KALANILAYAM HARI

Kalanilayam Hari is a renowned Kathakali musician and teacher from Koyilandi, Kozhikode, Kerala. Born on 05-09-1969 to Raman Bhattathiri and Devaki Antharjanam, he completed his 6-year diploma in Kathakali Sangeetham at the Unnayi Variyar Smaraka Kalalayam, Irinjalakuda under the guidance of legendary gurus including Kalamandalam Ravindran, Rajendran, and Narayanan Embrathiri. He served as a Kathakali Sangeetham teacher at Pathirini Muthappan Kathakali Yogam from 1994 to 2001. Since 2002, he has been teaching at the Cheliya Kathakali Vidyalayam established by Padma Shri Guru Chembai Kunhiraman Nair. Hari has composed music for three major Aattakathas - Balagopalam, Kirathasunucharitham, and Dharmavijayam - and is currently working on two more: Govardhanacharitham and Akshayapatra Charitham. He has trained hundreds of students who have won prizes at state-level youth festivals in Kathakali