Vazhuvoor ramaiah pillai biography channel

Category: Art. Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai was a famous Bharathanatyam teacher from Vazhuvoor, Tamil Nadu, fondly called Vazhuvoorar his native place. He has given many innovative trials in Bharatanatyam dance form. This artist is also known for popularizing Vazhuvoor bani, which he used to carry since his childhood days. He took formal lessons in Nattuvangam and Bharatanatyam from his maternal uncle Maanikka Nattuvanar.

Ramiah Pillai was born to Parthiban and Bhagyamma on 24th December in Vazhuvoor.

He was also an expert in Vazhuvoor bani, which has been carried over to many generations by his ancestors. Vazhuvoor is also known for popularizing Bharatnatyam to some extend and has introduced many innovative steps to this dance form. His songs have been performed by his students on stage as inspiration to freedom struggle movement, at a time when Bharathiyar's songs were banned by British.

He was married to Gyana Soundiran and had three sons and two daughters. Some of his noted disciples include Lalitha and Padmini of the famous Bharatnatyam trio, apart from Bollywood star Vyjayanthimala and some of the leading dancers like Padma Subrahmanyam, Kanaka Srinivasan, Chitra Visweswaran, Hemamalini Arni etc. He belonged to a family with a musical lineage over years.

Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai began his career.

His son Vazhuvoor Manikka Vinayakam is a playback singer and character artist associated with Tamil cinema. Your Name. Your Email. Update Maximum characters.