When youngsters stole the show at the 12-day annual Koodiyattam festival

The festival showed how well the Ammannur school has kept alive the Sanskrit theatre tradition

When the 35th Koodiyattam Festival concluded at Ammannur Chachu Chakyar Smaraka Gurukulam, Irinjalakuda, on January 12, the organisers, artistes and connoisseurs had many reasons to rejoice. It was for the first time that a wealth of promising young talent, all products of the institution, could prove their virtuosity by sharing the stage with seasoned artistes. The second half of the 12-day festival was especially noteworthy for the maturity with which these youngsters presented numerous characters.

The festival was also a demonstration of the persevering efforts of the institution to mould students to carry forward the hoary tradition of the Sanskrit theatre as well as the prestige of the Ammannur School.