Madampu Kunjukuttan

Madampu Sankaran Namboothiri
Born	(1941-06-23)23 June 1941 Kiralur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Died	11 May 2021(2021-05-11) (aged 79) Thrissur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Pen name	Madampu Kunjukuttan
Occupation	Novelist short story writer screenplay writer priest teacher actor
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Novel, Short story
Subject	Social aspects
Notable awards	National Film Award for Best Screenplay writer in 2000, Kerala Sahitya Academy Award
Spouse	Savithri Antharjanam

Madampu Sankaran Namboothiri (23 June 1941 − 11 May 2021), popularly known as Madampu Kunjukuttan, was a Malayalam actor, author and screenplay writer.[1]

Background and personal life

Kunjukuttan was born in Kiralur village of Thrissur District on 23 June 1941.^[citation needed] He studied Sanskrit, Hasthyaayurvedam (treatment of elephants), worked as teacher for Sanskrit at Kodungalloor and was also a priest in a nearby temple. Madampu also worked for Ākāsha Vāṇī (All India Radio).^[citation needed] He was married to Savithri Antharjanam and had two daughters, Jaseena Madampu and Haseena Madampu.[1]

Career

His noted works includes Aswathamavu, Mahaprasthanam, Avighnamasthu, Bhrashtu, Entharo Mahanubhavulu, Nishadam, Pathalam, Aryavarthanam, Amrithasya Puthrah and Thonnyasam. He also wrote screenplays for the movies 'Makalkku', 'Gourisankaram', 'Saphalam', 'Karunam' and 'Deshadanam'.[1] Kunjukuttan's novel Mahaprasthanam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Novel in 1983.[2] He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in the year 2000 for the Malayalam film Karunam, directed by Jayaraj.[3] He contested in the Assembly election in 2001 from Kodungallur on a BJP ticket, but did not win.[4] In 2003, he won the Ashdod International Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Parinamam (The Change) directed by P.Venu.[5][6] He received Sanjayan Award in 2014.[7] He was famous for being the host of TV show E4 Elephant along with Sreekumar Arookutty[8] on Kairali TV.[9] He died on 11 May 2021, at a hospital in Thrissur, succumbing to COVID-19 related complications.[10]

Filmography

• Ashwathama (1978)
• Aaraam Thampuran (1997)
• Purushardham (1986)
• Agnisakshi (1999)
• Shantham (2000)
• Karunam (2000)
• Kattu Vannu Vilichappol (2001)
• Maargam (2003)
• Parinamam (The Change) (2003)
• Agninakshatram (2004)
• Rasikan (2004)
• Vadakkumnadhan (2006)
• Aanachandam (2006)
• Veeralipattu (2007)
• Adayalangal (2008)
• Shalabam (2008)[11]
• Orma Mathram (2011)
• Aattakatha (2013)
• Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2015)
• Utyopyile Rajavu (2015)
• Shyamaragam (2020)

Television

• E4 Elephant[9]

References

1. "Writer-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
2. "എഴുത്തുകാരനും നടനുമായ മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുക്കുട്ടന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
3. "Movies: National Awards announced!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
4. Muringatheri, Mini (11 May 2021). "Writer, actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
5. "Madampu Kunjukuttan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
6. "Madampu Kunjukuttan on election fever". Asianetnews. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
7. "സഞ്ജയന്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുകുട്ടന്". DC Books. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
8. Romig, Rollo (14 August 2013). "The Hard Life of Celebrity Elephants". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
9. "E 4 Elephant Show On Kairali TV From 22nd October 2017 At 12.30 P.M". Kerala TV. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
10. "എഴുത്തുകാരനും നടനുമായ മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുക്കുട്ടൻ അന്തരിച്ചു" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
11. "The artist Vs the acolyte". The Times of India. 17 May 2021.

External links

• Madambu Kunjikkuttan at MSI