Perini Prakash Dumpeti
Perini Exponent
Distinguished artist and award-winning exponent known for preserving the form with rigor.
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Parampara
Padma Shri Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna
Visionary dance guru, scholar, and revivalist of Perini Sivatandavam
Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna dedicated his life to reviving the martial, spiritual, and cultural power of Perini Sivatandavam and restoring it to public memory.
Lineage
Thandava Parampara
Pavan Kumar Chegomma
Senior Exponent
Scholar and performer with a strong teaching and public-performance presence.
Perini Sreedhar
Senior Exponent
Recognized as part of the senior lineage carrying Perini forward.
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Perini Vittal Rao
Senior Exponent
Senior practitioner remembered within the wider Perini parampara.
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Perini Bandi Kumar
Senior Exponent
Included as a senior representative of the tradition in this lineage view.
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Perini Srinivas Rao
Senior Exponent
Senior exponent acknowledged in the academy's lineage presentation.
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Community
Contemporary Perini exponents
Suneela Prakash
MPA (Dance), Perini Natyam Guru
Senior-most Perini and Andhranatyam exponent and co-author of Perini Natya Sidhantha Darshini.
Satwika Penna
Perini Natyam
Known as the first female solo performer of Perini Natyam.
Perini Ravi Teja
Perini Natyam
Perini Natyam exponent featured in the academy's current presentation.
Perini Santhosh
Perini Natyam
Perini Natyam exponent represented in the current artist lineup.
Perini Ranjit
Perini Natyam
Exponent highlighted as part of the contemporary Perini community.
Navyaja Ranjit
Perini Natyam
Performer included among the academy's contemporary exponents.
Dharawat Rajkumar Naik
Perini Natyam
Recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar.
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Perini Brothers (Santosh & Sai)
Perini Natyam
Twin performers known for carrying the tradition forward together.
Intro
Padma Shri Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna
Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna (1923 - 2011) was a visionary dance guru, scholar, and musicologist who devoted his life to reviving the lost warrior dance tradition of the Kakatiya era.
Perini Sivatandavam flourished in the 13th century under the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal. It was performed before battle to invoke energy, courage, and devotion to Lord Shiva.
Through close study of temple sculpture, textual sources such as Nritta Ratnavali, and deep rhythmic understanding, he reconstructed the form with remarkable care and cultural sensitivity.
His work led to the first major modern revival performance in 1974 and helped re-establish Perini as a living tradition for future generations of dancers, teachers, and researchers.