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A caller Kathakali production, Mandodari, staged astatine Chembai Music College present connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) evening, explored the communicative of Mandodari, the queen of Lanka, done a communicative that links the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Scripted by Sadanam Harikumar, the show focused connected events surrounding the last days of Ravana and Mandodari. Mr. Harikumar said the aboriginal beingness of Mandodari was lone concisely dealt with successful accepted tellings of the Ramayana. His accumulation drew connected the Ramayana of Thunchath Ezhuthachan portion extending the communicative done creator interpretation.
A country from Mandodari.
According to the storyline, Ravana approaches his guru Shukra Muni, who advises him to execute a ‘homam’ that would render him invincible. When Rama learns of the ritual, helium sends Angadan and Neelan to disrupt it. The 2 humiliate Mandodari successful Ravana’s beingness successful an effort to interruption his concentration. Ravana continues the ritual until Mandodari confronts him, forcing him to wantonness it and thrust distant the Vanaras.
Ravana is killed successful conflict the pursuing day. The accumulation concludes with Mandodari cursing Rama and Sita to endure separation during their beingness and asking that Rama, successful a aboriginal birth, prevention a pistillate from nationalist humiliation. The occurrence serves arsenic a nexus betwixt the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Mr. Harikumar said that it was the archetypal clip Mandodari’s communicative had been presented done Kathakali.
A country from Mandodari.
Kottakkal Devadas performed the relation of Ravana, portion Kalamandalam Praveen portrayed Mandodari. Sadanam Aswin appeared arsenic Shukran and Naradan, Sadanam Vipinchandran arsenic Angadan, Sadanam Ajesh arsenic Neelan and Kalamandalam Sreeraman arsenic Rama.
Artistes of Sadanam Kathakali Academy provided the vocal accompaniment, percussion, chutti, and different signifier support.
