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Kathakali is the classical dance-drama of Kerala, South India, which dates from the 17th centuryKalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and is rooted in Hindu mythology. Kathakali has a unique combination of literature, music, painting, acting and dance. In the following pages we have placed photographs and videos of Kathakali performances and songs by famous Kathakali singers.

For playing the video and audio you may need to Install Real Player. (Click http://www.real.com to install). You can check the audio by listening to the Vandana Slokam (the first song at the starting of Kathakali performance) by clicking the PLAY button below:


Vandana Slokam by Palanad Divakaran & Kottakkal Madhu

We have an entertainment site with Kathakali songs, Kathakali screen saver and wall paper, and lot of audio entertainment.
Audio Entertainment with Kathakali Songs, Kathakali Downloads..

Small video clippings of Kathakali are available at the site. Since highly compressed in Real format, the video is slightly jerky.
Video Clippings of Kathakali

And a rare collection of Navarasas (facial expressions of nine different moods) by renowned Kathakali actor Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
Navarasam by Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair

Kathakali follows "Hasthalakshana Deepika", the book of hand gestures, for Mudras (hand gestures).
Mudras in Kathakali

Essential Props, Rituals, Characters and their attire, Cholliyattam, Ilakiyattam etc
Props, Rituals and Customs of Kathakali


We are building a database of Kathakali artists including actors, chenda performers, singers, maddalam performers, chutti artists etc.. One webpage will be made and linked absolutely free for each artist (Please see the pages below). If you are a Kathakali artist or if you wish to recommend any artist, please note this postal address to which you can send the artist's passport size photograph, photo of a stage performance and bio-data specially listing his/ her achievements in the field. The postal address is: Director, CyberNet Communications, Moozhikulangara P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India - 686601
Actors/ Actresses
1. Pariyanampatta Divakaran
2. Kalamandalam Kesavan Namboodiri
3. Kalamandalam Sivadas
4. Kalamandalam Sajan
5. Kalamandalam Vijayakumar
6. V.P. Ramakrishnan Nair
7. Kottarakkara Ganga
8. Kottakkal Sasidharan Nair
9. Kalamandalam Prasanth
10.Kalamandalam Gopalakrishnan
11.Kalakendram Muraleedharan
12.Kalluvazhi Vasu
13.Chandramana Govindan Namboothiri
14.Chandramana Narayanan Namboothiri
15.Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody
16.Kalamandalam Sreekandhan Nair
17.Dr. A.K. Sabhapathi
18.Margi Vijayakumar
19.Mathoor Govindan Kutty
20.Muraleekrishnan G.
21.Nelliyodu Vasudevan Namboodiri
22.Kalamandalam Rajasekharan
23.Kalamandalam Ramachandran Unnithan
24.Kalamandalam Balasubrahmanian
25.Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnan Unnithan
26.Vembayam Appukuttan Pilla
27.A. Gopakumar
28.Kottakkal Ravi Kumar
29.Fact Chandrasekharan Nair
30.N. Mukundan
31.Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
32.Kalamandalam Krishnaprasad
33.Kalanilayam Rajasekharan
34.Kalamandalam Ravi Kumar
35.Kottakkal Appu Namboothiri
36.Kalamandalam Sreekumar
37.Kalamandalam Saseendran
38.P.M. Kesavan Embrandiri
39.Chettikulangara Unnikrishnan
40.Kalamandalam Haridasan
41.R.L.V. Usha Priyadarsini
42.Kalamandalam Rajeev
43.Kalamandalam Venkitt
44.Keerthy Unni
45.Thalavady Gopinathan
46.FACT Padmanabhan
47.R.L.V. Radhakrishnan
48.C.R. Ranjith
49.Kalamandalam Vasunni T.S.
50.Kalamandalam Balasubramanian
51.Thonnakkal Peethambaran
52.Kottakkal Chandra Sekhara Warrier
53.Ratheesh C.R.
54.Krishnan Namboothiri P.R.
55.Kalamandalam Krishnakumar
56.Kottakkal Nadakumaran Nair
57.Ettumanoor P Kannan
58.Kalamandalam Shiju
Singers
1. Palanad Divakaran
2. Kottakkal Parameswaran Namboothiri
3. Kalamandalam M. Gopalakrishnan
4. Nedumpally Ram Mohan
5. K.S. Rajeevan
6. Kalamandalam Surendran
7. Meledam Narayanan
8. Kalamandalam Hyder Ali
9. Kottakkal Madhu
10.Kalanilayam Ramakrishnan
11.Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
12.Kalamandalam Mohanakrishnan
13.Athippatta Ravi
14.Kalamandalam Gangadharan
15.Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri
16.Cherthala Thankappa Panickar
17.Mrs. T.N.Aryadevi
Chenda
1. Sadanam Divakaran
2. Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan
3. Kalanilayam Kunchunni
4. Kalanilayam Gopalakrishnan
5. Kalamandalam Nandakumar
6. N.P. Sankaranarayanan
7. Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnan
8. Kalamandalam Gopakumar
9. Kalamandalam Raman Namboothiri
10.Kalamandalam Krishnadas
11.Sadanam Vasudevan
12.Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan
13.Kalamandalam Sreekanth Varma 		Maddalam
1. Manoj Kumar. P.
2. Kalamandalam Kochukuttan Nair
3. Kalanilayam Rajan
4. Kalamandalam Harinarayanan
Chutti
1. Kalamandalam Barbara Vijayakumar
2. Kalamandalam Satheesan
3. Viswanathan Nair
Dress make-up
1. Mangat Sethu Nair

