Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kavalam Narayana Panicker

Indian dramatist, director and poet

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Kavalam, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 26-Jun-2016

Profession: poet, playwright, lyricist, theater director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Kavalam Narayana Panicker (1 May 1928 – 26 June 2016) was an Indian dramatist, theatre director, and poet.
He has written over 26 Malayalam plays, many adapted from classical Sanskrit drama and Shakespeare, notably Madhyamavyayogam (1979), Kalidasa's Vikramorvasiyam (1981, 1996), Shakuntalam (1982), Karnabharam (1984, 2001), Bhasa's Uru Bhangam (1988), Swapnavasavadattam, and Dootavakyam (1996).
He is the founder – director of theatre troupe, Sopanam, which led to the foundation of Bhashabharati: Centre for Performing Arts, Training and Research, in Trivandrum.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction in 1983 by Sangeet Natak Akademi, and its highest award for lifetime achievement, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 2002.
In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of Arts, by the Government of India.
He died in his residence on 26 June 2016, aged 88, a few days after returning from the hospital.
Kavalam narayana panicker award 2019 will be given to poet Madhav K Vasudevan from Cherthala