Navrasam – Facial Expressions are important in Kathakai dance. There are total nine main facial expressions and they are used to convey various emotions through a variety of facial expressions and hand gestures. The nine emotions are Adbhutham (wonder), Bhayanakam (fear/terrible), Hasyam (Ridicule/comic), Karunam (Pathos), Raudram (furious/anger), Viram (Valour/heroic), Beebhalsam (Disgust/odious), Sringara (amour/love), and Santam (tranquility/peace). Here are nine images represents expressions.
(Wonder)
(Fear)
(Disgust)
(Ridicule)
Karunam
(Pathos)
(Wrath)
(Tranquility)
(Amour)
(Valour)
