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I Achuthankutty Menon is popularly known as Vellinezhi Achuthankutty. He hails from the village Chunagad near Ottapalm in Kerala. After his education from NSS College Ottapalm and Palakkad Victoria College he joined Baba Atomic Research Centre, Trombay and continued service with the department of meteorology (Directorate general of civil aviation in meteorology of Sultanate of Oman) until 2001. He holds the post- graduation degrees in physics and psychology, Diploma in traditional architecture and in data processing. Artistic Pursuit: Karnatic Music (Guru Bombay Lakshman and Jayanthi teacher), Kathakali music (Thirur Nambeeshan, Kalamandalam Sreekumar), Kathakali Kalari Practice ( Sadanam Kathakali Academy and Janabheri Kathakali Vidyalaya) Formed a Kathakali troupe in Sultanate of Oman ,served as local coordinator of Keralostvam (Conducted at Oman), Led South zone Kathakali troupe to Majouli Festival (National Cultural Exchange Program, Assam in 2002) organized prestigious mega Kathakali events viz.. Thadi Arangu ( 2008, 2014 2015), Conducted more than 200 demonstration classes of kathakali both in India and abroad, served as the resource person Noor Arangu of Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University.

Awards and Recognitions: Kerala Government Merit Scholarship (1971-1974), Calicut University rank in physics (1974), Rajalakshmi endowment (Gold Medal), Indian Society of Earthquake Engineering Award (1984), Kerala Kalamandalam Award for the best book on art (2011), Ayroor Ramanpilla Award of Pathanamthitta District Kathakali Club (2014), Kalimandalam Award (2015), Kalamandalam Sankaranembrathiri Award 2016, Srichakra Gowreesham Award (2016).

Present Positions: Director TABAS (Thantra Academy of Behavioural and Allied Sciences), President Vellinezhi Nanunair Smaraka kalakendram, Chief coordinator Vellinezhi Kalagramam, Palakkad District co-ordinator Spic Makey, Secretary Kottakal Krishnankutty Nair Memorial Trust.

Noted Works: Kathakaliyudae Kaipusthakam, Kathakalipadangal (2009), Kathakalipadangal (2013)

Publications: Research Papers in Micro Meteorology and Kerala art forms.