Career
A recipient of Kerala Kalamandalam awards and fellowship, he is reputed for his skill in donning a wide range of characters in his acts. Krishnakutty had his Kathakali lessons at Sadanam Kathakali Akademi (Gandhi Seva Sadan) east of Ottapalam. He was, for a brief while, Kathakali tutor at the Unnayi Varrier Smaraka Kalanilayam in Irinjalakuda and Kala Mandir in Patna.
Krishnankutty lives in Irinjalakuda town of Thrissur district.