Pushpavanam Kuppusamy appointed Chairperson of the Iyal Isai Nataka Manram
05-10-2026 · English
Topics: Tamil Nadu · 5 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)
News
On 5 October 2026 the Tamil Nadu Government appointed folk singer Dr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. He succeeds actor Vagai Chandrasekar. The Manram works under the State's Tamil Development Department.
Key facts
| Who | Dr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy: folk singer, playback singer, lyricist and researcher; credited with reviving Naattupura Paattu (Tamil folk song) on stage and screen |
| Home town | Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam district |
| Education | MA, MPhil and PhD in music from the University of Madras |
| Family | Wife Anitha Kuppusamy, also a folk singer; the couple have given thousands of stage shows in India and abroad |
| Honour | Kalaimamani awardee |
| Body | Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram, Chennai |
Background
- 1955: set up as the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Nataka Sangam, the State counterpart of the central Sangeet Natak Akademi (1953, New Delhi).
- 1973: renamed Iyal Isai Nataka Manram, after the three branches of Tamil, Muthamizh: Iyal (literature), Isai (music) and Nadagam (drama).
- It gives the Kalaimamani awards, the State's highest honour for artists, and also the Bharathi, M.S. Subbulakshmi and Balasaraswathi national awards.
- At the national level, the Sangeet Natak Akademi (music, dance, drama), Sahitya Akademi (1954, letters) and Lalit Kala Akademi (1954, fine arts) work under the Ministry of Culture.
Tamil Nadu link: Tamil Nadu's folk arts such as Karagattam, Oyilattam, Therukoothu, Villupattu, Kavadi attam and Silambattam are promoted by the Manram and by the State's Kalai Panpattu Thurai (Art and Culture Department). Vedaranyam, Kuppusamy's home town, is also famous for Rajaji's Salt Satyagraha (1930).
Source: Maalaimalar (5 Oct 2026)
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