09 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
Kalamandalam Unnikrishnakuruppu Memorial Day Celebrations at Irinjalakkuda
Date: 09 & 10 Oct 2026; Highlights: Kathakali Music festival, Navarathna Padamalika, Hindustani Music, Kathakali performance etc.
Kalamandalam Unnikrishnakuruppu Memorial Day Celebrations
Date: 09 & 10 Oct 2026
Venue: Christ College Auditorium, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur Dt., Keralam.
The Schedule
09 Oct 2026/Friday
04.00pm - Lighting of Lamp, Floral Tribute.
04.15pm - KATHAKALI SANGEETHA SADAS
Singers: Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan, Kottakkal Narayanan, Pathiyur Sankarankutty, Kottakkal Madhu, Kalanilayam Rajeevan, Jishnu Orupulasseri and Sreedevan Cherummam.
Supporting artistes: Chenda - Kalanilayam Abhil; Maddalam - Kalanilayam Manikantan; Idaykka - Doctor Dinesh Varrier.
06.30pm - SMARAKA PRABHASHANAM by Dr. M S Parameswaran
10 Oct 2026/ Saturday
10.00am - Lighting of Lamp, Floral Tribute
10.15am - NAVARATHNA PADAMALIKA- A musical composition depicting various bhava-raga-talas that are inseparable from Kathakali
Presented by - Department of Kathakali Sangeetham, Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy.
11.45am - SANGEETHARCHANA- a musical offering in memory of the great Kathakali singer.
Chenda - Kalamandalam Sree Raj, Kalamandalam Sree Rag
Maddalam - Kalamandalam Sudheesh, R L V Neelakandan Nambeesan
Idaykka - Kalamandalam Sainath
03.45pm - NADA SOURABH- Kirana style Hindustani music concert.
Vocal - Chaitra H G, Bangalore (Hindustani Singer & Film Playback Singer)
Tabla - Pandit Gopinath H S
Harmonium - Pandit Jayaprakash
06.15 pm- KATHAKALI
Play: Bali Vadham (till 'Indranee maham...' aattam)
Artistes: Ravanan - Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar
Akamban / Marichan - Kalamandalam Ashik
Mandodari - Suja Kottivattam
Music - Nedumballi Rammohan, Sreedevan Cherumittam
Chenda - Kalamandalam Sudheesh
Maddalam - Kalamandalam Vaishakh
Chutti - Kalamandalam Sreemith
Anniyam - Urakam Narayanan Nair, Kalamandalam Manesh, Narayanankutty.
The celebration is part of the 39th memorial day of the great Kathakali Singer Kalamandalam Unnikrishnakuruppu, organized by Kalamandalam Unnikrishnakuruppu Smarana Samithi, Irinjalakuda and Dr. K N Pisharody Smaraka Kathakali Club, Irinjalakuda in association with Christ College Irinjalakuda, IKS Centre, Christ College Irinjalakuda.
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