Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 02:00 pm PST
25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, California 94545
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Event booking start on Mon, Sep 04, 2023
Cilappadikaram – Tale of an Anklet
It is a story of a young merchant Kovalan’s marriage to the virtuous Kannagi, his love for the courtesan Madhavi and his consequent ruin and exile in Madurai, where he is unjustly executed after trying to sell the wife’s anklet to a wicked goldsmith, who has stolen the queens anklet and charged Kovalan with the theft. The widow Kannagi then comes to Madurai, proves Kovalan’s innocence, then burns the Kingdom of Madurai, which goes in flame and is destroyed.
Cilappatikaram – A Tale of an Anklet By Ilanko Adigal
Conceived by Smt. Lalitha Das
Adapted by Meena Das Narayan
Music: Praveen D Rao
Direction & Curated by: Shanmukha Theaters
Artistic Direction: Naveen Nathan
Choreography: Guru Smt. Veena Murthy Vijay
Cast of Characters
Kannaki: Shoba Subramanian Kovalan: Prasanna Ravi
Madhavi: Urmi Chakraborty along with over 100+ Dancers
Event booking start on Mon, Sep 04, 2023