*Malayalam Play "Spinal Cord" has won seven awards in Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META 2010), Performing at National Theatre Festival Trivandrum on 17th March. * *All are welcome*
** * ** Synopsis ** Spinal Cord *narrates the story of an honour killing and its tragic consequences in a township. 27 years after the incident occurred victim’s mother wakes up from a hunting nightmare with the unpleasant memories of her son. When newlywed Angela and Kunjavaran are left to their wedding night, Avaran discovers that his new wife is no virgin. Disgusted, he returns Angela to her family home that very night, where her humiliated mother beats her savagely and her brother demand to know her violator, who she names Nasar. As Nasar wakes to thoughts of the previous nights wedding revelry, he is unaware of the slurs that have been cast against him. But with Angela’s brother set on avenging his family honour, soon the whole town knows who he plans to kill, where and when. Through the faded memories of the 80 year old mother we start to see the tragic story of her son and the entire consequences of that honour killing. The play is developing through the narration of the mother which often oscillates between past and present. * Awards * * * BEST DIRECTOR, BEST STAGE DESIGN, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY –DEEPAN SIVARAMAN BEST ACTOR –GOPALAN- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR- JAMES ELIA-9946211101 BEST LIGHT DESIGNER – JOSE KOSHY-9746329677 BEST PLAY –SPINAL CORD Organizers site : http://www.metawards.com -- Sajitha Madathil Deputy Director (Programme) Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695010 09497009215 Blog-http://matsyaganddhi.blogspot.com/ http://matsyaganddhi.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
