Kuzhur Narayana Marar

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.

[2] Narayana Marar was born in Kuzhur, a tiny hamlet near 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.

[5] They together created a new style in Panchavadyam rendition and were a regular presence at the Pooram festivals of Kerala.