Pathiyoor Sankarankutty

Pathiyoor Sankarankutty is a Kathakali musician from Kerala, India. He received many awards including the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2018 and the Kerala Kalamandalam Award in 2009.

Biography Sankarankutty was born on December 30, 1964, as the fourth child of Mathiltheketil Krishna Pillai who was a Kathakali singer and Mazhupeil Lakshmikuttyamma in Keerikad, Kayamkulam, Alappuzha district. Although Krishna Pillai was not interested to teach his son Kathakali music, seeing his love for Kathakali he decided that the stage would be better for him. While studying in the 5th standard, he studied Kathakali acting under the tutelage of Parameswaran Nair and Shankarapilla. At Kalamandalam he studied Kathakali music under many noted artists including Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri, Kalamandalam Ramawaryar and Kalamandalam Gangadharan. Sankarankutty also followed the Carnatic touch given to Kathakali music by musicians including his guru Hyderali. Besides performing in Kerala and outside Kerala, he has also performed in countries like Spain, Brazil, Netherlands, Germany and France. From 2003, he is working as a music teacher at Sandarshan Kathakali Vidyalaya, Ambalapuzha.

Awards and honours Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 2018