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M.P.S. Namboodiri recalls his memorable choreographic work for Arunachala Kavi’s Rama Natakam
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M.P.S. Namboodiri recalls his memorable choreographic work for Arunachala Kavi’s Rama Natakam
In the four century-old history of Kathakali, October 28, 1995 is momentous. A play was presented in an Indian language other than Malayalam for the first time. Arunachala Kavi’s magnum opus
Rama Natakam, choreographed by the maestro Kalamandalam M.P.S. Namboodiri, was staged in Tamil that day.
M.P.S. Namboothiri and Krishnakumar presenting Rama Natakam Photo: Special arrangement