A puppet master with a chip in the brain
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When custom meets modernity, the end result can generally be superb. A puppet with robotic actions might not sound very charming however in a melding of conventional artwork and leading edge expertise, a shadow leather-based puppet in Kerala’s well-known temple artwork Tholpavakkoothu is being animated by a robotic.
For the first time, the well-known shadow leather-based puppets will inform tales of the epic Ramayana with the assist of robots.
M. Lakshmana Pulavar and his son Sajeesh Pulavar from Harishree Kannan Tholpavakkoothu Kala Kendra, Koonathara, are set to animate their leather-based puppets utilizing robotics with assist from Inker Robotics, owned by Rahul Balachandran.
The first robotic leather-based puppet was put in at the Palakkad District Heritage Museum, which was inaugurated by Minister for Museums Kadannappally Ramachandran, on Thursday. Although there may be a vast number of artwork and cultural symbols showcasing the wealthy cultural heritage of Palakkad at the museum, the shadow leather-based puppets put in at Navarasa zone-5 have been a massive draw with guests with their robotic actions.
According to Lakshmana Pulavar, the most troublesome a part of Tholpavakkoothu is the limb actions of the puppets. These at the moment are being managed by robotics.
“We have puppets in several museums across the country. But this is the first robotic leather puppet,” stated Sajeesh Pulavar, who graduated from the NSS Engineering College in Palakkad. He has turned to Tholpavakkoothu full-time to protect and promote the temple artwork type. “It was a dream come true for me,” stated Mr. Sajeesh.
Tholpavakkoothu is a conventional temple artwork in Kerala having its roots in Palakkad and neighbouring areas. It was once carried out in the Bhadrakali temples of Palakkad, telling tales from the Ramayana. It is also called Nizhalkkoothu and Olakkoothu.
This artwork is confined largely to Pulavar households from Shoranur area of Palakkad district. “We have been struggling to preserve this precious art form. We had a tough time during the COVID-19 lockdown as all temple festivals had been banned,” stated Rajeev Pulavar, one other common Tholpavakkoothu artiste.
The Central authorities honoured Rajeev’s father Ramachandra Pulavar, a doyen of Tholpavakkoothu, awarding him Padma Shree this yr. Lakshmana Pulavar too was honoured with a number of awards.
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