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| name = Valiyamma Manku Thampuran<br />
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| birth_name = Valiyamma<br />
| birth_date = 1914<br />
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2011|7|21|1914}}<br />
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| occupation = musician<br />
| title = First chairperson of [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy]]<br />
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| honors = [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Fellowship]]<br />
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'''Valiyamma Manku Thampuran''' (1914 – 21 July 2011) was an Indian musician from [[Kerala]], who served as the first chairperson of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=P. A |first=Balachandran |date=24 July 2022 |title=മങ്കുത്തമ്പുരാനും ചെമ്പൈ വൈദ്യനാഥ ഭാഗവതരും |pages=Sunday special edition 1, 2 |work=Madhyamam}}</ref> A student of [[Chembai|Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar]], she was awarded the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship|Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Fellowship]] for musicians in 1972. Manku Thampuran is also a recipient of the Sangeet Sabha Music Award.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Relations |first=Kerala (India) Department of Public |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=esm1AAAAIAAJ&q=manku+thampuran |title=A Handbook of Kerala |date=1959 |publisher=Department of Public Relations, Government of Kerala |language=en}}</ref> She also holds the distinction of being the first person to perform a live concert from Kerala in 1939 for the Madras Radio Station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2011 |title=Manku Thampuran Passes Away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2011/jul/22/manku-thampuranpasses-away-273962.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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