Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri (1944–2007) was a Kathakali musician, renowned for his contributions to the classical dance-drama from Kerala in South India.
[citation needed] His shruti-aligned music, combined with a distinctive voice spanning three octaves, made him a notable figure in the field.
[citation needed] Embranthiri was born in 1944 into a Brahmin family in Vellayoor village, Malappuram district, Malabar.
[citation needed] He worked at the Unnayi Varrier Smaraka Kalanilayam in Irinjalakuda (1965) and later at the FACT Kathakali School near Kochi, where he retired as a teacher.
[5][citation needed] He performed Kathakali Pada kacheris (concerts) and participated in jugalbandi programmes with musicians like Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Sreevalsan J Menon, and Ramesh Narayan.