Hundreds of people from various walks of life paid homage to eminent koothu artiste Kidangur Raman Chakyar.

Raman Chakyar died at his residence at Vallachira on Wednesday. He was 88.

Career spanning

52 years

Raman Chakyar, who started his career at 14, performed ‘Mantrankam’ koothu for 52 years at Annamanada Mahadeva Temple.

He had performed koothu in 40-odd temples. He was recipient of State government’s Nrutha Natya Puraskaram, Kerala Kalamandalam Award, Kendra Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award and Tripunithura Kulasekhara Puraskaram. His body was cremated with State honours.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Kerala / by Staff Reporter / Thrissur – September 04th, 2015