Kuttichathan

Kuttichathan is a religious god in Malabar demonology, where he is depicted as a well-nourished 12-year-old who is sometimes described as having a forelock.[1] Some of Kuttichathan's tricks are agonising (his victims' clothes may catch on fire, their food might turn into excrement, their beds might become a bed of thorns), but they never do any serious harm.[1] Kuttichathan only requests food in return for his services.[1]

For other uses, see Kuttichathan (disambiguation).

In Kerala, Kuttichathan is believed to be vengeful towards people who cease appeasing him. If they do not sacrifice a cockerel on a regular basis with the correct incantations, Kuttichathan will instill fear by playing pranks on their family, causing them much misery.[2]

The kuttichathan also appears in pop culture, in the hit 1984 Malayalam film My Dear Kuttichathan. A dubbed Hindi version, Chhota Chetan, and a dubbed Tamil version, Chutti Chathan, were released in 1997 and 2010 respectively.

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References
  1. Iyer, L. K. Ananthakrishna (1925). Lectures On Ethnography. pp. 197–198. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Sohaila Kapur (1983). Witchcraft in western India. Orient Longman. p. 4.


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