Kedamangalam Sadanandan (1926 – 13 April 2008) was a Kadhaprasangam artist, actor, screenwriter and lyricist from Kerala. He performed Kadhaprasangam (story telling) in more than 15,000 stages for over 50,000 hours in a career spanning about 64 years. He wrote scripts for 12 films, lyrics for more than hundred films and acted in about 40 films. He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1981.
Biography Kedamangalam Sadanandan was born in Paravur, Kerala, in December 1926. He debuted on stage as a monodramatist in 1944. During his early years, he performed famous poems including Changampuzha's Vazhakkula and Ramanan. Ramanan alone was performed in 3,476 stages. Another one was Unniarcha, the Ezhava dame who humbled the rapacious Jonaka gang with mastery over sword fight. Despite age related infirmities, he continued his vocation till his last years. He died on 13 April 2008 due to lung cancer.
Discography
Ramanan Vazhakkula Karuna Ankakkalari Pazhassi Raja Unniyarcha Thacholi Othenan Guruvayoorappan Karnan Mahanaya AKG Chiruthappennu Swami Ayyappan Sree Ayyappan Bangladesh Vyasante Chiri Avan Veendum Jayililekku Chirikkunna Manushyan Rani Agnipareeksha Mahabharatham Vaidehi Ramayanam
Filmography Istam (2001) Sreemurukan (1977) Amba Ambika Ambalika (1976) Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976) Thomasleeha (1975) Swami Ayappan (1975) Chandrakantham (1974) Sree Guruvayoorappan (1972) Sree Guruvayoorappan (1964) Devalayam (1964) Veluthampi Dawala (1962) Viyarppinte Vila (1962) Kandam Becha Kottu (1961) as Avuran Umminithanka (1961) Arappavan (1961) as Pachu Pilla Thaskaraveeran (1957) Marumakal (1952)
References
External links Kedamangalam Sadanandan at the Malayalam Movie Database Kedamangalam Sadanandan at MSI An article on Kadhaprasangam