Na. Muthuswamy Explained

Na Muthuswamy
Birth Date:1936
Birth Place:Tanjore, Madras Province,
British India
(now Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India)
Death Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:Art director
Awards:Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Padma Shri Na Muthuswamy (1936 – 24 October 2018) was the art director of Tamil folk theatre group Koothu-P-Pattarai, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in South India.

Muthuswamy has been described by The Hindu as "the master of the avant-garde".[1] Muthusamy also made his first film appearance in Vaazhthugal (2008).[2]

Biography

Muthuswamy first achieved prominence as a result of the play "Kalam Kalamaga", which has been described as the "first modern play in Tamil".[1]
He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the Government of India for year 1999. He was awarded as Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2012.[3]

He died on 24 October 2018 at the age of 82.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Master of avant-garde theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202034312/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/28/stories/2008112850610300.htm. dead. 2 December 2008. Santhanam. Kausalya. 28 November 2008. The Hindu. 24 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Koothu-P-Pattarai's Na Muthusamy in Seeman's film. https://web.archive.org/web/20070811005409/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/01082007-1.shtml. dead. 11 August 2007. Toto. 26 September 2016. Cinesouth. 24 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 . dmy-all .
  4. News: Renowned playwright and theatre artist Na Muthuswamy of Koothu-p-pattarai fame no more. Staff. 24 October 2018. The News Minute. 24 October 2018.