Chandu Chekavar (''Chathiyan Chanthu'', also known as
Chandu Panicker), was a sixteenth-century warrior of the Chekavar family from the Hindu Thiyyar caste, mentioned in the folk songs of Northern
Kerala called ''
Vadakkan Pattukal''. He belongs to the
Thiyyar community of the
Kadathanad region of
Kerala.
Popular culture
* In ''
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'', a Malayalam film released in 1989, Chandu is portrayed by
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
, which won him the National Award for Best Actor.
*
Devan played ''Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar'' in 2002 Malayalam flim
Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha
*
Kunal Kapoor portrayed Chandu in the 2016 Malayalam film,
Veeram.
See also
*
Kalarippayattu
References
Indian warriors
Malayali people
16th-century Indian people
Kalarippayattu practitioners
Indian male martial artists
Martial artists from Kerala
Military personnel from Kerala
Thiyyar warriors
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