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Date
12 Dec 2026 (Saturday) - 21 Dec 2026 (Monday)
Kutty Kutchery Festival 2026 is the 4th edition of the ten-day artistic festival taking place from December 12 to 21, 2026, at Rasoham, Alwarpet, Chennai. Presented under the theme "Concerts, Coffee, Conversations", the festival brings together music, dance, theatre, storytelling and performing arts through ten unique artistic experiences. Since its launch in 2023, the festival has grown into a community of over 3,200 Kutty Kutchery rasikas.
The ten-day programme features a diverse lineup of artists and performances. The schedule includes Lalita Sharma's Sur Samvaad (Hindustani) on December 12; Rathna Kumar's 75 Years of Natyam on December 13; Paul Jacob’s Folk Agenda, featuring Arjun Chandran, Suganthi, Dharani and Kacha, on December 14; Palani Murugan's Koothum Kadhaiyum on December 15; and Hrudhay Thapasvi's Classical Cross-over on December 16. The remaining performances include Maruthorvattom Kannan's Ottanthullal Unplugged on December 17; Karthik Hebbar's Diary of a Wandering Musician on December 18; Gopika Varma's Mohiniyattam: Chayamukhi on December 19; G. Ramanathan's Kuzhaivu & Keys (Saxophone) on December 20; and Sarvesh Karthick's Just Beat It! on December 21.
All ten performances begin at 6 PM. The festival offers free entry, with online registration mandatory. Registrations open on November 27 at midnight, and each Kutty Kutchery has a limited capacity of 85 rasikas. The festival is supported by Chief Festival Patron Palepu Pharma Distributors Pvt. Ltd. (PPD), co-sponsors Narthaki Official and Shiuli Home, and Food & Beverage Partner Paati Veedu.
- December 12, Saturday – Lalita Sharma
Sur Samvaad (Hindustani)
- December 13, Sunday – Rathna Kumar
75 Years of Natyam
- December 14, Monday – Paul Jacob’s Folk Agenda
Featuring Arjun Chandran, Suganthi, Dharani and Kacha
- December 15, Tuesday – Palani Murugan
Koothum Kadhaiyum
- December 16, Wednesday – Hrudhay Thapasvi
Classical Cross-over
- December 17, Thursday – Maruthorvattom Kannan
Ottanthullal Unplugged
- December 18, Friday – Karthik Hebbar
Diary of a Wandering Musician
- December 19, Saturday – Gopika Varma
Mohiniyattam: Chayamukhi
- December 20, Sunday – G. Ramanathan
Kuzhaivu & Keys (Saxophone)
- December 21, Monday – Sarvesh Karthick
Just Beat It!
All performances begin at 6:00 PM.