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Mukundan Pillai
BornMukundan Pillai
1941
Kollam, Travancore
Died12 September 2021
Kollam, Kerala, India
OccupationDrama Artist
Years active1959
RelativesGopinathan Nair (brother)

Kollam Babu, born as Mukundan Pillai, was a well-known Kathaprasangam artist in Kerala, India. He performed Kathaprasangam at more than 15,000 venues.

Early life

Mukundan Pillai was born into a Travancore-based Nair family in Kollam district, Kerala. He has a brother, Gopinathan Nair, who is a singer. He completed his education up to class 10. He debuted as a theatre performer at the age of 13, playing a 60-year-old character.

Career

Initially he worked as a government employee in Kollam, Kerala later he exit that job for a full time drama artist. He present all Type of Indian language poems as kathaprasangam with his official drama troupe, "Kollam Yavana." He presented more than 35 stories in more 1000 stages in Kerala. Jan 3, 1959 his debut in kathaprasangam, his kathaprasangam career is until 1990s (35 years).

Awards

Recipient of numerous honors, including the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award, he performed on thousands of stages. Kollam Babu was well-known in theatre circles, having started his career on the stage.

Death

He died on Sunday, 12 September 2021, in Kollam, Kerala, due to an age-related ailment.

References

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