M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri

Sankaran Namboothiri
Born	Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
Origin	Kochi, Kerala, India
Genres	Indian classical music and Playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1980-present

M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri (Malayalam: ശങ്കരന്‍ നമ്പൂതിരി) (a.k.a. Pranavam Sankaran Namboothiri) (born 1971) is a Carnatic classical music vocalist and playback singer from Kerala. He is the youngest A Top grade vocalist with All India Radio. Renowned as a child prodigy, he started learning music at the age of ten under the tutelage of C. S. Narayanan Namboothiri. He later trained under T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, and K. V. Narayanaswamy.

He has conducted concerts in India as well as many foreign countries.

Sankaran Namboothiri was born to Krishnan Namboothiri (Kathakali Dancer and singer) and Adithi Devi Antharjanom in the year 1971.His native place is 'Punnayam'(asamannoor village).He has two elder brothers,Krishnan Namboohiri(Retired Deputy Tahasildar,perumbavoor) and Narayanan Namboothiri(college lecturer BTB college,Palakkad)

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