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'''Chandu Chekaver''' or '''Chanthu Chekaver''', also known as '''Chathiyan Chanthu''', is a Thiyya warrior mentioned in the folk songs of Northern [[Kerala]] called ''[[Vadakkan Pattukal]]'', who supposedly lived in the 16th century in [[North Malabar]], in [[South India]]. |
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'''Chandu Chekavar''' (''Chathiyan Chanthu'', also known as [[Panicker|Chandu Panicker]]<ref>{{cite book|author=P. Balakrishnan, C.V Govindan Nair Gurukkal|year=1995|title=Kalarippayatt an ancient martial arts in Kerala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXYNAQAAMAAJ&q=chandu+panicker,+unniyarcha|publisher=C.V Govindan Nair Gurukkal|page=29}}</ref>), was a sixteenth-century ''[[chekavar]]'' of the Chekavar family from Kerala folklore,<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=My8DEAAAQBAJ&q=Chekavan&pg=PT42|title = Jumbos and Jumping Devils: A Social History of Indian Circus|isbn = 978-0-19-099207-1|last1 = Nisha|first1 = P. R.|date = 12 June 2020| publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date = 5 October 2021|archive-date = 8 December 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231208010326/https://books.google.com/books?id=My8DEAAAQBAJ&q=Chekavan&pg=PT42#v=snippet&q=Chekavan&f=false|url-status = live}}</ref> mentioned in the folk songs of Northern [[Kerala]] called ''[[Vadakkan Pattukal]]''. |
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==Popular culture== |
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According to the ballads, Chandu was a ''[[Chekavan|Chekaver]]'' (warrior), like his cousins [[Aromal Chekavar]] and [[Unniyarcha]]. Chandu Chekaver secretly hates Aromal's family because his love for Unniyarcha was spurned. This leads to him taking part as Aromal's helper in a duel ("''[[Ankam]]''") with [[Aringodar Chekaver]]. Seeing that Aromal won, Chandu takes matters into his own hands and unexpectedly stabs his cousin to death. Henceforth, the word ''Chathiyan'', meaning "Betrayer", is added to his name to indicate his infamy. Unniyarcha, herself a warrior and Aromal's sister, vows revenge for her brother's life. Revenge is finally achieved when her son Aromalunni Chekaver challenges Chandu to a duel and kills him.<ref>[http://malayalamresourcecentre.org/Mrc/literature/folk.html History of Malayalam Literature: Folk literature]</ref> |
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* In ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'', a Malayalam film released in 1989, Chandu is portrayed by [[Mammootty]], which won him the National Award for Best Actor.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Suresh Gopi shares a rare throwback picture from 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/suresh-gopi-shares-a-rare-throwback-picture-from-oru-vadakkan-veeragatha/articleshow/76138940.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105859/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/suresh-gopi-shares-a-rare-throwback-picture-from-oru-vadakkan-veeragatha/articleshow/76138940.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2021-08-16|title=50 years of Mammootty: Why the superstar shows no signs of slowing down|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mammootty-fifty-years-malayalam-cinema/article35938051.ece|access-date=2022-01-29|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118132159/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mammootty-fifty-years-malayalam-cinema/article35938051.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] played ''Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar'' in 2002 Malayalam film [[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]]. |
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* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]] portrayed Chandu in the 2016 Malayalam film [[Veeram (2016 film)|Veeram]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-08|title=Is it really Kunal Kapoor in Veeram still? This pic will leave you awestruck|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/veeram-kunal-kapoor-oscars-4514048/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105900/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/veeram-kunal-kapoor-oscars-4514048/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch: Kunal Kapoor's Veeram song 'We Will Rise' will give you chills|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/watch-kunal-kapoors-veeram-song-we-will-rise-will-give-you-chills|access-date=2022-01-29|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105901/https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/watch-kunal-kapoors-veeram-song-we-will-rise-will-give-you-chills|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker]] |
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* [[Kalarippayattu]] |
* [[Kalarippayattu]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 1 November 2024
Chandu Chekavar (Chathiyan Chanthu, also known as Chandu Panicker[1]), was a sixteenth-century chekavar of the Chekavar family from Kerala folklore,[2] mentioned in the folk songs of Northern Kerala called Vadakkan Pattukal.
Popular culture
[edit]- In Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, a Malayalam film released in 1989, Chandu is portrayed by Mammootty, which won him the National Award for Best Actor.[3][4]
- Devan played Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar in 2002 Malayalam film Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha.
- Kunal Kapoor portrayed Chandu in the 2016 Malayalam film Veeram.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ P. Balakrishnan, C.V Govindan Nair Gurukkal (1995). Kalarippayatt an ancient martial arts in Kerala. C.V Govindan Nair Gurukkal. p. 29.
- ^ Nisha, P. R. (12 June 2020). Jumbos and Jumping Devils: A Social History of Indian Circus. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-099207-1. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Suresh Gopi shares a rare throwback picture from 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (16 August 2021). "50 years of Mammootty: Why the superstar shows no signs of slowing down". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Is it really Kunal Kapoor in Veeram still? This pic will leave you awestruck". The Indian Express. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Kunal Kapoor's Veeram song 'We Will Rise' will give you chills". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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