For the past one year, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, under the Ministry of Culture, has not disbursed monthly grants to koodiyattam centres in Kerala. THRISSUR: As a classical Sanskrit theatre ...

Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from Kerala based on the mythological tale of a battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika. It is a community ritual in which the entire village ...

Sajeev Narayana Chakiar, head of the Koodiyattam department at Margi, said the art form faces a shortage of male artists as not many men are coming forward to learn it. "In Kerala Kalamandalam ...

THRISSUR : Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi (KSNA ... Acclaimed keyboard player Stephen Devassy, singer Minmini Joy and Koodiyattam exponent-cum-actor Kapila were selected for the Akademi award.