Sadanam Krishnankutty (born Cherpulassery, 1941) is a performer of Kathakali, a classical dance-drama form of Kerala, South India.

A recipient of Kerala State Kathakali award[1] and Kalamandalam fellowship,[2][3] he has played a wide range of characters in his acts.

A native of Cherpulassery in Palakkad district, the 1941-born[8] Krishnankutty was a disciple of Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair.

He had his initial lessons under Thekkinkatil Ramunni Nair, and has also taken eye exercise and Rasa-Abhinaya classes from Mani Madhava Chakyar.

[citation needed] He was, for a brief while, Kathakali tutor at the Kerala Kalamandalam, Unnayi Varier Smaraka Kalanilayam in Irinjalakuda and Kala Mandir in Patna.