Nepathya’s 12th Koodiyattam Festival held recently in Moozhikkulam, Ernakulam, where the performances lasted more than five hours on many nights, bore witness to many mesmerising scenes. Two plays — Neelakanta Kavi’s Kalyanasougandhikam Vyayogam, a one-act play over six days, and Jatayuvadham, the fourth Act of Sakthibhadran’s Ascharyachoodamani — were presented in full over eight days. […]
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