Amrutha Arts Academy

Amrutha Arts Academy was established in 2004 by mrs.K.Sai Geetha who holds a Master Degree in Kuchipudi Dance at Telugu University, Hyderabad.

Kuchipudi is a Indian Classical dance,it was basically formed in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over india and different countries. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Movva mandal of Machilipatnam , Krishna district and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the present name.

Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance art. The dance-drama tradition in Andhra Pradesh is of ancient origins, and the region is mentioned in the NatyaShastra. in Telugu-speaking parts of South India, are evidenced in 10th-century copper inscriptions, and these were called BrahmanaMelas or Brahma Melas. In the 2nd millennium, whose devotees were called Bhagvatulus in Andhra region and Bhagvatars in Tamil region of south India. In Andhra, this performance art evolved into Kuchipudi, while in Tamil Nadu it became known as BhagavataMelaNataka.
Kuchipudi declined and was a dying art in 17th-century Andhra, but in 1678, the last Shia Muslim Nawab of Golkonda, AbulHasanQutb Shah, saw a Kuchipudi performance and was so pleased that he granted the dancers lands around the Kuchipudi village, with the stipulation that they continue the dance-drama.