staging of Kaliyaankam, the performance manual of which was composed over 400 years ago. He also initiated a new dance form in the play called Hallisakam. He is also noted for his contribution in the form of the reworked version of Matha Vilasom Prahasanam, a 400-year-old Koodiyattom play which was re-constructed and choreographed to give a new style of presentation. Nambiar presently runs a school of arts, Padmashri Madhava Chakyar Gurukulam which is considered a seat of learning for Koodiyattom by Lalit Kala Akademi. Awards Padmashri by Government of India Fellowship by Kalamandalam Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (1993) Nritha Natya Puraskaram by Kerala State Government Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Works Mantrankam koothu – based on the third act of Bhasa's Prathinja Yougandharayana Sreekrishnancharitam Nangiarkoothu – based on Subhadradhananjayam Taalam in Koodiyattom – considered to be the only authentic work of its kind. Narayanan Nambiar has also contributed to the literature of Koodiyattom by way of articles including over 30 seminar papers and has also traced out 25 unknown manuscripts in Sanskrit. References External links Biography Profile on Kerala Tourism on The Hindu daily Life sketch Mizhavu Thayambaka Gurukulam web site in The Hindu daily 1927 births Malayali people Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Living people Indian percussionists Musicians from Palakkad Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 20th-century Indian musicians Koodiyattam exponents Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award