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{{short description|Indian poet}}
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| birth_name = Subramanian Namboothirippad
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| spouse = Sreedevi
| spouse = Sreedevi Antharjanam
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| relatives = {{Unbulleted_list|[[O. M. Anujan]]<br>{{small|(Brother)}}|Sreedevi Bindu Olappamanna<br>{{small|(Granddaughter)}}|[[Leela Nambudiripad]]<br>{{small|(Niece)}}|[[O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad]]<br>{{small|(Nephew)}}}}
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'''Olappamanna manakkal Subramanian Namboothirippad''' (1923-2000), better identified by his family name, '''Olappamanna''', was an Indian poet of [[Malayalam literature]]. A former chairman of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] and an author of 20 books of poetry, his poems were noted for their explicit social expressions. He received two awards from [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] and another from [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Kendra Sahitya Akademi]], besides honours such as Government of Madras Poetry Prize, [[Odakkuzhal Award]], N. V. Puraskaram, [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram]] and Ulloor Award.
'''Olappamanna Mana Subramanian Namboothirippad''' (10 January 1923 – 10 April 2000), better identified by his [[Surname|family name]], '''Olappamanna ''', was an Indian poet of [[Malayalam literature]]. A former chairman of [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] and an author of 20 books of poetry, his poems were noted for their explicit social expressions. He received two awards from [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi|Kerala Sahitya Academy]] and another from [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Kendra Sahitya Academy]], besides honours such as Government of Madras Poetry Prize, [[Odakkuzhal Award]], N. V. Puraskaram, [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram]] and Ulloor Award.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Govt Victoria College Palakkad Entrance.JPG|thumb|left|Government Victoria College Palakkad, Olappamanna's alma mater]]
[[File:Govt Victoria College Palakkad Entrance.JPG|thumb|left|Government Victoria College Palakkad, Olappamanna's alma mater]]
Olappamanna was born Subramanian Namboothirippad on January 10, 1923 in [[Vellinezhi]] in [[Palakkad]] district of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] in [[Olappamanna Mana]], a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians<ref name="Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad">{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/olappamanna-mna-palakkad/559 |title=Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref name="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TJhFunWQ8">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TJhFunWQ8 |title=Olappamanna Mana |last=Video Webindia123 |date=2015-09-25 |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam,<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/Olappamannagraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> as one of their eight children.<ref name="പതിനാല് രൂപയാണ് കിട്ടിയ ആദ്യ പ്രതിഫലം; അതും കമ്മീഷൻ കുറച്ചുള്ള ബാക്കി തുക">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/interview/dr-o-m-anujan-olappamanna-1.3058136 |title=പതിനാല് രൂപയാണ് കിട്ടിയ ആദ്യ പ്രതിഫലം; അതും കമ്മീഷൻ കുറച്ചുള്ള ബാക്കി തുക |last=പ്രീതി |first=ഡോ ഒ എം അനുജന്‍/ എ എം |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> After the customary early education of [[Sanskrit]] and [[vedas]], he completed schooling in 1944, studying in [[Ottappalam]] School, P. M. G. High School, Palakkad and [[Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School|B. E. M. High School, Palakkad]], and joined the [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad]] for his undergraduate studies in History but did not complete it.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=lyricist&artist=Olappamanna |title=Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Later, he was engaged in timber and rubber businesses and was involved in local politics, presiding over Ezhakkad Panchayat and [[Kottoppadam, Mannarkkad|Kottoppadam Panchayath]], during the period from 1950 to 1964.<ref>Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur</ref>
Olappamanna was born on 10 January 1923, in [[Vellinezhi]] in [[Palakkad district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] in [[Olappamanna Mana]], a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians<ref name="Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad">{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/olappamanna-mna-palakkad/559 |title=Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref name="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TJhFunWQ8">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TJhFunWQ8 |title=Olappamanna Mana |last=Video Webindia123 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2015-09-25 |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam. After the customary early education of [[Sanskrit]] and [[vedas]], he completed schooling in 1944, studying in [[Ottappalam]] School, P. M. G. High School, Palakkad and [[Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School|B. E. M. High School, Palakkad]], and joined the [[Government Victoria College, Palakkad]] for his undergraduate studies in History but did not complete it.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=lyricist&artist=Olappamanna |title=Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Later, he was engaged in timber and rubber businesses and was involved in local politics, presiding over Ezhakkad Panchayat and [[Kottoppadam, Mannarkkad|Kottoppadam Panchayath]], during the period from 1950 to 1964.<ref>Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur</ref>


