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Kirmeeravadham (The
Slaying of Kirmeera) is a
Kathakali play(Aattakatha)
written by
Kottayam Thampuran (also
known as
Kottayathu Thampuran) in Malayalam...
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Santanagopalam Pana
Drama Aattakatha Seethaswayamvaram Balivadham Thoranayudham Kirmeeravadham Bakavadham Kalyanasaugandhikam Kalakeyavadham Keechakavadham Uttaraswayamvaram...
- any
Kathakali actor. The four
plays of
Kottayam Thampuran, namely,
Kirmeeravadham, Bakavadham,
Kalyanasaugandhikam and Kalakeyavadham, are considered[according...
- spirit-brother
Hanuman in the
forest while doing so.
Together with Thampuran's
Kirmeeravadham,
Bakavadham and Kalakeyavadham, this play is
considered a
hallmark in...
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Kathakali have not
changed considerably from this format. Bakavadham,
Kirmeeravadham,
Kalyana Saugandhikam, and
Nivathakayacha Kalakeyavadham are the four...
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Since the four
aattakathas he
wrote Bakavadham, Kalyanasaugandhikam,
Kirmeeravadham and
Kalakeyavadham punctiliously conform to the
strict rules of kathakali...
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Arjuna (Subhadraharanam) and
Dharmaputrar (that's
Yudhishthira in
Kirmeeravadham). Gopi is also
highly regarded for his
portrayal of yellow-faced pazhuppu...
- and 'Lavanasuravadham',
Keechaka in 'Keechakavadham',
Dharmaputra in '
Kirmeeravadham' and
Arjuna in 'Kalakeyavadham'.
Another famous role is that of Parasurama...
- slow-paced
songs (padams) set for
female characters like
Lalitha (in
Kirmeeravadham, Bakavadham) or
Urvashi (in Kalakeyavadham)
besides characters like...
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Since the four
aattakathas he
wrote Bakavadham, Kalyanasaugandhikam,
Kirmeeravadham and
Kalakeyavadham punctiliously conform to the
strict rules of Kathakali...
