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‘Star’ steals the show

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The unexpected arrival of actor Mammootty stole the limelight from the young talents for some time at the main venue of the 49th Kerala School Kalotsavam on Wednesday.

It was complete mayhem when the star turned up at Putharikkandom Maidanam to visit the stall of a news channel.

The entire audience pavilion was deserted in a matter of seconds. Spectators thronged the channel stall to get up and close with the star. The organisers immediately escorted the actor to the stage.

“I have been thinking of coming here for a long time. When I stand here, I wish I was once again in school so that I could participate in the events and get grades like you,” said the star to the hysteric crowd. Wishing good luck to the participants he requested the youngsters to focus more on their performance and less on prizes. Soon after the actor’s visit, higher secondary school (HSS) level Bharatanatyam competition for boys was held at Putharikkandom Maidanam. This was followed by Bharatanatyam competition for girls. Earlier high school (HS) level Margamkali competition was held at the main venue.

At the Government Model Higher Secondary School it was a test of linguistic proficiency in Arabic on Wednesday. Fourteen contestants burnished their skills in Arabic language as a part of the ‘Dictionary Forming’ competition. At the Central Stadium audience were treated to ‘Arabana muttu’ a folk item of Muslims from the Malabar region. The Kathaprasangam competition held at Priyadarshini Hall was also a huge draw. Judges were all praise for the young performers of the HS section, most of whom rendered mythological stories.

In the HSS section, themes varied from terrorism to imperialism. Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ and Tagore’s short story ‘Kabuliwalah’ were rendered by participants in the HSS section.

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