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'''Chandu Chekavar''', also known as | '''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 acient 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 warrior of the Chekavar family from the Hindu Thiyyar caste,<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}}</ref> mentioned in the folk songs of Northern [[Kerala]] called ''[[Vadakkan Pattukal]]''. He belongs to the [[Thiyyar history|Thiyyar]] community of the [[Kadathanad]] region of [[Kerala]].<ref name="okke">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYLpvaKJIMEC&q=Tiya&pg=PA316|title = Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections|isbn = 9788126003655|last1 = Ayyappa Paniker|first1 = K.|year = 1997}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://malayalamresourcecentre.org/Mrc/literature/folk.html# |title=History of Malayalam Literature: Folk literature |access-date=2013-08-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712115051/http://malayalamresourcecentre.org/Mrc/literature/folk.html# |archive-date=2012-07-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><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}}</ref> | ||
==Popular culture== | ==Popular culture== | ||
* In ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'', a Malayalam film released in 1989, Chandu is portrayed by [[Mammootty]], which won him the National Award for Best Actor. {{ | * 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 web|title=Suresh Gopi shares a rare throwback picture from ‘Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha’ - Times of India|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}}</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}}</ref> | ||
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] played ''Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar'' in 2002 Malayalam flim [[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]] | * [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] played ''Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar'' in 2002 Malayalam flim [[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]] | ||
* [[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}}</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}}</ref> | |||
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]] portrayed Chandu in the 2016 Malayalam film, [[Veeram (2016 film)|Veeram]].{{ | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 24 August 2022
Chandu Chekavar (Chathiyan Chanthu, also known as Chandu Panicker[1]), was a sixteenth-century warrior of the Chekavar family from the Hindu Thiyyar caste,[2] mentioned in the folk songs of Northern Kerala called Vadakkan Pattukal. He belongs to the Thiyyar community of the Kadathanad region of Kerala.[3][4][5]
Popular culture[edit | edit source]
- In Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, a Malayalam film released in 1989, Chandu is portrayed by Mammootty, which won him the National Award for Best Actor.[6][7]
- Devan played Chathiyan Chandhu Chekkavar in 2002 Malayalam flim Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha
- Kunal Kapoor portrayed Chandu in the 2016 Malayalam film, Veeram.[8][9]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ P. Balakrishnan, C.V Govindan Nair Gurukkal (1995). Kalarippayatt an acient 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. ISBN 978-0-19-099207-1.
- ↑ Ayyappa Paniker, K. (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. ISBN 9788126003655.
- ↑ "History of Malayalam Literature: Folk literature". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Nisha, P. R. (12 June 2020). Jumbos and Jumping Devils: A Social History of Indian Circus. ISBN 978-0-19-099207-1.
- ↑ "Suresh Gopi shares a rare throwback picture from 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' - Times of India". The Times of India. 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. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Is it really Kunal Kapoor in Veeram still? This pic will leave you awestruck". The Indian Express. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Watch: Kunal Kapoor's Veeram song 'We Will Rise' will give you chills". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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