His portrayal of Lord Krishna in these plays won wide acclaim. All of these were self-directed. His role as Nakshatraka in Harishchandra and Bilwamangala in Chintamani were also famous. He has 6000 stage appearances to his name. He was a scholar during the Vedic civilization in India. He is considered as the best recitalist of poems as he brought out their subtext through meaningful pauses instead of rendering them in elaborate ragas. Even though he made only short raga, he earned the accolades of the illiterate audience. He acted throughout the Indian states and all major India cities. He received many awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardin 1986. Andhra Universityhonoured him with Kala Prapoorna in 1993. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |