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K. K. Ramachandra Pulavar
K. K. Ramachandra Pulavar (born 20 May 1960) is a Tholpavakoothu (a type of shadow puppetry) artist from Kerala, India. He used the Tholpavakoothu, which was confined to temple art, as public performances, and even to address socio-political issues including HIV awareness and COVID-19 awareness. He received many awards including the Padma Shri and Kerala Folklore Academy Award, in recognition of his work in the field of arts. In 2015 Ramachandra Pulavar received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Tholpavakoothu. On Tholpavakoothu, he has authored two books, ''Shadow Puppet in Kerala'' in English and ''Tholpavakoothu'' in Malayalam. Biography Ramachandra Pulavar was born on 25 May 1960 in Shoranur, Palakkad district, Kerala. Ramachandra Pulavar was born in a family of puppet artists. He is the son of famous Tholpavakoothu artist K.L. Krishnankutty Pulavar. Father Krishnankutty Pulavar is also a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner. At the age of eight, he lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tholpavakoothu
Tholpavakoothu (Malayalam:തോൽപാവകൂത്ത്, Tamil:தோல்பாவைக்கூத்து) is a form of shadow puppetry that is practiced in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It is performed using leather puppets and is performed in temples or in villages in specially built theatres. This form of art is especially popular in the Madurai and nearby districts of Madurai in Tamil Nadu and also in Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala. History Tholpavaikoothu is a compound word of three Tamil terms: தோல் (''tōl'') meaning leather, பாவை (''pāvai'') meaning doll and கூத்து (''kūttu'') meaning the play or drama. It is one of the two traditional Pavai Koothu that happened in southern India. The other one is "marappavaikoothu" also called ''bommalattam''. The only variation is Bommalattam uses wooden dolls, while tholpavaikoothu uses Leather dolls. The earliest known mention of Pavaikoothu (both bommalat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
