Theyyam, The Dancing Gods by Filipe Pereira

“…The main type of ceremony with the participation of Theyyams is the kaliyattam, a “danced story”, which happens during a festival organized annually in a village or family temple. …”
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Cultural Monsters in Indian Cinema: The Politics of Adaptation, Transformation and Disfigurement by Sony Jalarajan RAJ, Adith K SURESH

“…The analysis of several Malayalam films, such as Kaliyattam (1997) Manichithrathazhu (1993) and Ananthabhadram (2005), reveals how film performance adapts mythological narrative elements to create new cultural intertexts of human monsters that are psychotically nuanced and cinematically excessive. …”
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