Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: The art form rendered famous by [Kedamangalam] Sadanandan


and his late contemporary Sambasivan is called 'Kathaprasangam' or story-telling. It is a kind of solo performance on stage wherein the narrator, without make-up, to some accompaniment of music dramatises a story.

Its earthy narration is interspersed with dialogue punctuated by wit and emotion. A veteran of over sell-out 15,000 shows, Sadanandan introduced classic medieval works of Shelley and Victor Hugo to Malayalam audiences.

from Zee News: Sadanandan, storyteller par-excellence, dies

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