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Rukmini Swayamvaram
MC Videos Cultural Program
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On the Scene:
Rukmini - Smt. Haripriya Namboothiri
Sundara Brahmana - Kalamandalam Keshavan Namboothiri
Krishna - Kalamandalam Shanmughan
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Paattu:
Kottakkal Madhu, Kalamandalam Vinod, Vengeri Narayanan Namboothiri
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Chenda:
Krishnadas, Kottakkal Vinod
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Maddalam:
Cherpulassery Hariharan
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Chutti:
Kalamandalam Sivaraman
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Koppu:
Manjuthara, Mangod
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Aniyarayil:
Appunni Tharakan, Balan, Kuttan, Mohanan
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Stage:
Karalmanna Kunjunair Trust
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Picturisation:
P. Murali Mohan.
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Aswathi Tirunal actually wrote a Sanskrit Drama called Rukmini Swayamvaram. Later he wrote this kathakali in malayalam for the benefit of a larger audience.
Rukmini is a beautiful maiden, daughter of Vidarbha King, who wants to marry Krishna. But her brother Rukmi wants her to marry Shishupala. The first scene is soliloquy of the sad Rukmini. Then a family friend called Sundara Brahmana comes to meet her. She tells him about her worries and he agrees to take the matter to Krishna. He being certain that Krishna will come and take her to Dwaraka, arrives at Dwaraka. Krishna welcomes him. The brahmin tells Krishna about Rukmini's fate and that she may die if he does not go and save her. Krishna agrees to go to Vidarbha and bring back Rukmini as his bride. A chariot is arranged for their transport to Vidarbha. But the brahmin refuses to get on as he is afraid of dying falling off the chariot and him being eaten by the vultures after death. Thus Krishna tells him "You may stand on the chariot clutching me". To this he happily agrees. He thanks God for giving him an opportunity to hold on to Krishna who is to him God on earth.
Shishupala feels that during the marriage Krishna may create problems. A Bhiru (a crony of Shishupala) is arranged to take care of Rukmini wherever she goes. Rukmini goes to the Devi Temple with the garland in hand and as she was cominig out from the temple she sees Krishna and immediately puts the garland on his neck. Krishna takes her into his chariot. At this Shishupala goes to war with Krishna but gets defeated. Rukmi, brother of Rukmini also chases them and goes to war with Krishna but gets defeated and returns in a sorry condition.
In this play, Sundara brahmana comes in Minukku vesha, with a fine folded white uttareeya (shawl) in his left arm. Krishna and Rukmi are Pacha vesha. Shishupala is kathi vesha. Bhiru is actually a joker of the play and comes in a joker's dress which is also Minukku.
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