![]() ![]() It blends the finer elements of both the genres, in formulating its strategies of performance and narration. Thullal avoids the high-brow rigidities of classical art forms like Kathakali and Koodiyattam, and also steers clear of the pedestrian folk forms such as Padayani. Kunchan Nambiar (18th century) is considered as the creator of Thullal, a popular performing art of Kerala. His Mahabharatam, the greatest epic poem in Malayalam, though a rendering from the Sanskrit epic by Vyasa, possesses all the necessary attributes of an original work of art. Mahabharatam is the most important among Ezhuthachan's poetical works, the rest being, Adhyatmaramayanam, Irupattinalu Vrttam, Harinamakirttanam, Cintaratnam, Devimahatmyam. He has also made significant contribution to the spiritual and cultural renaissance of the state. Believed to have been born in Trkkantiyur in Malappuram district, Ezhuthachan is considered as the father of modern Malayalam poetry, who gave the language a power not known before. Thunchat Ezhuthachan (16th century) is one of the giants among Malayalam poets. ![]()
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