Kathakali is famous dance form mostly performed by men.
Kathakali is still hugely a male domain but, since the 1970s, females too have made entry into the art form on a recognizable scale.
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Typically all the actor-dancers are males who get dressed up as woman or man depending on the role, but in modern performances women have been welcomed into the Kathakali tradition