Vedantam Raghavaiah (Telugu: వేదాంతం రాఘవయ్య) (8 June 1919 – 1971) was an Indian film choreographer, method actor, Kuchipudi exponent, musician, director and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and Tamil cinema. Raghavaiah was an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, who was awarded "Bharata Kala Prapurna" in dance by the Andhra Pradesh government. Raghavaiah served in the committee of the First General Council of the "Andhra Pradesh Sangeeth Nataka Academy" that represented Dance and was also nominated in 1964 as the President of the "National Dance Festival". Noted dancer, Bhagavathula Yagna Narayana Sarma, Sangeet Natak Akademi winner was trained under Raghavaiah's Fellowship.
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8 June 1919 Kuchipudi, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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1971 (aged 51)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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