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'''Keechakavadham''' (The Slaying of Keechaka) is a [[Kathakali]] play ([[Aattakatha (performance)|Aattakatha]]) authored by [[Irayimman Thampi]]<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/kathakali-fete-featuring-plays-written-by-irayimman-thampi/article20684169.ece " Kathakali plays written by Irayimman Thampi were staged in Thiruvananthapuram" from "The Hindu", 23 November 2017]</ref> in [[Malayalam]]. Based on the [[Mahabharatha]], it narrates an episode from the thirteenth year of exile of the [[Pandava]] princes, during which they stay in disguise at the palace of the King of [[Virata]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/orma-2019-celebrated-irayimman-thampis-plays-in-a-three-day-kathakali-fte-in-palakkad-which-was-dedicated-to-the-memory/article28770643.ece "This Kathakali festival was a dedication to veteran Kottakkal Sivaraman" from "The Hindu", 1 August 2019]</ref> The Queen's brother, [[Keechaka]], takes a liking to [[Draupadi|Panchali]], who is working as the Queen's handmaiden, Sairandhri. Panchali tries to reject his advances but Keechaka presses on. This culminates in [[Bheema]], in disguise as Valala, slaying Keechaka. <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/impressive-staging-of-keechakavadham-in-kochi/article8906356.ece "The tragic hero" from ''The Hindu'', 28 July 2016]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/keechaka-vadham-at-the-kathakali-festival/article25122748.ece "Replete with dramatic moments" from "The Hindu", 4 October 2018]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Kathakali]]
[[Category:Indian plays]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language plays]]
[[Category:Plays based on Asian myths and legends]]
[[Category:Works based on the Mahabharata]]
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