THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPAC Laitha, M Subrahmania Sharma and Kalamandalam Vimala Menon have been chosen for the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Kalaratna Fellowship awards. Akademi Chairman Soorya Krishnamoorthy declared the awards here on Wednesday.
Lalitha was chosen for the fellowship in the field of theatre, Sharma for violin and Vimala Menon for Mohiniyattam. The three were selected by the general council meeting held on December 30, he said. The fellowship consists of a citation, plaque and Rs 30,000 prize money. The awards will be distributed at a function in Thiruvananthapuram in March.
Krishnamoorthy said that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the 7th international theatre festival of Kerala 2015 at Thrissur on January 10. Drama troupes from Japan, Germany, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Lebanon, Singapore, Mexico, France, Egypt, Africa and India will take part, he said.