Kalasagar Awards 2022 Announced
The Thirteenth Kalasagar awards for exemplary contribution in the field of traditional performing arts for the year 2022 announced. Kalasagar awards are given in honor of the artistes in the field of Kathakali – Vesham, Music, Chenda, Maddalam and Chutty as well as Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom, Kuchipudi, Ottenthullal, Chakyarkoothu, Koodiyattom, Thayambaka, and Panchavadyam — Thimila, Maddalam, Edakka, Thalam and Kombu. As in the past awardees are selected through nominations received from art conosseiure.
The Kalasagar Awards for excellence in traditional performing arts will be presented on May 28 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, legendary kathakali maestro and the founder of Kalasagar. The event is being organized at Veluthattu Bhagavathi Temple Hall in association with Kaliyarangu, North Paravoor and supported by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
| SL. NO. | CATEGORY | ARTIST NAME |
| 01 | KATHAKALI | |
| A | VESHAM/ACTOR | Shri Kalamandalam Soman |
| B | PATTU/MUSIC | Shri. Sadanam Sivadas |
| C | CHENDA/PERCUSSION | Shri Kalabharathi Unnikrishnan |
| D | MADDALAM/PERCUSSION | Shri Kalanilayam Prakasan |
| E | CHUTTY/MAKE-UP | Shri Purushothaman Chingoli |
| 02 | OTTENTHULLAL | Shri Arun R Kumar |
| 03. | CHAKYARKOOTHU | Shri Sreeraj Killikkurussimangalam |
| 04 | KOODIYATTOM | Ms. Kalamandalam Sindhu |
| 05 | MOHINIYATTOM | Ms. Anupama Menon |
| 06 | BHARATHANATYAM | Ms. Sowmya Balagopal |
| 07 | KUCHUPUDI | Smt. Sheeba Sounder Raj |
| 08 | THAYAMBAKA | Shri Mattanur Sreeraj |
| 09 | PANCHAVADYAM | |
| A | THIMILA | Shri Kongad Mohanan |
| B | MADDALAM | Shri Chalakudy Raman Nambeesan |
| C | EDAKKA | Shri Nayarambalam Nandakumar Marar |
| D | ILATHALAM | Shri Kattukulam Balakrishnan |
| E | KOMBU | Shri Keralassery Kuttan |