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Kottayam Thampuran emphasized form more than content while Unnayi Warrier stressed almost entire on the narrative. Few decades after them,…
Into 19th century, Kathakali already had already matured as an art form. Plays abounded and often focused on developing specific…
Into 19th century, Kathakali already had already matured as an art form. Plays abounded and often focused on developing specific…
In the latter half of 17th century, Unnayi Warrier wrote Nalacharitham as a beautiful poetic counterpoint to the structured elegance…
Though Ramanattam marked the beginning of Kathakali, it was later in 17th century when Kottayam Thampuran wrote his four plays…
Kathakali was born as Ramanattam in the early 17th century, when Kottarakkara Thampuran presented the Ramayana as eight Kathakali plays.…
If Mooss managed to condense the epic Mahabharatha into a play spanning a few hours, Unnayi Warrier chose to expand…
Written by Kalloor Neelakanthan Namputhiripad in the early part of nineteenth century (almost midway between the two plays above), Balivijayam…
Santhanagopalam was authored by Mandavapally Ittirarissa Menon and predates Duryodhanavadham by nearly a century. Menon wrote two plays emphasizing the…
Penned by Aryanarayanan Mooss in the second half of nineteenth century, this is considered a masterpiece of plot editing. It…