Madampu Kunjukuttan Explained

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. 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). He was married to Savithri Antharjanam and had two daughters, Jaseena Madampu and Haseena Madampu.

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'. 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

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

Television

• E4 Elephant

External links

• Madambu Kunjikkuttan at MSI

Notes and References

1. Web site: Writer-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away. 11 May 2021. Mathrubhumi. en. 11 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511151821/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/writer-actor-madampu-kunjukuttan-passes-away-1.5657367. dead.
2. Web site: എഴുത്തുകാരനും നടനുമായ മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുക്കുട്ടന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു. 11 May 2021. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. ml.
3. Web site: Movies: National Awards announced!. . 2 July 2009.
4. News: Muringatheri. Mini. 11 May 2021. Writer, actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away. en-IN. The Hindu. 11 May 2021. 0971-751X.
5. Web site: Madampu Kunjukuttan . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821233408/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/231480/Madampu-Kunjukuttan/biography . dead . 21 August 2014 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2014 . 20 August 2014.
6. Web site: Madampu Kunjukuttan on election fever . Asianetnews . 20 August 2014 . 21 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821093213/http://www.asianetnews.tv/janavidhi2014/article/9078_Election2014:-Matambu-Kunjukuttan . dead .
7. Web site: സഞ്ജയന്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുകുട്ടന്. 2 January 2015. DC Books. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102082707/http://www.dcbooks.com/sanjayan-award-to-madampu-kunjukuttan.html. 2 January 2015. dead.
8. News: Romig. Rollo. 14 August 2013. The Hard Life of Celebrity Elephants. en-US. The New York Times. 12 July 2020. 0362-4331.
9. Web site: E 4 Elephant Show On Kairali TV From 22nd October 2017 At 12.30 P.M. 13 October 2017. Kerala TV. en-US. 1 June 2020.
10. News: എഴുത്തുകാരനും നടനുമായ മാടമ്പ് കുഞ്ഞുക്കുട്ടൻ അന്തരിച്ചു . ml . 11 May 2021.