Na. Muthuswamy
Na. Muthuswamy | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Art director |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
Padma Shri Na. Muthuswamy is the art director of Tamil folk theater group Koothu-P-Pattarai, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in South India.
Muthuswamy has been described by The Hindu as "the master of the avant-garde".[1] Muthusamy also made his first film appearance in Vaazhththukkal.[2]
Muthuswamy first achieved prominence as a result of the play "Kalam Kalamaga", which has been described as the "first modern play in Tamil".[1]
He has won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the Government of India for year 1999. He was awarded as Padma Shri the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2012.[3]
References
- ^ a b Santhanam, Kausalya (21 September 2005). "Master of avant-garde theatre". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Koothu-P-Pattarai's Na Muthusamy in Seeman's film". Cinesouth.com. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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