About M. P. S. Namboodiri
Born 1943. M. P. S. Namboodiri is a dancer.
Kalamandalam M. P. S. Namboodiri is a Kathakali exponent and academic in the field of Kathakali from Kerala, India. He received several noted awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2013 and Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019.
Biography Namboodiri was born on 1 July 1943 in Karikad in present-day Malappuram district to Moothedath Palisseri Manakkal Narayanan Namboothiri and Devasena Antharjanam. Namboodiri studied Kathakali in Kerala Kalamandalam and became a teacher there and retired as a principal. He is a visiting professor at University of California (UCLA) and the University of Wisconsin in the United States. Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Smruthi Award 2019
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Who is M. P. S. Namboodiri?
Indian Kathakali exponent
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M. P. S. Namboodiri was born on 1 July 1943 in British Raj, Malabar District.
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M. P. S. Namboodiri is a dancer.
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