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Sep 7, 2017 · Bhasa’s play Avimarakam was staged in the Koodiyattam format at Irinjalakuda. Published - September 07, 2017 11:58 am IST - Thiruvananthapuram. Renu Ramanath. READ LATER. PRINT....
The final part of the performance is the koodiyattam, which is the play itself. While the first two parts are solo acts, koodiyattam can have as many characters as are required to perform on the stage. The elders of the Chakyar community traditionally taught the artform to their youngsters. It was performed only by Chakyars until the 1950s.
Oct 8, 2020 · Besides its elaborate costume and heavy make-up, the art form is known for its lengthy scenes, an entire play may be staged in over 100 days and a single act in seven to 12 days with a...
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Oct 9, 2018 · The female attire in Koodiyattam has also undergone a revolutionary change in the past 50 years, says Madhu, Indu’s husband. The facial make-up, too, has improved. “Overall, the mythological women are looking increasingly like those in Raja Ravi Varma paintings. At times, they even look like the goddesses in Sivakasi calendars,” he says.
The performance of Koodiyattam, the oldest surviving Sanskrit theatre art form, comprises of a single act at a time, usually lasting several days with the enacting in the original form of a single act stretching up to 41 days. Koodiyattam blends ritual, sacred traditional precepts and rehearsed elements with creative improvisation.
Sep 5, 2018 · Watch Lakshmana’s labour of love building a parnashala (thatched hut), for his beloved brother and wife, in Surpanakhankam, recently staged at Delhi’s India International Centre by Nepathya. It is only the second day yet of the six-day play spun around just the second act of Sakthibhadra’s masterpiece Ascharyachoodamani , written probably ...
Many of Bhasa's plays are staged in Koodiyattam even now, like parts of Pratijna-Yaugandharayana, Abhisheka-nataka etc. Modern revival
