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What is nadan patukal explain breifly

Answer 1

This is a folk song sung to propotiateGods seeking their blessings.The folk song or nadan pattu of Kerala tell tales of the land that have never been recorded. Kerala has as many variations of folk songs as there are variations in the land, climate, people and their occupations. Most of these melodious renderings are over 600 years old and have undergone much linguistic change in the course of time..

Answer 2

Vadakkan Pattukal ( Ballads of North Malabaror Songs of the North) is a collection ofMalayalam Ballads of medieval origin. These songs present sagas of heroes like Aromal Chekavar, Thacholi Othenan, Kannappa Chekavar, Aromalunni and heroines likeUnniyarcha. These northern ballads exemplify the heights of folk-poetry. These ballads are also sometimes associated with deities. Almost all these ballads show strong connections with Kalaripayattu. The oldest compositions do not date earlier than 16th century but their idiom and vocabulary seems older. The Malayalam used is devoid of Tamiland Sanskrit, and thus is probably closest to spoken idiom.[1][2] However, like any other oral cultural forms that are sung by communities even today, these songs show great flexibility and a repetitive pattern in their lexicon that is typical of the simplicity of folksongs in general. [3]

The ballads cover a wide variety of themes ranging from the historical exploits of the legendary heroes of non-religious folk mythology to songs of lamentation and mourning. They are narratives full of dramatic tension: the main characters belong to theThiyya or Nair communities, and are distinguished for their valour, military skill and sense of honour. (Contrastingly there are few songs which do not follow this commonality. “Adirajavinte Pattukatha” has a Muslim hero in it while the hero of “Karumparambil Kannante Katha” uses not his valour but his intelligence and tricks to win over the enemies.) Family feuds often provide the background or foreground of these stories in verse. Odenan, Aromal, Unniyarcha, Komappan, Chandu, Kelu, Alikutty and Kannan are a few of the unforgettable characters who figure in these ballads. Vadakkan Pattukal have been extensively understood and studied and used in popular cinema as female-centric, replete with strong


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