K.K. Gopalakrishnan, is a distinguished writerphotographer
hailing from Kerala. A connoisseur
specialising in Kerala performing arts, he is a wellknown
contributor to India’s leading newspapers and
periodicals. A recipient of the coveted Tagore National
Scholarship, he has authored the critically acclaimed
work Kathakali Dance-Theatre – A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime
(2016; Niyogi Books).
A former Director of the Centre for Kutiyattam at the Sangeet Natak
Akademi, Delhi, he is currently the Director of the South Zone Cultural
Centre of the Government of India, Ministry of Culture, working
tirelessly to preserve the indigenous art traditions of southern India.
He hails from the Hindu matrilineal family Kamballoore Kottayil
which has patronised Theyyam for over three centuries, including a
Muslim Theyyam.
