Kerala Kalamandalam

Kerala kalamandalam is the premiere public institution in India preserving the hoary artistic heritage of Kerala through rigorous training and consummate performance. Imparting systematic training in kathakali, mohiniyattam, kutiyattam, panchavadyam, thullal, mridangam, karnaticbmusic and in the many sub-divisions of these art forms viz. Vocal music, instrumental music and make-up and costuming constitute the curriculum of kalamandalam which has been functioning as a deemed to be university from 2007 onwards. It was the revolutionary vision of the romantic poet and art aficionado, Vallathol Narayana Menon and his close associate, Manakkulam Mukunda Raja.