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    Kuchipudi (/kuːtʃiˈpuːdi/) (Telugu: కూచిపూడి నృత్యం) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in...
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  • Kuchipudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as Kuchelapuram or Kuchilapuri. It is the origin of...
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    preservation, the Sangeet Natak Academy recognizes eight: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam. Additionally...
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  • Archana (born as Sudha) is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi and Kathak dancer, known for her works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali...
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    Yamini Krishnamurthy (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    classical dancer recognized for her contributions to Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She was a recipient of the Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (2001), Padma...
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    (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (North, West and Central India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra), Odissi (Odisha), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniyattam (Kerala),...
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  • pass on the heritage of "Kuchipudi". He finally manages to find a girl who he trains in "Kuchipudi". As girls learning Kuchipudi were not accepted in that...
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    Raja and Radha Reddy (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    are an Indian Kuchipudi dancing couple, gurus and choreographers. They are renowned as exponents of the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi. They founded...
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    appears in Malayalam films. Niranjana is also a trained Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer. Niranjana Anoop made her acting debut through the Malayalam film...
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  • Sandhya Raju (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    Byrraju Sandhya Raju (born as Sri Sandhya Raju) is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer and actress. She is recipient of a National Film Award. Raju completed her...
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  • works in Telugu-language films and television. She is also a professional Kuchipudi dancer. She contested on the reality TV show Bigg Boss 1, and stood in...
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  • Vempati Chinna Satyam (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form. Chinna Satyam was born in a Brahmin family at Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He was taught by Vedantam...
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    Gaddam Padmaja Reddy (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    Gaddam Padmaja Reddy (born 1 January 1967) is an Indian Kuchipudi exponent and music teacher. She performs ballets on mythological themes and contemporary...
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  • 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kuchipudi Venkat and starring Navdeep and Poonam Bajwa. It was directed by to music...
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    Nadu, kathak of Uttar Pradesh, kathakali and mohiniyattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi of Odisha, and the sattriya...
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  • exponent of Kuchipudi dance Eelapata Raghuramaiah – stage and cinema actor in Andhra Pradesh Raja and Radha Reddy – Kuchipudi Shobha Naidu – Kuchipudi Yamini...
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  • The dance art has roots in a historic migration of practitioners of Kuchipudi, another Indian classical dance art, from Andhra Pradesh to the kingdom...
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    Vedantam Raghavayya (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    actor known for his work in Telugu and Tamil cinema. An accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, he was honoured with the title "Bharata Kala Prapurna" by the...
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  • Anupama, the heroine of his film Randu Penkuttikal. She is a renowned Kuchipudi dancer. The couple had two sons: Purandar and Upendhar. Mohan died in...
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    Dileep and on 24 October 2012, Manju returned to the stage to perform a Kuchipudi dance recital at the Navaratri Nritha Mandapam in the Guruvayur Sree Krishna...
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  • Sobha Naidu (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    the foremost Kuchipudi dancers of India and a disciple of the renowned master Vempati Chinna Satyam. She mastered the technique of Kuchipudi and began dancing...
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  • V. Satyanarayana Sarma (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Kuchipudi. He was known for his portrayal of female characters such as Usha (Usha...
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  • Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Folk. She holds MA in Kuchipudi, Diploma in Bharatanatyam and currently pursuing doctoral degree in Kuchipudi. She has cleared...
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    Divyaa Unni (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    Indian origin who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom. As an actress, she mainly appeared in Malayalam language...
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  • Natyam (category Kuchipudi)
    and the troupe prepares to leave for America. Sandhya Raju as Sitara, a Kuchipudi dancer / Kadhambari Baby Devina as young Sitara Kamal Kamaraju as Hari...
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    Mallika Sarabhai (category Kuchipudi exponents)
    Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer and performer who has specialized in using the...
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    inspired numerous performance arts such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Manipuri dance. He is a pan-Hindu god, but is particularly...
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  • Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is an annual Indian award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to outstanding artists under 40 who have demonstrated talent...
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    South Indian, Sri Lankan, and Southeast Asian art arose from this state. Kuchipudi, one of India's classical dances originated in the state. Several renowned...
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  • Laya (born 21 October 1981) is a former Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer known for her work primarily in Telugu films alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada...
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