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Yayati

Sun, 18 May

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Chennai

Yayati
Yayati

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18 May 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Chennai, 4A, 6th Avenue, Odaimanagar, Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600090, India

About the event

Yayati, Girish Karnad's first play, was written in 1960 and won the Mysore State Award in 1962. It is based on an episode in the Mahabharata, where Yayati, one of the ancestors of the Pandavas, is given the curse of premature old age by his father-in-law, Shukracharya, who is incensed by Yayati's infidelity. Yayati could redeem this curse only if someone was willing to exchange his youth with him. It is his son, Pooru, who finally offers to do this for his father. The play examines the moment of crisis that Pooru's decision sparks, and the dilemma it presents for Yayati, Pooru, and Pooru's young wife.


Directed by V Balakrishnan


Cast: Aparna Kumar, Muthalagi, Neeharika K, Niveditha V, Shivangi Singh and V Balakrishnan

Tickets

  • General Admission

    ₹200.00

    +₹5.00 ticket service fee

Total

₹0.00

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