Muktidham
(The Abode of Salvation)
Written by Abhishek Majumdar
Directed by Basab Pradhan
Dec 5-13, 2025
Sunnyvale Theatre
In 8th-century India, the dying spiritual leader of a math, must choose a successor. His decision, set against a backdrop of rising Buddhism and political turmoil, ignites a power struggle. As caste tensions and rival philosophies clash, a shocking act of violence threatens to unravel everything.
Muktidham is a gripping political drama that explores how faith can legitimize power and how power can corrupt faith. With chilling parallels to our own time, this provocative play forces us to confront difficult questions about nationalism, gender, and the high cost of dissent.
Winner of the 2018 Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards for Best Original Script.
Muktidham was originally written in Hindi by Abhishek Majumdar and translated into English by Basab Pradhan. Thanks to Vidya Pradhan for reviewing the translation.
English | 130 mins + intermission | Recommended age 15+ (due to depictions of sex and violence).
The Cast
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Varun Iyengar
as AGNIVESH
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Shobha Subramanian
as AHILYA
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Shekhar Sakhalkar
as NATH NAND
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Neeraj Kulkarni
as YUYUTSU
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Krishna Das
as SHRIHARI
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Karthik Ramachandran
as HANUMAN
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Ram Rajagopalan
as SUGRIV
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Naveen Suravarpu
as ANGAD
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Yousuf Fauzan
as GHASIDAS
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Rita Bhatia
as GURUMA
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Shalini Ramachandran
as BHIKHUNI
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Jeya Ravichandran
as NIKUNTH
Production Team
| Producers | Vaishnavi Sridhar, Basab Pradhan |
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| Stage Manager | Olenka Dey |
| Stage Crew | Alika Gupta (asm), Praagna Koundinya, Upendra Yadav |
| Sets | Kisti Christensen (designer) Anuraag Bharadwaj, Joe Cleary, Sriram Palapudi, Mahesh Venugopala, Eshaan Gandhi, Lakshmi Ramachandran (set Art) |
| Props | Lakshmi Ramachandran (designer), Vaishnavi Sridhar, Olenka Dey |
| Lights | Reina Ferrante (designer) |
| Costumes | Aditi Honawar (designer) |
| Makeup | Nitya Kansal (designer), Karthik Ramachandran, Varun Iyengar, Jeya Ravichandran |
| Intimacy Director | Rita Bhatia |
| Music Composer | Siddhartha Chattopadhyay |
| Tech Booth | Bob Martin, Michael Hickam |
| Marketing | Rita Bhatia |
| Ticketing | Sathish Shenoy |
| Photography | Pranav Koundinya |
| Trailer & Videos | Rita Bhatia, Shalini Ramachandran, Pranav Koundinya |
| Videography | Siva Balan |
On Stage Photos
Cast Photoshoot
