Margi Sathi (official name P. S. Sathi Devi)[1] (1965–2015) was an exponent of Nangiǎr Kūthu which is a form of performing art derived from Koodiyattam and which is traditionally performed by the female members of the Chakkyar community of Kerala. She was also an accomplished expert in enacting the female characters in Koodiyattam. She has performed extensively within India and abroad. A notable performance was at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in October 2001 as part of a programme to mark UNESCO's proclamation of Kutiyattam as a "masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity".[2] Sathi had written the attaprakaram (performance manuals) for several Nangiǎr Kūthu performance. The attaprakaram for Sreeramacharitham (the story of Rama from Sita's point of view) has been published as a book in 1999. She has also appeared in a few Malayalam movies.[citation needed]
Life
editMargi Sathi was born in 1965 at Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur as the daughter of Puthillathu Subramanyan Embranthiri and Parvathy Andarjanam.[citation needed] She started learning Koodiyattom at Kerala Kalamandalam and under Painkulam Rama Chakyar. After her marriage with late idakka maestro N Subramanian Potti, she moved to Thiruvananthapuram and joined the Margi dance institute in 1988. It was her association with the dance institute that gave the epithet Margi in her name.[3] Margi is an organization dedicated to the revival of Kathakali and Koodiyattam, two classical art forms of Kerala.[4][5] Her husband died of electrocution while she was shooting for the Koodiyattam-based movie Nottam, on 30 June 2005.[6] After her husband's death Sathi moved to Kalamandalam as a teacher in Koodiyattam based on a first-of-its kind order by Kerala State Government. She died at the Regional Cancer Center in Thiruvananthapuram on 1 December 2015. She was going on her battle with cancer for a long time, and was admitted to RCC a week before her death, after her condition worsened. She leaves behind two children, Revathi, a teacher and a Koodiyattom artist, and Devanarayanan, an edakka artist and former student at Pattambi Sanskrit College.[7]
List of movies in which Sathi acted
edit- Swapaanam (2014) Swapaanam (as Achyuthan's Wife)
- Ivan Megharoopan (2012) (as poet's mother)
- Making of a Maestro (2010) (as Thamburati)
- Raamaanam (2010) (as Aatta Beevi)
- Drishtaantham (2007)
- Nottam (2005)[8]
Books authored by Sathi
edit- "Sitayanam" (Stage presentation Manual) (2008)[citation needed]
- "Kannakicharitham" (Stage presentation Manual)(2002)[citation needed]
- "SreeRamacharitham Nangiarkoothu" (Stage presentation Manual) - Published by D.C.Books, Kottayam, Kerala (1999) in Malayalam with an appendix on 'Nangiar Koothu' in English by Ayyappa Panikker.[citation needed]
Recognitions
editMargi Sathi's contributions to the world of performing arts have been widely recognised and she had earned several awards in appreciation of her work.
- Junior Fellowship of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for research project in Nangiarkoothu (1997)[citation needed]
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Koodiyattam (2002)[9]
- Kaladarpanam Award (2008)[citation needed]
- Natyarathna Puraskaram by Thunchan Smaraka Samithi, Thiruvananthapuram (2008)[citation needed]
- Nomination for the award of Padmasree[10]
Further reading
edit- An interview with Margi Sathi: P. R. Minidevi (2008). The role of women in Koodiyattam. Thrippunithura: Govt. Sanskrit College. pp. 233–243. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Empanelment of artists" (PDF). Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Michael Dylan Foster, Lisa Gilman (Editors) (2015). UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage. Indiana University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780253019530. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Malavika Vettath (23 December 2013). "Margi Sathi's leading role in Indian theatre forms of koodiyattam and nangiarkoothu". The National. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Bhawani Cheerath (11 October 2013). "Abode for Koodiyattam". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Website of Margi". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ S. Anandan (2 December 2015). "Koodiyattom artiste Margi Sathi passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Margi Sathi - debut and farewell at Kalamandalam". Mathrubhumi Daily. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ M. S. Unnikrishnan (16 April 2006). "The Gaze on Koodiyattom". The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Koothu - Kooditattam - Krishnanattam". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Nominations for Padma Awards 2011" (PDF). The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2015.