Vempati Chinna Satyam

Vempati Chinna Satyam (Telugu: వెంపటి చినసత్యం, October 25, 1929 – July 29, 2012) was an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.

Satyam was born in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He was taught by Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry. He then refined his art by learning from Sri Tadepally Perrayya Sastry and later was trained by his elder brother Sri Vempati Pedda Satyam in expressions. As he learnt the nuances of this style of dance, he was successful in popularising the Kuchipudi dance form all over the world. He died of old age related problems at the age of 82.