Akkitham Narayanan

Akkitham Narayanan
Born	1939 (1939) Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Painter
Awards	1963 Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai Award 1965 Association of Young Painters and Sculptors Award 1966 Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai Award 1972 Cagnes-sur-Mer International Painting Festival Award 2009 Kerala Lalithakala Akademi K. C. S. Paniker Award 2017 Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Raja Ravi Varma Award

Akkitham Narayanan (born 1939) is a Paris-based Indian painter from Kerala. A student of such artists as K. C. S. Paniker, D. P. Roy Choudhury and Jean Bertholle, Narayanan's paintings are on display at various museums and galleries in many countries such as India, France, Japan, Poland and Germany. He is a three time recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Lalit Kala Akademi Award, Raja Ravi Varma Award of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and the Cagnes-sur-Mer International Festival of Painting Award.