About Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri
Lived 1910 – 1981 (aged 70–71). Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri was a dancer.
Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri (1910 He trained in Kathakali under Keerikad Shankara Pillai, Velupillai, Kurichi Kunjan Panicker and Thottam Shankaran Namboothiri.
Vishnu Namboothiri died on April 19, 1981. Mankulam Krishnan Namboothiri, a noted Chenda artist, former principal of Alappuzha SD College, and scientific researcher, is his son.
Also a teacher in Kathakali, Vishnu Namboothiri is also the founder of the Samastha Kerala Kathakali Vidyalaya in his home village, which later became the 'Margi' institute in Thiruvananthapuram. He has also won the President's National Award, a gold medal from then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Kala Ratnam Award from the Travancore Devaswom Board, and the Veerashringhala from Vazhengada.
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Who was Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri?
Indian Kathakali exponent (1910–1981)
When was Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri born?
Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri was born in 1910 in Karthikapally.
When did Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri die?
Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri died on 19 April 1981 in Alappuzha.
What was Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri's occupation?
Mankulam Vishnu Namboothiri was a dancer.
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