Kalidasa Kalakendram is a professional drama theatrical group founded by
O. Madhavan, a well-known Malayalam
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
, in
Kollam,
Kerala
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. The group was founded on 25 January 1963 as a society under the parent organisation, Paul Foundation.
History
The city of
Kollam in
Kerala
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is well known for its affinity to
drama
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and drama theaters. There were more than 450 drama troupes in
Kollam in the past. Kalidasa Kalakendram is one among them, founded by thespian
O. Madhavan on 25 January 1963 with the support of
O. N. V. Kurup,
Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair and
Devarajan Master. Now the troupe is managed by Sandhya Rajendran
''(daughter of O. Madhavan)'', E. A. Rajendran
''(son-in-law of O. Madhavan)'', Actor
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''(son of O. Madhavan)'', Jayasree Syamlal
''(daughter of O. Madhavan)'' and Syamlal
''(son-in-law of O. Madhavan)''.
Famous plays by Kalidasa Kalakendram
* Aagamam
* Chakravarthy
* Chakravyooham
* Circus
* Deepthi
* Doctor
* Hamsageetham
* Janani Janmabhoomi
* Kaakkapponnu
* Kadalpalam
* Kadannalkoodu
* Karuna
* Kuttavum Sikshayum
* Macbeth
* Muthuchippi
* Pravaham
* Rainbow
* Rakthanakshathram
* Rashtrabhavan
* Sangamam
* Sankhumudra
* Simhanaadam
* Swantham Lekhakan
* Thanneer Panthal
* Theeram
* Thuramukham
* Yamuna
* Yudhabhoomi
* Vilambaram
Movies
In 2012, Kalidasa Kalakendram ventured into film production through the Malayalam movie ''
Hide n' Seek'', directed by Anil.
Divyadarshan
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Personal life
Divyadarshan was born ...
, the grandson of
O. Madhavan, played the lead role in the movie. The movie production house of Kalidasa Kalakendram was named as ''Kalidasa International Movies''.
Gallery
File:Kalidasa kalakendram.JPG, Curtain raising - Kalidasa Kalakendram
File:O madavan.jpg, Founder - O. Madhavan
File:E.A. Rajendran1.JPG, Chairman & Artistic Director - E.A. Rajendran
File:Sandya rajendran.JPG, Treasurer - Sandhya Rajendran
File:Vijayakumari.JPG, Secretary - Vijayakumari
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References
{{Kollam
Organisations based in Kollam
Arts of Kerala
Arts organisations based in India
Theatrical organisations in India
Performing arts in India
1963 establishments in Kerala
Culture of Kollam
Arts organizations established in 1963