Dr. C.P. Unnikrishnan, an authority on Natyasasthra is the Techinical Director of SSD.
Born in 1948, completed with first Rank, Honours & distinction, his Graduation and Post Graduation (advanced research) in Animal Physiology from the Wilson College, University of Bombay following which he completed his B.Ed (1981) and M.Ed (1984) degrees courses with First Class, from the Annamalai University. Later he obtained his Diplomas with Distinction in Vedanta from The CCMT, Bombay and in Fine Arts from the ICS, Madras and PhD in Kathakali from Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University
He is the script writer & Choreograpaher of three mega productions viz. Sankaram Loka Sankaram, Gurudeva Charitham and Sree Krishna Kathamrutham. Sree Sankara School of Dance is the first institution to introduce the accreditation process in classical dance & music ( SAAC). Dr. C.P. Unnikrishnan is the Chairman of SAAC.
Dr. C.P. Unnikrishnan was awarded Sree Sankaracharya Life Time Achievement Award in 2013. He was awarded the Agamananda Award for the best PhD thesis on Classical Arts.
He Was awarded the Gurusreshta Award in 2018 as part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the school. He is the Script writer & Choreographer of many programmes based on the theme “ Art for Social Change”.
