01 Signature theatre
Proposedഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം
O. V. Vijayan’s legendary 1969 novel, staged by director Deepan Sivaraman. Not a play you watch — a world you walk into.
02 The production
O. V. Vijayan’s Khasakkinte Ithihasam, first published in 1969, is one of the landmarks of modern Malayalam literature. Director Deepan Sivaraman brings the village of Khasak, its legends and its restless teacher Ravi to life around the audience rather than in front of it.
The novel
Ravi, a restless young man, arrives in Khasak, a remote village in Palakkad, to start a single-teacher school. Around him the village’s legends, faiths, quarrels and dreams slowly unfold. First published in 1969, O. V. Vijayan’s novel changed Malayalam fiction for good; his own English version, The Legends of Khasak, followed in 1994.
The director
A theatre director and scenographer known for large, immersive productions in which the space itself becomes part of the story. His staging of Khasakkinte Ithihasam builds the village around its audience.
Plan your theatre evening
The KILF presentation remains subject to production confirmation. The performance date, venue, duration, age guidance and ticket arrangements will be published together.
Your evening at the theatre
Three evenings at Ashramam Maidan, on 1, 2 and 3 January. The play is ticketed separately from the festival: a theatre ticket on its own is ₹1,500, and for ₹1,600 the theatre + Festival Pass adds all five days of the festival. Seating is limited.
Theatre ticket
₹1,500 · Khasakkinte Ithihasam only.
A seat at one performance, on 1, 2 or 3 January, for visitors who are coming for the play.
Theatre + Festival Pass
₹1,600 · The play, plus all five days.
A seat at the performance and a Festival Pass: every session from 31 December to 4 January, New Year’s Eve by the lake, the book fair and exhibitions. All five days for ₹100 more.
Directed by Deepan Sivaraman
Total · 1 × ₹1,500₹1,500
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03 Good to know
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Seating for the play will be limited. Leave your details and we’ll write the moment booking opens. Questions? kilf2027@gmail.com