Namboothiri (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Namboothiri (artist)

Indian artist

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Ponnani, Kerala, India

Profession: artist, painter, cartoonist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri (born 1925), better known as Artist Namboodiri, is an Indian painter and sculptor, known for his line art and copper relief works.
He has done illustrations for many Malayalam writers such as Thakazhy Shivasankara Pillai, Kesavadev, M.
T.
Vasudevan Nair, Uroob, S.
K.
Pottekkatt, Edasseri Govindan Nair, and V.K.N.
and is reported to be one of the most prolific literary illustrators in the world.
He is a former chairman of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi.
The Akademi awarded him the Raja Ravi Varma Award in 2003.
He is also a recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director.