By

G.Venu

Contributor

,

Item Type

Hardbound

Serial

15705

Publisher

Natana Kairali,

Description

325p.

ISBN / ISSN No.

978-8191037609

Series Title

Documentation of Kutiyattam-Series-3

Summay

. Venu. the preceptor of Kutiyattam in the contemporary age is the author of this work. He was the disciple for nearly three decades and inseparable companion of Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar the patriarch of Kutiyattam, the performing art form that had inherited the essence of Indian acting. I learnt Ramayana Samksepam under Guru Ammannur Madhava Chakyar. Every day, I used to practice sitting in the inner hall of the Guru's home around 7 in the evening after taking a bath and applying ghee around my eyes. Madhava Chakyar would reach there by 7.30, after his customary oil bath, taken in the pond, still wearing wet clothes and after putting on the bhasma (ashes) on his body. He would come with a lantern in his hand. Putting the lantern aside, he would sit down on the floor. This was because he had not finished saying his prayers, and believed it was polluting to himself to sit on a chair before saying prayers. I would be seated facing him, doing my exercises. After he was seated, the Attaprakaram of Ramayana Samksepam would be recited, which he knew by heart. I would show the mudra-s accordingly. Sometimes, he would stop reciting to give me the need

DDC Classification No.

790

Accession No.

15705

Current Location

Neeti Bagh

Shelving location

44

Status

Available

Category

Performing Art - Dance