Tuesday, May 19, 2009

KOODIATTAM

KOODIATTAM IS A THEATRICAL ART--IT PRESENTS A SELECT PORTION OF ONE STORY.TWO OR THREE ACTORS APPEAR ON THE STAGE AT SAME TIME.THE ROLE OF MALE CHARACTER IS PERFORMED
BY CHAKKIAR AND THE NANGIAR PERFORMS THE ROLE OF FEMALE.THE NANGIARS SOUNDS CYMBALS
AND RECITE SANSKRIT VERSES WHICH CHAKKIAR ENACTS.VIDUSHAKA(CLOWN)RECITES THE MALAYALAM TRANSLATION OF EVERY SANSKRIT VERSE WHICH NANGIAR RECITES.
TODAY KOODIATTAM IS NOT VERY POPULAR.IT IS PERFORMED IN FEW MAJOR TEMPLES LIKE
-IRINJALAKUDA,PERUMANAM ,KOTTIYOOR ETC.

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