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Indian Kathakali exponent
Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri
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Born
| 1943
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Nationality
| Indian
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Occupation
| Kathakali musician
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Spouse(s)
| Parvati Antharjanam, Arya Devi Antharjanam
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Children
| 3
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Parent(s)
| Sankaran Namboodiri, Sridevi Antharjanam
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Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri
is a
Kathakali
musician from
Kerala
,
India
. He received several noted awards including the
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
, Kerala State Kathakali Award,
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
and
Kerala Kalamandalam
Award.
Biography
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Subramanian Namboodiri was born in Madambi Manai in
Sreekrishnapuram
village of
Palakkad district
in 1943 to Sankaran Namboodiri and Sridevi Antharjanam.
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As a child, Madambi wanted to study music and started studying music at Poomully Manai.
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Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
, Kongorpilli and Ramankutty Warrier were the main teachers at Poomully that time.
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After studying at Poomully for two months, he joined Kalamandalam in 1957 to study Kathakali music.
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Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambeesan, Kalamandalam Sivaraman Nair and Kavungal Madhava Panicker were his teachers at Kalamandalam.
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His classmates were
Kalamandalam Sankaran Empranthiri
,
Tirur Nambissan
and
Kalamandalam Hyderali
.
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After completing 8-year course at Kalamandalam, he joined as a trainee-instructor at Perur
Gandhi Sevas Sadanam
for a while and then joined Kalamandalam in 1969 as Kathakali music instructor.
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Madampi is an artist who has remained steadfast in the tradition of Kathakali music, and is known for his efforts to preserve the distinctive purity of Kathakali music by resisting the extreme progressivism in Kathakali music.
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His classmates Empranthiri and Hyderali reached the pinnacle of fame by leading great changes in Kathakali music.
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Although Madambi does not agree with such modifications or practices, he has the respect of all of them as unique artists.
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After retiring from Kalamandalam in 1998, he settled in
Cheruthuruthy
,
Thrissur district
.
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He is survived by his first wife late Parvati Antharjan and children Shashi and Narayanan.
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After the death of his first wife, he married Arya Devi Antharjanam. They have a daughter, Sangeetha.
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Awards and honors
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References
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Carnatic Music - Vocal
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Instrumental - Carnatic Violin
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Instrumental - Mridangam
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Creative and Experimental Music
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Dance - Kathakali
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Dance - Mohiniattam
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Creative Dance/Choreography
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Major Traditions of Dance and Dance Theatre
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Music for Dance
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Theatre - Acting
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Theatre - Direction
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Theatre - Traditional / Folk / Dance / Music / Puppetry
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Performing Arts in the Media
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