Unreferenced date March 2010 AromalChekavar or Chevakar was a legendary hero who is believed to have lived during 16th century in northern Kerala , India. He was a warrior figure of Vadakkan Pattukal northern ballads . He is the brother of Unniarcha , another legendary warrior figure of the same ballads. The songs and chronicles have to this day kept the legend alive. He was born in the famous Puthooram Veedu, a chekavar family of northern Kerala known as Malabar Northern Kerala Malabar . His brother Unnikannan was also a famous warrior. He was trained in the martial arts of Kalari . He is praised for his bravery in Vadakkan Pattukal. According to the folklore, Unniyarcha spurns Chanthu or Chandu Chekavar s love for her, which leads to the murder of her brother AromalChekavar by Chanthu. Later, Aromalunni, the son of Unniyarcha, takes the revenge against Chanthu. Popular culture Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha , the Malayalam movie released in 1989, shows a different angle of the folklore. See also Thacholi Othenan Kalisseril Velayutha chekavar Kannur Vatakara DEFAULTSORT Chekavar, Aromal Category Hindu warriors Category Malayali people Category 16th century Indian people ml ... more details
of northern ballads Kannappa chekavar, AromalChekavar , Unniarcha , Unikkannan, and Aromalunny were ...About the film Chekavar film weasel date August 2010 The Chekavar also Chekava , Chekavan , Chevakan , Chon is an Ezhava Thiyya sub caste with origins in southern India, including Sri Lanka, Kerala and some parts of Tamil Nadu . Etymology There are various etymologies for Chekavar . It is derived from the Sanskrit words Sevakar , Sevakan or Sevaka , which means soldiers in service or soldiers in royal service. ref cite book url http books.google.com books?lr &q Chekavan title Communal Road to a Secular Kerala.Page 30 work George Mathew publisher Concept Pub.Co, 1989 isbn 8170222826 accessdate 2007 12 28 ref ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id xNAI9F8IBOgC&pg PA27&dq Chekavar Sevakan&lr &sig 2r0l1cDCehYy8Y4NOP09c2ES7C0 title Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia.Page 27 work Bardwell L. Smith publisher BRILL publications ,1976 isbn 9004045104 accessdate 2007 12 28 ref According to Hermann Gundert Hermann Gundert s English Malayalam Dictionary, it is defined as being militiaman and warrior. full The Peyarakaraathi , a Tamil dictionary. the word meaning of Chekavan are aiyan respected person or teacher or ayyappan or sanstha , peyullipanividaikaran war hero and veeran. Another theory proposes that it may be derived from a local Malayalam language word, Chavuka , which ... oppression by the upper castes. His original name was Kalisseril Velayutha Chekavar. His grandfather ... of the renowned CVN Kalari , was a Chekavar. citation needed date November 2011 In Central .... citation needed date November 2011 Thadathil Raman Chekavar Velayudhan, a former CEO of the Coir ... 2011 Other Chekavar families in Travancore include the Valiya Mundakkal Chekavars of eastern Kollam ... References references External links http www.sivagiri.org http www.sivagiri.org Ashram Hermitage of Chekavar Ezhavar http www.santhigiriashram.org Adhwaitha Vedantha Monism of Chekavar Ezhavar Category ... more details
Chanthu Chekavar , also known as Chadhiyan Chanthu , is a character in Kerala folklore. He is an ignoble warrior figure of the Vadakkan Pattukal Northern Ballads who supposedly lived in the 16th century in North Kerala , in South India . According to the ballads, Chanthu was a Chekavan warrior , like his cousin AromalChekavar and Aromal s sister Unniyarcha . Chanthu 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 between Aromal and another chekavan. Seeing that Aromal won, Chanthu takes matters into his own hands and unexpectedly stabs his cousin to death. Henceforth, the word Chadhiyan , meaning deceiver , is added to his name to indicate his infamy. Aromal s sister Unniyarcha , herself a warrior, vows revenge for her brother s life. Revenge is finally achieved when her son Aromalunni challenges Chanthu to a duel and kills him. ref http malayalamresourcecentre.org Mrc literature folk.html History of Malayalam Literature Folk literature ref See also Unniyarcha Thacholi Othenan Chekavar Vadakkan Pattukal Kalarippayattu North Malabar References reflist Category Hindu warriors Category Malayali people Category 16th century Indian people ... more details
