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| Kalamandalam Gopi (left) as Nalan and Margi Vijayakumar as Damayanthi in Kathakali Play Nalacharitham (file photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine) |
Date: 21-24 Dec 2017
Venue: Aravinda Vidya Mandiram, Pallikkathodu, Kottayam
District, Kerala. (26km from Kottayam town; On Kottayam- Kumali road, take diversion from
Kodungoor towards Pala road to reach Pallikkathodu. Pala is 18km and Ettumanoor is 20km).
Nalacharitham Maholsavam is a four-day event with
performance of Kathakali by Padmashri Kalamandalam Gopi, recipient of the award ‘Aravinda
Keerthimudra’ instituted by Aravinda Charitable society. Kathakali play
Nalacharitham will be staged on these days in the evenings. All these days the
lead role of the play is performed by Kalamandalam Gopi. Other noted artists in
the field of Kathakali are also participating during these days. An exhibition of
photographs based on the classical art forms of Kerala, Kathakali, Kutiyattam,
Mohiniyattam etc., by noted photographer Radhakrishna Varrier, will also be on
display at the venue. The event organized by Sarangi Samskarika Vedi of Aravinda
Charitable Society will conclude on 24 Dec 2017.
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| Cover Page of the official brochure of the event. |
Event Details:
21 Dec 2017:
05.30pm- cultural meeting and presenting the award
Aravinda Keerthi Mudra to Kalamandalam Gopi
06.30pm- Kathakali/performance; Story: Nalacharitham Onnam
Divasam
Artists: Padmasri Kalamandalam Gopi (as Nalan),
Kalanilayam Raghavan (Hamsam), Kalamandalam Kashinath (Naradan), Kudamaloor
Muralikrishnan (Damayanthi), Kalamandalam Kashinath and Kalamandalam Vipin
(Sakhimar).
Supporting artists: Kalamandalam Babu Nambuthiri,
Kalamandalam Vinod, Kalamandalam Ajesh (Singers), Kurur Vasudevan Nambuthiri
(Chenda), Kalamandalam Achutha Varrier (Madhalam) and Kalanilayam Saji
(Chutty/facial painting).
22 Dec 2017:
06.30pm- Kathakali/performance; Story: Nalacharitham
Randam Divasam
Artists: Padmasri
Kalamandalam Gopi (as Nalan),Margi Vijayakumar (Damayanthi), Kalamandalam
Ramachandran Unnithan (Kali), Panamattam Soman (Dwaparan), Kottakkal Devadas
(Kattalan), Kalamandalam Krishnakumar (Pushkaran), Kalarangam Kannan (Indran)
and Kalamandalam Vipin (Doothan).
Supporting
artists: Kottakkal Madhu, Kalamandalam Balachandran, Kalanilayam Rajeev,
Nedumpulli Ram Mohan, Kalamandalam Vishnu (Singers), kalamandalam Krishnadas,
Kidangoor Rajesh, Kalamandalam Purushothaman (chenda percussionists),
Kalanilayam Omanakuttan, Kalanilayam Manoj, Kottakkal Hari (Madhalam percussionists),
Kalanilayam Saji and Eroor manoj (Chutty/facial painting).
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| Padmashri Kalamandalam Gopi as Bahukan in Kathakali Play Nalacharitham (file photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine) |
23 Dec 2017:
06.00pm- Documentary film- ‘Vesham Kalamandalam Gopi’ directed by Radhakrishna Varrier.
07.00 pm- Kathakali/performance; Story: Nalacharitham Moonam Divasam
Artists: Padmasri Kalamandalam Gopi (as Bahukan), Mathur Govindankutty (Sudevan), Kalamandalam Bhagyanath (Nalan), Kalamandalam Kashinath (Damayanthi), Kalamandalam Shibi Chakravarthi (karkkodakan), Kalakendram Hareesh (Rithuparnan), Kalamandalam Vipin (jeevalan) and Kalamandalam Shibi Chakravarthi (Varshneyan).
24 Dec 2017
06.30pm- Kathakali/performance; Story: Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam
Starting with Purappadu and Melappadam.
Artists: Padmasree Kalamandalam Gopi (as Bahukan), Margi
Vijayakumar (Damayanthi), Kalamandalam Vipin (Kesini), Abhinav Ashok &
Anantha Krishnan (Purappadu)
Supporting artists: Pathiyur Sankarankutty, Kottakkal
madhu, Kalamandalam Krishnakumar (Singers), Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan,
Kalamandalam Krishnadas (chenda percussionists), Kalamandalam Sankara Varrier,
Kalamandalam Achutha Varrier (Madhalam percussionists) and Kalanilayam Saji
(Chutty/facial painting).
For info:
B Anilkumar- Secretary, Aravinda Charitable
society-9895489556
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