31st Kutiyatta Maholsavam at Irinjalakkuda from 01 Jan to 12 Jan 2018

Kutiyattam by Sooraj Nambiar; file Photo by Welcome Kerala Magazie

Time: 06.00 pm

Venue: Madhava Natya Bhumi, Ammannur gurukulam, Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur Dt., Kerala

This is the 31^st edition of the Kutiyattam festival organized by Ammannur Chachu Chakyar Smaraka Gurukulam, Irinjalakkuda. Kutiyattam and its allied art form Nangiarkoothu are staged in the evenings, during these days. Kutiyattam is the classical Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala/India and  recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of the mankind. 

01 Jan (Monday)- Nangiarkoothu

Artist: Saritha Krishnakumar ;

Story/scenes: Kamsavadham / stories of Lord Krishna.

02 Jan (Tuesday)- Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Urubhangam

Artists: Pothiyil Ranjith Chakyar (As Balabhadran), Sooraj Nambiar (Duryodhanan), Kapila Venu (Gandhari), Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar (Aswathamavu).

Direction: Venu G

Kutiyattam by Rajaneesh Chakyar with Edakka percussionist Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
File photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine 

03 Jan (Wednesday)- Nangiarkoothu

Artist: Archana Nandakumar ;

Story/scenes: Sakatasura-Thrinavartha Vadham/stories of Lord Krishna.

04 Jan (Thursday)- Nangiarkoothu

Artist: Tamoye Tara Irine ; Story/scenes: Kamsajananam/stories of Lord Krishna

05 Jan (Friday)- Nangiarkoothu

Artist: Gayathri Unnikrishnan ; Story/scenes: Ulookha Bandanam/stories of Lord Krishna.

06 Jan (Saturday)- Nangiarkoothu

Artist: Kapila Venu ; Story/scenes: Rasakreeda/stories of Lord Krishna.

07 Jan (Sunday)- Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Mayashirassu

Artists: Sooraj Nambiar (as Kanjukeeyan), Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar (Ravanan), Keerthi Sagar (Sita), Pothiyil Ranjith chakyar (Samarabheeru),

Direction: Ammannur Kuttan Chakyar

 

Nangiarkoothu- Saritha Krishnakumar;
File photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine

08 Jan (Monday)- Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Parnashalangam- Nirvahanam

Artist: Dr. Aparna Nangiar (as Lalitha)

09 Jan (Tuesday)- Kutiyattam

Time: 09.00am; Story/scenes: Kalyanasougandhikam –Purappadu

Artist: Ammannur Madhav Chakyar (as Bheeman)

Time: 06.00pm; Story/scenes: Kalyanasougandhikam –Nirvahanam

Artist: Ammannur Rajaneesh chakyar (as Bheeman)

10 Jan -(Wednesday)- Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Kalyanasougandhikam –Randam Divasam

Artists: Sooraj Nambiar (as Bheeman), Ganesh Krishna (Krodhavashan)

11 Jan (Thursday)-Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Kalyanasougandhikam –Moonam Divasam

Artists: Sooraj Nambiar (Kalyanakan), Kapila Venu (Gunamanjari)

12 Jan (Friday)- Kutiyattam

Story/scenes: Kalyanasougandhikam –Nalam Divasam

Artists: Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar (as Bheeman), Ammanur Madhav Chakyar (Kalyanakan), Keerthi Sagar (Gunamanjari), Pothiyil Ranjith Chakyar (Hanuman), Saritha Krshnakumar (Droupathi).

Nangiarkoothu by Kapila Venu with Mizhavu percussionists Kalamandalam Hariharan (centre) and Kalamandalam Rajeev (Right); File photo by Welcome Kerala Magazine

Supporting Artists: Kalamandalam Rajeev, Kalamandalam Hariharan, Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambiar, Kalamandalam Ravikumar, Kalamandalam Vineesh, Kalamandalam Rahul Aravind, Kalamandalam Shivaprasad, Kalamandalam Rahul, kalamandalam Vijay, Nepathya Ashwin, Nikhil Krishnan, Sooraj Soman (Mizhavu percussionists), Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan, Kalanilayam Rajan (Edakka percussionists), Dr. Aparna Nangiar, Kapila Venu, Saritha Krishnakumar, Gayathri Unnikrishnan, Archana Nandakumar, Keerthi Sagar, Bhageerathi Prashant, Athira Hariharan, Anitha Anilkumar,, Bhadra P K M(Thalam players), Kalanilayam Haridas (Chutty/facial make up) and Anilkumar (Stage Assistant).