Infobox film name Chekavar image Chekavar.in wall 11.jpg alt see WP ALT caption director Sajeevann producer Pentagon Creations writer Sajeevann starring Indrajith br Kalabhavan Mani br Sarayu Actress Sarayu br Samvrutha Sunil music Rahul Raj composer Rahul Raj cinematography Sujith Vasudev editing studio distributor released Film date 2010 10 08 runtime country Film India language Malayalam budget gross Chekavar lang ml is a 2010 Malayalam language action thriller film written and directed by Sajeevann. It stars Indrajith , Kalabhavan Mani , Sarayu Actress Sarayu and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles. ref http calcuttatube.com chekavar 2010 malayalam movie to star indrajith 63888 ref ref http www.indiaglitz.com channels malayalam article 54598.html ref Its music has been composed by Rahul Raj composer Rahul Raj with lyrics penned by Anil Panachooran . The film released on 8 October 2010. Indrajith plays the role of a police officer while Mani plays an underworld don. The story progresses as both of them fight each other, for their siblings. Cast Indrajith .... Kashinathan Samvrutha Sunil .... Jyoti Kalabhavan Mani .... Garudan Raghavan Sarayu Actress Sarayu .... Gauri Jagathy Sreekumar Suraj Venjaramood Bijukuttan Sreejith Ravi Chali Pala Kalashala Babu Krishnaprasad Subair Unni Shivapal Punnapra Prashanth Baiju Janardhanan actor Janardhanan Kollam Ajith Saju Kodiyan T. P. Madhavan Majeed Edavanakkadu Baiju Ezhupunna Raheem Kaimal Lakshmi Priya Jannet James Deepa Nair Ponnamma Babu Sreelakshmi nair Ambika Mohan Soundtrack Infobox album Name Chekavar Type Soundtrack Artist ... Reviews Last album Ritu film Ritu br 2009 This album Chekavar br 2010 Next album Oh My Friend ... from both critics and Rahulraj fans. ref http www.kochivibe.com chekavar malayalam movie audio ... indrajith teams up with kalabhavan mani in chekavar 29922 story.htm ref References reflist External links http video.webindia123.com new movie location chekavar index.htm location news DEFAULTSORT Chekavar ... more details
Copy edit for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, and spelling date September 2011 Infobox film name Thacholi Varghese Chekavar image Thacholi Varghese Chekavar.jpg image size caption director T. K. Rajeev Kumar producer G. P. Vijayakumar writer P. Balachandran br Rajeev Kumar starring Mohanlal br Urmila Matondkar lyrics music Sharreth Gireesh Puthenchery lyrics cinematography Venu Isc Venu editing Venugopal distributor released 1995 runtime country Film India language Malayalam budget gross Thacholi Varghese Chekavar is 1995 Malayalam action film starring Mohanlal and Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar . Plot Varghese Mohanlal is a Kalari master. Shyam Vineeth is his favorite disciple. Once he comes to his master saying that he is in love with a girl called Maya Urmila Matondkar . He says that her parents has kept her under house arrest and he needs his masters help to rescue her. Varghese kidnaps Maya and bring her to Shyam but Shyam tries to kill her. Varghese understands that Shyam is not her lover and she is the only witness in another homicide which involves Shyam. But Maya tells Varghese that Shyam is innocent in that case and what he thinks is wrong. Varghese tries to help both of them. Cast Mohanlal as Thacholi Varghese Chekavar Vineeth as Shyam Urmila Matondkar as Maya Thilakan as Avarachan K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Aliyamma Nedumudi Venu Janardhanan actor Janardhanan as Mathukutty Cochin Hanifa as Puthooran Nirosha as Annie Valsala Menon as Subhadra Madhupal as Venu External links Imdb title 0292267 Category 1995 films Category 1990s Malayalam language films Category 1990s action films Category Kalarippayattu films ml ... more details
Chandu Chekaver is a warrior mentioned in the popular legendary folk songs of Northern Kerala called Vadakkan Pattukal . He was the cousin of the warrior Aromal Chekavar . Category Hindu warriors Category Malayali people ... more details
Unniyarcha or sometimes spelled Unniarcha is a popular legendary woman warrior mentioned in the Vadakkan Pattukal , the old ballads of North Malabar . She is a popular character in Kerala n folklore . She is believed to have lived in northern part of Kerala , India during 16th century. ref http malayalamresourcecentre.org Mrc literature folk.html History of Malayalam Literature Folk literature ref History According to folklore, Attummanammel Unniyarcha was from the famous Puthooram Veedu a Chekavar Thiyya family of Malabar . ref http malayalamresourcecentre.org Mrc literature folk.html History of Malayalam Literature Folk literature ref She was the sister of Aromal Chekavar and Unnikannan another legendary warrior . She was trained in the arts of the kalari , and an expert at wielding the urumi , a flexible sword used in kalaripayat . She saved the women of her village from being forcibly kidnapped by a rival