Venmani's Album : There is good news for the numerous fans of late Kalamandalam Venmani Haridas, the renowned Kathakali Singer. A delightful double CD Audio Album of Kathakali Padams. The collection has been named "Natha Bhavalcharana" after the well known Padam from Santhanagopalam. Care has been taken to include as many Ragas as possible. For details and ordering write to SH Audios, Venmani Mana, Vallakkadavu (P.O), Thiruvananthapuram - 695008 or call 9895063000

Photographs & Songs of Kathakali
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Photo No1: With Song Kanden Nikaten.. by Embranthiri
Photo No.2: With Song Ajitha hare.. by Palanad
Photo No.3: With Song Pranasakha.. by Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
Photo No.4: With Song Oorjithaasaya.. by Gireesh
Photo No.5: With Song Janani Mamaka.. by Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
Photo No.6: With Song Sukhamo Devi.. by Embranthiri
Photo No.7: With Song Kadhayellam.. by Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
Photo No.8: With Song Poomathinotha.. by Embranthiri
Photo No.9: With Song Mathimukhi.. by Embranthiri
Photo No.10: With Song Jeshta Kelkuka.. by Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan
Photo No.11: With Song Priyamanasa.. by Unnikrishna Kurup
Photo No.12: With Song Poomakanum.. by Palanad Divakaran
Photo No.13: With Song Ashara Nadha.. by Unnikrishna Kurup
Photo No.14 With Song Aravamenthith.. by Unnikrishna Kurup
Photo No.15: With Song Harinakshi.. by Sankaran Embranthiri
Photo No.16: With Song Kalyanangi.. by Ramu Varrier
Photo No.17: With Song Kalyani Kanka.. by Gireesh
Photo No.18: With Song Kandal Athimodam.. by Unnikrishna Kurup
Photo No.19: With Song Karuna Varidhe.. by Gireesh
Photo No.20: With Song Krishna Karunam.. by Embranthiri
Photo No.21: With Song Kalayami.. by Unnikrishna Kurup Photo No.22: With Song Sukhamo Devi.. by Gireesh Photo No.23: With Song Natha Bhaval.. by Palanad Photo No.24: With Song Harinakshi.. by Palanad Photo No.25: With Song Oru Nalum.. by Unnikrishna Kurup
Photo No.26: With Song Poomakanum.. by Nambisan Photo No.27: With Song Poomathinotha.. by Unnikrishna Kurup Photo No.28: With Song Pushkara Nee.. by Unnikrishna Kurup Photo No.29: With Song Sreeman Sakhe.. by Palanad Photo No.30: With Song Swalpa Punya.. by Gireesh
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