Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ANNAVI AMMA OF JAFFNA: A RARE KIND OF SPICES

SEBASTIAMPILLAI RAJESWARY OF PAASAIYOOR, JAFFNA BORN IN A FAMILY OF KOOTHTHU PERFORMERS AND AN ANNAVIYAR NOW. ITS RARE TO FIND WOMEN AS ANNAVIYARS IN KOOTHTHU, THE TRADITIONAL THEATRE OF THE THAMILS OF SRI LANKA. SHE HAS COMPOSED FIFTEEN KOOTHTHU SCRIPTS TO HER ACCOUNT AND TEN OUT OF FIFTEEN HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO HER CREDIT!