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	'''Chakyar''' ({{lang-ml\|ചാക്യാർ}}; {{IAST\|Cākyār}}; {{IPA-ml\|tɕäkjär}}; also spelled '''Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar''', etc.) is an intermediate priestly [[caste]] coming under the [[Ambalavasi]] community of [[Hindu]]s in the [[Kerala]] state of [[India]]. The women in this caste are called ''Illotammas''.		'''Chakyar''' ({{lang-ml\|ചാക്യാർ}}; {{IAST\|Cākyār}}; {{IPA-ml\|tɕäkjär}}; also spelled '''Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar''', etc.) is an intermediate priestly [[caste]] coming under the [[Ambalavasi]] community of [[Hindu]]s in the [[Kerala]] state of [[India]]. The women in this [[Caste system in India\|caste]] are called ''Illotammas''.

	[[File:Mani Madhava Chakyar.jpg\|Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899 - 1990)- the doyen of Kutiyattam and ''Abhinaya'' (acting)\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:Mani Madhava Chakyar.jpg\|Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899 - 1990)- the doyen of Kutiyattam and ''Abhinaya'' (acting)\|thumb\|left]]
	They occupy a position in the [[Hindu]] [[Temple]] in managing the affairs of the temple, though not the actual conduct of ceremonies. They are assigned with the holy temple ritualistic performance called [[Chakyar Koothu]] and [[Koodiyattam]], which is the only surviving ancient [[Sanskrit]] theatre in [[India]].		They occupy a position in the [[Hindu]] [[Temple]] in managing the affairs of the temple, though not the actual conduct of ceremonies. They are assigned with the holy temple ritualistic performance called [[Chakyar Koothu]] and [[Koodiyattam]], which is the only surviving ancient [[Sanskrit]] theatre in [[India]].

	Chakyar is the main actor who performs the ritualistic ''Koothus'' and ''Koodiyattams'' inside the temple or in ''[[Koothambalam]]s''. Their women, ''Illotammas'', are not allowed to participate in these. The women roles are done by ladies of [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)\|Nambiar]] community called ''Nangyarammas''. [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)\|Nambiar]] plays the holy drum ''[[Mizhavu]]''.		Chakyar is the main actor who performs the ritualistic [[Koothus and Koodiyattams\|''Koothus'' and ''Koodiyattams'']] inside the temple or in ''[[Koothambalam]]s''. Their women, ''Illotammas'', are not allowed to participate in these. The women roles are done by ladies of [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)\|Nambiar]] community called ''Nangyarammas''. [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)\|Nambiar]] plays the holy drum ''[[Mizhavu]]''.

	There were 18 Chakyar families throughout Kerala, but now their number is small. '''''Mani''''' family is one of them. The greatest Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu exponent, [[Natyashastra]] scholar and world-renowned [[Guru]], (late) ''Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam'' [[Padma Shri]] [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] belonged to this family.		There were 18 Chakyar families throughout Kerala, but now their number is small. '''''Mani''''' family is one of them. The greatest Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu exponent, [[Natyashastra]] scholar and world-renowned [[Guru]], (late) ''Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam'' [[Padma Shri]] [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] belonged to this family.
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{cite journal\|jstor=606843\|title=Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta\|first=V. Venkatarāma Śarmā\|last=Śāstrī\|date=1 January 1926\|journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London\|volume=4\|issue=2\|pages=295–300}}		*{{cite journal\|jstor=606843\|title=Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta\|first=V. Venkatarāma Śarmā\|last=Śāstrī\|date=1 January 1926\|journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London\|volume=4\|issue=2\|pages=295–300\|doi=10.1017/S0041977X00089217 }}
	*[http://www.ramanchakyar.com Shree Painkulam Raman Chakyar]		*[http://www.ramanchakyar.com Shree Painkulam Raman Chakyar]

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'''Chakyar''' ({{lang-ml|ചാക്യാർ}}; {{IAST|Cākyār}}; {{IPA-ml|tɕäkjär}}; also spelled '''Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar''', etc.) is an intermediate priestly [[caste]] coming under the [[Ambalavasi]] community of [[Hindu]]s in the [[Kerala]] state of [[India]]. The women in this caste are called ''Illotammas''.

[[File:Mani Madhava Chakyar.jpg|Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899 - 1990)- the doyen of Kutiyattam and ''Abhinaya'' (acting)|thumb|left]]
They occupy a position in the [[Hindu]] [[Temple]] in managing the affairs of the temple, though not the actual conduct of ceremonies. They are assigned with the holy temple ritualistic performance called [[Chakyar Koothu]] and [[Koodiyattam]], which is the only surviving ancient [[Sanskrit]] theatre in [[India]].

Chakyar is the main actor who performs the ritualistic ''Koothus'' and ''Koodiyattams'' inside the temple or in ''[[Koothambalam]]s''. Their women, ''Illotammas'', are not allowed to participate in these. The women roles are done by ladies of [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)|Nambiar]] community called ''Nangyarammas''. [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi)|Nambiar]] plays the holy drum ''[[Mizhavu]]''.

There were 18 Chakyar families throughout Kerala, but now their number is small. '''''Mani''''' family is one of them. The greatest Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu exponent, [[Natyashastra]] scholar and world-renowned [[Guru]], (late) ''Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam'' [[Padma Shri]] [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]] belonged to this family.

Chakyars preferred to associate themselves more with the [[Ambalavasi]]s than what they considered the unequal status amongst the [[Namboothri]]s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}
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==See also==
* [[Ammannur Madhava Chakyar]]
* [[Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar]]
* [[Mani Damodara Chakyar]]
* [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]]
* [[Painkulam Raman Chakyar]]
* [[List of Ambalavasis]]

==References==
* [[Natyakalpadrumam]], by Guru [[Mani Madhava Chakyar]],1975.

==External links==
*{{cite journal|jstor=606843|title=Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta|first=V. Venkatarāma Śarmā|last=Śāstrī|date=1 January 1926|journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London|volume=4|issue=2|pages=295–300}}
*[http://www.ramanchakyar.com Shree Painkulam Raman Chakyar]

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