He leads several popular traditional orchestra performances in Kerala.

He received Padma Shri, India's third highest civilian award, in 2011 for his contributions in the field of art.

[3] He also joined as a clerk in C N N Boys' High School, Cherpu at the age of 20.

[3][6] Kuttan Marar started performing at the Ilanjithara Melam from 1977 and has been its Pramani since 1999.

[7] (Partial) listing of temples where Peruvanam Kuttan Marar has performed : (Partial) listing of artists who perform with Peruvanam Kuttan Marar on a regular basis : C. Venugopal and K. Ramachandran produced a 45-minute documentary on Kuttan Marar, named Pranathi.