While theyyam performances are captivating, it is the human aspects of the mystic ritual from Kerala’s north that are ...

Sajeed A’s feature film debut Vadakkan, a paranormal thriller, references a painting, Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx by Flemish Northern Renaissance artist Joachim Patinir. Attributed to have ...

Theyyam or Naaga Paattu which is a revered ritual in Kerala, and is known as Bhootha Kola and Nagaradhane back home in Karavali. So, I was able to connect with the subject in my Malayalam film ins ...

A typical Theyyam performance is known as Kaliyaattam. The 2017 Malayalam superhit film of this name—an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello in the form of Theyyam—earned a national award for ...