Ottanthullal guru Manalur Gopinath giving remaining touches to the make-up of a pupil as she will get prepared for the Ottanthullal (HS ladies) competitors on the State College Arts Competition in Kozhikode on Thursday.
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Kalamandalam Mahendran has educated over 100 college students in Ottanthullal over time and has helped them carry out at varied college arts fetes. He feels that with out the inclusion in arts fetes, this conventional artwork type of Kerala that has a historical past of over 300 years might not have survived or be recognized to the widespread folks.
What’s Ottanthullal?
Ottanthullal (or Thullal, briefly) is recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala that’s well-known for its humour and social satire, and marked by its simplicity versus extra advanced dance-forms like Kathakali and Koodiyattam.
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Fading artform
A satirical artform
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Chatting with The Hindu on the sidelines of the Ottanthullal competitors on the Kerala College Kalolsavam in Kozhikode on Thursday, Mr. Mahendran expressed his angst that a big majority of his college students have give up coaching after their arts fete interludes.
Niranjana H. Nambiar of Durga HSS, Kanhangad, who bagged A grade in Ottan Thullal (HS Ladies).
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Manalur Gopinath, one other coach in Ottanthullal, nonetheless, is proud that at the least a number of of his college students continued their ardour for Thullal even once they relied on different professions for his or her livelihood. Pulling shut Vighnesh, one his former college students who performs at completely different festivals parallel to his career as a homeopath, the maestro recounted the efforts he had taken to make sure that the artwork kind stayed alive.
“I’ve been acting at faculties free of charge as a part of a marketing campaign named Pakarnnattam. I’ve additionally been performing for campaigns towards medicine, leprosy and different healthcare initiatives. My intention is to make sure that extra persons are uncovered to Thullal,” stated Mr. Gopinath.
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A possible resolution
Contemplating the slightly skinny viewers for Thullal at arts fetes, Mr. Gopinath urged that it’s made a gaggle occasion, together with the singers and the percussionists, together with the dancers. This may be certain that college students study these artwork types as nicely in order to place up a Thullal efficiency, he added.