Porattukali EP-1| Introduction | Sreevalsan J Menon

പൊറാട്ടു നാടകം അഥവാ പൊറാട്ടുകളി

'Porattukali' or 'Panapporattu' performed by the members of Paana community, a Scheduled Caste, in the district of Palakkad has a history of so many years. Parallel to the agrarian culture of Kerala during the medieval period, developed two streams of art: the classical artforms that centered around the temple and the folk art culture that thrived outside the temple.

This project, spearheaded by Sreevalsan J Menon, features a collaborative effort involving scriptwriting by Mannoor Chandran and cinematography by Renjith K R, Karthik Mohan, and Anand Ramdas. The editing was expertly handled by Arun George K David, with support from associate director Sarath Chandran B and research conducted by Santhosh H K. Traditional music accompanies the project, with subtitles provided by Mary Deepa David K. Acknowledgments are extended to Sreejith P for their contributions.
The project is funded by the Kerala State Planning Board and is part of the Cult Culture Agriculture initiative of the Kerala Agricultural University. Performers in this project include notable individuals such as Mannoor Chandran as Aandikulambu Krishnan, Neythala Manikandan as Kaladharan Aarampaadam, and Kadamboor Shobhana as Vadavannoor Subhramannian, among others.
Produced by the Agricultural Technology Information Centre of the Directorate of Extension at Kerala Agricultural University, the project is located at Mannuthy P.O, Thrissur, Kerala.

00:00 "kaadu malakalu" Song
01:00 Introduction
03:30 Thuyilunarthu Paattu
05:35 History of Porattukali
07:33 Vandana Shlokam



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