 | This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (February 2019) |
| M. Subrahmanyan Namboothiri | |
|---|---|
 Thuppettan | |
| Born | (1929-03-01)1 March 1929 Panjal, Thrissur, Kerala |
| Died | 1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 89) Thrissur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Play Writer, Drawing Teacher, Painter, Vedic Scholar |
| Spouse | Umadevi |
| Children | Suma Savithri Ajitha, Ravi Raman |
M. Subramanian Namboodiri (1 March 1929 – 1 February 2019), commonly known by his pen name Thuppettan, was a Malayalam-language playwright from Kerala, India. 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.
Some of the most famous works of Thuppettan include Thanathu Lavanam, Marumarunnu, Vettakkarappayal, Swaapaharanam Athava Ellarum Argentinayilekku, Bhadrayanam, Kalavastha, Mohanasundarapaalam, Double Act and Chakka. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2003 for Vannanthye Kaanam, a collection of 10 short and hilarious plays.
References
- "Playwright, painter Thuppetten passes away". Mathrubhumi. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Theatre artiste Thuppettan passes away". The Hindu. 1 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- K. C. Subi (1 February 2015). "നാടെഴുതിച്ച നാടകങ്ങള് ". Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly (in Malayalam). 92 (46): 20–31.
- "Akbar Kakkattil wins best novelist award". The Hindu. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2013.