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M. Subramanian Namboodiri (1 March 1929 – 1 February 2019), commonly known by his pen name Thuppettan, was a Malayalam-language playwright from Kerala, India.[1][2] Hailing from Panjal, a village in Thrissur district of Kerala, Thuppettan had been a drawing teacher at a local school. His father Ittiravi Namboodiri was a Vedic scholar who tried to reform the conservative practices of the Namboodiri community.
M. Subrahmanyan Namboothiri | |
|---|---|
 Thuppettan | |
| Born | 1 March 1929 |
| Died | 1 February 2019 (aged 89) Thrissur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Play Writer, Drawing Teacher, Painter, Vedic Scholar |
| Spouse | Umadevi |
| Children | Suma Savithri Ajitha, Ravi Raman |
Some of the most famous works of Thuppettan include Thanathu Lavanam, Marumarunnu, Vettakkarappayal, Swaapaharanam Athava Ellarum Argentinayilekku, Bhadrayanam, Kalavastha, Mohanasundarapaalam, Double Act and Chakka.[3] He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003 for Vannanthye Kaanam, a collection of 10 short and hilarious plays.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Playwright, painter Thuppetten passes away". Mathrubhumi. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Theatre artiste Thuppettan passes away". The Hindu. 1 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ K. C. Subi (1 February 2015). "നാടെഴുതിച്ച നാടകങ്ങള് [Nadezhuthicha Natakangal]". Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly (in Malayalam). 92 (46): 20–31.
- ^ "Akbar Kakkattil wins best novelist award". The Hindu. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2013.