One of the first professional assignments done by Namboothiri was during his Chennai days, when he assisted K. C. S. Paniker to complete an oversize painting for the Indian Railways.
One of the most prolific literary illustrators in the world, he turned to copper relief work after resigning from Mathrubhumi and soon organized an exhibition consisting of 12 relief works.
Later, he did some of his most notable drawings at Kalakaumudi when he illustrated Randamoozham of M. T. Vasudevan Nair; he confessed later that these illustrations provided him satisfaction.
Namboothiri's illustrations of his characters prompted V. K. N. to call the artist as the Paramashivan of line sketches (The Lord Shiva of Line Drawings).
He is also a proponent of "finger painting".
Among the copper relief works, he has done a series based on various events from Mahabharata, titled Lohabharata, and another based on Parayi Petta Panthirukulam.
He has created a few large sculptures for Cholamandal which include Modern Family on a Scooter and Maithuna as well as a 500 ft long outdoor drawing featuring incidents from the Indian freedom movement.

Namboothiri has served as the chairman of the Kerala Lalitakala Academy twice and it was during his tenure that the academy constructed and moved to an owned building in Thrissur.
His contributions are also reported in the conversion of the Durbar Hall Ground in Kochi into an art gallery.
He has embarked on a self appointed mission of pictorially documenting the cities of Kerala; the project, titled Nagarangal (The Cities), has been started with Kochi.
One of the first professional assignments done by Namboothiri was during his Chennai days, when he assisted K. C. S. Paniker to complete an oversize painting for the Indian Railways. One of the most prolific literary illustrators in the world, he turned to copper relief work after resigning from Mathrubhumi and soon organized an exhibition consisting of 12 relief works. Later, he did some of his most notable drawings at Kalakaumudi when he illustrated Randamoozham of M. T. Vasudevan Nair; he confessed later that these illustrations provided him satisfaction. Namboothiri's illustrations of his characters prompted V. K. N. to call the artist as the Paramashivan of line sketches (The Lord Shiva of Line Drawings). He is also a proponent of "finger painting". Among the copper relief works, he has done a series based on various events from Mahabharata, titled Lohabharata, and another based on Parayi Petta Panthirukulam. He has created a few large sculptures for Cholamandal which include Modern Family on a Scooter and Maithuna as well as a 500 ft long outdoor drawing featuring incidents from the Indian freedom movement.
Namboothiri has served as the chairman of the Kerala Lalitakala Academy twice and it was during his tenure that the academy constructed and moved to an owned building in Thrissur. His contributions are also reported in the conversion of the Durbar Hall Ground in Kochi into an art gallery. He has embarked on a self appointed mission of pictorially documenting the cities of Kerala; the project, titled Nagarangal (The Cities), has been started with Kochi.
Namboothiri (artist)