Overview

• Solo performer P. Radhakrishnan was bitten on the back of his leg during a scene in his one-man play ‘Pekkaalam’ that used recorded barking to depict an attack.
• He shooed the dog away with a stick, finished roughly the final 15 minutes, then told organisers the bite was real.
• He sought hospital care after the show, with outlets citing Pariyaram Government Medical College or Kannur Medical College, and one report says he received an anti-rabies shot.
• Coverage identifies the show as part of his ongoing awareness efforts, noting this was his fifth solo performance on the stray-dog issue.
• Accounts differ on the venue, with reports placing the incident in Mayyil in Kannur or at a local library performance, as video of the episode spread widely online.