Dr. Samkutty Pattomkary is a freelance director, designer and technical trainer in theatre. Formerly, he was an executive member of the Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy, Government of Kerala. Some of his plays as a script writer include Bheemaparvam, Deepra Thamas (Illuminated Darkness), Urubhanga Sangodom etc. As a director, he has been associated with many plays like, Kaalam Sakshi, Andha Yug, Ghatakarpparanma, Anth Nahin, Mahachaitra, Yashodhare, Medea etc. He has also designed more than 350 amateur / Professional theatre and dance production in Kerala with many leading directors from Kerala and Abroad. In Cinema, Dr. Pattomkary has acted for documentary film Nayanarude Katha, worked as Director for the documentary film form Hutment Colonies to Agricultural land and as an Art Director for movies like Mankolangal and English film Tantra. Dr. Pattomkary has received many awards, some of them being, Bank men's Art Director Award, G. Sankara Pillai Endowment Silver Jubilee Award.