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'''''Chimmanakali''''' is an art form of [[Pulaya]] of north [[Kerala]], [[south India]]. ''Chimmanam'' should mean humor or chat. Chimmanakali is associated with ''Garbhabali'' known as [[Kannal kalampattuKalampattu]]. The song sung for this play is known as ''chothiyum pidiym pattu''. Very often speeches braced with humor are held. The incidents are dramatized and presented. Chimmanakali essentially is a satirical form of art performed to point out evils of society.

== See also ==

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* [[Arts of Kerala]]

* [[Kerala Folklore Academy]]

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