Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (also known as Poonthottam Parameshwaran Nambudiri) (c. 1821-1865) was a poet of the

Venmani School The Venmani School of poets were involved in a movement in Malayalam Literature also known as the Venmani Movement. The style of poetry was pioneered by members of the Venmani Illam of Kodungalloor in the 19th century. Main members The major poets ...

Malayalam Literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puduchery, is one of the six classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary text ...

. Nambudiri was born in about 1821 in

Killikkurussimangalam Killikkurussimangalam (also known as Lakkidi) is a village around 8 km from nearby town Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The river Nila ( Bharatapuzha) flows through the southern border of Lakkidi. Etymology The village ...

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

district. He was a close friend and associate of

Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad Venmani Parameshwaran Nambudiripad (1817-1890), popularly known as Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad was a poet of Malayalam. He was born in the Venmani Illam, a family which was involved in the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. He was the nep ...

from

Kodungalloor Kodungallur (; formerly also called as Cranganore (anglicised name), Portuguese: Cranganor; Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the M ...

. Nambudiri was a talented poet whose works include ''Ambareesha Charitham'' (

Ottan Thullal Ottan Thullal (or ''Ottamthullal'') is a recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala, India. It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Malayalam triumvirate poets, Prachina Kavithrayam (three famous Malayalam-language poe ...

), ''Kaalakeya Vadham'' ( Seethankan Thullal), ''Syamanthakam'' ( Aattakkathha) and a few ''Muktakams''. His son Damodaran Nambudiri was also a poet and was known as Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri.

References

Malayalam literature at namboothiri.com.
1820s births 1865 deaths Malayalam-language writers Poets from British India {{India-writer-stub