K. V. Satyanarayana

Kuchipudi dancer, dance teacher
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroKuchipudi dancer, dance teacher
PlacesIndia
wasActor Stage actor Dancer Choreographer
Work fieldDancing Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth1957, Eluru, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Death29 July 2012 (aged 55 years)
Awards
Nandi Award for Best Choreographer 
Kala Ratna 
The details

Biography

Karothi Venkata Satyanarayana, better known as K. V. Satyanarayana is a Kuchipudi dancer, choreographer, dance director and composer in India. He has established Sri Satya Kuchipudi and Janapada Nritya Akademy and trained many artists. He won the Nandi Award for Best Choreographer for Sruthilayalu (1987)

Brief profile

He was born to Venkata Ramanamma and Guruvulu as Karothi Venkata Satyanarayana at Eluru While in the college days studying B. Com. he was inspired by Korada Narasimha Rao and started acting in different roles. He was trained under famous Kuchipudi dancer Vempati Chinna Satyam.

Choreographer for films

  • Sruthilayalu (1987)
  • Swarnakamalam (1988)
  • Sutradharulu (1989)
  • Swathi Kiranam (1992)

Awards

  • Kala Ratna by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2009.
  • Bharata Muni Award (1990)
  • Nandi Award for Best Choreographer for Shruthilayalu in 1987.
  • Pratibha Puraskaram by Potti Sriramulu Telugu University (2013)
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