Anil Natyaveda, a dancer, teacher, martial artists (kalari ppyattu) and a choreographer from Triuvanathapuram, India. Anil has trained in classical dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Mohini Attam, Kathakali and Kuchupudi and has also trained in contemporary and aerial dance forms. He has a degree in dance from Sree Swathithirunal Music College, India. He also acquired teacher training degree in Dance: Project Sakrthaya. He has been a professional dancer since 1991. He has performed all over the world including at the Edinburgh Dance Festival, Germany International Summer Theatre Festival, Hong Kong Art Festival, Khaguraho Festival in Dance, Kozh Company, UK celebrating Indian Independence. For the past five years he has been working with Aparna Sindhoor Dance Theater as an assistant choreographer and performer and has performed and taught dance classes in USA and Canada. He is one of the choreographers for Santhosh Sivan's film, Anandabadhram and a dance instructor for the film Aja nachle. In 2008 Anil was honored with the Natyaratnam award by the Kerala State Guru Gopinath Trust, India.
