Natya Shastra with Commentary of Abhinava Gupta by M Ramakrishna Kavi

Natya Shastra with Commentary of Abhinava Gupta  by Rama Krishna Kavi

About the Author Sri Manavalli Ramakrishna Kavi gaaru: 
Sri Manavalli Ramakrishna Kavi  (1866-1957)

Ramakrishna Kavi Manavalli, popularly known as kavigaaru, was a manuscriptolologist at prachyalikhita pustaka bhandagaram (library of ancient scripts) in Chennapuri (Chennai or Madras) and a doyen of indological research.

Manavalli family is a Brahmin pundit (scholar) family and kavi's ancestors were writers and poets. His ancestors like Thyagayya, Gangadharasastri and Narasimhasastri were all reputed litterateurs. Thyagayya wrote kaasiyaatracharitra.  Gangadharasastri and Narasimhasastri were Sanskrit pundits.  Gangadharasastri received several awards and titles from the British government during Queen Victoria's regime.

Kavigaaru   was a polyglot.  The title Kavigaaru was given to him not because he was poet, but because he was a great scholar in six languages: Samskritamu (Sanskrit), Andhramu (Telugu), Aravamu (Tamil), Kannadamu, Malayalamu and English. He was known to be one of the top six Sanskrit pundits during his time. For the government of Baroda, he prepared Bharatakosa and brought out a critical edition of Bharata`s Natya Sastra with Abhivanana Gupta`s commentary “abhinava bhaarati” for the first time.

Kavigaaru used to collect palm-leaf texts from villages and towns for the library.  He used to review them and analyze them for publication. He introduced to Telugu people several ancient texts, in association with Prabhakarasastri Veturi. Kavigaaru published ancient texts in a book series under the title "vismrita kavulu."   One of his original works is vatsaraja charitamu.

In 1926, he was transferred to Rajamahendravaramu as an assistant teacher at Government Higher Grade Elementary Training School.  Later, in 1938, joined tirupati praachya parisoadhana samstha and worked there until 1955.  Later, tirumala tirupati devasthaanam provided him support until 1957.

Source:

http://www.vedah.net/manasanskriti/manavalli.html

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Natya Shastra Books

Nataraja

1. Bharata Kosha by Ramakrishna Kavi published by TTD .(1012  pages )

2a. . Bharatamuni Natya Shastra sanskrit pdf 

2b. Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni in English   Part 1 and Part 2

3. Lasya-pushapanjali

4.  Natya-cudamani

5.   Natya Shastra  (Edited By- Radhavallabh Tripathi & Shilpi Mishra)

6. NatyaShastriya Paribhashik Shabdanukramanika

      (Edited By- Radhavallabh Tripathi & Shilpi Mishra)

7. Kuchupudi Nritya Books  :

• Hastabhinayam  by Acharya P S R Appa rao
• Kuchupudi Bhagavatulu by C Lakshmi Narasimha Shastry
• Kuchupudi Nrityam by Acharya P S R Appa rao
• Nrutta Ratnavali by Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma
• Siddhendra Yogi Kruti Bhama Kalapamu.

  8.  Nrutta Ratnavali in telugu by Jayasenapathi

 9. Natya Shastra Darpanamu by Venugopal D in telugu

10. Natya Shala By Srinivasa Chakravarti in telugu

11. Bharata Shastram by Dr Nataraja Ramakrishna

12. Andhra Natyam by Dr Nataraja Rama Krishna

13. Ardha Shatabhdhi Andhra Natyam by Dr Natataraja Rama Krishna

14. Kshetrayya Muvva Gopala Padams by Dr Nataraja Ramakrishna in Telugu

15. Nava Janardhanam By Dr Nataraja Rama Krishna in telugu

16. Andhra Natyam Praja Nartanalu by Dr Nataraja Ramakrishna

17. Andhra Natyam Janapada Girijana Nrutyam by Dr Nataraja Ramakrishna

18. Andhra Natyam Parishodhana by V V Shastry in Telugu

19. Natya shastram of Bharata muni 

20. Daakshinaatya Natyamu by Dr Sangamesham