Thuppettan

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M. Subrahmanyan Namboothiri
Thuppettan
Thuppettan
Born(1929-03-01)1 March 1929
Died1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 89)
Thrissur
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Play Writer, Drawing Teacher,Painter, Vedic Scholar
SpouseUmadevi
ChildrenSuma
Savithri
Ajitha, Ravi
Raman

M. Subramanian Namboodiri (1 March 1929 – 1 February 2019), commonly known by his pen name Thuppettan, was a

Namboodiri
community.

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

  1. ^ "Playwright, painter Thuppetten passes away". Mathrubhumi. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly
    (in Malayalam). 92 (46): 20–31.
  4. ^ "Akbar Kakkattil wins best novelist award". The Hindu. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2013.