Manoj Kuroor | |
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| Born | 31 May 1971 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | N. Sandhyadevi |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Kuroor Valiya Vasudevan Namboothiri (Grandfather) |
| Awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Kanakasree Award, 2007 |
Manoj Kuroor (born 31 May 1971) is an Indian poet, novelist and lyricist who writes in Malayalam.
Manoj Kuroor 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 M.Phil 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 NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. He is married to N. Sandhyadevi [3] and they have a daughter and a son. [2]
Manoj is the author of three novels: Nilam Poothu Malarnna Naal (ISBN : 9788126464043), Murinavu (ISBN : 978-93-53905149), and Manalppava (ISBN : 9789362541277), which are based on various periods of Kerala's cultural history.
The first two novels were translated into Tamil by K. V. Jeyasri, [4] [5] and the translation of Nilam Poothu Malarnna Naal won the Sahitya Akademi Award (2020). [6]
Nilam Poothu Malarnna Naal has also been translated into English by Dr. J. Devika and published by Bloomsbury Books. [7]
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. [8] For this book, Manoj won the S. B. T. Poetry Award in 2005. [9]
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. [10]
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. [11]
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. [12]
Manoj's published works are listed below:
His poems are included in the following anthologies:
The following table contains the list of songs Manoj has written for movies.
| Track | Song Title | Movie | Musician | Singers | Notes |
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| 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 | Arvind Venugopal | Two versions |
| 11 | Ethippoyi | Loham | Sreevalsan J. Menon | Dr. Bineetha Renjith, Siyad |
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