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Kathakali - On and off stage frames

April 19th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Just as most Kathakali performances are, this one too was an act from Mahabharata -  The performance opened with the scene of the game of dice and concluded with the slaying of Dhruyodhana and Dhusshasana.

[The young man ,who played Shakuni, is deep in thoughts] Probably wondering what a dozen photographers might want in that small green room ! :)

BCKA Inaug [Chowdiah Hall, Bangalore]

[The Making of Yudhishtira]
The Making of Yudhishtira

[Shakuni - A work in progress]
A WIP Shakuni

[Mr. Peethambaran turns into Drowpadi]
Mr Peethambaran turns into Drowpathi

[Chutti - by Kalamandalam Shivaraman (The hands that apply make-up in the picture below)]
Chutti

[I will slay the man who insulted my wife, says the angry Bheema]

[What the heck ! How long am I supposed to dance ?] It was 2.5 hours of arresting performance at Chowdiah last Saturday !
The angry Bheema

The ‘bestest’ parts were the interactions with Kalamandalam Shivaraman, Mr.Peethambaram (who played Drowpadi) and most notably, Mr. AchuthanKutty. The wealth of Kathakali knowledge I gained from a two hour crash course with  these people merits a post by itself. Now, whether that will happen is something that time will tell.

Tags: Photography · Weekend

8 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Christina // Apr 19, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Completely awsome!

  • 2 peevee // Apr 19, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    thats a awesome report.. but.. y i didnt know about this…

  • 3 Prashanth M // Apr 19, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    beautiful shots… first one is the pick of the lot…

  • 4 Lavanya // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Thanks Chris ! :)
    @peevee:
    >thats a awesome report..
    Report ??? Gah !
    >but.. y i didnt know about this…
    Now, who can answer that better ? :-p
    @Prashanth M: Hey, thanx. Very attractive subjects too , I reckon ! :)

  • 5 which Main? what cross? // Apr 30, 2009 at 6:54 pm

    Awesome. That image of Pitambaran as Draupadi - awesome. Frame and give it him :)

  • 6 Anoop Negi // May 3, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    Lavanya ji !

    This series is super duper. the photos look lovely

  • 7 Celine // May 4, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Fantastic photography!

  • 8 Lavanya // May 7, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    @gopal: Infact I might actually - his friend is going to send me his contact info.
    @ezee: Kaise nahin - they make very attractive subjects.
    Thanks Celine..

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