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{{short description|Indian musician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kuzhur Narayana Marar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1925|5|25}}
| birth_place = Kuzhur, [[Thrissur]], Kerala, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|8|11|1925|5|25}}
| death_place = [[Ernakulam]]
| occupation = Musician, percussionist
| awards = [[Padmabhushan]]<br>Pallavur Appu Marar Puraskaram<br>[[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award]]<br>Panchvadya Kulapathi
}}

'''Kuzhur Narayana Marar''' (25 May 1925 – 11 August 2011) was an Indian musician, considered to be one of the masters of [[Panchavadyam]]. He was awarded [[Padmabhushan]] by Government of India for his contributions to the propagation of Panchavadyam in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=40 |title=Padma Bhushan Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India |access-date=3 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504000300/http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=40 |archive-date=4 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the first Panchavadyam exponent to receive Padmabhushan award.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140529090458/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article184510.ece?service=print Titan of Thimila – Kuzhoor Narayana Marar]</ref>

==Biography==
Narayana Marar was born in [[Kuzhur]], a tiny hamlet near [[Mala, Kerala|Mala]] in [[Thrissur district]] in Kerala to Manikyamangalam Vadakkini Kochupilla Kurup and Kuzhur Neduparambath Kunjipilla Amma on 25 May 1925. He started learning Panchavadyam at the early age of five under the tutelage of his father.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140504003458/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article482760.ece Percussionist Acharya Kuzhur Narayana Marar dead – The New Indian Express]</ref> Later he learned ''Keli'' from Eravipurath Appu Marar, [[Thimila]] from Perumpilli Kesava Marar and [[Thayambaka]] from Manikyamangalam Narayana Marar.

Narayan Marar died at the age of 86 on 11 August 2011.<ref>[https://in.news.yahoo.com/percussionist-acharya-kuzhur-narayana-marar-dead-062618812.html Percussionist Acharya Kuzhur Narayana Marar dead – Yahoo News India]</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:Panchavadyam Cherpulasseri,Kerala.jpg|thumb|Panchavadyam Cherpulasseri Ayyappan Kaavu, Kerala, India]]
Narayana Marar along with his two elder brothers, Kuttappa Marar and Chandran Marar were called ''Kuzhur triumvirate''.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/percussion-maestro-kuzhur-narayana-marar-passes-away/article2346971.ece Percussion maestro Kuzhur Narayana Marar passes away – The Hindu]</ref> They together created a new style in Panchavadyam rendition and were a regular presence at the [[Pooram]] festivals of Kerala. Narayana Marar started participating in [[Thrissur Pooram]] from the age of 19 and was a regular till retired at the age of 60.

==Awards==
* Pallavur Appu Marar Puraskaram - 2005
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] - 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/keraleeya-vadyangal-a-ksna/470|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Keraleeya Vadyangal|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
* Panchvadya Kulapathi Puraskaram

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://gspaul.com/article53.html Profile]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/percussion-maestro-kuzhur-narayana-marar-passes-away/article2346971.ece in The Hindu Daily]
* [http://www.mala.co.in/news/master-percussionist-acharya-kuzhur-narayana-marar-dead Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140503232255/http://www.yuvog.com/play/Arts/Kuzhur_Narayana_Marar Felicitation Video]
* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005091601220300.htm&date=2005/09/16/&prd=fr& Profile in The Hindu daily]
* {{YouTube|bdY17yW-NAM|Amritha TV Documentary}}

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}
{{Music of Kerala}}
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