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'Chakyar Koothu' (IPA: [ʧaːkjaːr kuːtː̪ɨ̆]) is a performing art form from Kerala, south India. It is a kind of ''mono act'' and a traditional equivalent of a stand-up comic act. However, unlike the stand-up comic, the performer has a wider leeway in that he can heckle the audience.
"Koothu" means dance - which is a misnomer, since there is minimal choreography involved in this art form; facial expressions are important, though. Traditionally, it was performed inside a Hindu temple and the performer begins with a prayer to the deity of the temple. He then goes on to narrate a verse in Sanskrit before explaining it in the vernacular Malayalam. The narration that follows touches upon various current events and societal factors with great wit and humor.
Koothu was traditionally performed by the Chakyar community. Only two instruments accompany the performance - a mizhav and a pair of cymbals. Different from this is Nangyar Koothu which has only lady characters. It is performed by female performers called Nangyarammas and they belong to Nambiar caste.
Chakyar Koothu was performed only in Koothambalams of Hindu temples. 'Mani Madhava Chakyar' a visionary and virtuoso of this art took Koothu and Kudiyattam outside the temples to the common people. He is considered as the greatest Koothu and Kutiyattam artist of modern times.
When Mani Madhava Chakyar's guru, 'Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran' wrote a new Sanskrit ''champu prabandha'' called 'Prahlādacharita ' and requested some senior artists to study and perform it, they found it impossible. Then the guru asked Mani Madhava Chakyar, who was then a young artist, to try. He agreed and studied a part of the ''prabandha'' within one night and performed it next day at Tripunithura - the then capital of Kochi state. The incident proved his mastery over both Sanskrit and the classical art forms. After some months, he performed entire 'Prahlādacharita ' at the same stage.
★ Arts of Kerala
★ Mani Madhava Chakyar
★ Mani Damodara Chakyar
★ Koodiyattam
★ Natyakalpadrumam
★ Chakyar
★ Nambiar
★ Ottamthullal
★ Kathakali
★ Mohiniyattam
★ Panchavadyam
★
'Chakyar Koothu' (IPA: [ʧaːkjaːr kuːtː̪ɨ̆]) is a performing art form from Kerala, south India. It is a kind of ''mono act'' and a traditional equivalent of a stand-up comic act. However, unlike the stand-up comic, the performer has a wider leeway in that he can heckle the audience.
"Koothu" means dance - which is a misnomer, since there is minimal choreography involved in this art form; facial expressions are important, though. Traditionally, it was performed inside a Hindu temple and the performer begins with a prayer to the deity of the temple. He then goes on to narrate a verse in Sanskrit before explaining it in the vernacular Malayalam. The narration that follows touches upon various current events and societal factors with great wit and humor.
Koothu was traditionally performed by the Chakyar community. Only two instruments accompany the performance - a mizhav and a pair of cymbals. Different from this is Nangyar Koothu which has only lady characters. It is performed by female performers called Nangyarammas and they belong to Nambiar caste.
Chakyar Koothu was performed only in Koothambalams of Hindu temples. 'Mani Madhava Chakyar' a visionary and virtuoso of this art took Koothu and Kudiyattam outside the temples to the common people. He is considered as the greatest Koothu and Kutiyattam artist of modern times.
When Mani Madhava Chakyar's guru, 'Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran' wrote a new Sanskrit ''champu prabandha'' called 'Prahlādacharita ' and requested some senior artists to study and perform it, they found it impossible. Then the guru asked Mani Madhava Chakyar, who was then a young artist, to try. He agreed and studied a part of the ''prabandha'' within one night and performed it next day at Tripunithura - the then capital of Kochi state. The incident proved his mastery over both Sanskrit and the classical art forms. After some months, he performed entire 'Prahlādacharita ' at the same stage.
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See also
★ Arts of Kerala
★ Mani Madhava Chakyar
★ Mani Damodara Chakyar
★ Koodiyattam
★ Natyakalpadrumam
★ Chakyar
★ Nambiar
★ Ottamthullal
★ Kathakali
★ Mohiniyattam
★ Panchavadyam
External links
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