K. Chellaiya Annaviyar

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: க. செல்லையா அண்ணாவியார் ‎

K. Chellaiya Annaviyar was an Eezham koothu (dance/ drama) artist. Chellaiya Annaviyar was one of the very few Annavimars (koothu teachers) who was actively involved in both traditional koothu as well as modern koothu. Joining with universities and schools, Chellaiya Annaviyar trained people in many koothus. Chellaiya Annaviyar was the right hand man of Prof. Vidyanandan in the koothu revival journey that began in the sixties. Chellaiya Annaviyar laid the foundation for the revival of koothu which translated into a functional education in the universities today.

Private Life

Chellaiya Annaviyar was born at Kaluwankerny village of Vantharumoolai in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. He was known as Vandharmoolai Chellaiya Annaviyar. The Ministry of Culture of the Eastern Province provided 2000/- per month to the helpless veteran artists. During his last days, Chellaiya Annaviyar depended on this money that did not come regularly.

Artistic Life

Chellaiya Annaviyar was interested in the art from a young age. Chellaiya Annaviyar was interested in musical dramas. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Indian music and drama companies that came to Sri Lanka were of two types: Sankaradas Swamiji styled dramas filled with songs, and Parsi theatre styled dramas filled with dialogue and music. Chellaiya Annaviyar was attracted by these two styles of plays held at the Welhasim Hall (Imperial Theatre) in Batticaloa town and learnt theatre skills through this theatre company. At young age, Chellaiya Annaviyar enacted by singing the roles of Sahadev and young Pulendran in the plays: Alli Arjuna, Pavalakodi and Pravahan. After the advent of cinema in the 1930s, this type of musical dramas became extinct, and Chellaiya Annaviyar focused on the traditional koothus.

Awards

• 1993-ல் இலங்கையின் கலைஞர் பெறும் அதி உயரிய விருதான "லங்காதிலக" விருதை ஜனாதிபதி கையிலிருந்து பெற்றார்.
• 2002-ல் மண்முனைக் கலாச்சாரப்பேரவை மட்டக்களப்பு கல்லடியிலிருந்த விபுலானந்த அழகியற் கற்கைகள் நிறுவனம் பாராட்டு விழா நடத்தினர்.
• 2008-ல் கிழக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் அவருக்கு "தலைக்கோல் விருது" அளித்தது.

Koothu Performances

• Karnan Poar (1960)
• Vaala Bhiman play (1969)
• Dharmaputhra play (1970)
• Subhathrai Kalyanam
• Pashupatastram
• Noandi play
• Raavanasenan
• Vaali vadhai

References

• "நாடகம் – அரங்கியல்: பழையதும் புதியதும்" பேராசிரியர் சி. மெளனகுரு: குமரன் புத்தக இல்லம்: கொழும்பு-சென்னை 2021
• ஆரயம்பதி-முரண்நகையான ஒரு வாழ்வு-வந்தாறுமூலை செல்லையா அண்ணாவியார்-மௌனகுரு

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