Kedamangalam Sadanandan
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Kedamangalam Sadanandan | |
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| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 13 April 2008 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Kadhaprasangam Artist, Actor, Screenwriter, Lyricist, poet |
| Years active | 1944–2008 |
| Spouse |
Ponnamma (m. 1988) |
| Children | Jiji, Manoj |
| Parent(s) | Manayath Ayyappan and Parvathy |
| Relatives | Karunakaran, Radhakrishnan (Brothers) |
Kedamangalam Sadanandan (1926 – 13 April 2008) was a Kadhaprasangam artist, actor, screenwriter and lyricist from Kerala. He performed Kadhaprasangam (story telling) in more than 15,000 stages for over 50,000 hours in a career spanning about 64 years.[1] He wrote scripts for 12 films, lyrics for more than hundred films and acted in about 40 films.[1] He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1981.[2]
Kedamangalam Sadanandan was born in Paravur, Kerala, in December 1926. He debuted on stage as a monodramatist in 1944. During his early years, he performed famous poems including Changampuzha's Vazhakkula and Ramanan. Ramanan alone was performed in 3,476 stages.[3] Another one was Unniarcha, the Ezhava dame who humbled the rapacious Jonaka gang with mastery over sword fight.[4] Despite age related infirmities, he continued his vocation till his last years. He died on 13 April 2008 due to lung cancer.[1]
Discography
- Ramanan
- Vazhakkula
- Karuna
- Ankakkalari
- Pazhassi Raja
- Unniyarcha
- Thacholi Othenan
- Guruvayoorappan
- Karnan
- Mahanaya AKG
- Chiruthappennu
- Swami Ayyappan
- Sree Ayyappan
- Bangladesh
- Vyasante Chiri
- Avan Veendum Jayililekku
- Chirikkunna Manushyan
- Rani
- Agnipareeksha
- Mahabharatham
- Vaidehi
- Ramayanam
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