Koti and Chennayya

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[[File:Shri Koti-chennaya.jpg|right|thumb|'''Koti & Chennaya''' (Circa 1556 A.D to 1591 A.D.) Twin Heroes of [[Tulu Nadu]] (Karnataka, India)]]

'''Koti and Chennayya''' ({{lang-tcy|ಕೋಟಿ ಚೆನ್ನಯ್ಯ}} '''Kōṭi Cennayya''',) (Circa 1556 A.D to 1591 A.D.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kankanadygarodi.in/history1.html|title=Shree Brahma Baidarkala Garodi Kshethra|website=kankanadygarodi.in|access-date=2016-09-25}}</ref> are legendary [[Tuluva]] twin heroes characterized in the Tulu epic of the same name, which is considered one of the two truly long epic in [[Tulu language]]. The birthplace of Koti and Chennaya is Padumale in [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]] taluk, [[Dakshina Kannada]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/birthplace-of-koti-chennaya-may-be-the-next-tourist-hub-of-tulu-nadu/article5337598.ece|title=Birthplace of Koti, Chennaya may be the next tourist hub of Tulu Nadu|date=2013-11-11|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref> The story of these heroes may be taken to roughly five hundred years back, when reference to Ballads were made in the Tulu Padana. Koti and Chennayya were born to the ''Deyi Baidethi'' of the [[Daivashakthi]] people of [[Tulu Nadu]]. Owing to the brothers heroic deeds, they are worshipped and remembered as protectors. They died in combat near Yenmoor. Memorial temples called ''garadi'' "gymnasiums" have been built in the name of Koti and Chennayya all over Tulu Nadu.<ref name="garadi">{{cite web|url=http://www.billawabalagadubai.com/J1010/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=32 |title=Gardi - The Billawa Temple |work=Online webpage of Billava Balaga |publisher=Billava Balaga, Dubai |accessdate=2007-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162734/http://www.billawabalagadubai.com/J1010/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=32 |archivedate=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{better source|date=August 2016}}
[[File:ಕೋಟಿ ಚೆನ್ನಯ೧.JPG|thumb|Koti and Chennayya]]

== Religious Places ==
*[[ PADUMALE]], the birth place of Koti Chennaya.
*[[Shree Brahma Baiderkala Garodi, Yenmoor]], Maha samadhi of Koti Chennaya.
*[[Shree Brahma Baidarkala Garadi Kshetra]] or popularly known as ''<nowiki/>'Garodi''' is a religious place for [[Tulu people|Tulu community]], dedicated to Koti and Chennayya at Garodi in [[Kankanadi]].

==In modern culture==
* A movie based on the lives of Koti and Chennaya was made in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Tulu language]]s as [[Koti Chennayya]]
* In 2007 another [[Koti Chennaya|movie]] was made in [[Tulu language|Tulu]] which went to win the [[National Film Awards]](54th).<ref name="movie">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/19767.html|title= 'Koti Chennayya'Tulu film completes shooting|work=Online webpage of India Glitz|publisher=India Glitz|accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref>
* A project of TV serial in [[Kannada language]] based on Koti Chennaya was telecasted in DD chandana, a Kannada channel<ref name="serial">{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=29823&n_tit=Udupi%3A+%27Koti+Chennaya%27+being+Made+into+Serial+in+Kannada|title= 'Koti Chennaya' being Made into Serial in Kannada|work=Online webpage of Daiji World|publisher=Daiji World|accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref>
*In 2019 another movie was made in [[Tulu language|Tulu]] as "[[Deyi Baidethi]]" in 2019.

==See also==
* [[Aati kalenja]]
* [[Yakshagana]]

==References==
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[[Category:Culture of Tulu Nadu]]

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