Kathakali has remained predominantly a man’s world. Attempts by women to break the walls have been met with resistance. However, few would deny the strength, resilience and passion women have shown ...

In the hierarchy of characters in Kathakali, negative characters or those with grey shades, chuvanna thaadi and karutha thaadi, (characters with red beard and black beard) are considered lower to ...

Arjunan is elegance personified in his kathakali costume. The magnanimity of his character is well-defined with the prominence of green makeup on his face. Kathakali’s larger-than-life quality, from ...

Ganga Kottarakkara is one of the very few kathakali artists to perform both male and female characters in the art form. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kottarakkara Thampuran is considered the founder of ...

The acclaimed artist reflects on Kathakali’s traditions, evolving storytelling, visual grandeur, and the growing interest among younger generations in this classical dance-drama Renjish Nair, an ...

Of all the classical, traditional and contemporary art forms coming from India, Kathakali is probably the most visually striking. This captivating art form blends theatre, dance and pantomime, ...

Organised by Tripunithura Kathakali Kendra as part of its monthly programme, Kamsa Janardhanam took the audience through the helplessness of Kamsa’s father Ugrasen, who was imprisoned by his own son; ...

She recently fashioned a performance combining the art forms with artistes Athira Shanker and Eloor Biju We have seen Sasikala Nedungadi both on the big screen in movies like Prathi Poovankozhi and on ...

Practised only by male performers, it is one of the finest puppetry arts in the world, along with Marionette puppetry of the Peking Opera and Bunraku of the Japanese Kabuki dance. An art form inspired ...