M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri Explained

Sankaran Namboothiri
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:1971 4, df=y
Birth Place:Punnayam, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Origin:Kochi, Kerala, India
Genre:Indian classical music and Playback singing
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1980–present

M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri (Malayalam: ശങ്കരന്‍ നമ്പൂതിരി) (a.k.a. Pranavam Sankaran Namboothiri) (born 1971) is a Carnatic classical music vocalist and playback singer from Kerala. He is the youngest A Top grade vocalist with All India Radio. Renowned as a child prodigy, he started learning music at the age of ten under the tutelage of C. S. Narayanan Namboothiri. He later trained under T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, and K. V. Narayanaswamy.

He has conducted concerts in India as well as many foreign countries.

Personal life

Sankaran Namboothiri was born to Krishnan Namboothiri (Kathakali singer) and Adithi Devi Antharjanom (Madom Illam, Punnayam) in the year 1971. His native place is 'Punnayam' (asamannoor village). He has two elder brothers, Krishnan Namboothiri (Retired Deputy Tahasildar, perumbavoor) and Narayanan Namboothiri (college lecturer VTB college, Palakkad)

He is married to Ms. Smitha Shankaran from Cherthala and they have a child named Sangeeth Krishnan. Currently lives in Vennala, Cochin.

Awards

Film songs

Year Song Film Music Director
2006 Kathakali Patham Raveendran
2006 Chakani Raja M Jayachandran
2007 Azhakaarnna Kanakasimhasanam M Jayachandran
2007 Chittattin Kaavil Nivedyam M Jayachandran
2007 Pal Kadalil Romeo Alex Paul
2008 Vidhiyil Swarnam Mohan Sithara

Malayalam Album Songs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala News - സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമി കലാശ്രീ പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു - India, World News - Mathrubhumi Newspaper Edition . 10 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110020537/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/2609282/2013-11-10/kerala . 10 November 2013 .