Kumari Kamala
Kumari Kamala (1934-0) is a
Kannada Choreographer, known for the movies
Bhookailasa (1958),
Bhanda Nanna Ganda (1992),
Aaha Brahmachari (1993)
Name Kumari Kamala (குமாரி கமலா) Other Names Baby Kamala, Kamala Lakshman, Kamala Narayan, Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan, K Lakshman Date Of Birth 16 June 1934 Age 90 years 5 months 16 days Place Of Birth Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu Sisters Radha(dancer) , Vasanti(dancer) Teachers Lachhu Maharaj(Kathak dance) , Shankar Rao Vyas(classical music) , Vazhavoor Ramiah Pillai(Bharata Natyam) , Kattumannarkoil Muthukumara Pillai(Bharata Natyam) Husband R. K. Laxman(m.-1960) Son Jainand Narayan Biography Kumari Kamala is an Indian dancer and actress. Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career.
At an early age Kamala began taking lessons in the Kathak dance style from Lachhu Maharaj in Bombay. She also took lessons in Hindustani classical music from Shankar Rao Vyas
Interesting Facts and Trivia [
Top ⇑ ]
She established a dance school in Long Island, Shri Bharatha Kamalalaya In 1980, Kamala moved to New York permanently and began teaching classical dance In 1953, Kamala was invited to perform for Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation festivities In 1970, the government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan In the late 1950s she toured internationally, performing in China and Japan Kumari Kamala: Filmography (7) (
All Kumari Kamala Movies )
List By : All (7) Choreographer (4)