Mavelikkara Krishnankutty Nair (11 October 1920 – 13 January 1988) was a Carnatic Mridangam player. He received his training from Alleppey Venkappan Pillai and Veechur Krishna Iyer. He considered Palani Subramaniam Pillai as his 'Manasa Guru'. He received the Padma Shri from the President of India and was also the recipient of the Kerala Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Krishnankutty Nair was also an artiste for All India Radio in Trivandrum.
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11 October 1920 Mavelikara, Kerala, India
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Died |
13 January 1988 (aged 67)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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