Olappamanna Mana Subramanian Namboothirippad (January 10, 1923 – April 10, 2000), better identified by his family name, Olappamanna , was an Indian poet of

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. A former chairman of

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and an author of 20 books of poetry, his poems were noted for their explicit social expressions. He received two awards from

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and another from Kendra Sahitya Academy, besides honours such as Government of Madras Poetry Prize,

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, N. V. Puraskaram,

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and Ulloor Award.

Biography

Olappamanna was born on January 10, 1923 in

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district of the south Indian state of

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, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam.After the customary early education of

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and

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, he completed schooling in 1944, studying in

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School, P. M. G. High School, Palakkad and B. E. M. High School, Palakkad, and joined the

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for his undergraduate studies in History but did not complete it. Later, he was engaged in timber and rubber businesses and was involved in local politics, presiding over Ezhakkad Panchayat and Kottoppadam Panchayath, during the period from 1950 to 1964. Olappamanna, who was married to Sreedevi, died on 10 April 2000, at the age of 77, succumbing to a massive heart attack.

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, the noted scholar and poet was his brother while

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, the writer of children's literature, popularly known as ''Sumanagala'', and O. M. C. Narayanan Nambuthirippad, the Sanskrit scholar were his niece and nephew respectively.

Legacy

Olappamanna published his first poem in 1942 and his oeuvre comprises 21 books of poetry which include award winning titles such as ''Kathakavithakal'' and ''Nizhalana''. Three of his books, ''Theethailam'', ''Panchali'' and ''Nangemakutty'' are

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s and ''Amba'', is an attakatha.

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, the 2009 Malayalam film, has one of Olappamanna's poems, adapted as a song by

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, and sung by himself and

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