Thuppettan

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(1929-03-01)1 March 1929
Panjal, Thrissur, Kerala
Died1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 89)
Thrissur
NationalityIndian
OccupationPlay Writer, Drawing Teacher,Painter, Vedic Scholar
Spouse(s)Umadevi
ChildrenSuma
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
  1. "Playwright, painter Thuppetten passes away". Mathrubhumi. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "Theatre artiste Thuppettan passes away". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 1 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. K. C. Subi (1 February 2015). "നാടെഴുതിച്ച നാടകങ്ങള്‍ [Nadezhuthicha Natakangal]". 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.
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