community. ref cite book last Majumdar first Ramesh Chandra authorlink R. C. Majumdar coauthors Madhavananda title Great Women of India publisher Vedanta year 1980 origyear 1953 isbn 978 0874811117 pages 318 319 ref Unniyarcha spurned Chandu or Chanthu Chekavar s love for her, which led to the murder of her brother Aromal by Chanthu. Later, Aromalunni, the son of Unniyarcha, took revenge against Chanthu. ref cite book last Ayyappapanicker first K. title Medieval Indian Literature An Anthology publisher Sahitya Akademi year 2000 isbn 8126003650 pages 316 ref Unniyarcha is praised for her bravery and beauty in Vadakkan Pattukal. She is considered as a heroine and symbol of female ability in Malayalee woman. Songs and chronicles have to this day kept the legend alive. The legend of Unniyarcha has been made into films such as Unniyarcha 1961 film Unniyarcha 1961 , starring Prem Nazir and Ragini actress Ragini , Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha 1989 , and Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha 2002 . See also Vatakara References reflist Fict char stub Category Indian women in war Catego ... more details
is based on a legend about the famous Chekavar warriors of present day northern Kerala . The film portrays the legend in a different light. According to the legend, AromalChekavar , a well known warrior ... K. Nair as Kannappan Chekavar Suresh Gopi as AromalChekavar Madhavi actress Madhavi as Unniarcha ... of Puthooram Veedu, the house of great Kannappan Chekavar played by Balan K. Nair Balan K.Nair ... the love and admiration of his uncle, while he is loathed by his cousin Aromal played by Suresh Gopi . As they grow up Chandu is betrothed to Aromal s sister, Unniyarcha played by Madhavi . Several ... learn Kalari under the guidance of Tulunadan expert and master Chekavar, Aringodar played by Captain Raju . Chandu has to recount only losses in his life, as Aromal ensures Unniyarcha is not married ... . Unnikonar, in turn, invites Aromal to represent him. Chandu is now caught in a dilemma, when his uncle requests him to play second hand to Aromal in the angam against his teacher Aringodar. He decision ... Aromal win against Aringodar. A tempted Chandu, decides to second Aromal. Chandu takes on the task of revitalizing Aromal s swords by providing them for treatment to the blacksmith. However, Kunji ... skilled Aromal is no match for the master Aringodar. To add to the misery, Aromal s sword breaks in two. As Chandu placates an attacking Aromal seeking time out to replace the weapon, Aringodar obliges. Then wily Aromal throws the broken sword and kills an unguarded Aringodar. Aromal is declared winner. As he retires to his resting place, Chandu follows him to tend to his injuries. Aromal blames Chandu of cheating, by treating the swords to make them brittle, and attacks him. Aromal kills himself in an accident by falling over a sharp lamp. As people gather, Aromal breathes out his last ... her sons will avenge her brother s death. Years later, Aromal Unni and Kannapan Unni sons of Unniyarcha and Aromal respectively come to Chandu s doorsteps seeking revenge. Chandu explains to them ... more details
martial arts and proves herself as an equal to her brother AromalChekavar and cousin Chandu Chekavar, both renowned warriors. Unniyarcha is portrayed as the embodiment of all virtues. The film ... Chekavar Siddique actor Siddique as AromalChekavar Captain Raju as Kannappa Chekavar, Unniyarcha s father ... more details
Vadakkan Pattukal or Ballads of North Malabar is a collection of Malayalam Ballad s of medieval origin. These present saga of heroes like Aromal Chekavar , Thacholi Othenan , Kannappa Chekavar, Aromalunni and heroines like Unniyarcha . 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 Tamil language Tamil and Sanskrit , and thus is probably closest to spoken idiom. ref name Vada1 Sujit Mukherjee, A Dictionary of Indian Literature Orient Longman Publications, 1998, ISBN 8125014535 , Page 406 ref ref name vada2 Vadakkan and Thekkan Pattukal. Sri Rama Vilasom Press, 1967 ,Page 128 148 ref Vadakkan Pattu films Starting from Udaya Studios Udaya s 1961 film Unniyarcha film Unniyarcha , a lot of films based on Vadakkan Pattu have been made in Kerala. Vadakkan Pattu films were a major film genre during the sixties and seventies. ref http www.manoramaonline.com cgi bin MMOnline.dll portal ep malayalamContentView.do?contentId 10743935&programId 7940855&BV ID &channelId 1073750705&tabId 3 ref Other major films of this genre include Aromalunni , Kannappanunni , Palattu Koman , Thacholi Othenan film Thacholi Othenan , Thacholi Marumakan Chanthu , Kadathanadan Ambadi , Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Puthooram Puthri Unniyarcha . References references References Reflist Navboxes title North Malabar list North Malabar Places of interest in North Malabar Category Indian songs Category Ballads Category Folk songs Category Ezhava Category Malayalam language songs ml ... more details
