Kathakali Organised by Palakkad Kathakali Trust

Heritage Kerala: Kathakali Organised by Palakkad Kathakali Trust: Palakkad Kathakali Trust, Palakkad, will conduct its monthly Kathakali performance on   09/August/2014 . The play enacts the story Baali V...

Gurusmarana - 2014, the sixth Koodiyattam Festival

Koodiyattam festival at Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur in Kerala from 01 to 12 July 2014.

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Kathakali performances on 07 June 2014

Kathakali performances based on three stories Karna Sapadham, Poothanamoksham and Narakasuravadham on  07 / June / 2014  from 02.30 pm onwards .(overnight performance). The event is held at Vayalkkara, Kunnukara in Eranakulam district of Kerala, India.

Story 1: Karna Sapadham, highlighting the conversation between Kunthi and Karnnan

Artists (Actors): Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar (Karnnan), Peesapilly Rajeevan (Kunthi) 

Story 2: Poothanamoksham

Artist (Actor): Chambakkara Vijayan (Poothana)

Story 3: Narakasuravadham

Artist (Actor): Kalamandalam Adithyan (Narakasuran)

Organisers: Kunnakkara Kathakali Aswadaka Samithi

Annual Celebrations of Payyannur Kathakali Arangu

16^th Annual  Celebrations of Payyannur Kathakali Arangu is to be conducted on 01 June 2014 at Ayodhya Auditorium in Payyannur, Kannur Dt., Kerala . The event is inaugurated by K A Fransis, Editor in charge of Malayala Manorama magazine and Chairman of Lalithakala Academy. This year the annual celebrations are dedicated to the maestro in Kathakali, Late Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair in connection with his 100^th birth anniversary. The programmes starts from 09.00 pm. Entry is restricted by pass.

The performances starts after the inaugural session. Some of the main programmes are listed here.

09.00 am- Thayambaka in Mizhavu. Solo performance in the percussion drum- Mizhavu by Kalamandalam Eswaranunni.

10.00 am- Dance programme by Ms Keerthika

04.00 pm- Sopana Nirtham  by Mankombu Rajeev Krishna

04.30 pm: Kathakali- Dakshayagam

Cast and Crew

Kalamandalam Saseendran (Dhakshan), Kalamandalam Ramachandran Unnithan (Veerabhadhran), Kalamandalam Hari R Nair (Bhadhrakali), Kalamandalam Thulasi Kumar (Shivan), Kalamandalam Jishnu Ravi (Sathi), Adithyan Payyannur (Nandikeswaran), Athul .

Song / Paattu

 Kalamandalam Babu Nambuthiri, Kalamandalam Harish Nambuthiri

Percussion

Chenda: Kurur Vasudevan Nambuthiri, Kalamandalam Venu Mohan

Maddalam: Kalamandalam Rajnarayanan, Kalamandalam Vaishakh

Make-up

 Kalamandalam Sreejith, Sudheesh .

Costume

Sathkalaapeedom, Payyannur

Purushartham Koothu started at Kochi

Purushartham koothu, a rare performance in Koodiyattam started at Changampuzha Park, Edapally, Kochi on 28 May 2014. The event organised by Changampuzha Samskarika Kendram at Kochi in Kerala will continue till 01st of June. 

Purushartham koothu is a solo performance by one of the characters from the Koodiyattam stories - vidhooshaka.  During the performance he narrates the story and sattirically criticise the contemporory socio-political scenarios. Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar is presenting the event. 

Kathakali on 29 May 2014

PSV Natya Sangham is a Kathakali School by Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal in Malappuram district, Kerala. Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal is one of the pioneer institution in Ayurveda, the oldest and natural medicinal system of India.  

The Natya Sangham perform Kathakali nationally and internationally. The group has a performance at Punchaman Illam, Mavelikara, Kerala on 29 May 2014 at 07.00 pm. The play is based on the story, Rugmangada Charitham.

Kottakkal Kesavan Kundalayar

Cast and Crew involved are as below.

Actors
Kottakkal Kesavan Kundalayar (Rugmangadan), Vasudevan Kundalayar (Mohini)

Song (Pattu)
Kottakkal Madhu, Kottakkal Santhosh

Percussion

Kottakkal Prasad (Chenda), Kottakkal Raveendran (Maddalam)

Costumes & Make-up (Chutti)
Kottakkal Satheesan

Photo Courtesy: The Hindu

Kathakali, As an Intro to the Birth Centenary Celebrations

Kathakali performances organised by Edappally Sangeetha Aswaaka Sadassu, Edappally, Kochi 

in association with Kalivilakku, the organisation for arts, will take place on 24th and 25th of May 2014 at Changampuzha Park , Edappally ,Kochi, Kerala. The event is an introductory performance to the Birth Centenary celebrations of Late Padmashree Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair Aassan, eminent Kathakali artist.

Two different Kathakali plays are held in the two evenings.

On 24 May 2014, the performance is based on the story Nalacharitham, Randam Divassam, Nalacharitham, the Second Day. The artists and characters involved are Priya Namboothiri as Kaattalan and Haripriya Namboothiri as Damayanthi. The Kathakali song is by Kalamandalam Bhavadasan Namboothiri and Kalamandalam Krishanakumar. The percussions Chenda and Maddalam is handled by Thrippunithura Gopalakrishnan Thamburan and R.L.V Jithin. The costumes and Make-up (Chutti), Greenrooom and the backstage are by Kalamandalam Radhakrishnan and Eroor Surendran & party.

The Second day evening (25 May 2014) will witness the performance on Kalyanisoughandhikam (Story / Katha). The Cast and Crew will be Sadanam Krishnankutty (Bheeman), FACT Bijubhaskar ( Paanjali ), Sadanam Balakrishnan (Hanuman), Sadanam Sivadas and Kalamandalam Rajesh Babu (Song / Paattu), Sadanam Ramakrishnan (Chenda, the percussion), Kalanilayam Prakashan( Maddalam- the percussion), Eroor Manoj(Costumes and Make-up / Chutti) and Eroor Sasi & party (Greenroom and Backstage).