I too am from a Nair family from Kuttipuram, Kerala. Odiyan, the dreaded black magician, can nip off a fully grown fetus from a mother's womb with the tip of a bamboo. Thank you for the share. Theme images by. Later he began hiting them and the odiyan came back to his original form. When the odiyans reached a thickly forested part of the wood, they decided to put the cot down. Anyway, thanks for sharing this topic. Being from Ottapalam should not freak me out though. But I don't believe them at any cost. The thing they keep behind their ears, the way they kill people.
But you chased me away!”. that was a nice way to put it! Even the 1989 film - Pradeshikha Varthakal makes a mention at 0:25:25 - "yedo odiyan da aduthu mayam venda tto" - interesting. One day some men came to him and asked him for some food and veraggu. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the The Times of India website. Half-man, half-beast: Mohanlal's 'Odiyan' is the mythical king of darkness, International Film Festival of Kerala 2017 | Kerala Film festival | IFFK Awards | Onmanorama, International Film Festival Of India 2017 | Goa Film festival | IFFI Awards | Onmanorama, Why rolling your eyes at feminists isnât helping anyone, Transcendence of Death in the Harry Potter Series, Migrant workers send home 4 per cent of Kerala's GDP, Radhika Thilak, that gentle sweetness, is gone much before her time, Donât disturb, Supt. As a result of these fears and beliefs, pregnant women were not allowed to travel alone and forbidden to step out after sunset (as the odiyan only attacked when one was alone and usually in the dark).
Very unfortunate for mankind.. hay i am mallu i want to know ...........do u know mandram ,for odiyan.i Herder some methodology from my grand ma.she says that brunnam and some kind of pachhamarunnu that used for odyans ......is it as corecthelp me. What is your understanding on therottam, I want to know.
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In odi vidya, after the performance of some rituals, a pouch containing the marrunnu was placed behind the ear of the chosen man. may be they practiced this!! Some mantras have a syntactic structure and literal meaning, while others do not. To add to this mixture, I have heard that and odiyan whistles, announcing his presence to his victim and the victim can be pay him to ward him off!! Poor, uneducated and downtrodden, they made ends meet by making chool (brooms), paya (mats), kuda (umbrellas) and morams (dustpans) with dried coconut fronds and selling it to the wealthier upper caste folks in the community.
Many of my grandfathers are said to be wizards. This article takes me back to the days , when my grandmother's mother used to tell me and my cousins the story of Odiyans. The upper caste men would however never place the marrunnu behind their own ears, as it was believed that the man who became an odiyan would die soon. I have heard of Odiyan from my parents, who didn't encounter one, but had heard of their legends from their childhood.
You fulfill your lesson by helping old folks and children. I used to wonder the same when she(grandmas mother) told those stories.Anyways, This is gonna give me the creeps when i visit her next time, in our nalukettu.
Folklorists consider this also as an instance of odi vidya. I had heard similar stories from my Dad which obviously he has heard from hims dad.
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They had used their magical powers to take on the shapes of a wolf, a fox and two huge dogs. Unfortunately by the time I was born my mother's family had shifted from their orginal place which was 'Nelluvaya' to Trichur. You can also see our and ambush their target in the dead of night. They took amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac of pregnant ladies to make the medicine! Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in.. HI,i liked your storey and that was soo intresting....even iam from a muslim family,i heared about this from my mother and it was at her childhood time.i had met some of them near my moms house.but now they are too old and live like common people.....iam more interested in such topics,but i dont have a source to know about it except my mom,and she dosent know more about it...i was on the internet for more details and thats how i got you.Thanks for sharing your valuable experience... "odiyan"......yez ...my grand father ....me know the odiyan's moolamanthram and all other details...we have a thaaliyola..( old leaf book)..... interesting! Volunteer Live in a spiritual community of men and women dedicated to meaningful work, wholesome living, and the development of mind and spirit while engaging physically active working life. More than a superstition, odi was an act of magic effectively used for resistance. its very interesting and i am more exicted about lalettan upcoming movie odiyanthe unknown myth is going to take bow in keralaaa for new gens.... Nice article. I do understand that it may not stand scrutiny faced with logic or modern scientific inquiry but some thing in the tale leaves one with a puzzle of it being true !
Trust in Lord Jesus only. I am from a Christian family and have heard similar stories too. It was believed that those were the mantras belonging to "Kadmattathu Kathanar". They cried and begged for his forgiveness. Soon we started journey. It was a highly informative story , chechi ......I was hoping if u could tell me about therottam ?? For the rest of the night, the four odiyans carried the karanawar on his cot, trying to put the cot down every now and then, but unable to. old means living peoples.. but I asked "WHAT???"..."WHO??".. But as we know, while our highways are plentifully installed with speed cameras to book us beyond 80 kph, how he could drive fast, even being an expert driver. For those who are not familiar with Kerala's cultural setting, a 'Tharavadu' refers to an Hindu ancestral home. But here, director Menon is giving some much awaited sneak-peek into his debut film: ''Odiyan exists at the margins of a curious mix of history and folklore. it's same as an half believe!
But never heard about this before or after! Some alternate versions however claims that the odiyans would appear as animals or things to everyone and not just his victim and that an odiyan can transform back to human only when his master or helper removed this oil from behind his ear with a special stick. We worshipped them with toddy and the blood of cocks. So he took a stick lying nearby and shooed the dog away. How unique is the name Odiyan? Charpentier and Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant in India: Study, Youth held for bid to set girl ablaze with petrol, Wheelchair users in Alappuzha take wings, start online delivery of home-made products, Curious case of evaluation camp: Only 455 teachers needed, but 2000 summoned, Adivasi girl brutally assaulted by step father in Idukki, takes shelter in school, Tsitsipas overpowers Rublev to reach French Open semifinals, Amazon launches new version of echo devices in India, Only India indulges in annual tamasha called Budget, says Surjit Bhalla, Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year award, Out or not out? Since its a long drive, We hired a professional driver for our vehicle. Legends of Odiyan differ from place to place, but basically they are of the same ilk: Odiyan is a sorcerer/animagus (if you don’t know the meaning of that, you haven’t read Harry Potter, and that’s a shame!) Writer of stories and poems, dreaming of the mountains. These communities did black magic like mushti, marivu, maranam and odi.
It was not yet light and the odiyans were still in their animal forms. If u will drop a mail we can discuss further. Contents of this blog are subject to copyright.. Ethereal theme.
He shouted at them and asked them to get out of his compound.
Silently, the walked to the cot in the dead of the night and then moving as one, lifted the cot with the karanawar still sleeping on it. What does the name Odiyan mean?
ignorant christians around the world have burned such valuable ancient knowledge for centuries just because it doesnt match their believes..
Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It was as if the cot was stuck to their hands! Its creepy and the kid version of me lost a lot of sleep over this. Or maybe, i could be that i just like to believe in the legend. Who is Odiyan after all? Odi was a form of protest, sublimation of a suppressed wail. I am a malayali and have heard similar stories from my father and our servant folks. Odiyan and the stories associated with it is a major part of our folklore .
I am sure we all have take the trunk of a tree or a piece of cloth in the dark for something else. The odiyan had his powers as long as the mixture was behind his ears. They practice an off shoot of Kalari called Para-thallu. The odiyans then headed to the woods nearby.
Since they were untouchables, they were not allowed to enter the homes of the upper-caste people. Odiyan was the word used to describe people who practiced odi vidya (a form of black magic) that allowed them to change form. They were rented night warriors for the feudals and also there were ones whowere rookies or freelancers.
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