Olappamanna

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Olappamanna was born on 10 January 1923, in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala in Olappamanna Mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/olappamanna-mna-palakkad/559 |title=Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Cherplassery, Palakkad |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TJhFunWQ8 |title=Olappamanna Mana |last=Video Webindia123 |website=YouTube |date=2015-09-25 |access-date=2019-04-17}} to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam. After the customary early education of Sanskrit and vedas, he completed schooling in 1944, studying in Ottappalam School, P. M. G. High School, Palakkad and B. E. M. High School, Palakkad, and joined the Government Victoria College, Palakkad for his undergraduate studies in History but did not complete it.{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=lyricist&artist=Olappamanna |title=Profile of Malayalam Lyricist Olappamanna |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}} Later, he was engaged in timber and rubber businesses and was involved in local politics, presiding over Ezhakkad Panchayat and Kottoppadam Panchayath, during the period from 1950 to 1964.Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur

Olappamanna, who was married to Sreedevi, died on 10 April 2000, at the age of 77, succumbing to a massive heart attack.Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C. Books; Kottayam{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/olappamanna-profile-1898-25.htm |title=Olappamanna - Veethi profile |date=2019-04-17 |website=veethi.com |access-date=2019-04-17}} O. M. Anujan, the noted scholar and poet was his brother{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-life-dedicated-to-classical-art/article3757119.ece |title=A life dedicated to classical art |last=Haridas |first=Anand |date=2012-08-12 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}} while Leela Nambudiripad, the writer of children's literature, popularly known as Sumanagala, O. M. C. Narayanan Nambuthirippad, the Sanskrit scholar and Olappamanna Damodaran Nambudiripad (Founder and Former Chairperson of Deviprasadam Trust) were his niece and nephews respectively.{{Cite web |url=http://www.olappamannamana.com/personalities.html |title=Personalities |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.olappamannamana.com |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430145221/http://www.olappamannamana.com/personalities.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Glimpses-of-a-glorious-heritage/article14576092.ece |title=Glimpses of a glorious heritage |last=Kaladharan |first=V. |date=2016-08-18 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-04-17}}

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Olappamanna published his first poem in 1942 and his oeuvre comprises 21 books of poetry{{Cite web |url=http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=1262 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130724080016/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=1262 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-24 |title=books.puzha.com - Author Details |date=2013-07-24 |website=archive.is |access-date=2019-04-17}} which include award winning titles such as Kathakavithakal and Nizhalana.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/OlappamannaBooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |access-date=2019-04-17}} Three of his books, Theethailam, Panchali and Nangemakutty are Khanta Kavyams and Amba, is an attakatha. Orkkuka Vallappozhum, the 2009 Malayalam film, has one of Olappamanna's poems, adapted as a song by M. Jayachandran, and sung by himself and Sujatha Mohan.{{Cite web |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?6251 |title=Orkkuka Vallappozhum [2009] |date=2019-04-17 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |access-date=2019-04-17}}

Olappamanna was associated with Kerala Kalamandalam, holding the position of its vice chairman and later chairing the institution during 1978–84. He was also associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for a brief period and sat in the director board of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham, a writers' cooperative, from 1965 to 1974 and in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi from 1979 to 1984.

Olappamanna received the Government of Madras Poetry Prize in 1950 for his work, Ashareerikal. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected his poetry anthology, Kathakavithakal, for their annual award for poetry in 1967{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626195512/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |archive-date=26 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} and he received the Odakkuzhal Award in 1988, his book, Nizhalana, fetching him the award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/odakkuzhal-award/576 |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}} The book earned yet another award a year later, the 1989 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524212356/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-24 |title=Literary Awards |date=2007-05-24 |access-date=2019-04-17}} Six years after receiving the N. V. Puraskaram in 1992, Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him again with the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 1998;{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/total.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |date=2019-04-17 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705154814/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/total.htm |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=dead }} the same year as he received the Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/asan-prize/582 |title=Winners of Asan Prize |date=2019-04-17 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-17}} He was also a recipient of the Ulloor Award.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-17|title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/Olappamanna/Html/Olappamannagraphy.htm|access-date=2019-04-17|website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal}}

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