GURUVAYOOR: It was her dream to play Lord Sri Krishna in front of Guruvayoor Appan. But the destiny of Wayanad Collector, A Geetha, was to don the role of Damayanthi. In the evening of the new year, she played Damayanthi of Nalacharitham in front of Lord Krishna.

The Collector enacted the part of Damayanthi with the swan in Kathakali form. Damayanthi entering the garden dancing with her maids. And becoming love struck after hearing about King Nala. When she sees a bright light in the sky, she becomes happy and asks her maids about it. One maid tells her that it is a lightening and another says it is the moon. However, Damayanthi recognizes that it is a golden swan flying towards her.

Collector A Geetha then proceeds to perform the act where she converse with the swan after moving away from her maids and then sending the swan away.

The maids were enacted by Kottakkal Shijith and Remya Krishnan. Rathi Sujeevan played the golden swan. The Kathakali songs were rendered by Kottakkal Santhosh and Kottakkal Vineesh.

Geetha’s performance as Damayanthi at the Wayanad’s festival Sri Valliyoorkavu Aratu was viral on social media. Kottakkal CM Unnikrishnan is the Collector’s Guru.