Tala-Maddale

Tala-Maddale is an ancient form of performance dialogue or debate performance in Southern India in the Karavali and Malnad regions of Karnataka and Kerala. The plot and content of the conversation is drawn from popular mythology but the performance mainly consists of an impromptu debate between characters involving sarcasm, puns, philosophy positions and humour. The main plot is sung from the same oral texts used for the Yakshgana form of dance- drama. Performers claim that this was a more intellectual rendition of the dance during the monsoon season.^[1]

The art form is popular in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shimoga districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. It is a derived form of Yakshagana—a classical dance or musical form of art from the same region.^[2]

^ Prabhu, ganesh (11 August 2016). "Swarajya Vijaya' in Tala Maddale on eve of I-Day". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ Ashton, Martha Bush (12 August 1969). "Yakshagana. A South Indian Folk Theatre". The Drama Review: TDR. 13, No. 3 (Spring 1969): 148–155. doi:10.2307/1144470. JSTOR 1144470.

[thehindu-1] Prabhu, ganesh (11 August 2016). "Swarajya Vijaya' in Tala Maddale on eve of I-Day". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[mit-2] Ashton, Martha Bush (12 August 1969). "Yakshagana. A South Indian Folk Theatre". The Drama Review: TDR. 13, No. 3 (Spring 1969): 148–155. doi:10.2307/1144470. JSTOR 1144470.

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