Olappamanna, who was married to Sreedevi, died on 10 April 2000, at the age of 77, succumbing to a massive heart attack.<ref>Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C. Books; Kottayam</ref><ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/olappamanna-profile-1898-25.htm |title=Olappamanna - Veethi profile |date=2019-04-17 |website=veethi.com |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> [[:ml:ഡോ. , the noted scholar and poet was hisbrother while ഒ.എം. അനുജൻ:|O. M. Anujan]], the noted scholar and poet was his brother<ref name="A life dedicated to classical art">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-life-dedicated-to-classical-art/article3757119.ece |title=A life dedicated to classical art |last=Haridas |first=Anand |date=2012-08-12 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> while [[Leela Nambudiripad]], the writer of children's literature, popularly known as ''Sumanagala'', and [[:ml:ഒ.എം.സി. നാരായണൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്:|O. M. C. Narayanan Nambuthirippad]], the Sanksrit scholar were his niece and cousin respectively.<ref name="Personalities">{{Cite web |url=http://www.olappamannamana.com/personalities.html |title=Personalities |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.olappamannamana.com |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref><ref name="Glimpses of a glorious heritage">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Glimpses-of-a-glorious-heritage/article14576092.ece |title=Glimpses of a glorious heritage |last=Kaladharan |first=V. |date=2016-08-18 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>
Olappamanna, who was married to Sreedevi, died on 10 April 2000, at the age of 77, succumbing to a massive heart attack.<ref>Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C. Books; Kottayam</ref><ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/olappamanna-profile-1898-25.htm |title=Olappamanna - Veethi profile |date=2019-04-17 |website=veethi.com |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> [[:ml:ഡോ. , the noted scholar and poet was hisbrother while ഒ.എം. അനുജൻ:|O. M. Anujan]], the noted scholar and poet was his brother<ref name="A life dedicated to classical art">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-life-dedicated-to-classical-art/article3757119.ece |title=A life dedicated to classical art |last=Haridas |first=Anand |date=2012-08-12 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> while [[Leela Nambudiripad]], the writer of children's literature, popularly known as ''Sumanagala'', [[:ml:ഒ.എം.സി. നാരായണൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്:|O. M. C. Narayanan Nambuthirippad]], the Sanskrit scholar and Olappamanna Damodaran Nambudiripad (Founder and Former Chairperson of Deviprasadam Trust) were his niece and nephews respectively.<ref name="Personalities">{{Cite web |url=http://www.olappamannamana.com/personalities.html |title=Personalities |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.olappamannamana.com |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430145221/http://www.olappamannamana.com/personalities.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Glimpses of a glorious heritage">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Glimpses-of-a-glorious-heritage/article14576092.ece |title=Glimpses of a glorious heritage |last=Kaladharan |first=V. |date=2016-08-18 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
[[File:Koothambalam at Kerala Kalamandalam.jpg|thumb|left|Kerala Kalamandalam]]
[[File:Koothambalam at Kerala Kalamandalam.jpg|thumb|left|Kerala Kalamandalam]]
Olappamanna published his first poem in 1942 and his oeuvre comprises 21 books of poetry<ref name="books.puzha.com - Author Details">{{Cite web |url=http://archive.is/gUFVB |title=books.puzha.com - Author Details |date=2013-07-24 |website=archive.is |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> which include award winning titles such as ''Kathakavithakal'' and ''Nizhalana''.<ref name="List of works">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/OlappamannaBooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Three of his books, ''Theethailam'', ''Panchali'' and ''Nangemakutty'' are [[Khanta Kavyam|Khanda kavyams]] and ''Amba'', is an [[attakatha]]. [[Orkkuka Vallappozhum]], the 2009 Malayalam film, has one of Olappamanna's poems, adapted as a song by [[M. Jayachandran]], and sung by himself and [[Sujatha Mohan]].<ref name="Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009]">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?6251 |title=Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009] |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>
Olappamanna published his first poem in 1942 and his oeuvre comprises 21 books of poetry<ref name="books.puzha.com - Author Details">{{Cite web |url=http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=1262 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130724080016/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=1262 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-24 |title=books.puzha.com - Author Details |date=2013-07-24 |website=archive.is |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> which include award winning titles such as ''Kathakavithakal'' and ''Nizhalana''.<ref name="List of works">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/OlappamannaBooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Three of his books, ''Theethailam'', ''Panchali'' and ''Nangemakutty'' are [[Khanta Kavyam]]s and ''Amba'', is an [[Aattakatha (performance)|attakatha]]. [[Orkkuka Vallappozhum]], the 2009 Malayalam film, has one of Olappamanna's poems, adapted as a song by [[M. Jayachandran]], and sung by himself and [[Sujatha Mohan]].<ref name="Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009]">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?6251 |title=Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009] |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>


