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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."
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.
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.
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]
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.
North Malabar Refers To The Geographic Area Of Southwest India Covering The State Of Kerala's Present Day Kasaragod And Kannur Districts, Mananthavady Taluk Of Wayanad District, And The Taluks Of Vatakara And Koyilandy In The Kozhikode District Of Kerala And The Entire Mahé Sub-Division Of The Union Territory of Puducherry.
Folk songs are the oldest literary form in Malayalam. [33] They were just oral songs. [33] Many of them were related to agricultural activities, including Pulayar Pattu, Pulluvan Pattu, Njattu Pattu, Koythu Pattu, etc. [33] Other Ballads of Folk Song period include the Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern songs) in North Malabar region and the Thekkan Pattukal (Southern songs) in Southern Travancore. [33]