A man of many layers
DIWAN SINGH BAJELI
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A conversation with actor Krishnan Kaladharan Nair.
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I try to interpret my characters to reflect the dilemma of modern man.
Krishnan Kaladharan Nair
He joined amateur theatre in Malayalam in the 1960s after having basic training in traditional theatrical forms and the martial art of Kerala. After working as an amateur artiste for a decade, a chance meeting with Kavalam Narayana Panikkar, a doyen of Indian theatre, deepened his artistic vision, heralding a new chapter in his career as an accomplished actor of traditional and classical Sanskrit theatre. The vigorous training and deep study of the Natya Shastra equipped Krishnan Kaladharan Nair to portray a number of challenging and complex characters, both classical and contemporary.
Kaladharan Nair recently received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2006 for his contribution to Indian theatre as an actor.
A commerce graduate, Kaladharan was born in 1950 in Neyyantinkara town in Kerala. He joined Sopana Repertory in Thiruvananthapuram in 1975 and played leading roles in Sanskrit and Malayalam plays under the direction of Panikkar.
"As a director, playwright and scholar of Sanskrit and Malayalam dramas and theatre, Panikkar has greatly influenced me. I have yet to come across a theatre artiste of his calibre," says Kaladharan with a sense of pride.
Founder of Rasika Arts and Cultural Society in Thiruvananthapuram in 1986, he is also a director and a playwright.
"But I am basically an actor; I enjoy portraying characters in full view of the audience. "
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