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Ochira Velukutty (1905–1954) was an Indian dramatist in the early days of
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
theatre. The Malayalam theatre began as an offshoot of Tamil theatre. In South
Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, the monotony of the ''sangeetha natakam'' (musical play) was broken in 1930 by the play ''Karuna'', an adaptation of
Kumaran Asan Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (12 April 1871 – 16 January 1924) was a poet of Malayalam literature, Indian social reformer and a philosopher. He is known to have initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry during the first quarter of the 20th century, ...
's famous poetic piece. The adaptation was done by Brahmavrathan and the actors Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar and Ochira Velukutty. This adaptation constituted a radical breakthrough in the 'sangeetha nataka' tradition and its implications were far reaching. It became part of the social reformist movement being led by the precepts of
Sree Narayana Guru Sree Narayana Guru () (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spirit ...
. It made history, having been staged more than 7,000 times over seven years. The heroine of the story, Vasavadatha, was played by Velukutty and secured him a place in the history of Malayalam theatre. The role of Ochira Velukutty in the growth of modern Malayalam theatre was enormous. When the age ladies were not ready to come up in drama field, he enacted female roles better than real women. Ochira Parabrahmodaya Nadaka Samathi was formed in his leadership.


References

'Oachira Velukkutty a Biographical Story' written By Dr.k. Sreekumar Published by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Ackadamy


External links

*http://forum.education4india.com/showthread.php?tid=9787 *http://www.anonlineindia.com/information/theatre.htm *http://www.smashawards.com/index.cfm?Page=Theater&SubPage=H-4 *http://www.studentsguide.in/music-and-fine-arts/drama.html *http://www.explore2india.com/person2.htm *http://indiansaga.com/art/theatre2_art.html *http://amartya.de/thtr1.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20091221232554/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/modernmal.htm Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights Dramatists and playwrights from Kerala 1905 births 1954 deaths Indian male dramatists and playwrights Date of birth missing Date of death missing 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers {{Playwright-stub