Samkutty Pattomkary

Dr. Samkutty Pattomary
Born (1969-04-17) 17 April 1969
Kallara, Kottayam district, Kerala, India
OccupationTheatre Director, Scenographer, Writer and Painter
NationalityIndian
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
Notable awards

Dr. Samkutty Pattomkary (born 17 April 1969) is an Indian theatre director, playwright, Scenographer, and visual artist from Kerala. He has directed more than 150 theatre productions in Malayalam, English, Hindi, and Kannada in India and abroad. As a playwright, he has written over 27 original plays, with six works published. He has also worked extensively as a technical director and stage designer, creating scenic, lighting, and costume designs for more than 500 amateur and professional theatre and dance productions for leading Indian and international directors.

Apart from theatre, Samkutty has worked in films as an art director and documentary director, and is also a painter who has held over 10 solo and group exhibitions across Kerala. He holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Arts from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and has received several national and international awards for his contributions to theatre.

Pattomkary was a former council member of the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy.[1]

Education

Dr. Samkutty Pattomkary studied theatre and fine arts in Kerala and New Delhi. He holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Arts from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He completed his M.Phil. in Theatre from University of Calicut. He also obtained both his Master of Theatre Arts (MTA) and Bachelor of Theatre Arts (BTA) from the School of Drama, Thrissur, University of Calicut, securing First Rank in both programs. Earlier, he earned a National Diploma in Fine Arts (NDFA) in Painting and Sculpture from RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Ernakulam.

Selected Theatre Credits

Year Title Language Notes
2026 Bhagavantana Marana Kannada
2023 Prema Bussato Malayalam Melbourne
2023 Sugangha Malayalam Bahrain
2023 Priya 'Che' Malayalam
2023 Haliyo Hali Hulalo Malayalam
2023 Ayanakandam Malayalam
2023 Plamya Lyubui Malayalam
2022 Nee Theruvinte Theekkanal Malayalam
2020 Shur Shomraat Malayalam
2019 Adayalam Malayalam
2019 Prema Bussato Malayalam
2019 Gamayinmel Gama Malayalam
2018 Samskara Malayalam
2018 Arivadayalam Malayalam
2018 Clinically Expired Malayalam
2017 Adhika Nazhika Ghadikaram Malayalam
2017 Nirasa Mayan Malayalam
2016 Coriolanus Kannada
2015 Kazchaye Keeri Branthum Kadannu Malayalam Won 5 Awards at Barath Muraly Theatre Festival, UAE.
2015 Asthamanakadalinakale Malayalam Won 3 Awards, All India Pravasi Theatre Festival by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.
2015 Ek Ise Gagan Ke Thale Hindi
2014 Tughlaq[2] Kannada Performed at 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav International Theatre Festival, 2015.
2014 Ottu Malayalam
2014 Pamaranam Pattukaran Malayalam
2006 Medea Kannada Performed at 12th Bharat Rang Mahotsav International Theatre Festival, 2010.
2005 Pralayam Malayalam Performed at 8th Bharat Rang Mahotsav International Theatre Festival, 2006.
2004 Agni Malayalam Performed at 7th Bharat Rang Mahotsav International Theatre Festival, 2005. and Sangeet Natak Akademi National Festival, Eranakulam.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ Correspondent, Our Special (11 December 2004). "Akademi council reconstituted". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ S, Yemen (27 October 2023). "Two-day Karnad festival to commemorate 100th show of Samudaya's Tughlaq". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (16 February 2024). "Curtains down on 14th edition of the ITFoK". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  5. ^ "പെരുന്ന വിജയൻ അവാർഡ് ഡോ. സാംകുട്ടി പട്ടംകരിയ്ക്ക്". Ezhuthola. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Class act: The relentless energy of Samkutty Pattomkary's theatre and his journey". The Indian Express. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "വെയില്‍ മികച്ച നാടകം; രജേഷ് ഇരുളം സംവിധായകന്‍". Janmabhumi (in Malayalam). 27 May 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The New Indian Express. 22 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Sahithya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 22 February 2018.
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