KATHAKALI A REAL CLASSICAL THEATRE.

One of the oldest temple art forms in kerala,kathakali still sticks to the ancient format:,kathakali masters for centuries refused to innovate and stuck to the age_old traditonal form of presentation.some changes have com,the duration is reduced from nightlong plays to a few hours.the art from has out ofthe precincts of temples on to kathakali clubs. the plays same ones written by stalwarts to suit aleisurely village life ans temple festivals. kalamandalam in cheruthuruthy established by poet vallathol still dominates the field and produces artistes of repute.very few who com out of this university dartry new innivations for fear of the wrath of the masters. continu....