Kalyana Krishna Nrithya Sangeetha Uthsav – Dance and Music Festival at Ernakulam

Date: 10,11,12 Jan 2025.
Time: 06.00 pm; Venue: Changampuzha Park, Edapally, Ernakulam / Kochi.

Kalyana Krishna Nrithya Sangeetha Uthsav organised by Kalyana Krishna Foundation is an annual tribute to the legends of Indian Classical Dance, Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. 

10 Jan:
05.30 pm -  Inaugural Session
06.00 pm – Mohiniyattam by Smitha Rajan.
Accompanied by,
Vocal – Renju Narayanan, Deepa Palanad.
Flute: Kannan Parameswaran.
Veena – Murali Krishna.
Edakka – Kalamandalam Nithin Krishna.
Maddalam  - Kalamandalam Vineeth.

Other Dancers – Sandhya Rajan, Dhanya Ajith, Dhanya Sreejith, Unnimaya Menon, Krishnapriya Pramod, Aparna Suresh

11 Jan:
06.00 pm – Mohiniyattam by Unnimaya Menon.
Nattuvangam – Smitha Rajan,
Vocal – Renju Narayanan,
Mridangam – Kalamandalam Haridev S
Flute – Sreehari Kottakkal,
Edakka – Arundas Sruthilaya.

07.00 pm – Koodiyattam ‘ Jadayu Vadham’.
Actor (character) – Dr. Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar (Ravanan). DR. Bhadra P.K.M (Seetha), Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (Jadayu), Sivaprasad Madhava Mathrugramam (Soothan).
Mizhavu – Kalamandalam Ravikumar, Kalamandalam Rahul Aravind, Kalamandalam Vijay, Kalamandalam Abhimanyu.
Edakka – Kalanilayam Rajan.
Thalam – Margi Anjana S Chakyar.
Chutti – Kalanilayam Vishnu.

12 Jan:
06.00 pm – Kathakali ‘Kiratham’ (story)

Actors (charcter) – Radhika Varma (Kattalan), Suma Varma (Kattalasthree), Geetha Varma (Arjunan), RLV Sankarankutty (Sivan).
Vocal – Deepa PAlanadu, Adrija Varma .
Chenda – Akhil Kalanilayam.
Maddalam – Kalamandalam Neelakandan Nambeesan.
Chamayam – RLV Sankarankutty.
Chutti – Eroor Manoj.
Aniyara – Trippunithura Sasi, Eroor Suthan.
Kaliyogam – Shree Bhuvaneeswari Kaliyogam, Eroor.
Presented by – Vanitha Kathakali Sangham, Tripunithura.