There are many instances in 'attakathas' not strictly following the sequences of events as given in the puranas. The presentation of characters also can be...
Hi, An appreciation on RambhaPravesham Kathakali staged at Karthika Thirunal Theater, East Fort; as part of 14th Kerala Rangakalolsavam; is posted in my...
Hi all, Are there books available on the market regarding the script of attakadhas. I have got nalacharitham but have not found anything else. Warm Regards R...
Now available in English, for the first time, the texts of 29 popular Kathakali plays, in a set of three books entitled Kathakali Plays in English, Volumes I,...
 Dear All, I am forwarding a write up regarding two Kathakali at Thalathotta temple held at August 5th and 6th. C.Ambujakshan Nair Dear All, I am forwarding...
Dear nair, every episode in mahabharatha is twisted so as to give a super human image to pandavas.jst imagine that without krishna,Suyodhnan would hv taken...
Hi, An appreciation on Nalacharitham Onnam Divasam (Uthara Bhagam)Kathakali staged at Thirunakkara MahadevaKshethram; as part of Kuroor Vasudevan Nampoothiri's...
Hi, All I was reading a book by Sri Krishnankutty Pothuval recently ("Melapperukkam", Kalamandalam Press). In an article called "Kathakali parishkaranam"...
You have made a very important comment. It is true that Kauravas would have easily won the war if politics was not a part of life. What is common between Rama...
Mr. Sreeni.T.S, Please open groups. You can read the messages : nalacharitotsavam and kathakali issues .   C.Ambujakshan Nair ... From: Sreeni T S...
Hello, Already a big discussion happened regarding the same subject when I projected the same in groups. I mensioned this in connection with Nalacharitholsvam...
My dear Group Members, Namaskaram. At the outselt, I wish all of you a very happy and prosperous Onam. I have gone through the question raised by Shri...
This refers to the doubt asked about Guru Mankulam`s Nalan changing clolour. In Nalacharitham, I used to see the change of Nalan to KariNalan as below. ...
Hi All, There is two articles in Thrajani online magazine of http://chintha.com. The links: http://chintha.com/node/8761 http://chintha.com/node/8605 Please...
Dear Kathakali connoisseurs, I was fortunate to be on a holiday in Kerala to witness, what could be described as a landmark performance in recent times: The...
Dear friends, I am sorry I forgot to thank Kathakalinews.com for giving internet publicity to the event. But for Kathakalinews.com, I would have never come to...
I got a bad feedback regarding the Nalacharitholsavam. Many were telling a lot of flaws in the presentation. Even 4th day Bahukan of Gopi asan was not upto...
Dear Mr Hareesh, Thank you for the feedback. You are right that some of the actors failed to impress. But when the performance is on such a grand scale, some...
Dear All,             3rd Venmani Haridas Anusmaranam and Puraskaradhanam held  in  Thiruvathira Hall of Sree Thiruvyranikulam Temple at...
"In any case, the viewers require to see the expression of actors in vivid detail. The actors, on the other hand, can maintain contact even in dull light. This...
... Happy to hear the news about the CD. I'm interested to purchase a copy, but I'm confused about the quality of the audio tracks. Is it an Audio CD or an MP3...
