Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri is a legend in the field of Thitambu Nritham. His debut performance was at Sree Athiyampoor Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, Kanhangad, during the Shashthi Uthsavam (1979). He hails from Chemmattam Vayal, Kanhangad in Kasaragod district. He has performed at almost all the temples in north Kerala in the past 25 years.