Kottakkal: Artist Namboothiri, a unique talent in Kerala’s painting and sculpture arts, passed away. He was 97 years old. He died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kottakal, Malappuram. He was admitted to the hospital due to a respiratory infection. He was being treated for several days due to age-related diseases. He was admitted to the hospital on July 1. It will end on Friday morning.
Public visit will be held from morning to 12 noon at Edapal Naduvattam house. There will be a public darshan at the Thrissur Lalitha Kala Academy hall till 3 pm. The cremation will take place at the Edapal house premises around 5.30 pm.
Artist KM Vasudevan Namboothiri was born on September 13, 1925 to Ponnani Karuvattillath Parameswaran Namboothiri and Sridevi Antarjanam.
He excelled in all the fields he undertook, including drawing, painting, sculpture and art direction. He was famous for his cartoons. VKN artist Namboothiri was described as the Lord of Lines. He painted for the works of Takazi, MT, Basheer, Potakad and others. At the request of actor Mohanlal, the painting based on Shankaracharya’s Soundaryalahari is very famous.
Namboothiri has received many awards and recognitions which have given a new dimension to Kerala painting. Aravindan’s Uttarayanam was talented and Kanchanaseetha also worked as an art director for films. In 1974, he received the State Award for Best Film Art Director and the Raja Ravi Varma Award in 2003.
