# Koodiyattam

| Koodiyattam |
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| Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar and his troupe performing *Thoranayudham* (part of Bhasa's play *Abhiṣeka Nataka* based on the epic *Ramayana*) Koodiyattam (1962, Chennai) |
| Medium | Sanskrit theatre with *Koothu* |
| Originating culture | Kerala |
| Originating era | Sangam era |

Koodiyattam

type of dance, performing arts genre| Paaloŋ | India  |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, National List for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)  |
| Described at URL |     |

**Koodiyattam** (Malayalam: കൂടിയാട്ടം; IAST: kūṭiyāṭṭaṁ; lit. 'combined act') waa la a saaŋkompare deɛne waaloŋ kaŋa naŋ a paaoŋ Kerala, India. O waa la deɛne ŋa naŋ lanne a saaŋkompare Sanskrit theatre aneŋ a *Koothu* yeli ere mine, saaŋkompare deɛne waaloŋ kaŋa naŋ yi a Sangam era. O da nyɛ sagebo yi a UNESCO a te paare a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity gansɛge biŋ poɔŋ.

## O yizie piiloo

Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam, muni bee tɛgɛ la a "combined acting" a Malayalam kɔkɔre poɔŋ, pare la a Sanskrit theatre deɛne ne a koothu deɛne deɛmbo mine. Saaŋkompare poɔŋ ba maŋ deɛŋ o la ŋmen deri poore deɛŋdeɛŋ ziiri ka ba boɔla ka *koothambalams*. O waa la a saaŋkompare deɛne ŋa yoŋ naŋ nambibe o vooroo poɔŋ a yi a saaŋkompare Sanskrit theatre eŋaŋ. O taa la dabaŋkoroŋ sɛge biŋ aŋa yuomo thousand naŋ pare a yi Kerala, kyɛ o yizie piiloo eŋ ka neɛ zaa naŋ ba baŋ. Koodiyattam aneŋ Chakyar koothu meŋ zaa da maŋ pare la a India saaŋkompare ŋmempuori die poore deɛne poɔŋ, agaŋazaa a Kerala. A koodiyattam aneŋ Chakyar koothu ayi ŋa zaa yizi piiloo da te yi la a koothu saaŋkompare deɛne poɔ, aŋa yuori naŋ pore boɔbo poɔŋ a yi a Sangam literature poɔ, aneŋ a epigraphs ko Pallava meŋ naŋ da wa wa puoriŋ, Pandiyan, Chera, aneŋ Chola wɔgre ne mine. Sɛgre naŋ te kyaare a koothu naŋ na baŋ nyɛ yi la a ŋmepuori deri ko Tanjore, Tiruvidaimaruthur, Vedaranyam, Tiruvarur, aneŋ Omampuliyur. Ba da nyɛ la ka a waa ŋmempuori yelinimizeere mine, a la pare a yiele yi Tevaram aneŋ Prabandam hymns.

Koodiyattam performer *Kapila Venu*
## Boŋmeɛre

Mizhavu kept in a *mizhavana* (a wooden box made especially to keep mizhavu)
Saaŋkompare yɛlɛ poɔŋ, boŋmeɛre meŋa na ba naŋ maŋ ŋmeɛrɛ ne a koodiyattam seɛre poɔŋ la a ama mizhavu, kuzhitalam, edakka, kurumkuzhal, aneŋ sankhu. A mizhavu, ona la a boŋme gaŋdaa a yi ataa na poɔ, waa la a percussion boŋmeɛraa ka ŋmɛŋmeɛrɛ maŋ ŋmeɛrɛ a Ambalavas Nambiar caste poɔ saŋa, ka a Nangyaramma maŋ ŋmeɛrɛ a kuzhithalam (a cymbal parɛɛ kaŋa) tu o puoriŋ.

## A deɛne staale mine

Koodiyattam Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar as "Ravana"
Saaŋkompare poɔŋ, koodiyattam deɛne noba naŋ taa sɔre ka ba deɛnɛ o la a Chakyars ( subcaste kaŋa naŋ yi Kerala Hindus) aneŋ a Nangyaramma (pɔgeba naŋ yi a Ambalavasi Nambiar caste). A yuori "koodiyattam" ŋa, muni bee pare la lantaa deɛnɛ, ka teɛroo ka deɛŋdeɛŋeba yaga la maŋ lantaa deɛnɛ o a gɔɔ poɔŋ ane lantuubo ne a ŋmeɛbo yi a mizhavu gaŋga ŋmeɛreba ŋmeɛboŋ. Gbɛɛ yaga, o na la baŋ la waa la yeli ere mɔlɔ lɛ yi a Sanskrit deɛne poɔ saŋa na deɛŋdeɛna yeni kaŋa naŋ deɛŋ a solo deɛne lɛɛ teŋsogri yaga kyɛ ka a deɛŋdeɛneba kaŋa la wa paare o eŋaŋ.

