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In the Indian subcontinent, a kothi is a term for a man or boy who takes on an "effeminate" role in same-sex relationships, often with a desire to be the receptive partner in sexual intercourse.
Guru Padma Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar performing Chakyar koothu. Chakyar Koothu (pronounced [tʃaːkjaːr kuːt̪ːɨ̆] ⓘ) is a performance art from Kerala, India.It is primarily a type of highly refined monologue where the performer narrates episodes from Hindu epics (such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata) and stories from the Puranas. [1]
Kuruthi (transl. Ritual slaughter) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Manu Warrier, written by Anish Pallyal, and produced by Supriya Menon through Prithviraj Productions. It stars an ensemble cast including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roshan Mathew, Naslen K. Gafoor, Murali Gopy, Mamukkoya and Shine Tom Chacko.
Koothu or Therukoothu (jwalith), is an ancient art, where artists play songs with dance and music in storytelling the epics, performed in Tamil; it is a folk art originated from the early Tamil country.
Koodiyattam, meaning "combined acting" in Malayalam, combines Sanskrit theatre performance with elements of koothu. It is traditionally performed in temple theatres known as koothambalams. It is the only surviving art form that uses drama from ancient Sanskrit theatre.
From the English word dubash which, itself, is a derivative of the Hindusthani word "Do bhasha", usually, used to refer to interpreters and middlemen who worked for the British East India Company. As in the early 19th century, dubashes such as Avadhanum Paupiah were notorious for their corrupt practices, the term "dubash" gradually got to mean ...
Plus, outside Shanghai, hardly anyone I came across spoke English, which wasn't surprising. Still, because I wasn't familiar with the language, I found it difficult to get around from place to place.
A mizhav or mizhavu (Malayalam: മിഴാവ്) is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Koodiyattam and Koothu, performing arts of Kerala. It is played by the Ambalavasi Nambiar community. After 1965, when started a mizhavu repertory in kalamandalam mizhavu break the caste barrier and nowadays anyone can ...