Great exponent of kerala temple art Ottamthullal .
Otamthulaal of kerala is more of a mono act dance with dancer singing himself with chorus and mridangam and cymbals to accompany in genre of satire .
The otamthullaal dancer has the right to make cynical caricatures of anyone in the audience big or low and is usually very adept and with great presence of mind
Once he wears his head gear for the dance he is supreme on stage if anyone in the audience gets offended and gets aggresive he would remove headgear and walk off never to dance there again which is a great insult to that place .
It shows the tradition of tolerance and acceptance of satire and sense of humour that prevailed in ancient kerala .
The art is alive even today as it brings out the talent of one artiste who needs to be a good dancer conversationist debater thinker satirist singer and creative person all together .
Some are laugh riots and make a wreck of local politics .
I always enjoy a good ottamthullal and since in malayalam its more understood by all unlike kathakali or krishnattamkali where the slogas are in sanskrit .
This great dancer has performed in thousands of temples and stages and has thousands of disciples .
Our condolences to his family
A real loss to the field of art .
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