C. J. Kuttappan Explained

C. J. Kuttappan is a folk artist from Kerala.^{[1] [2]}

Kuttappan has performed in the US, Thailand, Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar, and Gulf countries. Th

Kuttappan is the Chairman of Kerala Folklore Academy^[3] and Director, Thayillam - Folk Arts Research Center.

Kuttappan has performed on Asianet, Surya, Amrita, Indiavision, JaiHind, Reporter, Doordarshan, Kappa TV, Jeevan. He has performed folk arts, speeches, and engaged in discussions and interviews on AIR, DD. From 2001- 2003 he was the Coordinator, Folk Programmes, at Kairali TV

Biography

He was born in Chengannur, Pathanamthitta district, the eldest of four children of Kumaradas and Thankamma.^[4] His family moved to Udumbanchola in Idukki district when he was in fifth grade.^[4] In 1996, he formed his own folk music troupe Thailiyam.^[4]

Awards

• Kerala State Folklore Academy Award 2012^[4]
• Samba Sivan Award^[4]
• Kalamanikyam Award^[5]

Family

He and his wife Sudha have two children, Kala Kannan.^[4]

References

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Thiruvalla-to-host-padayani-festival/article17048446.ece

Notes and References

1. Book: Dominic, K. V.. International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) Vol. 6, No. 2: July 2016. 2016-06-01. K. V. Dominic. en.
2. Web site: Music directorJassie Gift and C J Kuttappan to present theme song of National folk fest. February 13, 2018. Aswin J.. Kumar. The Times of India. en. 2020-04-02.
3. Web site: In Conversation with C.J. Kuttappan: On Pakkanar Kali and Mudiyattam. Sahapedia. en. 2020-04-02.
4. Web site: മുളന്തേൻ കിനിയുന്ന പാട്ട് . Mathrubhumi . ml . 24 December 2021 . 24 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224052658/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/weekend/-malayalam-news-1.1061642 . dead .
5. News: കലാഭവൻ മണിയുടെ ഓർമ്മക്കായുള്ള കലാമാണിക്യ പുരസ്കാരം സി.ജെ. കുട്ടപ്പന് . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . ml.