Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair was an Indian dancer, born in 1916, who died in 2021.
Biography
Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair, also known as Guru Chemancheri (26 June 1916 – 15 March 2021) was an Indian Kathakali actor. He spent over eighty years learning and teaching and performing Kathakali, a major form of classical Indian dance. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri in 2017.
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Contemporaries
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