M. P. S. Namboodiri

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Kalamandalam M. P. S. Namboodiri
Born (1943-07-01) 1 July 1943 (age 80)
Karkkad, Malabar District, British Raj
NationalityIndian
OccupationKathakali exponent
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award

Kalamandalam M. P. S. Namboodiri is a Kathakali exponent and academic in the field of Kathakali from Kerala, India. He received several noted awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013 and Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019.

Biography

Namboodiri was born on 1 July 1943 in Karikad in present-day

University of Wisconsin in the United States.[1] He has published several articles on Kathakali in English and Malayalam and co-authored a book titled Kathakaliyude Rangapathacharithram with Killimangalam Vasudevan Namboodirippad.[1]

Family

He and his wife Leela have three children.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013[3]
  • Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "കലാമണ്ഡലം എം.പി.എസ് നമ്പൂ‍തിരി | കഥകളി.ഇൻഫൊ | Kathakali.info | കളിയറിവുകളുടെ തിരമൊഴി | The internet Kathakali hangout". kathakali.info. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "KALAMANDALAM M. P. S. NAMBOODIRI" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "India News – എം.പി.എസ്. നമ്പൂതിരിക്ക് കേന്ദ്ര സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡ് – Kerala, World News – Mathrubhumi Newspaper Edition". 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "കേരള കലാമണ്ഡലം കലാ പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു | I&PRD : Official Website of Information Public Relations Department of Kerala". www.prd.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.