Career
He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Travancore-Cochin. He was born in Thrippunithura. Thampuran made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1956-1957 Ranji Trophy season, against Andhra.
From the lower order, he scored 11 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second, as Travancore-Cochin lost the match by a heavy margin.