Manoj Kuroor

Manoj Kuroor

Manoj Kuroor

Manoj Kuroor
Born (1971-05-31) 31 May 1971
Kottayam, India
Nationality Indian
Education PhD
Alma mater School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University
Occupation Poet, lecturer
Notable work Coma, Uthamapurushan Katha Parayumpol, Thrithala Kesavan
Spouse(s) N. Sandhyadevi
Children K. M. Sreedevi, Vishakh K. Vasudevan
Parent(s) Kuroor Cheriya Vasudevan Namboothiri, Sreedevi Andarjanam
Relatives Kuroor Vasudevan Namboothiri (Grandfather)
Awards Kerala Sahitya Akademi Kanakasree Award, 2007

Manoj Kuroor (Malayalam മനോജ് കുറൂർ; born 31 May 1971) is a Malayalam poet and lyricist.

Personal life

Manoj was born at Kottayam, to chenda exponent Kuroor Cheriya Vasudevan Namboothiri and Sreedevi Andarjanam. He is the grandson of Kathakali artist Kuroor Vasudevan Namboothiri.[1] Manoj learnt Thayambaka and Kathakali melam from his father and then from Aayamkudi Kuttappa Marar.[2] Manoj has been playing chenda for Kathakali since 1989.[2]

Manoj studied at Baselius College, Kottayam, St. Berchmans College, Changanassery and then at School of Letters, Kottayam. From School of Letters, Manoj obtained MPhil for his research on rhythm structures in Kunchan Nambiar's Harineeswayamvaram Thullal.[2] He was awarded doctorate by the same institution for his research on folk rhythms in modern Malayalam poetry.[2] He joined N. S. S. College, Pandalam as Malayalam lecturer in 1997. He is currently Associate Professor in the Malayalam department at N. S. S. Hindu College, Changanassery. He is married to N. Sandhyadevi[3] and they have a daughter and a son.[2]

Career

Manoj composed two Kathakali librettos Panchali Dhananjayam and Bhagavad Geetha during his college days.[2] He won the Kunchu Pillai Memorial Award for Young Poets in 1997 for his poem Thrithala Kesavan which was based on the Thayambaka expert Thrithaka Kesava Poduval. His first published poetry collection Uthamapurushan Katha Parayumpol (When the First-Person Narrates) contains 30 poems. Critic E. P. Rajagopalan and post-modern poet A. C. Sreehari in their study point out that Manoj follows a rare technique of storytelling in poetry.[4] For this book, Manoj won the S. B. T. Poetry Award in 2005.[5]

In October 2005, he published a fiction poem named Coma in Bhashaposhini, which was later published as an independent book in 2006. For this book, he won the Kanakasree Award of Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2007.[6]

Manoj has published more than 50 articles on various topics such as western classical music, classical art forms, popular music, folklore art forms, cinema, literature, and cyber culture. He also writes poems and literary criticism in contemporary publications.[2] Some of his works have been included in the syllabuses of various universities in Kerala.[7]

Manoj has written songs for several movies, including a three-scene aattakatha for the film Vanaprastham. He composed music for two of P. Balachandran's dramas Maya Seethangam: Oru Punyapuranaprasna Nadakam[2] and Theatre Therapy.[8]

Awards and recognitions

Published works

Manoj's published works are listed below:

His poems are included in the following anthologies:

As lyricist

The following table contains the list of songs Manoj has written for movies.

Track Song Title Movie Musician Singers Notes
1 Kaaminee Mama Manorathagaaminee Vanaprastham, 1999 Zakir Hussain Kottakkal Madhu
2 Arjuna Vallabhayallao Njan Vanaprastham, 1999 Zakir Hussain Kalamandalam Haridas
3 Kandu Njan Thozhee Vanaprastham, 1999 Zakir Hussain K. Omanakutty
4 Kaliyay Nee Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Deepu Nair, Meera Ram Mohan
5 Andarangameevidham Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Edappally Ajith, Vivek
6 Mazhaville Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Amal Antony, Shenkottai Hariharasubramaniam
7 Paalazhi Thedum Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Sreevalsan J. Menon
8 Oru Vela Raavinnakam Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Lekha R. Nair
9 Maadhava Maasamo Swapaanam, 2014 Sreevalsan J. Menon Hari Prasad, Sreeranjini Kodampally
10 Irul Mazhayil Angels, 2014 Jakes Bejoy Aravind Venugopal Two versions

References

  1. "Kurur Vasudevan Namboothiri no more". Manorama Online. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Manoj Kuroor". Malayala Chalachithram.
  3. "മനോജ്‌ കുറൂർ". Puzha Books.
  4. E. P. Rajagopalan, A. C. Sreehari. Vivarthanathil Nashtappedunnathu: Kavithayute Samskarikasamvadam, Uthamapurushan Katha Parayumpol. pp. 82–83.
  5. "Malayalam being given the go-by". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. "Sahitya Akademi awards for 2007 announced". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. "University of Calicut – Malayalam Syllabus" (PDF).
  8. "All about angst". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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