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Students of Kerala Kalamandalam learning Maddalam, one of the main instruments used in Kathakali, the classical theatrical dance drama of Kerala.
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[@roopeshps7020]

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[@KeralaCulture]

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[@Ragesh724]

കഴിഞ്ഞ 400 വർഷങ്ങളായി കേരളത്തിൽ മേളരംഗത്ത് പ്രവർത്തിച്ചുവരുന്ന കുറഞ്ഞത് 10 വർഷമെങ്കിലും പ്രവൃത്തി പരിചയം ഉള്ള 10000 പരം കലാകാരന്മാരുടെ വിശദ വിവരം അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ഗ്രന്ഥം മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലയിലെ എടപ്പാൾ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന വാദ്യവിദ്യാലയമായ സോപാനം സ്കൂൾ ഓഫ് പഞ്ചവാദ്യം പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. 2 മാസത്തിനകം പുസ്തകം ലഭ്യമാകും. പുസ്തത്തിൽ വിവിധ വാദ്യങ്ങളുടെ വിശദാംശവും അടങ്ങുന്നു.

[@jeffreyvarghese3834]

What is the white tape like thing put on the fingers of the right hand?

[@hunter_g4ming]

It is called chuttu

[@jeffreyvarghese3834]

@@hunter_g4ming is it something they always wear when they play or is it put when their hands start hurting?

[@hunter_g4ming]

@@jeffreyvarghese3834 they wear it whn they play maddalam

[@prabhatnambiar8408]

@@jeffreyvarghese3834 it's called 'Chittu' and it's made from the same material as the mundu. This cloth is then treated with layers upon layers of epoxy adhesive (at least nowadays, I don't know what they used before it) until it becomes smooth and hard.
Maddalam players wear these Chittu on their three fingers; on the treble/right head, you only use three fingers. The primary reason for wearing them is to amplify the sound as playing with your bare fingers wouldn't be very audible. And yes, wearing the Chittu protects your fingers from getting ugly blisters.
If you watch other Panchavadyam videos, you'll see that the Maddalam players have a much thinner chittu on their left hands, just like the ones the kids in this video have. Also, most Thimila artistes wear them too.
These smaller Chittu are also made with strips of cotton cloth. Then you apply cooked rice paste on them and keep looping them around each of your fingers tightly until you get the desired thickness. Next you take them off and leave them to dry. Once that's done, the Chittu will be quite tough.
Just like the thicker Chittu on the Maddalam players' right hands, the thinner Chittu also serves to amplify the sound and protect your fingers from bleeding.
Source: I'm a Mumbai-based ilathalam artist who has played the Thimila a couple of times. And trust me, playing even with the Chittu on can be very painful and for the next couple of days, you won't even be able to clench your fists properly.
Hope this answers your question :)

[@jeffreyvarghese3834]

@@prabhatnambiar8408 Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. 👌👍