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| name = Kizhakkoottu Aniyan Marar<br />
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| caption = Marar in 2022<br />
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| birth_date = 03/06/1946<br />
| birth_place = [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
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| occupation = [[Percussionist|Percussion Artist]]<br />
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| years_active = 1976–present<br />
| instrument = [[Chenda]]<br />
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'''Kizhakkoottu Aniyan Marar''' (born 1946) is an Indian [[chenda]] artist from [[Kerala]]. He leads several popular traditional orchestra performances in Kerala, most notably the [[Thrissur Pooram]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leading Elanjithara Melam more like a homecoming for Kizhakkoot Aniyan Marar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/apr/27/leading-elanjithara-melam-more-like-a-homecoming-for-kizhakkoot-aniyan-marar-2569812.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He is a recipient of several awards including the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala Government]]'s highest musical award, Pallavoor Puraskaram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=കിഴക്കൂട്ട് അനിയൻമാരാർ: തിരിച്ചുവരുന്നതു ശുദ്ധ പാണ്ടിയുടെ ഏറ്റവും ശക്തനായ വക്താവ് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/thrissur/2023/01/11/melam-thrissur-new-updations.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.manoramaonline.com |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Marar made his debut at the Nettissery temple at the age of eleven. He presently holds the post of regular Chenda artist in the [[Thanikkudam Bhagavathi Temple|Thanikudam Bhagavathy temple]]. At the age of 17, Marar started performing in front of [[Ilanjithara Melam|Ilanjithara melam]]. In 2006, he led the orchestra during the [[Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple|Paramekkavu]] Daylight Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=പെരുവനത്തെ മാറ്റി; കിഴക്കൂട്ട് അനിയന് മാരാര് ഇലഞ്ഞിത്തറ മേളപ്രമാണി |url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/keralam/2023/jan/10/ilanjithara-melam-kizhakootu-aniyan-marar-new-leader-168069.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Samakalika Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> In 2011, he was selected as the Melapramani (Head of orchestra) for the [[Thiruvambady|Thiruvambadi]] section for the Thrissur Pooram. In 2023, he replaced [[Peruvanam Kuttan Marar]] to become the lead performer (Pramani) of the Ilanjithara melam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=Kizhakkoot Aniyan Marar to replace Peruvanam Kuttan Marar at Ilanjithara Melam |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kizhakkoot-aniyan-marar-to-replace-peruvanam-kuttan-marar-at-ilanjithara-melam/article66365562.ece |access-date=2023-12-02 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Marar has won several awards including the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeeta Natak Academy Guru Pooja Award]] in 2010 and Pallavoor Puraskaram in 2020, which is the Kerala Government's highest musical award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ലേഖകൻ |first=മാധ്യമം |date=2022-05-09 |title=മേളത്തിളക്കത്തിൽ ഷഷ്ഠി നിറവിൽ കിഴക്കൂട്ട് {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/thrissur/kizhakkoott-aniyan-marar-998178 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Chenda players]]<br />
[[Category:Indian percussionists]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male musicians]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian drummers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male musicians]]<br />
[[Category:1959 births]]</div>MaxieMorales00