V. Sambasivan

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Velayudhan Sambasivan (4 July 1929 – 23 April 1996) was a famous "

Indian Emergency declared by the then regime headed by Indira Gandhi. He died of lung cancer
on 23 April 1996, aged 67.

V. Sambasivan received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1980.[3] He has acted in a feature film 'Pallamkuzhi' and in a documentary on poet Kumaran Asan.[4]

V. Sambasivan was married to Subhadra. His eldest son Vasantakumar Sambashivan , a Professor of Chemistry at Sree Narayana College, Kollam follows his father's way.[5] Other than Vasanthakumar, he has three more sons named Prasanth, Jinaraj and Jesus, and a daughter named Aishwarya. Mrs. Subhadra Sambasivan died on 20 February 2021 aged 80.His house still contain valuable memmories and his works. Also his office is still maintained in the same style.

Discography

  1. Devatha (1949)
  2. Kochuseetha (1949)
  3. Magdalanamariyam (1950)
  4. Vazhakkula (1951)
  5. Vathsala (1951)
  6. Bharathastreekalthan Bhavashudhi (1952)
  7. Aayisha (1953)
  8. Tharavadinte Manam (1953)
  9. Puthankalavum Arivalum (1954)
  10. Rani (1955)
  11. Pattunoolum Vazhanarum (1956)
  12. Kudiozhikkal (1957)
  13. Premashilpi (1958)
  14. Thara (1959)
  15. Pareekshanam (1960)
  16. Pulliman (1961)
  17. Chandanakattil (1962)
  18. Aneesya (1963)
  19. Othello (1964)
  20. Antigone (1965)
  21. Kakkathampurati (1966)
  22. Melangi (1967)
  23. Annakarenina (1968)
  24. Romeo & Juliet (1969)
  25. Uyirthezhunelppu (1970)
  26. Don shanthamayi ozhukunnu (1971)
  27. Hena (1972)
  28. Kumaranasan (1973)
  29. Vilakk Vangam (1974)
  30. Nellinte Geetham (1975)
  31. Irupatham Noottandu(1976)
  32. Sree Narayana Gurudevan (1976)
  33. Nallabhoomi (1977)
  34. Rainbow (1978)
  35. Samkranthi (1979)
  36. Ghost (1980)
  37. Yanthram (1981)
  38. Cleopatra (1982)
  39. Karamazov Sahodaranamar (1983)
  40. Devalokam (1984)
  41. Prathi (1985)
  42. Divyatheertham (1986)
  43. Sanatta (1986)
  44. Deshasnehi (1987)
  45. Artham (1988)# Vyasanum Marxum (1989)
  46. Labham Labham (1990)
  47. 1857 (1990)
  48. Z (1991)
  49. Jalasechanam (1991)
  50. Kuttavum Shikshayum (1992)
  51. Siddhartha (1993)
  52. Pathivrethayude Kamukan (1994)
  53. Ezhu Nimishangal (1995)

Sambasivan's last stage performance was on 7 March 1996, Pankulam Madan Nada temple, Attingal where he performed "Ezhu Nimishangal".

Troup

Sambashivan's "Kadhaprasangam" troup consisted of six members including him. Kochi Rajappan (Thabalist) , Kadavoor Madhu and Venmony Vijayakumar (Harmonist) Changanassery Rajan, Babu and Yousef and more on . He and his troup travelled across various contries and covered more than thousand stages.

References

  1. ^ "Othello - V. Sambasivan - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Karamazov Sahodaranmar - V. Sambasivan Part 1". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Kathaprasangam". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ Akhilavijnanakosam;D.C.Books; Kottayam
  5. ^ Pereira, Ignatius (10 January 2012). "Marie Curie's story in Kathaprasangam". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2013.