About Us

Natyagruham is a dedicated theatre group in Thiruvananthapuram established in 1978, by a group of theatre enthusiasts , under the leadership of Proff. R Narendra Prasad; renowned Malayalam critic, playwright, director and cine actor. The group has evolved as a centre of excellence in theatre experiment. Luminaries like Dr. Ayyappa Panicker, Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, Vinayachandran etc. made it an abode of lively creative experimentation, with their dynamic presence and intellectual inputs. For the next two decades Natyagruham did many innovative and pathbreaking performances that included famous plays from Malayalam and English.

Apart from plays, Natyagruham is also credited with the unique distinction of being the chief exponent of ‘Cholkaazcha’; where stage performance by actors is used to put through the message of poetry more enjoyable and effective.Natyagruham’s plays were performed all over kerala and outside in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai etc. and has participated in theatre festivals like the National theatre festival, Sreeram festival etc.

Natyagruham has produced talents of State and National award winners.Bharat Murali, emerged as a seasoned actor through his performances at Natyagruham, who later moved to Cinema and won the coveted National Award for the best film actor in 2001. Pro. Aliyar ,Chairman, Natyagruham won the National award for the best commentator in 2015.

Natyagruham is one of the most happening theatre groups in Kerala.During the last three years Natyagruham organised and conducted as many as thirty programmes that included two major theatre festivals during 2014 and 2015. In 2014, it was a 4 day festival of 7 plays authored by the renowned play wright Dr. Ochery N N Pillai. During 2015 it was a 5 day festival of 9 plays by Pro. R Narendraprasad. The plays were presented by renowned theatre groups from across the state.Seminars, discourses and publication of books on their works were also the highlights of the festivals.

Natyagruham is an ensemble of talents for whom theatre is the passion. It continues its relentless efforts to promote and popularise meaningful theatre experience in Malayalam.