Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar

Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar
Born9 February 1901
Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district
CitizenshipIndia
Occupation(s)Singer, actor

Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar (9 February 1901 in Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha district – 1985) was a Malayalam theatre actor, singer, and author.[1] He is known for his contributions to Malayalam sangeetha natakam (musical operas).[2] Along with Ochira Velukutty, he was responsible for breaking the monotony of musical operas with their 1930 play Karuna, an adaptation of Kumaran Asan's famous poetic piece.[3] He is the brother of actor Alleppey Vincent.

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851704555. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. ^ "GENOVA 1953". The Hindu. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, V. M. P. J. Cherian (ed.). Essays on the Cultural Formation of Kerala: literature, Art, Architecture, Music, Theatre, Cinema. Kerala Council for historical research. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.