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Vadakkan Pattukal (lit. ' the ballads of the north ' ) are a collection of Malayalam ballads from the medieval period (12th-20th century). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The genre as a whole represents the sentiment of vira , or the heroic, through its depictions of "valour and sacrifice."
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (transl. A northern ballad of valour ), credited internationally as A Northern Story of Valor , is a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal , a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic in Malayalam cinema.
Unniyarcha (ഉണ്ണിയാർച്ച, Malayalam pronunciation: [uɳːijäːr̩t͡ʃɐ]) is a legendary warrior and heroine from the 16th century, mentioned in the Vadakkan Pattukal, a set of historical ballads from northern Kerala, a state in southwestern India.
Chandu Chekavar (Chathiyan Chanthu, also known as Chandu Panicker [1]), was a sixteenth-century chekavar of the Chekavar family from Kerala folklore, [2] mentioned in the folk songs of Northern Kerala called Vadakkan Pattukal.
Thacholi Chandu was a warrior and a legendary hero who is believed to have lived during 17 th century in North Malabar region of Kerala, India. [1] He belonged to the Thacholi family of Nair community.
Chekavar's story is described in the Puthuram Pattukal, a group of songs in the genre of Vadakkan Pattukal, or Northern Ballads, composed in Malayalam during the 17th and 18th centuries. [3] The genre as a whole represents the sentiment of vira, or the heroic, through its depictions of "valour and sacrifice." [1]
The Vadakkan Pattukal ballads describe Chekavars as forming the militia of local chieftains and kings but the title was also given to experts of Kalari Payattu. [ 29 ] Medicine and traditional toxicology
Tuluva paddanas are sung narratives which are part of several closely related singing traditions, similar to Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern ballads) of northern Kerala and which may be considered ballads, epics or ritual songs (depending on the context or purpose for which they are sung).