village near Koyilandy at the age of 104. Awards and honours 1979 Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award recognised him for his contributions. 1999 Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship of the Academy 2001 Kerala Kalamandalam granted an award for special contributions to art. 2002 Darpanam Natyakulapathi award 2002 Kerala Kalamandalam Visishta Kala Seva Award 2009 Kalaratnam Award of Kerala Kalamandalam 2017 Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India Mayilpeeli award Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Award for contributions to Kathakali References 1916 births 2021 deaths Indian centenarians Indian male dancers Indian dance teachers Performers of Indian classical dance Kathakali exponents Artists from Kozhikode Dancers from Kerala Teachers of Indian classical dance 20th-century Indian dancers 20th-century Indian educators Educators from Kerala Recipients of the Padma Shri Men centenarians Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award