P.Rajagopal and his wife Hanne M. de Bruin, started the Kattaikuttu Sangam in 1990 in Kancheepuram, a union that fights for better socio-economic conditions for its players. A well-known Kattaikuttu actor himself, he set up the Kattaikkuttu Youth Theatre School and is its principal teacher and artistic director. He also writes and directs plays and conducts workshops. He wrote Aiyappan and the Magic Horse with Hanne and Evelien Pullens. The play, Maya Kudirai (The Magic Horse), has been translated from Tamil into English by Hanne and published by Tulika.
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