-abhinaya of Guru Māni Mādhava Chākyār.![Chakyar and his troop performing Thoranayudham[16] Koodiyattam (1962- Chennai). It was the first Koodiyattam performance outside Kerala. Mani Madhava Chakyar as Ravana, Mani Neelakandha Chakyar as Hanuman, Mani Damodara Chakyar as Vibhishana & PK.G Nambiar as Shankukarna.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Thoranayudham-_Madras1.jpg/1280px-Thoranayudham-_Madras1.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Chakyar and his troop performing Thoranayudham[16] Koodiyattam (1962- Chennai). It was the first Koodiyattam performance outside Kerala. Mani Madhava Chakyar as Ravana, Mani Neelakandha Chakyar as Hanuman, Mani Damodara Chakyar as Vibhishana & PK.G Nambiar as Shankukarna.
Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar performing Chakyar Koothu
The memorial to the Guru at his residence, that marks the spot of his cremation.Awards 3
Connected to Mani 6
Ariyakudi Ramanuja IyengarAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Ram GopalAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Umayalpuram K. SivaramanAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak AkademiRohini BhateAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Kavalam Narayana PanickerAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Krishnarao PhulambrikarAlso won Fellow of the Sangeet Natak AkademiAbout this person
Country
IndiaCategory
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1990 · aged 90
Written about in
13 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.