Kathakali emerged in the 17th century as a synthesis of earlier dance-drama traditions, including kutiyattam (Sanskrit theater form) and krishnanattam (dance centered on the Hindu god Krishna), with its most direct predecessor being ramanattam, a dance-drama form created by the ruler of Kottarakkara in southern Keralam to narrate episodes from the Ramayana.
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