Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair (
Malayalam
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: മാവേലിക്കര വേലുക്കുട്ടി നായർ) was an Indian
mridangam
The ''mridangam'' is an ancient percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion in ...
player.
Life
Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair was born on 2 October 1926 in Chettikulangara (near
Mavelikkara
Mavelikkara () is a municipality in the Onattukara Region of Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 ...
),
Alleppey
Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...
district,
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
then in
Travancore
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. He had undergone preliminary lessons in Mridangam from his the famous ''Mridanga Vidwan'' Muthukulam S. Kumara Pillai. Later undergone advanced training from Maestro Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmabhooshan
Palghat Mani Iyer under Gurukula system for a period of 8 years. Late
Palghat R. Raghu and
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman were also disciples of
Palghat Mani Iyer along with him.
Awards and recognitions
* ''A Top'' graded artist (highest award) in All India Radio and Doordarshan.
* ''Sangeetha Kalaacharya'' title from
Madras Music Academy
Madras Music Academy is one of the earliest established music academies in South India. Before the concept of infrastructure was introduced to India in the early 1920s, it was a gathering for elite musicians simply called (and is still more ...
in 2008.
* Central
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English language, English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture (India) ...
"Tagore Samman" in 2012.
* ''Golden Jubilee Award'' from Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer foundation, Chennai in 2002.
*
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultu ...
in 1981.
*
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship is an honour presented by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Depar ...
in 1998.
* ''Gayaka Ratna'' title from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum in 2000.
* ''Mridanga Kalashiromani'' title from Palghat Mani Iyer Foundation, Bangalore in 2007.
* ''Ganalaya Visharath'' title from Travancore Devaswam Board in 1994.
* ''Guruvayoorappan Chembai Award'' from Guruvayoor Devaswam in 2008.
* ''Layavadya Ratna'' title from Sathguru Sangeetha Sabha, Trichi in 2009.
* ''Layavadya Praveena'' title from Kerala fine arts society, Ernakulam in 1998.
* ''Tansen Sangeetha Kalanidhi'' title from Tansen Sur Sangom, Trivandrum in 1995.
* ''Mridanga Ratnam'' title from Raja Rajeshwari Kalakshethram, Guruvayoor in 1994.
* ''Golden Jubilee Award'' from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha in 1992.
* ''Thulaseevanam'' award by Thulaseevanam Trust, Trivandrum in 1996.
* ''Annual Award'' from Guruvayoor Dorai Trust, Chennai in 2008.
* ''Kottaram Sankunni Nair Award'' from Harmoniom Chakravarthy Kottaram Sankunni Nair Memorial Trust, Changanassery in 2001.
* ''Sangeetha Ratna'' title from Sri. Nataraja Sangeetha Sabha, Varkala in 2008.
* ''Pranavasree Puraskar'' from Pranavam Sangeet Sabha, Kollam in 2006.
* ''Sangeetha Sampoorna'' title from Poornathrayesa Sangeet Sabha, Thripunithura.
* ''Vadya Kulapathi'' title from Kaladarppanam, Aluva in 2002.
* ''Sangeetha Ratna'' title from Adi Sankara Veda Vedanta Samskritha Co-operative Society, Trivandrum.
* ''Prathibha Pranamam'' by Manaveeyam, Government of Kerala.
* ''Cultural Award'' from Padmasree Krishnankutty Nair Memorial Trust in 2004.
* ''Mridanga Kalanidhi'' title from Nair Service Society, Muscat Chapter.
* ''Annual Award'' from Sree Raja Rajeswari Sangeetha Sabha, Alleppey in 1998.
* Award from Puthukkotta Dakshinamoorthy Pillai Memorial Trust, Trichi.
References
External links
* http://www.velukuttynair.com
* http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=23081
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3681002.ece
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/article3684329.ece
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1926 births
2012 deaths
Mridangam players
Indian percussionists
20th-century Indian drummers
Musicians from Kerala
People from Alappuzha district
Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award