 Puthan Veetil Narayanan) was born on 26 October 1925 at Vayalalam, Thalassery, Kerala, India.His father was Kuttamath Kunniyur Kunhisankara Kurup and mother, Puthan Veetil Devaki Amma.He had his education at Raja's High School, Nileshwaram, Kasaragod and at Brennen College High School, Thalassery.