P. K. Venukuttan Nair

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{{Infobox person

| birth_date = 1931

| birth_place = Kerala, India

| death_date = 26 November 2012 (aged 81)

| death_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Actor

}}

P. K. Venukuttan Nair (1931 – 26 November 2012) was an Indian theatre personality and Malayalam film actor. He was the vice-president of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and member of the Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy.http://www.mangalam.com/print-edition/sunday-mangalam/120989 {{Dead link|date=August 2022}} He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1995 and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-a-ksna/465 |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-ksna/457|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=25 February 2023}} He won many awards at state-level competitions for professional theatre, including the P. J. Antony Award in March 2002.{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-23/thiruvananthapuram/27140636_1_antony-citation-and-memento-p-k-venukuttan-nair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214204404/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-23/thiruvananthapuram/27140636_1_antony-citation-and-memento-p-k-venukuttan-nair |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |title=Venukutta Nair gets Antony award |date=23 February 2002 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=2012-11-26}}

Nair died on 26 November 2012 following a brief illness in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 81.{{cite web |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/3161258_Theatre-personality-Venukuttan-Nair-passes-away |title=Theatre personality Venukuttan Nair passes away |date=26 November 2012 |publisher=Press Trust of India |accessdate=26 November 2012 }}