Dr. N.M. Nampothiri was born on April 17, 1943 at Kizhakke Neelamana in Chengannur and died on March 30, 2017.

He was an Indian historian, a former college professor at Malayalam PG Centre- Sree Punnasseri Neelakanta Sharma Memorial Government Sanskrit Collage, Pattambi, Palakkad District, Kerala.

Neelamana died at Alappuzha.

Neelamana Madhavan Nampoothiri passed away at 74 years old.