Olappamanna was associated with [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], holding the position of its vice chairman and later chairing the institution during 1978–84.<ref name="books.puzha.com - Author Details" /> He was also associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for a brief period<ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile" /> and sat in the director board of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, a writers'cooperative, from 1965 to 1974 and in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi from 1979 to 1984.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna" />
Olappamanna was associated with [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], holding the position of its vice chairman and later chairing the institution during 1978–84.<ref name="books.puzha.com - Author Details" /> He was also associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for a brief period<ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile" /> and sat in the director board of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, a writers'cooperative, from 1965 to 1974 and in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi from 1979 to 1984.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna" />


== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
Olappamanna received the Government of Madras Poetry Prize in 1950 for his work,''Ashareerikal''.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna" /> The [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] selected his poetry anthology, ''Kathakavithakal'', for their [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|annual award for poetry]] in 1967<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> and he received the [[Odakkuzhal Award]] in 1988, his book, ''Nizhalana'', fetching him the award.<ref name="Winners of Odakkuzhal Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/odakkuzhal-award/576 |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> The book earned yet another award a year later, the 1989 [[Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref name="Literary Awards">{{Cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524212356/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |title=Literary Awards |date=2007-05-24 |website=web.archive.org |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Six years after receiving the N. V. Puraskaram in 1992,<ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile" /> Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him again with the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]] in 1998;<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/total.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> the same year as he received the [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram]].<ref name="Winners of Asan Prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/asan-prize/582 |title=Winners of Asan Prize |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> He was also a recipient of the Ulloor Award.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" />
Olappamanna received the Government of Madras Poetry Prize in 1950 for his work, ''Ashareerikal''.<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna" /> The [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] selected his poetry anthology, ''Kathakavithakal'', for their [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|annual award for poetry]] in 1967<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626195512/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |archive-date=26 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and he received the [[Odakkuzhal Award]] in 1988, his book, ''Nizhalana'', fetching him the award.<ref name="Winners of Odakkuzhal Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/odakkuzhal-award/576 |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> The book earned yet another award a year later, the 1989 [[Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref name="Literary Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524212356/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-24 |title=Literary Awards |date=2007-05-24 |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> Six years after receiving the N. V. Puraskaram in 1992,<ref name="Olappamanna - Veethi profile" /> Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him again with the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]] in 1998;<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/total.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705154814/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/total.htm |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the same year as he received the [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram]].<ref name="Winners of Asan Prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/asan-prize/582 |title=Winners of Asan Prize |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref> He was also a recipient of the Ulloor Award.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web|date=2019-04-17|title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/Olappamannagraphy.htm|access-date=2019-04-17|website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=74973&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Suphala: kavithakal |last=Olappamanna |publisher=S.P.C.S |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=74973&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Suphala: kavithakal |last=Olappamanna |publisher=S.P.C.S |location=Kottayam}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=73509&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Kadhakavithakal |last=Olappamanna |publisher=Mangalodayam |location=Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=73509&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Kadhakavithakal |last=Olappamanna |publisher=Mangalodayam |location=Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=235458&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Kadhakaliyude rangasree |last=Olappamanna |date=2014 |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |isbn=9788182660137 |edition=1st ed |location=Kozhikode}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=235458&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Kadhakaliyude rangasree |last=Olappamanna |date=2014 |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |isbn=9788182660137 |edition= 1st |location=Kozhikode}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=221412&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520Olappamanna |title=Dhukhamavuka sukham |last=Olappamanna |date=1980 |publisher=Sahitya Pravastha Co. operative society |location=Sahitya Pravastha Co. operative society}}
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 21 July 2024

This article is about the poet. For the family, see Olappamanna Mana. For the Sanskrit scholar, see O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad.

Olappamanna
Born
Subramanian Namboothirippad

(1923-01-10)10 January 1923
Died10 April 2000(2000-04-10) (aged 77)
OccupationPoet
Notable work
  • Nizhalana
  • Kathakavithakal
  • Nangemakutty
  • Theethailam
  • Kilungunna Kaiyyamam
SpouseSreedevi Antharjanam
Parents
  • Neelakantan Nambuthirippad
  • Devasena Antharjanam
Relatives
Awards

Olappamanna Mana Subramanian Namboothirippad (10 January 1923 – 10 April 2000), better identified by his family name, Olappamanna , was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature. A former chairman of Kerala Kalamandalam and an author of 20 books of poetry, his poems were noted for their explicit social expressions. He received two awards from Kerala Sahitya Academy and another from Kendra Sahitya Academy, besides honours such as Government of Madras Poetry Prize, Odakkuzhal Award, N. V. Puraskaram, Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram and Ulloor Award.

