Madhavan Nampoothiri  
Sopana Sangeet - Kerela  
An established name in the field of Carnatic music, he belongs to the younger genre of musicians in Kerala.

 

 

    

He is also a researcher in regional music, for which, he has been awarded with a junior fellowship for research by Govt of India. He is currently working as a lecturer in music in Government college of Music and Fine Arts, Tripunithura, Kochi. In this programme he is accompanied by Kalamandalam Prakash in maddalam, and Trichur Krishnakumar in Edakka. Madhavan Nampoothiri is one of the original voices in the classical Music field of Kerala. He has 500 Solo performances to his credit.

  Madhavan Nampoothiri has performed before the connoisseurs of South Indian classical music. He stands different from his contemporary musicians through his vast body of original compositions. He inherited his Musical legacy from his lineage and his command over Sanskrit, enabled him to compose several compositions taking philosophic and Mythological themes. In keeping with his stature as a musician Madhavan rarely renders Musical support to dance performance.