Mullanezhi Neelakandan Namboothiri, known mononymously as Mullanezhi, was an Indian poet, playwright, lyricist and actor from Thrissur.
15 Facts About Mullanezhi
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Mullanezhi was awarded the Nalapadan Award in 1989 for his poem "Naranath Brandhan".
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Mullanezhi was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award twice: in 1995 for the drama Samathalam and in 2010 for the poetry collection Kavitha.
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Mullanezhi wrote more than 70 songs for 25 movies and acted in films like Uppu, Piravi, Kazhakam and Neelathamara.
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Mullanezhi was born in Mullanezhi Mana, Ollur, Thrissur on 16 May 1948.
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Mullanezhi started his career as a teacher from Ramavarmapuram Government High School.
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Mullanezhi voluntarily retired from Government Model Higher Secondary School for Boys, Thrissur on 2004.
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Mullanezhi led Agragami Theaters and wrote many plays, some of which have been collected in the anthology Samathalam.
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Mullanezhi won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for his drama Samathalam in 1995 and his anthology of poems in 2010.
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Mullanezhi served as a director board member of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi from 1980 to 1983.
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Mullanezhi became a film lyricist in 1976, by penning the song "Karukaruthoru Pennanu" for Njavalpazhangal by Azeez.
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Mullanezhi has written more than 70 songs for 25 movies.
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Mullanezhi entered the world of acting through the drama, Chaverppada in which he acted alongside Premji.
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Mullanezhi acted in a few films including Piravi, Uppu and Kazhakam.
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Mullanezhi died on 22 October 2011 due to cardiac arrest.