duels were Thacholi Othenan , Unniarcha , AromalChekavar , whose legends are described in the Vadukkan ..., Nair s, and some prominent Ezhava families made up the Chekavar s which literally means those ... more details
Ankam combat in Malayalam language is a fight between two professionally Kalari trained warriors at a fixed place and at an appointed time. Ankams were common in medieval Kerala, and usually stopped with the death of one of the warriors. When a dispute arise between two groups of nobles, each side in a dispute would engage warriors to fight for them. Organised single combat between two chekavar Ankachekavars . Centuries ago in Kerala , south India , quarrels between local rulers were resolved by fixing an Ankam , or duel, between two Ankachekavars, each ruler being represented by one Ankachekavar. The ruler represented by the surviving Ankachekavar was considered the winner. ref Cite book first S.N. last Sadasivan title A social history of India url http books.google.com books?id Be3PCvzf BYC&pg PA352&dq ankam malayalam&as brr 3 v onepage&q ankam&f false publisher APH Publishing year 2000 page 344 and 122 isbn 817648170X ref A war in which the chekavar Ankachekavars fought for their country. References Reflist Category Dueling Category Trials by combat ml ... more details
unreferenced date June 2010 Ilayath IAST Ilayat also written as Elayath, Elayathu, Ilayathu is a Hindu caste in Kerala . They belong to the Brahmin community and, a part of Ambalavasi Community. The house of an Ilayath is known as Illam. In popular culture The leading role in the movie Chekavar film Chekavar , played by Indrajith Ksahinathan Ilayath is a practicing Ilayath Brahmin. In the final dialogue he says cquote . Which can be translated as cquote I am not just a simple Brahmin who wears the janeu and does the vedic rituals. I am also a Shaivism Saiva Brahmin who is the incarnation of Tandava Samhara Hinduism stub Category Indian castes Category Kerala society Category Malayali Brahmins Category Social groups of Kerala india ethno stub ... more details
BLP sources date October 2010 Infobox person name Sarayu image imagesize caption birth name birth date July 10, 1990 birth place Mavelikara , Kerala death date death place othername occupation Actress yearsactive 2009 present spouse website notable role Sarayu is an Indian film actress who appears in Cinema of Kerala Malayalam films . She made her debut in the movie Kappal Muthalaali , which was released in 2009. Even though the film was an average entertainer, she was noted for her performance in the film. She has also acted in a couple of albums like Sooryakanthi and Kungumam . Film career Sarayu started her career by doing minor roles in movies like Chakkara Muthu and Veruthe Oru Bharya . Her debut movie in a lead role was Kappal Muthalaali directed by Thaha. Her next movie was Chekavar, in whch she played the protogonist Gauri. She paired with Bala in Sahasram, and in Four friends with Kunjakko boban. She played a negative character in Fourfriends. She also appeared in Kanyakumari Express by TS Sureshbabu and Inganeyum oraal. Karayilekkoru kadal dhooram was the movie in which she acted as Indrajith s wife. she did a guest appearance in Orkut oru ormakoot with Siddique. In Nadakame ulakam, directed by Viji thampi she acted with Mukesh. Her latest movie is Janapriyan with Jayasurya. Personal life Sarayu Varma did her high schooling in Ernakulam and did her graduation on BA Literature at Maharajas College , Ernakulam. She is currently doing her post graduate degree in Literature from Annamalai University. She is also a dancer. Filmography border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse font size 95 bgcolor CCCCCC align center Year Film Role Language Notes rowspan 2 2009 Kappal Muthalaali Radhika Malayalam language Malayalam Nizhal Malavika Malayalam rowspan 6 2010 Chekavar film Chekavar Gauri Malayalam Sahasram Maya Malayalam Inganeyum Oral Meera Malayalam Four Friends 2010 film Four Fr ... more details
