The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi will host the State Professional Drama Festival at the K.T. Muhammed Theatre in Thrissur from May 26 to 30 . The festival will feature a vibrant line-up of plays.
Film director Kamal will inaugurate the festival on May 26 at 9.30 a.m. Akademi Chairman Mattannur Sankarankutty will preside over the function. Executive Committee member Saheer Ali will deliver a keynote address, while Akademi Secretary Karivellur Murali and programme officer V.K. Anilkumar will also participate.
Mithaitheruvu by Rangabhasha, Kozhikode, will the first play that will be staged at 10.30 a.m. on May 26.
Other plays to be staged are Uthamante Sankeerthanam by Chandrakantha, Alappuzha; Vanitha Mess by Deva Communications, Kayamkulam; Report No. 79 by Sahrudayanandini Natana Sabha, Thiruvananthapuram; Vazhvemayam by Brahma, Valluvanad; Yathra by Gandhibhavan Theatre, Pathanapuram; Lakshmanarekha by Sanghakeli, Thiruvananthapuram; Muchheettukalikkarante Makal by Sahithi Theatres, Thiruvananthapuram; Dracula by Aniyara, Changanassery, and Ummaachu by the KPAC
Entry to all performances is free. However, spectators will only be allowed into the theatre 30 minutes before the start of each play, according to the Akademi Secretary.
Published – May 20, 2025 08:42 pm IST
