Overview

• Solo artist Radhakrishnan was bitten on the back of his leg during his street play 'Pekkaalam' on Sunday evening in Mayyil village, Kannur.
• He shooed the dog away with a stick and finished roughly 15 more minutes of the performance before alerting organisers.
• After the show, he sought treatment at Pariyaram Government Medical College Hospital, according to reports.
• Audience members initially believed the dog’s appearance was part of the act, and a video of the incident later went viral on social media.
• Radhakrishnan said this was his fifth solo performance on stray dog attacks, a subject drawing renewed concern in Kerala as reports of rabies cases increase.