Koodiyattam face makeup
A yuomo 1960s piiloo sɛŋ Maria Christoffer Byrski, Polish sakuubie kaŋa naŋ da erɛ o resɛɛkye peɛpeɛre yɛlɛ a yi a Indian theatres a Banaras Hindu University, zanne la koodiyattam laŋ ne Mani Madhava Chakyar kyɛ waa a non-Chakyar/nambiar dɛŋdɛŋ soba ŋa naŋ da zanne a deɛne ŋa. O da zanne yi la a Guru die a Killikkurussimangalam kyɛ la zanne a Gurukula saaŋkonoŋ yɛlɛ.

## A deɛŋdeɛŋ gaŋdaare mine

The *rasa* (emotion) called *Sringaram* (lust), performed by Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar
 Nayaka (Hero) King Udayana in *Swapnavasavadattam Kutiyattam*
* Mani Madhava Chakyar
* Ammannur Madhava Chakyar, k'o e neɛ a yuomo 1980s poɔ sɛŋ waa a koodiyattam deɛŋdeɛnɛ dɛŋdɛŋ soba a deɛŋ o ko donɛɛ deɛŋdeɛŋ kaareba deɛne saŋa.
* Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar, waa la a yuoni 1981 poɔ a dɛŋdɛŋ soba Residential Guru a Margi poɔŋ, zannoo zie ŋa naŋ maŋ sonna ka saaŋkopare bomaale bee deɛne kyaare Kerala yɛlɛ duoro saa. O da waa areba ko Ammannur Madhava Chakyar.
* Mani Damodara Chakyar, neɛ ŋa naŋ waa a Mani Madhava Chakkiar tutuuro aneŋ arebile, meŋ waa la a saaŋkompare devotional koodiyattams deɛŋdeɛnɛ.

## O naŋ leɛ sigire

## Leɛkaa kyɛ meŋ

Mattavilasam, the devotional ritualistic koodiyattam performed at temples in northern Kerala like Kottiyoor. The artist is Mani Damodara Chakyar.
* Margi Sathi
* Arts of Kerala
* Mohiniyattam
* Thulall
* Parayan Thullal
* Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar

## Sommo yizie

## Naŋ kanna gɛrɛ

Duoro kɔre:Nātyakalpadrumam.jpg*Nātyakalpadrumam* the master treatise on all aspects of koodiyattam by Guru Mani Madhva Chakyar
* *Natyakalpadruma* (1975), Kerala Sahitya Academy Award-di a dane kyaare Koodiyattam ka o sɛgrɛ da waa Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, ka bageneba zaa da mare o nu.
* A *Nātya Shāstra*, saaŋkompare toma te kyaare ne dramatic theory ka Bharata Muni manna a Sanskrit theatre naŋ yi a Gupta Empire; Koodiyattam da soŋ gu la a deɛne staale mine aŋa noba naŋ sage di lɛ na ana saŋa ŋa.
* *Abhinaya Darpana* by Nandikeshvara, la waa a toma kaŋa te kyaare ne a dramatic theory ta manna ne a *Nātya Shāstra* yɛlɛ.
* Farley Richmond, *Kutiyattam: Sanskrit Theater of India* (University of Michigan Press, 2002). CD-ROM ka o taa vidieori aneŋ sɛgre manna o.
* Rajendran C, "A saaŋkomparee Sanskrit Theatre ko Kerala" (University of Calicut,1989)
* Virginie Johan, "Kuttu-Kutiyattam : théâtres classiques du Kerala". *Revue d’histoire du théâtre* 216, 2002-4: 365–382.
* Virginie Johan, "Pour un théâtre des yeux : l’exemple indien". *Coulisses 33*, 2006 : 259–274.

## YeŋE linkiri

* Wikiquote:Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar/Kutiyattam
* Kudiyattam: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Living Sanskrit Theater of Kerala
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