Ashish
Vidyarthi,
a
National
Film
Award
winning
actor
who
has
acted
in
several
regional
films
like
Ghilli
in
Tamil,
CID
Moosa
in
Malayalam
and
Pokiri
in
Telugu,
will
present
a
play
'Ottayaan'
on
stage
on
September
20
at
Edappally
Changampuzha
Park,
Kochi.
The
play
is
staged
as
a
part
of
a
week-long
national
theatre
festival
of
drama
by
playwright
and
theatre
director
Kavalam
Narayana
Panikkar.
Veterans
like
Jagannathan
will
also
act
in
the
title
role
of
'Ottayaan',
which
was
written
by
Kavalam
Narayana
Panicker
in
1977.
The
play
is
based
on
'Play
Acting'
as
its
central
idea
and
how
the
practice
helps
a
man
in
his
social
existence.
A
graduate
in
history
from
Delhi
University
and
a
National
School
of
Drama
product,
Ashish
shot
into
fame
with
his
role
as
Commander
Bhadra
in
Govind
Nihalani's
Drohkaal.
The
role
fetched
him
the
National
award
for
the
best
supporting
actor.