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Kathakali is different from a similar-sounding Kathak, though both are Indian classical dance traditions of "story play" wherein the stories have been traditionally derived from the Hindu epics and the Puranas. Kathak is an ancient performance art that emerged in North India, with roots in traveling bards retelling mythical and spiritual ...
Kathakali being performed in the cultural attire Aattakatha is a literary genre in Malayalam language consisting of the libretto used for the Indian classical dance drama kathakali . [ 1 ] The word aatta-katha literally means "story for dancing and acting" [ 2 ] ( atu "to sway" + kathā "story"). [ 3 ]
An example of a Kathakali performer. The Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe (TKK) was established in 1975, marking a significant shift Kathakali’s male-dominated history. [6] It was not the first women's troupe as that had been formed in 1962 in Thrissur, Nadananiketan, but had lasted only until 1968. [7]
Gandhi Seva Sadan is a Kathakali institution located in Perur village, some 12 kilometres east of Ottapalam in Palakkad district of north-central Kerala in southern India.It was founded in 1953 by the (late) Gandhian and freedom fighter K. Kumaran, equally known for his unflagging devotion to the promotion of the arts.
Sadanam Krishnankutty (born Cherpulassery, 1941) is a performer of Kathakali, a classical dance-drama form of Kerala, South India.A recipient of Kerala State Kathakali award [1] and Kalamandalam fellowship, [2] [3] he has played a wide range of characters in his acts.
Guru Chenganoor Raman Pillai, also spelt Chengannur Raman Pillai (1886–1980), was a celebrated Kathakali artist from Kerala in south India.He was known for his brilliant portrayal of the anti-heroic Kathi roles on stage, and was the head of palace kathakali yogam to the Travancore Maharaja in a career spanning almost 65 years.
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 ]
Karnasapatham (The Oath of Karna) is an Aattakatha (Kathakali play) written by Mali Madhavan Nair. It is one of the most popular [1] Kathakali plays, having been performed at over 5000 venues during the playwright's life time. [2] The play centres around Karna's emotional conflict after the mother of the Pandavas, Kunti reveals that he is her ...