Kathakali is a luminous dance-drama and a classical pantomime which sustains exhilarating artistic aspects such as acting, music and rhythm. The word Kathakali means story-play. Elements of Kathakali are well perceivable in the ancient rituals of Hindu temples and others places of worship.
Various folk arts of Kerala like Theyyam, Padayani, Mudiyettu, etc. have influenced the origin and developments of Kathakali, apart from classical arts like Krishnanattam (a devotional dance-drama mainly performed at the precincts of Guruvayoor temple in Kerala) and Koodiyattam (the stylized Sanskrit theatre tradition which is more than 2000 yars old). The influence of Kalaripayattu, the martial art of Kerala, is also discernible in the training exercises and movements of Kathakali…