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Cherunniyoor Jayaprasad (born 1951) is an Indian playwright and theatre director.
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Personal life
Jayaprasad was born in Cherunniyoor village to Vamadevan and Sumathi. He had his primary and secondary education at Valayantekuzhi and Varkala High School, and studied mechanical engineering at S.N. Polytechnic in Kollam. He now works as an engineer in Cochin shipyard.
Career
The shipyard where Jayaprassad works has had a drama club since 1976. Jayaprassad has directed twelve plays, eight of which he has written. He has received the Kerala Sangeetha nadaka academy amateur drama award for his work. Jayaprassad has also experimented with folk theatre and epic theatre.
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References
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