Sahyande Makan-The Elephant Project

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Genre : Drama
Cast : Micari

Director : Sankar Venkateswaran
Music : Sandeep Jayaraj
Length :1 hr 50 mins
Writer : Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon

Based on the Malayalam poem written by Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon, the play depicts the conflicts between the external and internal realities as symbolized by an elephant. The narrative is set against a temple festival in Kerala where the largest tusker stands in the centre with an idol of the deity on his back. As the festivities progress, the elephant drifts into a nostalgic dream of his childhood and he becomes increasingly involved in the hallucination, despite the roaring drums, burning torches and the rushing crowd. He dreams of those forgotten paths in the Sahyadri valley (Western Mountains), his girl friend and playmates. However, the movements of the elephant gets externally translated into a rampage and finally, he is shot to death. As he falls to his death, he cries helplessly, calling out to someone…Was his cry heard by the God, who is sleeping inside the temple? But it did echo far beyond, in the heart of mother Sahyadri, who is sad for losing one more of her dear child…