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| name = Ravi Varma Kunjikkuttan Thampuran<br />
| image = Kunjikkuttan Thampuran.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = 1936<br />
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]] <br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|08|24|1936}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Kathakali]] artist<br />
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| spouse = Sathi Varma<br />
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'''Ravi Varma Kunjikkuttan Thampuran''' was a [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] film actor, [[Kathakali]] artist and writer.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He was born in 1936 as a member of [[Kochi Kingdom|Kochi Dynasty]]. He got training in [[Kathakali]] from [[Kerala Kalamandalam]] and has written a book ''Aalukal Arangukal'', in which, the lives of Kathakali artistes are depicted.<ref name="newkerala">http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-28785.html</ref><br />
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He has acted in more than fifty films and several telefilms and serials.<ref name="newkerala" /> Some of his notable films are ''Mookkilla Rajyathu'', ''Ulladakkam'', ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|God Father]]'', ''Oridathu'', ''[[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyana Raman]]'' and ''Ivory Merchant''. He has also acted in a [[Hollywood]] film, ''[[Cotton Mary]]'', which was directed by [[Ismail Merchant]].<br />
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The T. V. serials in which Thampuran acted are ''Chitta'' and ''Samayam''. He has also played pivotal roles in [[Shyama Prasad]]'s Telefilm ''Kariyilakaattu pole'', ''Venalinte Ozhivu'' and ''Innale Peytha Mazha''.<ref name="newkerala" /> Thampuran was also seen in the central character in a documentary by [[Doordarshan]], which created awareness among the public to keep their surroundings clean.<ref name="newkerala" /> He is a follower of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]] and had written an Attakatha `Kurukshethra ' for the sake of the party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor R V Kunjikuttan Thampuram passes away|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=97000|accessdate=4 September 2010|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=25 Aug 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073514/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=97000|archivedate=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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The veteran actor died on 24 August 2010. He was survived by his wife Sathi Varma who is the manager of ''Kathakali Kendram'', son R. V. Vasudevan and daughter Suma Varma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/kunjikuttan-thampuran-passed-away-250810.html|title=Saif on Tiger Pataudi Biopic: Amma Feels Ranbir Can do the Role|date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/actor-rama-varma-kunjikuttan-thampuran-dies-at-74_100418552.html</ref><br />
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