{"id":767,"date":"2025-08-07T15:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:47:19","slug":"peruvanam-krishnakumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/peruvanam-krishnakumar\/","title":{"rendered":"Peruvanam Krishnakumar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Noted Thimila Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Peruvanam Thekke Pisharath Krishnakumar is a renowned artist in the traditional Kerala percussion instrument Thimila<\/strong>. He is a prominent presence in Panchavadyam<\/strong> performances across Kerala and is a lead performer in major temple festivals, including the famous Thrissur Pooram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krishnakumar began his journey in percussion at the age of 12<\/strong>, debuting on the Ilathaalam<\/strong> under the guidance of masters Peruvanam Appu Marar<\/strong> and Chakkamkulam Appu Marar<\/strong>. Later, he transitioned to Thimila, making his debut in the instrument at the age of 16<\/strong> under the tutelage of Kumarakom Appu Marar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, he has accompanied many stalwarts of Panchavadyam such as Chottanikkara Narayana Marar<\/strong>, Pallavur Maniyan Marar<\/strong>, Pallavur Kunjikuttan Marar<\/strong>, Kalamandalam Parameswara Marar<\/strong>, Kelath Kuttappan Marar<\/strong>, and Chottanikkara Vijayan<\/strong>, performing in second and third lead positions<\/strong> in prestigious ensembles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His performances have also taken him abroad, including to countries like Russia, Kenya<\/strong>, and the UAE<\/strong>, where he has showcased the richness of Panchavadyam to international audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Recognitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Krishnakumar has been honored with numerous awards, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Thrippunithura Kochappan Thampuran Award<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pazhuvil Skanda Award (2009)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Silver Conch from Mumbai Keli (2011)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Peruvanam Appu Marar Memorial Vadya Kala Peedham Award (2025)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Golden Seal from the Cochin Royal Family<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Golden Seal from Kalady Temple Kalaaswadaka Samithi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Family Background<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • Mother<\/strong>: Late Smt. Sreedevi Pisharasyar of Peruvanam Thekke Pisharath family<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Father<\/strong>: Late Madhavan Embranthiri<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Wife<\/strong>: Ambika Krishnakumar from Areshwaram Pisharath family<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Daughters<\/strong>: Aishwarya Vaibhav and Ashwathi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Peruvanam Krishnakumar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      A Noted Thimila Artist Peruvanam Thekke Pisharath Krishnakumar is a renowned artist in the traditional Kerala percussion instrument Thimila. He is a prominent presence in Panchavadyam performances across Kerala and is a lead performer in major temple festivals, including the famous Thrissur Pooram. Krishnakumar began his journey in percussion at the age of 12, debuting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,31],"tags":[318],"class_list":["post-767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shining-stars","category-thrissur","tag-shining-star"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":769,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions\/769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v3.pisharodysamajam.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}