I am so happy to be part of this family. ..... nice experience in last 30 years.... all the best for my dear. good for learning and watching

It is my great oppurtunity to meet Mr.Ramachandra pulavar and know more about 'Tholppavakooth'.I learned more about the art of shadow puppetry and how to play them.

If you are an artist you must know about the unique art form thank you so much dear Rajeev Pulaver 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

You can explore one of the greatest traditional art form in the world here!! They keep great old traditions over 1,000 years, also new challenges for the future. They have nice guest rooms with beautiful family members, and, incredibly delicious dishes from big mother! We had unforgettable beautiful experiences here. Thank you very much and we are sure to visit them again soooooooon‼︎‼︎

The 3hours I spent there was very precious. Padmashree Ramachandra Pulavar and his son Rajeev Pulavar patiently explained everything about Tholpaavakoothu. I got to see various skin puppets and the way they work with it to make a puppet. The process I felt was so meditative. Also I got to see the puppets play in the koothmaadam. And the umpteen books of shadow puppetry help one in understanding more. A precious place with very beautiful people.

A place close to nature. Ad we got homemade food here. Everyone was so generous and hospitable. They teach you, give there raw material and tools to experiment.

This is a great place to learn about shadow Puppetry. I visited this place along with a group of friends and turned out to be one of the best experiences of our trip. It is run by Padmasri Rama Chandra pulavar and his sons. It was great to know the years of their family history and about against all odds they are continuing this art form. The youngest son, Rahul got a Scholarship from a university in the US for doing his PhD in puppetry. A must visit place!

It was a very good experience. They were told about puppet like a family member. We were also able to do it. Thank you very much.

An excellent display of art conveying mythology, epics and stories from all around the world. Extremely vibrant and engaging. The details in the puppets are so intricate and beautiful. The guide was very patient and willing to take us through every detail of the art form. It was a pleasure to be able to witness this art form!!

I visited Tholpavakoothu centre as a part of my thesis project and thanks to Rajeev pulavar sir for giving a chance to know more about Tholpavakoothu artform, for sharing it's behind hardwork and passion they follow. It was a memorable experience and helpful for my project too.

Amazing place to watch and learn Shadow puppetry. But duration of show were less than half an hour.

I visited the place on the recommendation of a friend. It was a great experience. The pulavar family have done a great job in rejuvenating a forgotten art form. Rahul and Rajeev were great hosts and guided us through the rich history of tholpavakoothu. It is must visit for those who are interested in the rich cultural history of kerala.

Padmashree Ramachandra Pulavar and his son’s Mr Rajeev and Mr Rahul were very welcoming they beautifully performed and explained the art form. This visit to the tholpavakuthu centre is the main highlight of my trip to shornur. It is a wonderful form of ancient puppetry. Highly recommended if one visits shornur.

good centre for learn kerala puppetry tholpavakoothu

It was an accidental visit for me. But i was totally carried away when i learned about the wonderful shadow puppetry from Rajiv. What a spectacular form of folk art!...A must visit for all artists and anyone who love art and folklore. It was an honour to meet the master, Padmasri Ramachandra Pulavar. I would never miss a chance to see and promote this folk art- Thol pava kooth.! Loved it!...

I met Ramachandra Pulavar during a SPIC MACAY conference. With a great detail and care he shared his artform with children and young people and gave us insights on the history of it. Kerala traditional Puppetry is an ancient artform and requires extensive knowledge of both its ritualistic and artistic aspect to perform it. Kerala Puppetry School is one of the very few traditional schools, which preserves the authenticity of the art, yet is ready to share this knowledge with modern generations in the way we understand it. Definitely it's worth a visit, I myself am looking eagerly for an opportunity to learn some basics of puppetry from the masters.

Best centre for studying kerala shadow puppetry Tholpavakoothu. Padamshri pulavar and team

Had a wonderful experience visiting this place. Rajeev sir had given us a very detailed explanation of the puppetry art forms and had demonstrated it right infront of us which made our day. They helped us to know more about the art form. Please try to visit you will have a wonderful experience.

I have booked the Shadow Puppetry for an awareness programme in Food Safety for the Dept of Kerala. They did a very amazing job par excellence than what we could think ever think of. They amazed us with their gifted talents. If Covid had not hit they would have got a few more stages in our dept.

I visited Tholpavakoothu Kalakendram, Koonathara with my family. It was an amazing experience for us. Padmasree Ramachandra Pulvar and his sons are leading this show. He explained very well about the art form of "Tholpavakoothu" and also performed a small portion for us. It was really nice experience for us, especially my 9 year old son enjoyed really well. I would recommend this as a must visit place for those who love to see an old art form

Kerala puppet center , shri Ramachandra pulavar and team Kerala puppetry one of the best for puppetry in india . all types of work

I was welcomed and treated like family by the Pulavar’s, what an incredibly precious place with the most beautiful and gifted family. I can’t begin to express my gratitude for this experience. I will cherish these memories forever..

Wonderful, insightful and divine experience. Honored to meet such prestigious artisans in this age that too from our Gods own County.

We visited the place as a part of our field trip.Within the two hours we spent there, we were able to see different types of tholpava, tholpavakoothu show, and to understand the history of tholpavakoothu. We also got an opportunity to meet two German artists and their show, who came to learn about our tholpavakoothu. It was a good experience for us to remember for ever.

National Awardee in kerala puppetry ..... plz visit this place if u have any chance... good puppeteers nice work , homestay..

Its a divine experience. One of a kind! Fortunate to have also collaborated with them for panchatantra tales! Must visit

Visited Kerala Puppetry school, Near Shoranur, Koonathara as a part of My PG dissertation work.... Was helpful for my project. Library Resources and the artists were helpful... Thank You

It was an extremely nice experience, more than preserving the precious age old culture of our land, they also try to incorporate the present scenarios in their vision to tholppaavakkuthu. Happy to get a chance to visit the place

Must visit place.. Excellent knowledge sharing.. Good Hospitality.. Can get knowledge along with love care and tradition.

One of the most famous shadow puppetry group in india. Good to work with padamshri Ramachandra Pulavar and family. Lots of knowledge

Good puppet theater... nice accommodation, very old puppets.. all the best for Rajeev pulavar and team

Thank you very much for the wonderful experience! The performance, space and theatre are beautiful. Also had a chance to purchase some traditional puppets.

Really good experience to visit Padmasri K K Ramachandra pulavar and his family. Being a keralite very proud of those moments. In one's life a person must visit and know about the traditional art form.