Eminent theatre person and artist Thuppettan (M. Subrahmanian Namboodiri) died at a hospital here on Friday. He was 90. He was ailing for sometime.

He had directed and wrote scripts for many plays. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for best play in 2003 for ‘Vannanthye Kanam’. Thanathu Lavanam and Mohana Sundara Palam are his other prominent works.

Born in Panjal in 1929, he had worked as an art teacher in many schools.

Minister for Culture A.K. Balan condoled the death of Thuppettan.

“He captured the attention of common man through rural plays and communicated serious issues from globalisation to corruption in his own simple style,” the Minister said

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Kerala / by Special Correspondent / Thrissur – February 01st, 2019