Kedamangalam Sadanandan (1926 – 13 April 2008) was a

Kadhaprasangam Kadhaprasangam (''lyrical narrative'' or ''story telling performance'') is a performing art of Kerala, India. Performance It combines speaking, acting, and singing to present a story. Costumes, make-up, or settings are not used. The main ar ...

artist, actor,

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He performed Kadhaprasangam (story telling) in more than 15,000 stages for over 50,000 hours in a career spanning about 64 years. He wrote scripts for 12 films, lyrics for more than hundred films and acted in about 40 films.

Biography

Kedamangalam Sadanandan was born in Paravur, Kerala, in December 1926. He debuted on stage as a monodramatist in 1944. During his early years, he performed famous poems including Changampuzha's ''Vazhakkula'' and ''

Ramanan ''Ramanan'' (Malayalam: രമണന്‍) is the most celebrated work of Malayalam poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. It is a play written in the form of verse. It is a pastoral elegy written after the death of his friend, Edappally Raghavan ...

''. ''Ramanan'' alone was performed in 3,476 stages. Another one was ''

Unniarcha Unniyarcha (sometimes spelled "Uñnįarcha") is a legendary warrior and heroine 16th century mentioned in the '' Vadakkan Pattukal'', a set of historical ballads from northern Kerala, a state in southwestern India. She was a member of a Thiy ...

'', the

Ezhava The Ezhavas () are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community. They are also known as ''Ilhava'' ...

dame who humbled the rapacious Jonaka gang with mastery over sword fight. Sadanandan ruled the stage for 64 years as a Kadhaprasangam artiste and he presented over 40 stories for over 50,000 hours on 15,000 stages. He also acted in 40 films, scripted 12 films and wrote songs for about 100 movies. Despite age related infirmities, he continued his vocation till his last years. He died on 13 April 2008 due to

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

Filmography

# ''

Sreemurukan ''Sreemurukan'' is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film, based on the stories of the Hindu god Kartikeya, also called as ''Murugan'', stars Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, P. ...

'' (1977) # ''Amba Ambika Ambalika'' (1976) # ''Hridayam Oru Kshethram'' (1976) # ''Thomasleeha'' (1975) # ''Swami Ayappan'' (1975) # ''Chandrakantham'' (1974) # ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' (1972) # ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' (1964) # ''Devalayam'' (1964) # ''Veluthampi Dawala'' (1962) # ''Viyarppinte Vila'' (1962) # ''

Kandam Becha Kottu ''Kandam Becha Kottu'' () is a 1961 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram under the banner of Modern Theatres. It stars Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Prem Nawas in the lead roles, along with T. S. Muth ...

'' (1961) as Avuran # ''Umminithanka'' (1961) # '' Arappavan'' (1961) as Pachu Pilla # '' Thaskaraveeran'' (1957) # ''

Marumakal ''Marumakal'' () is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by M. K. Chari, written by Kedamangalam Sadanandan and produced by Paul Kallungal. The film marks the onscreen debut of Prem Nazir, who played the lead role, and al ...

'' (1952)

References

External links

Kedamangalam Sadanandan
at the Malayalam Movie Database
Kedamangalam Sadanandan at MSI

Malayalam-language writers People from Ernakulam district 1926 births 2008 deaths Indian storytellers Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors from Kerala Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam poets 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Kerala Malayalam-language lyricists Indian male poets Indian male screenwriters 20th-century Indian poets Male actors in Malayalam theatre 20th-century Indian male actors Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian screenwriters Deaths from lung cancer in India {{India-film-actor-stub