Nallarkulam - Kathakali Festival

The four day Kathakali Festival titled 'Nallarkulam', an event to honour Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Chambakkara) who completes 25 years of Kathakali professional life, will be conducted on 11-14 November 2017. The event is held at Velupilly Sree DharmaSastha Kshethram Sree Ayyappa Auditorium, Near Chalakkudy. Nallarkulam is organised by Rasikas and Veluppilly Devaswam in association with Chalakkudy Nambeesan Smaraka Kathakali Club and Sandarsan Kathakali Vidyalayam, Ambalappuzha.

Details:

Venue: Annanad Velupilly Sree DharmaSastha Kshethram Sree Ayyappa Auditorium, Annanad, Near Chalakkudy, Thrissur Dt., Kerala

11 Nov (Saturday):

02.00 pm: Inauguration

Followed by,

Keli, traditional orchestra by Kalanilayam Ratheesh, Kalamandalam Ramadas, Kalanilayam Sanjay.

Inaugural Meeting

03.00 pm - 05.00 pm: Kathakali

Story - Kirmeeravadham (Lalitha - Panjali)

Artists:

Actors (character) - Kalamandalam Vijayakumar(Lalitha), Kalamandalam Adithyan (Panjali);

Song - Nedumbally Rammohan, Sadanam Jyotish Babu.

Chenda - Kalanilayam Ratheesh

Maddalam - Kalanilayam Manoj

05.00 pm - 06.30 pm : Natyatarangini

By -  RLV Gayathri Vijayakumar

Vocal - Harirag Nandan, Sathyasai Institute, Puttaparthi

Mridangam - Changanacherry P S Satheeshkumar (AIR Thrissur)

Violin - Trikkodithanan Sreeraj

Flute - Akhil Anilkumar

Costume - Vijeesh Irinjalakkuda

12 Nov (Sunday):

06.30 pm - Honoring Ceremony

07.00 pm - Kathakali

Story - Krishnaleela

Kathakali Story by - Dr P Venugopal

Artists:

Actors (character) - Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Devaki), Kalamandalam Shanmukhan (Yesoda), Kalamandalam Adithyan (Sreekrishnan);

Song - Kalamandalam Vinod, Kalanilayam Rajeevan;

Chenda - Kalamandalam Ravisankar;

Maddalam - Kalanilayam Manoj

13 Nov (Monday):

06.30 pm - Kathakali

Story - Kalakeyavadham (Urvasi)

Artists:

Actors(character) - Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Urvasi), Kalamandalam Adithyan (Sakhi), Kalamandalam Bhagyanath (Arjunan);

Song - Kalanilayam Rajeevan, Sadanam Jyotish Babu;

Chenda - Kalamandalam Sreehari;

Maddalam - Kalanilayam Manij

14 Nov(Tuesday):

09.30 am - Keli by Kalanilayam Akhil, Kalanilayam Sreejith, Kalanilayam Vishnu.

10.00 am-11.30 am – Familiarizing Kathakali

Led by Peesapilly Rajeevan

11.30 am - Kathakali

Story - Poothanamoksham

Artists:

Actors (character) - Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Lalitha);

Song - Kalamandalam Hareesh, Kalamandalam Krishnakumar;

Chenda - Kalamandalam Sreehari

Maddalam - Kalamandalam Aneesh

02.00 pm - Meetings , Honoring Kalamandalam Vijayakumar, Concluding Session

06.00 pm - 07.30 pm - Thayambaka, traditional percussion orchestra

By Panavur Sreehari & team.

07.30 pm - Kathakali

Purappadu & Kathakali performances

Story 1- Nalacharitham Nalam Divasam

Actors (character) - Kalamandalam Vijayakumar (Damayanthi), Kalamandalam Praveen (Kesini), Kalamandalam Shanmukhan (Bahukan);

Story 2- Duryodhanavadham

Actors - Peesapilly Rajeevan (Duryodhanan), Kalamandalam Neeraj (Dussasanan 1), Sunilraj Varma (Dharmaputhrar), Kalamandalam Arunraju (Panjali, Induja Cheruliyil (Kuttibheeman), Pradeep Raja (Sakuni), Kalamandalam Adithyan (Sreekrishnan), Kalakendram Balu M Nair (Dussasanan 2), Pradeep Raja(Mumushu), Induja Cheruliyil (Arjunan), Kalamandalam ManojKumar (Raudrabheeman).

Song -Kalamandalam Babu Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Hareesh, Kalamandalam Vishnu, Kalamandalam Krishnakumar, Sadanam Saikumar, Kalanilayam Vishnu.

Chenda - Kalamandalam Venumohan, Kalamandalam Ravisankar, Kalamandalam Sreehari, Kalanilayam Akhil.

Maddalam - Kalanilayam Manoj, Kalanilayam Prakashan, Kalamandalam Aneesh, Kalanilayam Sreejith, Kalamandalam Ramadas.

Chutti - Eroor Manoj, Kalanilayam Vishnu.

Backstage - Pallippuram Unnikrishnan, Panmana Arun, Vijayakrishnan, Hari Nedumudi.

Costumes - Sandarsan Kathakali Vidyalayam, Ambalappuzha.