Yakshagana
Some of the Prominent Folk Drama forms Prevalent in India
The drama has been a pivotal source of interpersonal communication which reflected the social-political reality of their era in which they are portrayed. Here a very rich and illustrious history of folk theatre exists and Sanskrit drama marked the beginning of theatre age in India which was staged at special festivals or events. In 18 century, the Tamasha folk theatre became powerful after receiving patronage from the Peshwa of Maratha Kingdom. There was an absence of urban theatre in most of the Indian cities except the metropolitan cities. So, folk theatre became the m | Click Here...
Laksh and Suhani Dhanki’s stunning ‘disguise’ avatar for Porus
Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s magnum opus show Porus has got a tremendous response from the viewers. Audience will see an interesting sequence wherein Porus will meet his father Bamni in disguise of a Yakshagana. When Laksh (Playing Porus) and Suhani Dhanki (Lachi) were on the set in the disguise of Yakshagana no one was able to recognize them. The sequence is such wherein Porus and Lachi will escape from Paurava Kingdom. But there are lots of guards around the kingdom. Porus will get an idea to escape the place. He along with Lachi will take the get up of Yakshagana (trad | Click Here...