Which of the following Indian classical dance forms uses various colours on face to symbolise the characters?

🔑 Key Points
Kathakali
Kathakali is a classical Indian dance form that is a story-play genre of art and is the folk dance form of Kerala.
It is a combination of 5 forms of fine art which are –
🎭 Natyam (expressions)
💃 Nritham (dance)
🕺 Nrithyam (enactment)
🎶 Sangeetam (music)
🥁 Vadya (instruments)

Various costumes of characters of Kathakali –
👑 Sathwika (Hero)
⚔️ Katti (Villain)
👸 Minukku (females)
🤵 Thathi (other characters)

📝 Additional Information:
The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes eight classical dances in India.

Bharatnatyam:

Origin: Tamil Nadu
Main Reviving Personals: E. Krishna Iyer, Rukmini Devi Arindel
Famous Proponents: Yamini Krishnamurthy, Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Padma Subramaniam, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Mallika Sarabhai
Kuchipudi:

Origin: Andhra Pradesh
Main Reviving Personals: Balasaraswati, Ragini Devi
Famous Proponents: Radha Reddy And Raja Reddy, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indrani Rehman
Kathakali:

Origin: Kerala
Main Reviving Personals: V. N. Menon
Famous Proponents: Guru Kunchu Kurup, Gopinath, Kottakal Sivaraman, Rita Ganguly
Odissi:

Origin: Odisha
Main Reviving Personals: Indrani Rehman, Charles Fabri
Famous Proponents: Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Kelu Charan Mohapatra, Sonal Mansingh, Sharon Lowen, Myrla Barvie
Manipuri:

Origin: Manipur
Main Reviving Personals: Raja Bhag Chandra, Rabindranath Tagore
Famous Proponents: Nayana, Suverna, Ranjana and Darshna, Guru Bipin Singha
Kathak:

Origin: Uttar Pradesh
Main Reviving Personals: Lady Leela Sokhey
Famous Proponents: Birju Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Damyanti Joshi
Sattriya:

Origin: Assam
Main Reviving Personals: Shankaradeva
Mohiniattam:

Origin: Kerala
Main Reviving Personals: V. N. Menon, Kalyani Amma
Famous Proponents: Sunanda Nair, Kalamandalam Kshmavathy, Madhuri Amma, Jayaprabha Menon