Biography

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Government Victoria College Palakkad, Olappamanna's alma mater

Olappamanna was born on 10 January 1923, in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala in Olappamanna Mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians[1][2] to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam. After the customary early education of Sanskrit and vedas, he completed schooling in 1944, studying in Ottappalam School, P. M. G. High School, Palakkad and B. E. M. High School, Palakkad, and joined the Government Victoria College, Palakkad for his undergraduate studies in History but did not complete it.[3] Later, he was engaged in timber and rubber businesses and was involved in local politics, presiding over Ezhakkad Panchayat and Kottoppadam Panchayath, during the period from 1950 to 1964.[4]

Olappamanna, who was married to Sreedevi, died on 10 April 2000, at the age of 77, succumbing to a massive heart attack.[5][6] O. M. Anujan, the noted scholar and poet was his brother[7] while Leela Nambudiripad, the writer of children's literature, popularly known as Sumanagala, O. M. C. Narayanan Nambuthirippad, the Sanskrit scholar and Olappamanna Damodaran Nambudiripad (Founder and Former Chairperson of Deviprasadam Trust) were his niece and nephews respectively.[8][9]

Legacy

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Kerala Kalamandalam

Olappamanna published his first poem in 1942 and his oeuvre comprises 21 books of poetry[10] which include award winning titles such as Kathakavithakal and Nizhalana.[11] Three of his books, Theethailam, Panchali and Nangemakutty are Khanta Kavyams and Amba, is an attakatha. Orkkuka Vallappozhum, the 2009 Malayalam film, has one of Olappamanna's poems, adapted as a song by M. Jayachandran, and sung by himself and Sujatha Mohan.[12]

Olappamanna was associated with Kerala Kalamandalam, holding the position of its vice chairman and later chairing the institution during 1978–84.[10] He was also associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for a brief period[6] and sat in the director board of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, a writers'cooperative, from 1965 to 1974 and in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi from 1979 to 1984.[3]

Awards and honours

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Olappamanna received the Government of Madras Poetry Prize in 1950 for his work, Ashareerikal.[3] The Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected his poetry anthology, Kathakavithakal, for their annual award for poetry in 1967[13] and he received the Odakkuzhal Award in 1988, his book, Nizhalana, fetching him the award.[14] The book earned yet another award a year later, the 1989 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award.[15] Six years after receiving the N. V. Puraskaram in 1992,[6] Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him again with the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 1998;[16] the same year as he received the Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram.[17] He was also a recipient of the Ulloor Award.[18]

Bibliography

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  • Olappamanna (1973). Amba (Aattakkadha). Kalamandalam: Kalamandalam.
  • Olappamanna. Aehi Soonari: Kavithakal. Author.
  • Olappamanna. Olichupookunna Njan: Kavithakal. Kottayam: S.P.C.S.
  • Olappamanna. Nangemakkutti: Kavitha.
  • Olappamanna (1125). Kulambadi. Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.
  • Olappamanna (1993). Varinellu. D.C. Books, Kottayam: D.C. Books, Kottayam.
  • Olappamanna (1987). Nizhalana. Current Books, Kottayam: Current Books, Kottayam.
  • Olappamanna (2014). Nithyakalyani: Olappamannayude sampoorna kavithakal. Kozhikode: Mathrubhumi books. ISBN 9788182662025.
  • Olappamanna. Suphala: kavithakal. Kottayam: S.P.C.S.
  • Olappamanna. Kadhakavithakal. Thrissur: Mangalodayam.
  • Olappamanna (2014). Kadhakaliyude rangasree (1st ed.). Kozhikode: Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 9788182660137.
  • Olappamanna (1980). Dhukhamavuka sukham. Sahitya Pravastha Co. operative society: Sahitya Pravastha Co. operative society.
  • Olappamanna (1988). Jalakapakshi. Mathrubhoomi, Kozhikode: Mathrubhoomi, Kozhikode.[permanent dead link]
  • Olappamanna (1951). Theethailam. Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.
  • Olappamanna (1948). Kalpana. Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.

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  • Veena
  • Kilungunna Kaiyamam
  • Asareerikal
  • Panchali
  • Elathalam
  • Rubberwifum Mattu Kavithakalum

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad". Kerala Tourism. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ Video Webindia123 (25 September 2015). "Olappamanna Mana". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c "Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna". malayalasangeetham.info. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur
  5. ^ Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C. Books; Kottayam
  6. ^ a b c "Olappamanna - Veethi profile". veethi.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ^ Haridas, Anand (12 August 2012). "A life dedicated to classical art". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Personalities". www.olappamannamana.com. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ^ Kaladharan, V. (18 August 2016). "Glimpses of a glorious heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ a b "books.puzha.com - Author Details". archive.is. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ^ "List of works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009]". malayalasangeetham.info. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Winners of Odakkuzhal Award". www.keralaculture.org. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Literary Awards". 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Winners of Asan Prize". www.keralaculture.org. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  19. ^ Olappamanna (1973). Anamuttu: Kavithakal. Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society.

Further reading

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