Kalamandalam Hyderali
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Kalamandalam Hyderali was a famous Kathakali artist from Kerala , India excelling himself in the field of Kathakali music.
He was also famous for the fact that he was the first Muslim Kathakali artist.
[edit] Life
Hyderali was born at Ottupara in Wadakkanchery,Kerala state as the son of Moidutty, an exponent of mappilappattu. At the age of 11, Hyderali joined Kalamandalam and learnt Kathakali music under Neelakantan Nambisan, Sivaraman Nair, Kavungal Madhava Panicker and Kalamandalam Gangadharan.
[edit] Career
He was killed in a road mishap in 2006.