O Malini, good-natured lady
Ragam:
Rhythm:
Story Play (Attakkatha):
Characters:
Sloka
On seeing the ravishingly beautiful daughter of the King of Panchala, Keechaka, the mighty brother of the Queen of Virata, was driven by lust and said thus.
O Malini, good-natured lady, please listen to me
from now on your woes are over, O noblest among beauties
O blessed woman, please do not thrash me today with
your eyebrows that rival Cupid's arched bows
Reference:
Keechaka’s Thiranottam
Thiranottam is a theatrical device in Kathakali to signal the grand entrance of heroic but flawed and villainous characters.
Malini is plucking flowers in the royal garden. Keechaka happens to see her and is attracted by her astounding beauty, after that enacts the verses.
Stage Features:
Keechaka’s Thiranottam
Thiranottam is a theatrical device in Kathakali to signal the grand entrance of heroic but flawed and villainous characters.
Malini is plucking flowers in the royal garden. Keechaka happens to see her and is attracted by her astounding beauty.