Kartik Fine Arts Awards 2023

Kartik Fine Arts awards the prestigious Isai Peroli, Nadanamamani. Isai Chudar and Natya Chudar every year. This year the awards are as follows: 

“Isai Peroli” (Instituted by Gomathi Visweswaran Trust) -

1. Ms..Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (Vocalist)
2. Vignesh Ishwar (Vocalist)

“Nadanamamani” (Shriram Award of Excellence - Instituted by Shriram Group of Companies) – Smt.Kanaka Krishna Prashanth, Bharathanatyam exponent

“Nadaswaroopam” Award (instituted by Sri P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust) – Dr.M.Narmadha -Violinist

Kartik Rajagopal Endowment Award for Best Cultural Organiser (Instituted by Kartik Rajagopal in Commemoration of his Golden Jubilee Celebrations) – Sri D.N.Varadharajan, Secretary, MFAC

“Nrithya Peroli” Smt.Rhadha, Eminent dancer, Teacher and Choreographer

“Natya Chudar” (Instituted by Saba Foundation) - Ms.Madhumitha Sriram - Bharathanatyam artiste

“Nrithyajyothi award of Excellence in Bharathanatyam” (Instituted by R.M. Sundaram’s Family in memory of Uma Sundaram)  - Smt.Sushma Ranganathan 

“Natya Kalai Arasi” (instituted by Sri P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust) - Dr.Lakshmi Ramaswamy Bharathanatyam exponent
Guru ‘Madurai Krishnan Memorial Honour’  ‘Madura Kalamani’ Award (instituted by Mrs.G.V. Aparna in memory of Vidwan Madurai N. Krishnan) – Narendra G, Dancer, Teacher and Artistic Director

“Tamil Isai Vendhar” (Instituted by Sri K.V. Rangaswami in memory of his mother Smt. Jayam Vasudevan) Dr. Prema Rangarajan, Senior vocalist

“Isai Chudar” (Instituted by Saba Foundation) –Ms. Spoorthi Rao, Vocalist

D.K. Pattammal Award of Excellence (Instituted by Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan) – Sri Abhiram G Bode - Vocalist

Padmashri Dr. Seerkazhi Govindarajan Memorial Award (Instituted by Dr. Seerkazhi G. Sivachidambaram) – Sri T.K. Jayaraman, Musician & amp; Music Composer.

Guru Karaikudi Mani Award (Instituted by Guru Karaikudi Sri.R. Mani) – Sri N.C.Bharadwaj, Mridangist

A.G. Ramaswamy centenary Memorial Award for best violinist (instituted by his family) – SRI M.Vijay

Mrs. Rajam Vaidyanathan’s Distinguished Music Teacher Award (Vocal) in districts other than Chennai (Instituted by Dr.P. Balasubramanian) - Smt.Krithika Ranganathan, Mayiladuthurai

Mrs. Rajam Vaidyanathan’s Distinguished Music Teacher Award (Instruments) in districts other than Chennai (Instituted by Dr.P. Balasubramanian) – Dr.S.Mallika (Veena), Madurai

Smt Uma Memorial Award for Upa -Pakka Vadhyam (Instituted by Sri K.S. Chandramouleeswaran, Sivagangai In memory of his wife Uma) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan - Khanjira

Smt R. Vedavalli (w/o A.G. Ramaswamy), Endowment Award (Instituted by Sri R. Rangarajan, Treasurer, Kartik Fine Arts in memory of his mother) for a Upanyasam / Harikatha / Namasankeerthanam  - Vidwan Dr.K.Dayanidhi, Upanyasakar

Papanasam Sivan Endowment Award for a promising Violinist (instituted in memory of S. Karthikeyan by Sri Shivraman Karthikeyan) - Ms.C.S.Chinmayi, Violinist

Papanasam Sivan Endowment Award for a promising Mridangist (Instituted in memory of S. Karthikeyan by Sri Shivaraman Karthikeyan) - Sri Kishore Ramesh, Mridangist

Smt Lakshmi Seshadri Award (instituted by Sri K. Seshadri) for Nadaswaram / Thavil artiste - Sri N.Manikandan, Nadaswaram artiste

Smt.Umadevi Sundaram Memorial Award for a promising violinist(instituted by Sri C.A.Meenakshi Sundaram)- Ms.Haritha Narayanan, Violinist 

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