Madampu Kunjukuttan
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Madampu Sankaran Namboothiri , popularly known as Madampu Kunjukuttan, is a renowned Malayalam author and a screenplay writer. He was born on 1941 in Kiralur, a small village in Thrissur
district, in the India
n state
of Kerala
. He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. His novels, short stories and screenplays speaks more about the Kerala society. He has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay
in the year 2000 for the malayalam film Karunam, directed by Jayaraj
.
district on 1942. His family is famous for Yaga among Namboothiri community and was among one of the influential families in the old Peruvanam village in Kerala
. His father late Sankaran Namboodiri was a great influence among the local people and served as a rural judge while his mother was a house wife. He studied Sanskrit, Hasthyaayurvedam(treatment of elephants), worked as teacher for Sanskrit at Kodungalloor and was also a priest in nearby temple. Madampu also worked in Akasavani (All India Radio). His informal teachers were Poomully Aram Thamuran in Hasthyaayurvedam, the famous writer Kovilan
for literature and Parabhattaraka Ananganandha Theertha Pada Sree Guru in Tantric Philiosophy.He married Savithri Antharjanam (late) and the couple have two daughters: Jaseena Madampu and Haseena Madampu.
Thrissur
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district, in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. His novels, short stories and screenplays speaks more about the Kerala society. He has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
The National Film Award for Best Screenplay winners:-References:...
in the year 2000 for the malayalam film Karunam, directed by Jayaraj
Jayaraj
Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, often credited as Jayaraj, is an award-winning Indian Malayali filmmaker who has marked his presence in mainstream as well as art house films...
.
Background and personal life
He was born in Kiralur village ThrissurThrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...
district on 1942. His family is famous for Yaga among Namboothiri community and was among one of the influential families in the old Peruvanam village in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. His father late Sankaran Namboodiri was a great influence among the local people and served as a rural judge while his mother was a house wife. He studied Sanskrit, Hasthyaayurvedam(treatment of elephants), worked as teacher for Sanskrit at Kodungalloor and was also a priest in nearby temple. Madampu also worked in Akasavani (All India Radio). His informal teachers were Poomully Aram Thamuran in Hasthyaayurvedam, the famous writer Kovilan
Kovilan
Kandanisseri Vattomparambil Velappan Ayyappan , better known as Kovilan, was a Malayalam language novelist from Kerala state, South India. He was considered to be one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Indian Literature. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and 1977 and the...
for literature and Parabhattaraka Ananganandha Theertha Pada Sree Guru in Tantric Philiosophy.He married Savithri Antharjanam (late) and the couple have two daughters: Jaseena Madampu and Haseena Madampu.