Koodiyattam exponent Kapila Venu breaks the glass ceiling yet again in the new play Mricchakatikam
Koodiyattam, India’s only surviving Sanskrit theatre form, still has an untapped goldmine of ancient texts to dip into. The latest Koodiyattam play is Mricchakatikam (The Little Clay Cart), written by King Sudraka in the 5th Century, and has been directed by celebrated guru G Venu of Natanakairali, Irinjalakuda Mricchakatikam differs from the usual Koodiyattam repertoire…