Pathiyoor Sankarankutty
Pathiyoor Sankarankutty
Born (1964-12-30) 30 December 1964
Kayamkulam, Alappuzha, Kerala
NationalityIndian
OccupationKathakali musician
SpouseManju
Children2
AwardsKerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Kerala Kalamandalam award

Pathiyoor Sankarankutty is a Kathakali musician from Kerala, India. He received many awards including Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 2018 and Kerala Kalamandalam award 2009.

Biography

Sankarankutty was born on December 30, 1964, as the fourth child of Mathiltheketil Krishna Pillai who was a Kathakali singer and Mazhupeil Lakshmikuttyamma in Keerikad, Kayamkulam, Alappuzha District.[1][2] Although Krishna Pilla did not interested to teach his son Kathakali music, seeing his love for Kathakali he decided that the stage would be better for him.[3] While studying in the 5th standard, he studied Kathakali acting under the tutelage of Parameswaran Nair and Shankarapilla.[1] In 1978, he made his Kathakali acting debut as Sri Krishna in 'Gurudakshina' at the Avur Sri Krishna Swamy Temple.[1] After that, he played many child roles in various Kathakali programs.[1]

After his pre-degree studies in commerce, he passed Ganabhushanam diploma from RLV College of Music and Fine Arts and then attended a short term music class at Kerala Kalamandalam to study Kathakali music.[4][3] It was his guru Gangadharan who encouraged him to take Kathakali music seriously.[4] At Kalamandalam he studied Kathakali music under many noted artists including Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri, Kalamandalam Ramawaryar and Kalamandalam Gangadharan.[2]

Personal life

Sankarankutty and his wife Manju have two sons Shyamkrishna and Yadukrishna.[1]

Career

Pathiyoor Sankarankutty is one of the disciple of Kalamandalam Hyderali.[5] Sankarankutty also followed the Carnatic touch given to Kathakali music by musicians including his guru Hyderali.[6] Besides performing in Kerala and outside Kerala, he has also performed in countries like Spain, Brazil, Netherlands, Germany and France.[5] For nearly twenty five years he has sung the accompaniment music for kathakali performances of Kalamandalam Gopi.[1]

In 1990, Shankarankutty became a music teacher in Pakalkuri near Kottarakkara.[7] From 2003, he is working as a music teacher at Sandarshan Kathakali Vidyalaya, Ambalapuzha.[8]

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vinod, Kandemkavil (11 August 2019). "കഥകളിയിലെ ശങ്കരസംഗീതം". Janmabhumi. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "പത്തിയൂര്‍ ശങ്കരന്‍കുട്ടി". kathakali.info.
  3. 1 2 "The master singer". The New Indian Express. 20 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Picturesque, lyrical notes". The Hindu. 24 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Pathiyoor Sankarankutty: Kathakali sangeetham should not dominate the performance". The Times of India. 1 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "A maestro rewinds". Deccan Chronicle. 24 August 2017.
  7. ↑ TK, Achuthan (15 April 2022). "ദ്വിബാണീ സംഗമം – കഥകളി ഇൻഫോ" (in Malayalam).
  8. 1 2 "Paeans to Kathakali music". The Hindu. 4 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "പന്നിശ്ശേരി പുരസ്കാരം പത്തിയൂർ ശങ്കരൻകുട്ടിക്ക്". Kerala Kaumudi Daily.
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