# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kunchan-nambiar
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:18:36.697Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kunchan-nambiar"
name: "Kunchan Nambiar"
slug: "kunchan-nambiar"
description: "Kunchan Nambiar was a prominent Malayalam poet of the 18th century (1705-1770). Apart from being a prolific poet, Nambiar is also famous as the originator of the dance art form of Thullall, most of his works were written for use in Thullal performances. Social criticism wrapped in humour is the hallmark of his works. Nambiar is one of the foremost comedians in Malayalam, and he belongs to the Ambalavasi community."
tagline: "Malayalam poet (1705–1770)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kalakkathu_Bhavanam_-_House_of_Kunchan_Nambiar.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1705"
deathDate: "1770"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.46875
  historical:           8.869624
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump