Thiruvananthapuram  :

‘Avanavan kadamba’, the play that heralded a new dawn in Malayalam theatre, will celebrate its 40th anniversary at Manaveeyam Veedhi here Sunday.

The play will be staged under the event titled ‘Vaaladikavil Ulsavam’ and will have a re-enactment of ‘Iratta Kannan Pakki’ and ‘Deshathin Udayon’, the key characters of the legendary play by Kavalam Narayana Panicker.

The day-long festival is being organized at Manaveeyam Veedi by Kavalam Samskrithi, Manaveeyam Theruvora Koottam, tourism department and the public relations department. ”

Over 40 artists, including Namboothiri, Francis Kodankandath and those from Vismaya Max, will paint the core scenes of the play on the walls of Manaveeyam Veedhi,” said Nedumudi Venu, chairman of Kavalam Samskrithi said.

The play by Malayalam director G Aravindan was scripted by Kavalam Narayana Panicker and performed by eminent actors like Nedumudi Venu and Bharat Gopi. ”

The play which subjects with the folk story passes through six ‘Kadambas’.

The actors will also sing folk songs during the play,” Venu said.

Later, Kavalam and Venu will plant saplings on the premises in memory of G Aravindan and Bharat Gopi.

There will also be a painting and sculpture exhibition by students of the National Institute of Speech & Hearing. Nedumudi Venu, Kavalam Sreekumar and Kavalam Sajeev will stage a music fete on the works of Kavalam.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Thirvananthapuram / TNN / August 19th, 2015