Ottanthullal Dance

  • It is recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala.
  • The word Thullal means “to jump” or “leap about” in the Malayalam language.
  • It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Prachina Kavithrayam (three famous Malayalam-language poets).
  • There are three varieties of this dance form namely, Ottanthullal, Seethankan and Parayan Thullal, but Ottanthullal dominates out of these.
  • Like most Indian performing art forms, Ottamthullal has its principles influenced by the Natya ....
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