Padayani as an Indian Epic Drama

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Main Author: V. Arjun
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Language:en
Published: Perception Publishing 2017
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contents Padayani as an Indian Epic Drama V. Arjun Lengua y Literatura Thullal Vinodam Epic drama Bhairavi Kolam Trtaditional ritual Padayani, the time-tested folk art of Southern Kerala, is deep-rooted in the cultural ethos of rural life. Any old but existing art form that blends uniquely life and myth provides a kaleidoscopic view of the people’s cultural variety and the underlying unitary vision behind the phenomenon. Folk arts have been called fossils of a distant past. It is a call from the distant past reaching out to the present. The paper deals with the Epic nature of Padayani and the showcase the scope of Padayani highlighting ‘Padayani as an Epic Drama”. Padayani in its total structure and style is an epic drama. How many characters! How many conflicting incidents! The natural costumes; the natural light settings; the deep back colour of the night curtain around; the anti heroine appearing in frenzy mood is lead to the smiling mood. Along with the mental change of the heroine, the nature, the black colour of the curtain and even the mind of the spectators together undergo to that smiling mood – expecting a better and auspicious atmosphere. 2017 artículo científico 2455-6580 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=703876865026 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7038 The Creative Launcher application/pdf Perception Publishing The Creative Launcher (India) Num.5 Vol.2
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spellingShingle Padayani as an Indian Epic Drama
V. Arjun
Lengua y Literatura
Thullal
Vinodam
Epic drama
Bhairavi Kolam
Trtaditional ritual
Padayani as an Indian Epic Drama V. Arjun Lengua y Literatura Thullal Vinodam Epic drama Bhairavi Kolam Trtaditional ritual Padayani, the time-tested folk art of Southern Kerala, is deep-rooted in the cultural ethos of rural life. Any old but existing art form that blends uniquely life and myth provides a kaleidoscopic view of the people’s cultural variety and the underlying unitary vision behind the phenomenon. Folk arts have been called fossils of a distant past. It is a call from the distant past reaching out to the present. The paper deals with the Epic nature of Padayani and the showcase the scope of Padayani highlighting ‘Padayani as an Epic Drama”. Padayani in its total structure and style is an epic drama. How many characters! How many conflicting incidents! The natural costumes; the natural light settings; the deep back colour of the night curtain around; the anti heroine appearing in frenzy mood is lead to the smiling mood. Along with the mental change of the heroine, the nature, the black colour of the curtain and even the mind of the spectators together undergo to that smiling mood – expecting a better and auspicious atmosphere. 2017 artículo científico 2455-6580 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=703876865026 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7038 The Creative Launcher application/pdf Perception Publishing The Creative Launcher (India) Num.5 Vol.2
title Padayani as an Indian Epic Drama
topic Lengua y Literatura
Thullal
Vinodam
Epic drama
Bhairavi Kolam
Trtaditional ritual
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=703876865026