PERFORMANCE OF NONDY NAADAKAM AT PANDAARIYAVELI, BATTICALOA, JUNE 2012

"NONDY NAADAKAM" IS ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT PLAY IN THE TRADITIONAL THEATRE OF THE TAMILS. PERFORMANCE TRADITION OF "NONDY NAADAKAM" IS STILL IN HIGH IN BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA AND ONE OF ITS KIND TOOK PLACE IN PANDAARIYAVELI, BATTICALOA ON 29.06.2012 AS THE USUAL NIGHT LONG PERFORMANCE. IT WAS A SPELLBOUND PERFORMANCE UNDER THE 'ANNAVIYAM' (DIRECTION) OF ANNAVIYAR K. PONNAMBALAM a.k.a "NONDY PONNAR".

PERFORMANCE OF  'VEATHALAM' AND 'NONDY' AND 'ANNAVIYAR' AND 'SABAIYOR' AT THE REAR.

 'ANNAVIYAR' AND 'VETHALAM'

 ARRIVAL OF 'MAHA/SIVA MUNI'

 'CHETTY' AND CHETICHCHI' IN "NONDY NAADAKAM". THE COUPLE WAS FORCED DEPART BECAUSE OF THE CUNNING "NONDY' AND BECAUSE OF CORRUPTED AUTHORITY BUT GOT JUSTICE FROM THE SHEPEARDS.
ALL THESE HAPPEND TO THE COUPLE BECAUSE 'CHETTY' NOT LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF 'CHETICHCHY'

 THE ART OF TEXT OF "NONDY NAADAKAM" IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO COMPARE WITH GREEK , SHAKESPEREAN AND BRECTIAN PLAYS. ITS SIMPLY COMPAREABLE WITH "CHALK CIRCLE" OF BERTOLT BRECHT.

 THE RICHNESS OF LITERATURE, THE ART OF PLOTTING THE SOTRY, VARIETIES OF CHARACTERS AND THE STANDARD OF THE ART OF THE PERFORMERS MADE IT A MEMORABLE ONE FOR YEARS.

BOOK LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF MYLANKKOODALOOR P. NADARAJAN

Mr.A.SABARATNAM AND
Mr KULANTHAI M.SHANMUHALINGAM THE OTHER PERSONALITIES WHO HAD DEDICATED THEIR LIFE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF GENERATIONS OF SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS HONORED Mr.P.NADARAJAN BY RECEIVING THE COPIES OF HIS COLLECTION OF WRITINGS FROM Mrs MAHAYOGESWARY SIVAGNANAM.

 Prof. S.SIVALINGARAJA GARLANDING Mr.P.NADARAJAN AND CHAIRED THE OCCASION.

MYLANKKOODALOOR P. NADARAJAN AND WIFE AT THE BOOK LAUNCHING CEREMONY

MYLANKKOODALOOR P.NADARAJAN AND WIFE AT THE BOOK LAUNCHING CEREMONY IN INUVIL JAFFNA ON 10nth JUNE 2012

THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED BY PARANI PATHIPPAHAM, KONDAVIL, JAFFNA IN ORDER TO HONOR AN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION THAT GIVES IMPORTANANCE TO SOCIETY THAN SELF.

 THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLICATION AND CEREMONY OF AN ANNUAL EVENT IN THE MEMORY OF KANAGASAPAPATHY SIVAGNANAM OF KONDAVIL, JAFFNA.

VASAN'S DRAWINGS FOR THE FORTHCOMMING STORY BOOK FOR CHILDREN BY THIRDEYE

"SATHANGAI ANI VILLA OF NONDI NAADAHAM' AT PANDARIYAVELI, BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA

ANNAVIYAR IS TRAINING THE KOOTHTHAR WHILE ANOTHER KOOTHTHAR PLAYING THE MATHTHALAM

METAL WORK AS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND LOCAL ECONOMY

MAKING OF THORANAM IS AN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE OF THE COMMUNITY IN BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA

Saambeanthiran Kooththu (thenmody style) was performed in Kannankuda at the Kannaki Amman of the festival was performed on 30th May 2012.

Saambeanthiran Kooththu (thenmody style) was performed in Kannankuda
at the Kannaki Amman of the festival was performed on 30th May 2012.
Mr. K.Ravichandran, Lecturer in the Dept. of FineArts, Eastern
University Sri Lanka took the part of Vikarnan the youngest brother of
Thuriytyothanan in Maha Bharatham.

ART OF PERFORMING KARAHAM: A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

 Karaham Performance was held at Kaluthavalai, Batticaloa on 31st May 2012.



This will be performed at Cheddipaalayam Kannaki Amman Temple Festival on Sunday the 3rd of July 2012.