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Gopi is known for the romantic and dramatic portrayal of the virtuous pachcha roles in Kathakali, notable among them being Nalan, Karnan and Rukmangadan.He has also played the choreographically denser roles of Bheeman (in the stories Kalyanasougandhikam or Bakavadham), Arjuna (Subhadraharanam) and Dharmaputrar (that's Yudhishthira in Kirmeeravadham).
Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi pronunciation ⓘ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre. It is a play of verses. It is a play of verses. These verses are called Kathakali literature or Attakatha .
Padmanabhan Nair has co-authored a book on his father-guru Pattikkamthodi. But his more weighty works are Kathakali Vesham (1980) and Cholliyattam (2000), both two-volume tomes that deal with the grammar and aesthetics of classical storyplays in the highly evolved Kalluvazhi school of Kathakali of north-central Kerala.
Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon (1880–1948) was a pivotal figure in the history of Kathakali, having played a crucial role in remoulding and refining its grammar in the famed Kalluvazhi tradition of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India. [1]
Kottakkal Chandrasekharan as Arjunan in March 2017. Kottakkal Chandrasekharan (15 January 1945 – 4 September 2019) [1] was a senior Kathakali artiste known for his portrayal of the virtuous pachcha and anti-heroic Kathi roles in the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India.
Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair, also known as Guru Chemancheri (26 June 1916 – 15 March 2021) was an Indian Kathakali actor. He spent over eighty years learning and teaching and performing Kathakali, a major form of classical Indian dance. [2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri in 2017. [3] [4]
His achievements as a Kathakali actor are due to the sincere discipline of Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair. [ 1 ] An expert in both Pacha and Kathi roles in kathakali, his Kathi roles as Duryodhana , Kichaka and Ravana characters in the stories of Duryodhana Vadham , Uttarasvayamvaram and Nizhal kuthu are famous. [ 1 ]
Kathakali is performed each evening. [ 11 ] [ 2 ] Pantheerayiram is the offering of 12,001 bananas in a special ritual, [ 8 ] usually made at the Pantheeradi (second) puja . The Kesaadipaadam garland is a flower garland, measuring about 15 feet, which adorns the deity during the third and fourth pujas . [ 4 ]