At the backyard of his home at Kattappana in Idukki district, GK Pannamkuzhy set up a pyre. It was the setting for his 11-minute play, Mannaamkatta , which reflects on the plight of a farmer who decides to immolate himself. But an unexpected downpour dampens his plans and he rues his fate. The theatre-cum-cine artiste had conceptualised the play for 'Thirayarangu', a week-long online drama festival. It was among nine plays uploaded on the Facebook page of Idukki district wing of the Network of Artistic Theatre Activists Kerala (NATAK) as part of the festival. The second edition of the online fête begins on July 15. GK Pannamkuzhy in his play 'Mannaamkatta' | Photo Credit: Special arrangement NATAK, the State-wide organisation of theatre artistes, is keeping the theatre scene up and running during the lockdown through its district and zonal committees in all the 14 districts. Drama contests and festivals, radio plays, discussions, interviews, webinars and lecture series have been keeping the artistes engaged as these get uploaded on Facebook pages. "They have had no performances during the last three months and some artistes have been depressed about it. Theatre is more than a means of livelihood for these artistes. Going… Read full this story
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