The
super
hit
Malayalam
play
Chayamukhi
(Mirroring
the
Mind),
based
on
a
story
of
Bheema
and
Keechaka
in
the
Indian
epic
Mahabharata,
will
be
staged
for
the
first
time
in
the
United
Arab
Emirates
(UAE)
in
October
and
November.
The
two-hour
long
drama
will
be
staged
in
Dubai
on
October
30,
in
Abu
Dhabi
on
October
31
and
in
Ras
Al
Khaimah
on
November
2.
It
will
also
be
staged
in
other
Gulf
nations
in
November.
It
stars
Malayalam
film
industry's
most
versatile
actors,
Mohanlal
and
Mukesh
as
Bheema
and
Keechaka
respectively.
The
play,
an
amalgamation
of
classical
and
ethnic
theatres,
is
based
on
the
story
of
Chayamukhi,
a
mirror
given
to
Bheema
by
Hidumbi
that
surprisingly
exhibits
the
image
of
the
person
he
or
she
loves
the
most.
The
play
moves
back
and
forth
between
the
present
and
the
time
of
the
Mahabharata,
as
the
mirror
gets
exchanged
by
various
characters.
Chayamukhi
has
24
actors
other
than
Lal
and
Mukesh.
It
has
been
staged
across
different
stages
in
Kerala
over
the
last
six
months
and
revived
mass
interest
in
theatre
in
the
state.
The
play
won
the
Kerala
Sangeetha
Nataka
Academy
Award
for
the
Best
Script
in
2003.
It
was
first
staged
in
Trissur
in
February
and
then
in
Thiruvananthapuram.
Presented
by
Kalidasa
Visual
Magic
and
directed
by
Prashanth
Narayanan,
Chayamukhi
includes
14
short
songs
set
to
music
by
Vidhyadharan
and
written
by
the
director.
The
director
has
penned
the
play
on
the
lines
of
William
Shakespeare's
"A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream".
Noted
Malayalam
poet
ONV
has
penned
the
lyrics,
Namboothiri
has
designed
the
costumes
and
Mohan
Sitara
is
the
music
director.
Chayamukhi
is
being
staged
in
the
Gulf
under
the
patronage
of
noted
actor-producer,
Dinesh
Panicker.