Friday, August 8, 2008

! ! Kathakali Actor! Comments

Rating: 5.0

Painted those faces
vibrant their drapes
bright their crowns
a king, a queen
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Rema Prasanaa
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Sathyanarayana M V S 09 August 2008

You made the words dance in structured whorls of a rose flower. I once saw Kathakali in a Telugu film. It was not a complete show. But your poem showed it all and with that inimitable ending. sathya

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Mamta Agarwal 09 August 2008

Rema reading this poem was like watching a live performance. need i say more.10__+++ Mamta

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Indira Babbellapati 09 August 2008

anita nair has a novel based on kathkali...'mistress' is the title...she too catches the varied human emotions through the dance form...try reading it, if u hvn't so far...

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Indira Renganathan 08 August 2008

Real life of many artists represented.Nice write.Thanks for sharing

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Raj Nandy 08 August 2008

Reema, your last line sums it up very well! It also reminds me of Shakespear's - all the world is a stage where we are all actors playing our parts! -Raj Nandy

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