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Seethaswayamvaram (Seetha's Wedding) is a
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 ( Aattakatha) authored by Kottarakara Thampuran in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
. Based on the
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...
, it narrates the events surrounding the marriage of Rama and Seetha, and their being accosted by the sage Parasurama. The play was revived and the costume of Parasurama was redesigned by the famed Kathakali actor
Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair (25 May 1925 – 11 March 2013) was a performer of Kathakali, who practiced the Kerala art form for more than seven decades.
Biography
His guru was Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon, his only teacher in his entire ...