Moonshine and Skytoffee (2006)
‘Moonshine and Skytoffee’ is an amalgamation of two stories by acclaimed Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, ‘The Love Letter’ and ‘The Card-sharpers Daughter’. Both explore love in unlikely circumstances. ‘The Love Letter’ is about the love of Kesavan Nayar, a Hindu, for his landlord’s daughter Saramma, a Christian. ‘The Card-sharpers Daughter’ is about the unlikely love that develops between Sainaba, the daughter of Ottakannan Pokker - a cardsharper, and a lovable rogue, Mandan Muthappa, a pickpocket. How these two couples come together in the face of great odds forms the gist of this story. Both these love stories play themselves out with unexpected twists and turns, all laced with Basheer’s sparkling wit and irrepressible humor.
Moonshine and Skytoffee was first performed in 2004 and revived by Perch in 2008 for Basheer’s Centenary year.
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Script Adaptation & Direction by Rajiv Krishnan
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( Note: this is a full list of actors who have performed these roles at different points in time, and not necessarily during a single performance. )
| Kesavan Nayar |
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Srikrishna Dayal |
| Saramma |
|
Aparna Gopinath |
| Mandan Muthappa |
|
Jagan P. |
| Sainaba |
|
Karuna Amarnath |
| Ottakannan Pokker |
|
Hans Kaushik/Paul Matthew |
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| Lighting Design |
|
Natesh M |
| Lighting Execution |
|
Natesh.M/ T V Sridharan/Iswar Srikumar |
| Music |
|
Anushka Meenakshi & Vedanth Bharadwaj |
| Sound Execution |
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Anushka Meenakshi/Krithika/Iswar Srikumar |
| Sets & Props |
|
Kalpana Balaji & John Mathew |
| Costumes |
|
Kaveri Lalchand |
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