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{{Infobox organization<br />
| image = KPAC Emblem.jpg<br />
| name = Kerala People's Arts Club<br />
| abbreviation = K. P. A. C<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| founded = 1950<br />
| founder = [[Kambisseri Karunakaran]]<br />
| leader_title = President<br />
| leader_name = [[K. E. Ismail]]<br />
| leader_title2 = Secretary<br />
| leader_name2 = A. Shajahan<br />
| location = [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India<br />
| area_served = [[Kerala]]<br />
| field = [[Drama]], [[film]]<br />
| owner = [[Communist Party of India]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kerala People's Arts Club''' ('''KPAC''') is a theatrical movement in [[Kayamkulam, Kerala]], India. It was formed in the 1950s by a group of individuals having close ties with [[Communist Party of India]] in Kerala. KPAC was very influential in popularising the Communist movement in Kerala.<br />
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In 1951, KPAC staged its first drama, ''Ente Makanaanu Sheri'' (My Son is Right). The songs of this play were written by [[Punaloor Balan]]. Its second drama [[Ningalenne Communistakki]] (You Made Me a Communist), first performed in 1952, became a path-breaking play in the history of [[Malayalam]] theatre. The play was penned by the renowned playwright [[Thoppil Bhasi]], under the pseudonym Soman. Bhasi was underground when he wrote the play. The success of Ningalenne Communistakki made KPAC in the forefront of a powerful people's theatre movement in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |title=Frontline article |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230183653/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100700.htm |archive-date=30 December 2001 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><br />
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KPAC played a significant role in popularising the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]] in Kerala through its dramas, road shows and ''kathaprasangams'' (story telling).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in/bvk_article.htm |title=First Ministry of Kerala Government |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002184728/http://www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in/bvk_article.htm |archive-date=2 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*{{official website|http://kpacdrama.com/home.html}}<br />
*[https://youtube.com/c/KPAC_Drama Youtube Channel]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080713222713/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070950630200.htm The Hindu article]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080827192507/http://www.thyagarajaschool.com/history.htm Thyagaraja School of Music]<br />
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[[Category:Organisations based in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Theatrical organisations in India]]<br />
[[Category:Arts organizations established in 1950]]<br />
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