Kerelan Theatre Personality P K Venukuttan Nair Died At 81

P K Venukuttan Nair, 81, a well known theatre personality as well as the Malayalam film actor died on 26 November 2012 at Thiruvananthapuram because of brief illness. Nair was a respected personality in theatre circles in the state of Kerala. Nair had also received state government award for the best drama director four times. Nair is survived by his wife.

P K Venukuttan Nair was honoured by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy for contribution to drama field. He was also the former Vice-President of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. Apart from this, he was also Kendra Sangeetha Nataka Academy member.

Some of the renowned works of the artist include Oru Cheru Punchiri, Swayamvaram, Swapnadanam and Ulkatal. He acted in over 90 plays and gave direction in 20 dramas as well.