 Kaithapram was born in the village of Kaithapram, near Payyanur in Kannur district of North Malabar region in India and he is currently residing in Thiruvannur in Kozhikode District.He is the eldest son of the late singer Kannadi Illath Kesavan Namboothiri, a disciple of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar and Adithi Antharjanam, followed by two brothers and two sisters.He got his Veda education from his grandfather.