Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Mohiniattam Dance

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Mohiniattam Dance was started in 1972 and the first awardee was T. Chinnammu Amma. In 2015, Mandaki Trivedi was the latest recipient of the award.

Year Dancers of Mohiniattam Year Dancers of Mohiniattam
2008 Kalamandalam Leelamma 1998 Kshemavathy Pavithran
2007 Deepti Omchery Bhalla 1994 Kalamandalam V. Sathyabhama
2006 Kalamandalam Vimala Menon 1978 K. Kalyanikutty Amma
2004 Kalamandalam Sugandhi 1972 T. Chinnammu Amma
1999-2000 Bharati Shivaji    


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