Mizhavu
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A mizhav or mizhavu is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Koodiyattam and Koothu, the performing arts of Kerala, which include nangiar koothu, chakyar koothu, and
Mizhavu kept in Mizhavana (wooden box made especially to keep the mizhavu).
Kalamandalam Achuthanandan playing Mizhavu for Chakyar Koothu
Mizhav used by Kunchan Nambiar, which is kept in Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple
Ottan Thullal
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Ottan Thullal is a recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala, India. It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Prachina Kavithrayam. The folksy performance, often laced with
Mizhavu
…Mohiniyattam Thulall Nātyakalpadrumam, by Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, Sangeet Natak Akademi- New Delhi, 1975…
Ottamthullal performance in Kerala
Ottamthullal performance during a temple festival
Ottamthullal
Ottamthullal