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Kuttamath Janardhanan

Sree Kuttamath Janardhanan was born in 1949 at Kuttamath as the eldest son of Kannayadil Sree Krishnan Nair and Smt. Kallyani Amma. He started practicing ‘Ottan Thullal’ at the age of eleven. First performed on stage (Arangettam) in 1960 at Kuttamath Ponmalam Vishnumoorthi Temple. In 1961 he performed “Kallyana Sougandhikam” at Guruvayoor Temple followed by shows at almost all temples in Kerala. For the last 35 Years he is regularly performing ‘Ottan Thullal’ in Thiruvangad Temple at Thalasseri and in Mahe Sree Krishna Temple which is called the Guruvayoor of north Kerala. Besides that he performs in Hemambika Temple at Kallekulangara of Palghat for the last 25 years. There are more than 10000 stage shows to his credit, conducted with in and out of Kerala.

He learned ‘Thullal’ initially from his father Kuttamath Sree Kannayadil Krishnan Nair, who was also a gifted performer and the first winner of Kunchan Smaraka Award, Government of Kerala and then practiced under the guidance of Sree Kutti krishna Marar, who was the winner of Indira Gandhi Award. Kuttamath Janardhanan has performed outside Kerala also on various stages of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh. Virendra Hegde at Dharmasthala of Karnataka honoured him with Gold medal and Shawl. Mr.Cherkalam Abdullah, Former Minister of Education, Govt Of Kerala also honoured him in a function. He served as a teacher in Kalakshetra Higher Secondary School at Kasargod. Sree Kuttamath Janardhanan has written two stories and performed in its ottanthullal version as per advice of the Kasargod District Collector for public awareness about the AIDS and Kudumbhasuthranam and he has performed these stories more than 500 stages throughout Kasargod. Sree Kuttamath Janardhanan is a radio start since 1985. He trained his Son Manikandadas - an up coming artist – to carry on the tradition to next generation. The long list of his students exceeding 2500 includes the renowned names of Kerala Film world Kavya Madhavan and Sree Hari.