Madavoor Vasudevan Nair (7 April 1929 alattukavu, vallikeezhu, kollam, (Kerala) – 6 February 2018) was a veteran Kathakali artiste. He was awarded the

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by the

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. He taught the Kaplingadan style of Kathakali performance and was also one of the last practitioners of the south

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style ( Kaplingadan) school of the classical dance-drama. He died during a stage performance at Agasthyakode Mahadeva Temple in Anchal, Kollam district, on 6 February 2018, aged 88.

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