Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar is well known Kutiyattam artist from Thrissur, Kerala, India.[1][2][3] He was trained under his grand uncle Padmabhushan Dr. Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.[4] for Fifteen years at Ammannur Gurukulam with the Scholarship from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar | |
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Born | 30 January 1981 Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala |
Occupation(s) | Kutiyattam Practitioner, Trainer, Choreographer. |
After the systematic training under his Guru, he is capable to present different characters with subtle Satwika Abhinaya. He widely performing and teaching in India and Abroad.
VR Prabodhachandran Nayar from The Hindu remarked "Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar enacted these events convincingly and with attention to fine detail such as Kali’s suffering in the scorching summer and the first drop of rain falling on his body."[7]