The paper brings out the importance of the chuvannathadi in Kathakali, a character type which for many years earlier did not receive the importance it inherently possesses. It analyses the costume and the characters from the MahaBharatham and the Ramayanam who are linked to a chuvannathadi and then goes on to analyse how GuruNanu Nair who rightfully considered as the master of this role in modern times, gave the chuvannathadi the importance it deserved. The paper also looks at the concept of cognitive contradiction a term I have coined and makes references to Shakespeare’s Shylock from the play The Merchant of Venice. It goes on to discuss the when discussing the concept of the anti hero, a role in which Guru Nanu Nair specialized. Dr. Mohan Gopinath "The Chuvannathadi in Kathakali: An Evaluation of the Character Type (Vesham)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd41239.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comhumanities-and-the-arts/music/41239/the-chuvannathadi-in-kathakali-an-evaluation-of-the-character-type-vesham/dr-mohan-gopinath
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The Chuvannathadi in Kathakali:
An Evaluation of the Character Type (Vesham)
Dr. Mohan Gopinath PhD
Independent Researcher and Visiting Faculty, IFIM College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
ABSTRACT
The paper brings out the importance of the chuvannathadi in Kathakali, a
character type which for many years earlier did not receive the importance it
inherently possesses. It analyses the costume and the characters from the
MahaBharatham and the Ramayanam who are linked to a chuvannathadi and
then goes on to analyse how GuruNanu Nair who rightfully considered as the
master of this role in modern times, gave the chuvannathadi the importance it
deserved. The paper also looks at the concept of cognitive contradiction (a
term I have coined) and makes references to Shakespeare’s Shylock from the
play The Merchant of Venice. It goes on to discuss the when discussing the
concept of the anti-hero, a role in which Guru Nanu Nair specialized.
KEYWORDS: type characters, Kathakali costumes, cognitive contradiction,
rhythms in a performance, heroes and anti-heroes, role interpretation
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