Madavoor Vasudevan Nair

Madavoor Vasudevan Nair (7 April 1929 alattukavu, vallikeezhu, kollam, (Kerala)[1][2] – 6 February 2018) was a veteran Kathakali artiste. He was survived by his wife and 3 children including Ganga thampi who is also a dancer.

Madavoor Vasudevan Nair

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. He taught the Kaplingadan style of Kathakali performance and was also one of the last practitioners of the south Kerala style (Kaplingadan) school of the classical dance-drama. He died on 6 February 2018, aged 88.[3]

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