hello all, the tripunithura kathakali ladies'troupe is giving 2 performances next week on March 6th Karnasapadam at thuravoor Purandaerswara temple 8pm on...
Dear All, I got the opportunity to see the Kali Held recently in Guruvayoor in connection with the festival there. The story was Nalacharitham 2 Gopi Asan as...
If I remember right, two Kathakali Samarohams were conducted and telecast on Asianet a few years back. Are the CDs of these samarohams available? Can someone...
Recently i saw a movie created by Meesamadhavan fame Lal jose. tHe name of the movie is "Pattalam".In this film , there is a scene where the royal pacha vesham...
hello All, After his treatment at amritha hospital a few months back, it seems gopiasan has been rejuvenated to perfrom his best now a days. I had the good...
Congratulations to Kannan for iniciating this list and keeping it alive... great discussions here... vast knowledge to learn from, for a far away enthusiast......
Namaskaram.. I am Sasikumar, working and settled in Dubai for more than a decade. Right from my child hood, I am into Various art forms of Kerala, mainly...
Mr. Rajesh You can condact Mr. Balan Nair, The President, Sri.Vazhenkada Kunjunair Memmorial Trust Karalmanna Post Palakkadu District for the details of CD of...
Friends, All kathakali lovers will be happy about Sri. Gopi asan's retun back to stages. Regarding age of Gopi asan mensioned by Sree Geetha is not correct. ...
Thank you, Jorge, for your good words. Actually you have shown me an example of keeping such a group/website alive. Sincere thanks to you once again... Kannan ...
During my recent holidays in kerala I had a course of kathakali at Varkala cultural center(!). They need help for their activities. It is possiblo to do...
Being a layman on Kathakali, I am intrigued by all the talk of Chittas. Hailing from S.Malabar or N.Cochin region, all those artists that I have seen are...
Friends, I got an oppertunity to enjoy the Kuttu festival 2005(March 1 to 6) 4 th day programme held at kanchipuram.The festival is organised by Sri....
Dear Mr. Krishnan Namboodiripad and other friends, There is a saying that 'style is the person'. Each one has his own style. When it is about an art form, each...
Thank you Mr. Kannan for the good account of the kathakali chittas. May I know the subtle differences between thekkan chitta and vadakkan chitta. Well there ...
Dear Mr Mohandas, Thank you for your response. Actually it is very difficult to explain the differences between Northern chitta and Southern chitta. There are...
On the stage, when there are two veshams, depending on the devine powers or superiority, the main vesham comes to the right and the other moves to the left of...
Dear Mr Sashi, It is interesting to read your commends. We must understand that before the Mic is introduced on Kathakali stage, the singers didn't have to...
Thank you very much Kannan, for your elaborate and detailed reply. With all due respect to the great Asaans of today and yesterday and due respect to the art...
I am thankful to all members for their interesting postings regarding this topic. I am especially thankful to Sri Kannan for some of the clarifications. If the...
Dear friends, Sri.Chandramana (Darpana) Govindan Namboothiri passed away on 19/3/05 at Chandramana Illom near to Perumbavoor in Ernakulam District at the age...
hi everyone my name is Marķa Eugenia, and I really need your help. I'm doing a research paper on the play "flower of good fortune" And basically I have to...
Hello My name is Marķa Eugenia Sus, and i'm an IB student at the British Schools Montevideo, Uruguay. One of the subjects im taking is theatre arts, and for...
Friends, I felt very sorry to know about the demise of sri.Chandramana Govindan Namboothiri. I had a very good condact with sri.Chandramana before1981. I came...
A very sad news today morning. I am lucky to see some of his wonderful performances in South Kerala. One among them was HHarchandran in Harichandra Charitham....
Dear All, Recently in Kottayam - Kaliyarangu conducted Nalacharitham sampoornam that had been included some of the scenes which were not performed normally on...
Dear Sandeep, Thanks for your good words. The cd of Nalacharitham 4th (Hyderali singing and Krishnadas on chenda) is available from Pallam Chandran,...
for those without NYTimes subscription: April 4, 2005 *DANCE REVIEW | WORLD THEATER INSTITUTE* Giving New Life to India's Ancient Dance Forms *By JOHN ROCKWELL...
ANAMICA is proud to be the national sponosor of 2005 Kathakali tour The legends of Kathakali from Kalamandalam, Sadnam, Margi and Kottakal come together to...
