In the Tamil film ‘Inbavalli’ (1949), a number of
dancers performed folk and other styles of dances. Noted choreographer
and nattuvanar Vaideeswaran Muthuswami Pillai trained the dancers. P.K.
Saraswati as the devadasi dancer performed quite a few dances. Hailing
from Kerala, she was a part of the Uday Shankar troupe. (Randor Guy, The Hindu, Dec 1, 2013) |
The Hindi film ‘Barfi’ has several scenes that features Purulia Chhau in it. |
The Bhagavatamela Natakam of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Prahlada Natakam of Orissa and Bayalatta theatre of Karnataka use Narasimha masks. |