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{{short description|Indian theatre person (born 1951)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Xavier|Pulppatt}}
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| name = Xavier Pulpatt
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|05|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Aluva]], [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = theatre actor, playwright, theatre director
| spouse = Leelamma (KPAC Latha)
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| awards = {{ubl|[[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] (2005)| [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]] (2024)}}
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'''Xavier Pulppatt''' is an Indian theatre person who has made contributions to various fields of theatre. He has won several awards, including the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]] for 2024, State Government Award for Playwriting, Direction and Presentation, the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2005 for his contributions to the field of theatre, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Best Amateur Drama, the [[Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award]], the [[Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council|Kerala Catholic Bishops Council Award]], and the Phokan Global Literary Award (USA).

==Biography==
Xavier Pulpatt was born on May 26, 1951, at [[Aluva]] in [[Ernakulam district]] of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-10-14 |title=സേവ്യര്‍ പുല്പാട്ട് |url=https://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D/saviour-pulppatt-%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D/ |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Keralaliterature.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He lives in SN Puram in Aluva.<ref name="deshabhimani">{{Cite web |title=നാടകകലയിലെ ബഹുമുഖ പ്രതിഭ |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/district-news/-44954/xavier-pulpatt-73590 |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=Deshabhimani |language=en}}</ref>

===Personal life===
Xavier is married to theatre actress, Leelamma (KPAC Latha).<ref name="deshabhimani" /> They have two children, Adv. Sonia Shinoy Pulpat, a journalist and poet in Dubai, and Samson Xavier, a software engineer.<ref name="deshabhimani" />

==Career==
Xavier, the founder of the professional drama society Aluva Maithri Kalakendra, has served as a member of the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]], vice chairman of the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]], district secretary, president and state committee member of the [[Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham]].<ref name="deshabhimani" /> He is currently a member of the Kala Sahitya Sangham State Council.<ref name="deshabhimani" /> He also held the positions of State President of the national level artists' association Nanma.<ref name="madhyamam">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-22 |title=നാടകരംഗത്ത് അരനൂറ്റാണ്ട് പിന്നിട്ട് സേവ്യർ പുൽപാട്ട് {{!}} Xavier Pulpatt {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/ernakulam/xavier-pulpatt-1152628 |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref> While he was the acting chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy, he had implemented financial assistance schemes and other measures to revive drama committees that were in crisis due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]], that helped many drama artists.<ref name="madhyamam" />

==Contributions==
He has been working in both professional and amateur theater for over fifty years as a playwright, director, actor, and theater organizer.<ref name="deshabhimani" /> He wrote 65 plays, directed 100 plays, and published 17 plays as books.<ref name="deshabhimani" />

Xavier made his stage debut at the age of 15 in the play "Vedankunna Atmakkal".<ref name="deshabhimani" /> As of 2025, he has performed in over 600 stages.<ref name="deshabhimani" />

==Awards and honors==
In 2025 Xavier received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi fellowships and awards announced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-sangeetha-nataka-akademi-fellowships-and-awards-announced/article69341005.ece |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He has also won over 23 other awards, including the State Government Award for Playwriting, Direction and Presentation, the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] in 2005 for his contributions to the field of theatre, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Academy Award for Best Amateur Drama, the [[Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award|Abu Dhabi Shakti Award]], the [[Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council|Kerala Catholic Bishops Council Award]], and the Phokan Global Literary Award (USA).<ref name="deshabhimani" />

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[[Category:Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Dramatists and playwrights from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]

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