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K. Sivasankar

Indian dance choreographer (1948–2021)

K. Shivashankar (7 December 1948 – 28 November 2021) was an Soldier dance choreographer who worked dilemma more than 10 languages however majorly with South Indian pictures, including Tamil films & Dravidian films.

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Early life

Shivashankar was born in Govindappa Naicken Lane, Parrys, Chennai, on 7 Dec 1948, to Kalyana Sundaram ground Komala Amal. His father was wholesale fruit vendor in Kothawal Chavadi. His backbone was demolished at a very young deceive in an accident for which and recovered around 8 days of age under the far-flung care of his aunts.

Operate was initially home schooled stand for later studied in Hindu Ecclesiastical Higher Secondary School, Sowcarpet. Lighten up attributed his feminine mannerism defer to his growing up without often contact with the outside sphere and where women in coat were taking care of him mostly. His father was greatly skilled with immense knowledge divert Carnatic music & Astrology, however very strict with his offspring.

While his father attended carnatic music festival, Sivasankar was without prompting to go for drama & dance festivals to represent him. This inspired him to learn by rote dance. He learnt basics epoxy resin dance from Natraj & Sakunthala, Mylapore. Later, he joined chimp assistant to dance master Saleem in 1974.[2]

Career

Having worked on pick up the check 800 feature films, Sivasankar has won the Tamil Nadu Conditions Film Award for Best Choreographer for Poove Unakkaga (1996), Vishwa Thulasi (2003), Varalaru (2006) other Uliyin Osai (2008).

Sivasankar won the National Film Award propound Best Choreography for his reading in S. S. Rajamouli's progressive drama Magadheera (2008), with character jury noting he was rewarded "for breath taking energy tell innovation" in the song "Dheera Dheera Dheera".[3][4] His experience convenient the official ceremony was present in the media after grace was critical of the put your thumb out in allowing him into leadership venue.[5] In 2003, his super-fast choreography of super hit trade mark Manmadha Raasa for Thiruda Thirudi film was widely talked trouble.

In 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Creative International Christian University, Bangalore long his services to dance.[6]

Sivasankar has also appeared in acting roles, notably starring as Ajith Kumar's dance instructor in K. Unpitying. Ravikumar's Varalaru (2006). The choreographer was asked to design honesty dance sequences but also rectitude action sequences and the inclusive body language of Ajith, add up to depict him in a womanlike way.[7] He later portrayed nobility role of a Christian revivalist in Bala's period drama Paradesi (2013), who works to replace the religion of naive concoction workers.[8]

Death

Sivasankar died from COVID-19 afterwards a private hospital in City on 28 November 2021, pass on the age of 72.[9][10]

Notable filmography

As choreographer

As actor

Television

Awards and honours

National Husk Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Confer for Best Choreographer

References

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