Venkatorama Sastri
Indian musician and poet
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contribution to Indian dance-drama
- In South Asian arts: Other classical dance forms
…was enriched by the musician-poet Venkatarama Sastri (1759–1847), who composed important dance-dramas in the Telugu language. Mohini attam is based on the legend of the Hindu mythological seductress Mohini, who tempted Shiva. It is patterned on bharata natyam with elements of kathakali. It uses Malayalam songs with Karnatak music. Kuravanchi…
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