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Aparna Nangiar is one of the brightest stars among the young crop of Koodiyattam actors today.

Born into the cradle of the modern Koodiyattam renaissance in Irinjalakuda, Kerala, she literally inherits the illustrious legacy of her

Grand uncle and Guru, Padmabooshan Ammannur Madhava Chakyar who initiated her into training.

Having trained rigoursly under her father and master performer Sri Ammannur Kuttan Chakyar and Smt. Usha Nangiar,

she is among few actors today who has completed all the training required for a female actor.

A trainer at the Ammannur Chachu Chakyar smaraka gurukulam, she tours with the troupe performing all the major female

roles in Koodiyattam, and also gives solo performances of Nangiarkoothu all over Kerala and abroad.

A Sanskrit professor with a doctorate in Vedanta, she brings her erudition to the stage.

She has completed elaborate presentations of the 217 verse Sri Krishna Charitham, twice! and is the sole actor to have performed the centuries old ritual of

'Dasama Koothu'.

She is acclaimed for her expressive recitation of the 500+ verses of Anguliyankam and is among the few practitioners who are capable of

doing it today.

Her enactment of the dramatic hanging scene of Malayavathi in the play Nagananda is one she has made her own forte.

She is committed to preserving the art in its true form and staunchly beleives that presenting on the modern stage should not be at the cost

of diluting classicism.

She explores and experiments with new techniques and productions with her feet firmly rooted in tradition.

Her lecture demonstrations are filled with impact and substance and she supports several Sangeet Natak academy iniatives in popularising

the art among schools and colleges in Kerala. She regularly shares her expertise at SPIC-Macay meetups.

She is now working on reviving 'Dasama koothu' and adapting it for the modern stage.

Apart from being a vigorous performer she is also a much sought after authority on Nangiarkoothu.

She was invited to the Warsaw university in 2016 by the European Association for South Asian Studies to present a paper on Nangiarkoothu.

She has presented papers on several distinguished podiums on the evolution of the 'Krishna concept' in Nangiarkoothu and the role of women in Koodiyattam.