Thacholi Chandu was a legendary hero who is believed to have lived during 16th century in North Malabar region of Kerala , India . ref name kfl cite book last Chummar Choondal first title Kerala folk literature url http books.google.co.in books?id EnQOAAAAYAAJ&q 22Kandar menon 22 Chandu&dq 22Kandar menon 22 Chandu&hl en&ei f7 dTJy3L4 5cZX5 foJ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CCoQ6AEwAA year 1980 publisher Kerala Folklore Academy ref He is praised about in Vadakkan Pattukal ballads of North Malabar . He is the nephew of legendary Thacholi Othenan . ref cite web url http www.malayalamresourcecentre.org Mrc literature folk.html title History of Malayalam Literature accessdate 25 September 2010 ref Chandu was married to Thayattu Madathu Mattu Kutti. Story of Thulunadan fort Kandar Menon was the owner of the Thulunadan fort. Kandar Menon was an expert in martial arts. No one could conquer his fort because he had one lakh soldiers and 17,789 weapons. Even the legendary Thacholi Othenan could not conquer the Thulunadan fort. One day Chandu s wife Mattu Kutty was going to Omaloor Kavu temple. Kandar Menon saw her beauty and kidnapped her. Chandu heard this news and disguised as sage and went to the fort. Kandar Menon was kind to sages and let him in. At the night he managed killed all the soldiers. When Kandar Menon got up, he saw blood shed. Chandu came in his original form and set a angam war with Kandar Menon. Chandu used ullivettu to kill Kandar Menon. Chandus in Vattakan pattu There are three persons characters named Chandu in Vadakkan Pattukal . They are Chandu Chekavar Chadiyan Chandu , Payampvali Chandu Chekavar, and Thacholi Chandu. ref name kfl Popular culture Thacholi Chandu s character has been depicted in several Malayalam films , including Thacholi Marumakan Chandu and Thacholi Othenan film Thacholi Othenan . The movie Thacholi Marumakan Chandu , directed by P. Bhaskaran , was about the life of Thacholi Chandu. ref cite web url http ganaveedhi.com ... more details
Infobox person name Nirosha image caption birth date birth place flagicon India Tamilnadu , India birth name othername Nirosha occupation Film & TV Actress yearsactive 1986 present spouse Ramki children parents website Nirosha born January 23, 1971 is a Tamil, Telugu film actress. She started her career with the Tamil movie Agni Natchathiram in 1988. Nirosha is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha Mohan Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu . She has an elder sister named Raadhika Sarathkumar Radhika who is also a famous actress. She has married actor Ramki and lives in Chennai. Partial filmography Agni Natchathiram Senthoorapoove Soora Samharam En Kanavar Paravaigal Palavidham Marudhu Pandi Kai Veesama Kai Veesu Thacholi Varghese Chekavar Pattikattu Thambi Sonthakaran Poruthathu Podhum Pandi Nattu Thangam Kavaluku Kettikaran Mynthan Kobbari Bondam Stuvartupuram Police Station Gharshana Madhuranagarilo Halo Guru Yamudannaki Mogudu Tharangaalu Nari Nari Naduma Murari Athi Rathudu Bhale Khaideelu Priyathama External links imdb name id 0632571 name Nirosha Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nirosha ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION chinna pappa periya papa DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH Tamilnadu , India DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category 1971 births Category Living people Category Tamil actors ta ... more details
Indrans Jayan is an Indian film costume designer working predominantly in Malayalam films . He won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design in 57th National Film Awards 2009 58th National Film Awards Kutty Srank and 58th National Film Awards 2010 Namma Gramam . ref http ibnlive.in.com news list of winners 58th national film awards 152907 8.html ref He is the cousin of the Malayalam film actor Indrans . Awards National Film Awards 2010 National Film Award for Best Costume Design Best Costume Design for Namma Gramam . 2009 National Film Award for Best Costume Design Best Costume Design for 58th National Film Awards Kutty Srank . 2003 Film Critics Award for Best Costume Designer for Kuberan Selected Filmography Namma Gramam 2010 Tamil Kutty Srank 2009 Malayalam Kuberan 2003 Film Critics Award Mele parambil aan veedu Krithyam Immini Nalloral Gawrishankaram Amrutham Aniyan bava chettan bava Udhyana palakan Pakshe Darling Darling Chenkol Spadikam Vadhu doctoranu Vaarthakya puranam Bhootakannadi Arayannagalude veedu Swagatham Aayirathil oruvan Dilli vala rajakumaran Aadharam Oru cheru punjiri AKG Chekavar C I D Unnikrishnan Sabhalyam Collegedays Paranjutheeratha visheshangal Puthukottayile puthumanavalan Aadyathe Kanmani Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta Sadaram Vadhu Doctoranu Nakshthrakoodaram Neelambari Veeraputhran Ennale References reflist External links IMDb name nm0419675 name Indrans Jayan Category Indian costume designers Category Living people ml ... more details
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