Career
Haleem has performed more than 800 dance shows across the world, as well conducted Kuchipudi workshops overseas. Haleem specializes in Rupanurupam (female impersonation) within Kuchipudi. He is well known for his performance of Bhama Kalapam and various roles in Annamacharya kirtanas.
Initially Haleem had performed under the stage name of Hari.
Haleem is very passionate about preserving the art and working on an interactive Kuchipudi dance intructions video. Right from his childhood days, classical dance form of Kuchipudi fascinated him and movies were his primary source of inspiration.
Long before he fully comprehended the obstacles that had to be faced, he had set his goals to pursue learning Kuchipudi. He was blessed to find his guru, Shri Kaza Venkata Subramanyam garu, who spotted divine grace in him and gave guidance to his passion.
The Passion, innovation and excellence of dance is ingrained in him, Innovation can be seen in many of is performances where he intertwined poetry and music (both English and Urdu) with dance, fused ballet with Kuchipudi.
As he is a natural performing artist. He Acted in films successfully, He has been passionate in looking at a broad canvas. To look inside the psyche of his artistic nature, and what drives him, is perhaps the innate desire to, in many ways preserve the ancient dance form, Where dance cannot reach many due to the pressures of modern day life, constraints in access to resources.
He produced a sophisticated Dance Instructional Digital Video Disc. He has taken upon him self the shades and nuances to hold on to and propagate the ancient tradition when female dancers did not take to stage, and female impersonation was popular.
He is one among the few male dancers who can Donne the female role effortlessly leaving the audience mesmerized. The jig saw puzzile fits -- his passion as a male dancer to preserve and propagate his centuries old dance form.
Ambition has no end, and he has been blessed by many gurus and very senior artists and veterans, that he will go along way. The sky is the only limit for a passionate dancer.
He debuted in Telugu movies with which has performed well at the box office.