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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Mukundan Pillai<br />
| image = Kollam Babu (Mukundan Pillai).png<br />
| birth_name = Mukundan Pillai<br />
| birth_date = 1941<br />
| birth_place = [[Kollam]], [[Travancore]]<ref name="ReferenceA">manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2021/09/12/kollam-babu-passes-away.amp.html</ref><br />
| death_date = 12 September 2021<ref name="obit 1">{{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/Sep/13/kathaprasangam-artist-kollam-babu-dies-at-80-2357855.html | title=Kathaprasangam artist Kollam Babu dies at 80 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] | date=13 September 2021 }}</ref><br />
| death_place = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India<ref name="obit 1" /><br />
| occupation = Drama artist<ref name="ReferenceA">manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2021/09/12/kollam-babu-passes-away.amp.html</ref><br />
| years_active = 1959<br />
| relatives = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kollam Babu''' (1941 – 12 September 2021), born as '''Mukundan Pillai''', was a well-known [[Kadhaprasangam]] artist in [[Kerala]], India. He performed Kadhaprasangam at more than 15,000 venues.<ref name="obit 2">{{Cite web |title=Famous Kathaprasangam artist Kollam Babu passes away |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=638563&u=famous-kathaprasangam-artist-kollam-babu-passes-away-638563 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Mukundan Pillai was born into a [[Travancore]]-based [[Nair|Nair family]] in [[Kollam district]], Kerala. He has a brother, Gopinathan Nair, who is a singer. He completed his education up to class 10. He debuted as a theatre performer at the age of 13, playing a 60-year-old character.<ref name="obit 2" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Initially he worked as a government employee in [[Kollam]], Kerala later he exit that job for a full time drama artist. He present all Type of Indian language poems as Kadhaprasangam with his official drama troupe, "[[Kollam Yavana]]."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2bXhAV3u0 |title="Life of Drama actor Kollam Babu"- Kannadi 2, June 2012 Part 4 |date=2 June 2012 |last=asianetnews |access-date=26 July 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> He presented more than 35 stories in more 1000 stages in Kerala. 3 January 1959 his debut in Kadhaprasangam, his Kadhaprasangam career is until 1990s (35 years).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2bXhAV3u0 |title="Life of Drama actor Kollam Babu"- Kannadi 2, June 2012 Part 4 |date=2 June 2012 |last=asianetnews |access-date=26 July 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Recipient of numerous honors, including the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]],<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=12 September 2021 |title=Kathaprasangam artiste Kollam Babu dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kathaprasangam-artiste-kollam-babu-dead/article36415803.ece |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> he performed on thousands of stages. Kollam Babu was well-known in theatre circles, having started his career on the stage.<ref name="obit 1" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on Sunday, 12 September 2021, in Kollam, Kerala, due to an age-related ailment.<ref name="obit 1" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vX4T6-DDI |title=കാഥികൻ കൊല്ലം ബാബു അന്തരിച്ചു.. I Veteran storyteller Kollam Babu passes away |date=12 September 2021 |last=Marunadan TV |access-date=26 July 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Artists from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:2021 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1941 births]]<br />
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