Thara Kalyan


Thara Kalyan is an Indian classical dancer and an Indian television and film actress in Malayalam language. She has acted in mainstream Malayalam films, telefilms and television serials. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi.She is an A top Mohiniyattam artist of Doordarshan.
She is the first among the creative Mohiniyattam dancers to have incorporated famous poems as subject and themes for her performances. Amma Karuna Bhoothappaattu, Yashodhara, Anarkali has been some of her appreciated works in Mohiniyattam. Her recent work is of Thaathri Kutty which is first ever in the history of Mohiniyattam to portray the iron lady who was bold enough to raise her voice rebelling against the chauvenits. She is successfully running a dance institution in Trivandrum

Personal life

Thara Kalyan was born in Malayali Brahmin family to Kalyana Krishnan and Subbalakshmi, a supporting actresses in Malayalam film industry. Her husband, Rajaram was also a supporting actor who played minor roles in television serials, and was a city local TV channel programme editor and local stage show choreographer. He died in 2017. Thara is an anchor too, and has anchored some programmes on Doordarshan. She has judged popular reality show Patturumal on Kairali TV. She has won beauty paegents and was adjudged Ms. Trivandrum in 1983.

Filmography

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