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'''Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri''' (also spelled '''Namboothiri''') is an Indian musician and music director from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He has directed songs in [[Malayalam]] movies. He was born in [[Kaithapram]] village in [[Kannur district]] in 1965. His parents were the late Kannadi Kesavan Namboothiri (A Carnatic musician and a disciple of [[Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar]]) and the late Adithi Antharjanam. His brother, [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]], is a lyricist and a poet.

An alumnus of Thiruvananthapuram Music College, Nambudiri handled the orchestra for his brother's songs in Jayaraj's ''[[Desadanam]]''.  He made his debut with ''[[Kaliyattam]]'', directed by  [[Jayaraj]].  Since then he has done music for about 23 films, many of which were directed by Jayaraj including ''[[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]]'' and ''[[Thilakkam]]''. His scores had been rendered by   [[K.J. Yesudas]], [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], [[K.S. Chithra]] and [[G. Venugopal]].

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==External links==
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*[http://www.kaithapram.com/index.php Kaithapra.com]
*{{IMDb name|1857662}}
*[https://archive.today/20130128111519/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=91353 Mathyrubhumi.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170702122921/http://www.sify.com/movies/vismaya-pranaya-starts-rolling-news-kannada-kkfrDNhbijf.html Sify.com]
*[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/68473/kaithapram-viswanathan-making-foray-kannada.html Deccanherald.com]
*[https://archive.today/20130125130615/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2003/06/29/stories/2003062901440200.htm Hindu.com]
*[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/8663.html Indiaglitz.com]

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