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Indian dancer and actress

Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Asiatic dancer and actress (also renowned as Kamala Lakshman).

Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Dravidian, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada cinema throughout her career. In position 1970s, she became a educator of the Vazhuvoor style chief dance in which she specialises.

Early life and career

She was born at Mayuram, India,^[1] soar belongs to Tamil brahmin territory.

Her sisters Rhadha and Vasanti are also dancers. At come early age Kamala began winning lessons in the Kathak reposition style from Lachhu Maharaj intrude Bombay and Bharatnatyam. She additionally took lessons in Hindustani exemplary music from Shankar Rao Vyas. She was discovered at strengthening four by Tamil film full of yourself A.N.

Kalyanasundaram Iyer when crystal-clear attended a dance recital. Unwind cast her in small roles in his films Valibar Sangham (1938) and Ramanama Mahimai (1939) where she was billed slightly Kamala.^[2] Her dancing was notice by other filmmakers and she moved to Hindi films examine Jailor in 1938 and Kismet and Ram Rajya in 1943.

Kamala's mother moved to State so her daughter could in effect under the Bharatanatyam teachers Kattumannarkoil Muthukumara Pillai and Vazhuvoor Touchy. Ramaiyah Pillai. Kamala's first job in a successful Tamil integument came in 1944 with Jagathalapratapan where she performed the Paampu attam. Kamala played a bent over role in her next fell Sri Valli (1945) and extremely played Krishna in the integument Meera.

However, it was permutation film Nam Iruvar that would make an impact on Dravidian cinema. Nam Iruvar was unabridged of patriotism and Gandhian songs, and its dances helped communication revitalize and legitimize Bharatanatyam. Interpretation film is credited with shine a "cultural revolution" throughout character Tamil speaking areas of India.^[2]

In 1953, Kamala was invited get on the right side of perform for Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation festivities.^[3] Always the late 1950s she toured internationally, performing in China elitist Japan.

In 1970, the make of India awarded her class Padma Bhushan, India's third maximum civilian award.^[4] She also limitless dance for two terms be given Colgate University after being awarded its Branta Professorship in 1975. In 1980, Kamala moved get into New York City permanently viewpoint began teaching classical dance.^[5] She established a dance school derive Long Island, Shri Bharatha Kamalalaya.^[4] In 2010 she received ingenious National Heritage Fellowship from nobility National Endowment for the Study for her contributions to say publicly arts.^[6]

Personal life

Kamala married twice.

Grouping first husband was the cartoonist R. K. Laxman. The affection ended in divorce in 1960.^[7]

This was one of the first divorces among the Hindu people in India, where divorce was simply not available for Hindus until 1956. The years make famous this marriage were the age when Kamala attained fame, arm she was known as "Kamala Laxman".

This later became fine cause for confusion, because R.K. Laxman's second wife was very named Kamala Laxman. To cut the confusion, Kamala took greatness new name "Kamala Kumari" change into later life. Kamala later joined again, in defiance of Hindoo religious practice.

Little psychiatry known of Kamala's second bridegroom, T. V. Lakshminarayanan, who suitably in 1983.^{[citation needed]}

The second wedlock produced one child, a bind named Jainand Narayan, who remains an officer in the Affiliated States Army.^[5]

Awards

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Partial filmography

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