थोल्पावकुथु
thumb|250px|tholpavakuthu tholpavakuthu (aangrezi: Tholpavakoothu) kathaputali ka ek chhaya roop hai jo bharat ke keral mean prachalit hai. isamean cham de ki kathaputaliyoan ka upayog bhadrakali ko samarpit ek anushthan ke roop mean kiya jata hai. isake lie devi mandiroan mean vishesh roop se rangamanch ka nirman kiya jata hai, jinhean 'koothumadam' kaha jata hai. tholpavakuthu tin malayalam shabdoan ka ek sanyukt shabd hai. thol jisaka arth hai cham da, pava jisaka arth gu diya, aur kuthu jisaka arth hai natak.
itihas
aisa mana jata hai ki tholpavakuthu ki utpatti nauvian shatabdi eesvi mean huee thi aur isake mool path ke roop mean kanb ramayan ko dekha jata hai. isake pradarshan ki bhasha mean tamil, sanskrit aur malayalam shabdoan ka upayog kiya jata hai. mudiyet aur padhayani ki tarah tholpavakuthu bhi bhadrakali ko samarpit ek kala hai. kianvadanti ke anusar bhadrakali ke anurodh par tholpavakuthu kala pratham pradarshan kiya gaya tha; kyoanki vah ravan ki hatya ko nahian dekh saki thi. us vakt vah rakshas darika se l d rahi thi, isalie jab yah mandiroan mean pradarshit kiya jata hai to devi ki moorti ko amataur par us akha de ke samane ek asan par rakha jata hai jahaan isaka manchan hota hai.
pradarshan
thumb|250px|tholpavakuthu tholpavakuthu ka pradarshan 42 phut ke lambe manch par kiya jata hai, jise 'koothumadam' kahate haian. manch par ek skrin hota hai, saphed kap de ka ek tuk da hota hai. isi kap de ke pichhe kathaputaliyaan rakhi rahati haian. parde ke pichhe 21 dipak jalakar roshani pradan ki jati hai, jisase kathaputaliyoan ki chhaya skrin par p dati hai. pradarshan ke sath shlokoan ka path bhi hota hai. isake pradarshan ke vakt kee vady yantroan ka bhi prayog hota hai.
'kamb ramayan' ke adhar par isaki katha chalati hai. har din yah nau ghante pradarshit ki jati hai aur 21 din mean isaka poora manchan khatm hota hai. is dauran 180 se 200 kathaputaliyoan ka prayog kiya jata hai. is manchan ke lie lagabhag 40 kalakar mehanat karate haian. isaka pradarshan rat mean shuroo hota hai aur subah samapt hota hai. pradarshan janavari se mee tak aur pooram ke dauran kie jate haian.
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