Kalamandalam Haridas

Kalamandalam Haridas is an actor in Malayalam cinema, credited on Vanaprastham (1999).

Kalamandalam Venmani Haridas (15 September 1946 – 17 September 2005) was an Indian Kathakali musician known for his rendition of Kathakali padams (playback songs) in the classical dance-drama tradition of Kerala. He was born at Venmani Mana, a Namboodiri household with a literary background, in Vellarappilly village near Aluva, close to Kochi. Haridas developed an interest in Kathakali by watching performances staged at the nearby Akavoor Mana. He received his early training in music under Mundakkal Sankara Varrier and later learned Kathakali padams from stories such as Rukmini Swayamvaram and Kuchela Vritham.

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