Madambu Kunjikuttan

Biography:  Madampu Kunjukuttan was a Malayalam author and a screenplay writer. He won the National Film Award for best screenplay in the year 2000 for the movie Karunam. He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. His novels, short stories and screenplays speak more about the Kerala society. He has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2000 for the film Karunam, directed by Jayaraj. He was was born in Kiralur village Thrissur district on 1942. His family is famous for Yaga among Namboothiri community and was among one of the influential families in the old Peruvanam village in Kerala. His father, late Sankaran Namboodiri, was a great influencer among the local people and served as a rural judge while his mother was a house wife. He studied Sanskrit, Hasthyaayurvedam (treatment of elephants), worked as a teacher for Sanskrit at Kodungalloor and was also a priest in the nearby temple. Madampu also worked in Akasavani (All India Radio). His informal teachers were Poomully Aram Thamuran in Hasthyaayurvedam, the famous writer Kovilan for literature and Parabhattaraka Ananganandha Theertha Pada Sree Guru in Tantric Philiosophy. He was famous for hosting E4 Elephant show with Sreekumar Arookutty on Kairali TV. Madampu Kunjukuttan passed away at the age of 79 due to Covid 19.