{{notability, date=August 2021 Karnasapatham (The Oath of Karna) is an Aattakatha (

Kathakali Kathakali ( ml, കഥകളി) is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colourful make-up and costumes of the traditional male actor-dancers. It is native to the M ...

play) written by

Mali Madhavan Nair V. Madhavan Nair (1914–1994) more popularly known as Mali Madhavan Nair was an Indian lawyer, journalist, sportsman, musicologist, kathakali playwright, dramatist, editor and a pioneer in radio broadcasting. Other posts he held include editor ...

. It is one of the most popular Kathakali plays, having been performed at over 5000 venues during the playwright's life time."Karna’s momentous oaths" from "The Hindu", 28 February 2018
/ref> The play centres around Karna's emotional conflict after the mother of the Pandavas,

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reveals that he is her firstborn.

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Kathakali Indian plays Malayalam-language literature