Book Review about the Play ' Nagamandal' by Girish Karnad
Karnad is known as a
playwright. His plays, written in Kannada, have
been translated into English and some Indian languages. Karnad's plays are
written neither in English, in which he vainly dream of earning
international literary fame as a poet, nor in his mother tongue Konkani.
Instead they are composed in his adopted language Kannada.
Nagamandala is a Kannada language
film directed by T.S.Nagabharana , written by Girish Karnad and released in the
year 1997. The Play ‘Nagamandal’ there are main three character like, Appanna,
Rani and Cobra (Naga).Rani is a young bride who is neglected by her indifferent
and unfaithful husband, Appanna. Appanna spends most of his time with his
concubine and come home only for lunch. Rani is a typical wife , who wants to
win her husband’s affection by any means and she prepared a plan. She decides
to drug her husband with a love root , which she mixes in the milk. That milk
is spilled on the nearby anthill and naga the cobra drink it the milk and than
naga , who can take the form of human is enchanted with her and begins to visit
her every night in the guise of her husband. This changes rani's life
completely as she start to experience the good things in life though she
never knows that the person with her is not her husband but the
cobra(naga).later, the passed long time soon, she becomes pregnant and breaks
the news to Appanna and Appanna was very shocked. He immediately accuses her of
adultery and says that he has not impregnated her. The issue is referred to the
village panchayat. The village panchayat decided that rani is then asked to
prove her fidelity by putting her hand in the snake burrow and taking a vow
that she has not committed adultery the village panchayat decided that if any
person follow the wrong path they becomes follow the ritual. It is
a popular belief that if any person lies holding the snake in their hand, they
will be instantly killed by the snake god.
However, Rani places her hand in the snake burrow and vows that she has never
touched any male other than her husband and the naga in the burrow. Rani declared
chaste by the village panchayat. However, Rani’s husband Appanna is not ready
to accept. That she is pregnant with his child and than he decides to find out
the truth is see Appanna is shocked to see the cobra visiting the Rani’s
bedroom and naga is daily take the form of human means form of Appanna
and spending the time with her and cobra leaving the house also. However ,
Appanna gets furious with the naga and indulges in a fight with him. Both of
Appanna and naga fight vigorously. Eventually , the naga dies in the fight.
After this incident, Appanna realizes his mistake and accept his wife Rani and
the child .Rani is carrying. The Happy ending of the play “Nagamandal”.
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