Online Kathakali festival begins on Saturday

THRISSUR: National Kathakali Festival organized by the Kathakali School Society, Cheruthuruthy, will begin on Saturday.
Kaliyachan Puraskaram will be presented to Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody at his house during the five-day festival. Actor Mohanlal had released the logo of the festival by presenting a copy to the director Rajeev Kumar recently, said Kalamandalam Gopalakrishnan, director of Kathakali School Society.
Kathakali performances and cholliyattams (performances without costumes), Mohiniyattam and Bharatnatyam recitals will form part of the festival, which has been organized as part of the 12th annual day celebrations of Kathakali School Society. Union ministry of culture is supporting the event.
The whole programme will be conducted online complying with Covid-19 protocol, Gopalakrishnan said.