KATHAKALI

THERE ARE MANY BOOKS IN ENGLISH ABOUT KATHAKALI. THE BOOK ' KATHAKALI-A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTVE' , WRITTEN BY SADANAM P. V. BALAKRISHNAN,WHO IS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMING ARTIST,IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THEM.

THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY POORNA PUBLICATIONS .PRICE RS.850. .THE BOOK HAS SEVEN PARTS.BOOK STARTS WITH THE BACK GROUND HISTORY.THE AUTHER FOCUSSES ON INFLUENCE OF ART FORMS OF KERALA LIKE THEYYAM,KOODIYATTAM,AND KALARIPAYATTU ON KATHAKALI.THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS BOOK.THE BOOK DISCUSSES HISTORY AND FUTURE OF KATHAKALI.