Kathakali Plays In English
Kathakali Plays In English
Volume One: Tales from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Twelve plays based on stories found in the two great Indian Epics, stories that up until today influence the thought and guide the behaviour of the Indian people. More...
Volume Two: Daksha Yaga and Nala Charita.
Daksha Yaga (The Sacrifice of Daksha), a long play, portrays god Siva’s wrath and compassion and arouses the full gamut of human emotions.
Nala Charita (The Story of Nala) comprises four full-night plays about the love of King Nala and Princess Damayanti--love in anticipation, consummation, separation and reconciliation. mORE...
Volume Three: Tales of the Pandavas and Other Great Kings. Five plays depicting the activities of the five noble Pandava princes, heroes of the Mahabharata, and their wicked cousins, the Kaurava princes, in the battle of good and evil that is the theme of that epic poem. Two plays that further illustrate the conflicting claims of desire and duty in King Rugmangada and King Ambarisha. Addendum, Karnasapatham, similar theme. more...
Volume Four: Tales from the Bhagavata Purana. Seven plays that bring to life episodes in the life of the much-loved Hindu deity, Lord Krishna, incarnation of god Vishnu, based on stories found in the Bhagavata Purana. One play based on another story found there—of Lord Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu. Two more plays, Kacha Devayani and Harischandra Charita, that illustrate the perennial conflict between right conduct and truthfulness versus desire and distraction from duty. more...
Ravanodbhava
Ravana Vijaya
Bali Vijaya
Sita Swayamvara
Bali Vadha
Torana Yudha
Pattabhisheka
Lavanasura Vadha
Baka Vadha
Kirata
Kalyana Saugandhika
Kichaka Vadha
Daksha Yaga
Nala Charita, First Day
Nala Charita, Second Day
Nala Charita, Third Day
Nala Charita, Fourth Day
Location of Kathakali Plays by Volume
Rajasuya
Kirmira Vadha
Kalakeya Vadha
Uttara Swayamvara
Duryodhana Vadha
Rugmangada Charita
Ambarisha Charita
Addendum: Karnasapatham
Prahlada Charita
Poothana Moksha
Rugmini Swayamvara
Subhadra Harana
Narakasura Vadha
Bana Yuddha
Kuchela Vritta
Santana Gopala
Kacha Devayani
Harischandra Charita
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