Kalyana Krishna Nrithya Sangeetha Uthsav at Thripunithura, Ernakulam

Date: 09-11 Jan 2026
Venue: Sreedevi Manimandapam, Kalyana Krishna Samskrithi Bhavan,  Govt Boys High School Road, Thrippunithura, Kochi / Ernakulam, Kerala.

09 Jan, 06.00 pm – Kathakali.
Story - Usha Chithralekha.
Actors (character) – Margi Vijayakumar (Chithralekha), Madhu Varanasi (Usha).
Vocal – Kottakkal Madhu, Kalamandalam Vishnu.
Maddalam – Biju Attupuram.
Kalikoppu – Manoj.

10 Jan, 06.00 pm – Bharatanatyam.
Presented by AMBALAM ENSEMBLE (Disciples of Smt. Indira Kadambi) – Preksha Gupta, Apeksha Kamath, Bhanu Priya Rakesh, Advith Sasidhar, Ramya Suresh, Meera Krishna.

11 Jan, from 05.00 pm -
Mohiniyattam by disciples of Kalasree Smitha Rajan.
Presented by – Devi Harikrishnan, Unnimaya Menon, Krishnapriya Pramod.
From 06.45 pm – Screening of documentary film – ‘Mohiniyattathinte Amma’, 
directed by Vinod Mankara, on the life and works of Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma, the mother of Mohiniyattam.

The event is staged at Sreedevi Manimandapam , named in honor of Guru Sreedevi Rajan (Mani), daughter of Guru Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma. It is a dedicated cultural space for performances and workshops