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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri<br />
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| birth_date = 1963<br />
| birth_place = Kaithapram, [[Payyanur]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| death_date = 29 December 2021 (aged 58)<br />
| death_place = Vellalasery, [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]], Kerala, India<br />
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| occupation = *Composer<br />
*Musician<br />
| parents = Keshavan Namboothiri, Adithi Antharjanam<br />
| spouse = Gouri<br />
| children = Adithi, Narmada, Keshav<br />
| relatives = [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] (brother)<br />
| awards = {{ubl | [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music]]}}<br />
| yearsactive = 1996–2021<br />
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'''Kaithapram Vishwanathan Namboothiri''' (1963 – 29 December 2021) was an Indian musician and music director.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=ആ പാട്ടുപുഴ ഒഴുകിത്തീർന്നു; സംഗീതജ്ഞൻ കൈതപ്രം വിശ്വനാഥന് വിട|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/12/29/kaithapram-viswanathan-passed-away.html|access-date=29 December 2021|work=Malayala Manorama|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=29 December 2021|title=Composer Kaithapram Viswanathan passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/composer-kaithapram-viswanathan-passes-away/article38064987.ece|access-date=29 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was awarded [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music]] in 2001 for his background music for [[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]].<br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Viswanathan was born in Kaithapram village in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in 1963 to Kannadi Kesavan Namboothiri (A [[Carnatic musician]] and a disciple of [[Chembai|Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar]]) and Adithi Antharjanam as their youngest child.<ref>{{Cite news|title=സംഗീത സംവിധായകന് കൈതപ്രം വിശ്വനാഥന് അന്തരിച്ചു|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/music-director-kaithapram-viswanathan-passed-away-1.6311734|access-date=2022-01-02|work=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His eldest brother, [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]], is a lyricist and a poet.<br />
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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]]. He has done music for about 23 films, many of which were directed by [[Jayaraj]] including [[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]] and [[Thilakkam]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=സംഗീത സംവിധായകൻ കൈതപ്രം വിശ്വനാഥൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|work=[[Asianet News]]|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/amp/entertainment-news/kaithapram-vishwanathan-nambudiri-passed-away-r4vh87|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> Most of his songs were written by his own brother, but many other lyricists like [[Gireesh Puthenchery]], [[Sachidanandan Puzhankara]] and [[S. Ramesan Nair]] also wrote his songs. His scores had been rendered by [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Jayachandran]], [[K. S. Chithra]] and [[G. Venugopal]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 December 2021|title=Music director Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/music-director-kaithapram-viswanathan-namboothiri-passes-away-7696775/|access-date=29 December 2021|work=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Viswanathan died of cancer at the MVR Cancer Center in Vellalasery near Kozhikode on 29 December 2021, at the age of 58.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=Music director Kaithapram Viswanathan dies at 58|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/13006210_Music-director-Kaithapram-Viswanathan-dies-at-58.html|date=29 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> He was cremated with full state honours at Thiruvannur Kovilakam crematorium near his home. He is survived by his wife Gouri, daughters Adithi and Narmada, son Keshav, brothers Damodaran and Vasudevan and sister Thankam. Both his parents and another sister, Saraswathi, predeceased him.<br />
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[[Category:1963 births]]<br />
[[Category:2021 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film score composers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film score composers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kannur district]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Kerala]]</div>Leonuqs