Complex sentence: He was born near Perinthalmanna in the present Malappuram district of Kerala, to a Nambudiri Brahmin family, and was known as a contemporary of Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri, the celebrated author of Narayaneeyam.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born near Perinthalmanna in the present Malappuram district of Kerala, to a Nambudiri Brahmin family. A contemporary of Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri, the celebrated author of Narayaneeyam.