About
Raja and Radha Reddy are among the most celebrated Kuchipudi dancers of India, a legendary husband-and-wife pair and Padma Bhushan awardees. Through decades of iconic performances and their institution Natya Tarangini in Delhi, they helped bring Kuchipudi to national and international prominence.
Raja and Radha Reddy rose from the Telugu Kuchipudi tradition to become one of Indian dance's most iconic couples, performing across the world and establishing Natya Tarangini as a leading Kuchipudi institution in Delhi. Honoured with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, they have trained many dancers and shaped the national profile of Kuchipudi over more than five decades.
The artistry
The Reddys are renowned for a graceful, expressive and technically brilliant Kuchipudi, celebrated equally in duet and solo, and for choreography rich in mythological and devotional themes. Their partnership, extended over the years to include Kaushalya Reddy and their daughters, has been central to the modern flowering of the form.
[Atlas Perspective] Raja and Radha Reddy are legendary Kuchipudi artists and institution-builders. For flagship festivals and prestige programmes, they are a first-rank choice.
Raja and Radha Reddy are among the defining figures of modern Kuchipudi, carrying the form from its Telugu roots to national and global stages and building, through Natya Tarangini, a lasting institution for its transmission.