Pulimaranja Thondachan information

Pulimaranja Thondachan
Kari Kurikkal theyyam
Affiliation	Hinduism
Region	North Malabar, Kerala, India

Pulimaranja Thondachan, also known as Kari Kurikal, is a deity worshipped in the North Malabar region in Kerala, India. Pulimaranja Thondachan is worshipped and performed as theyyam. It is a deity worshipped mainly by Pulayar community. Thondachan is a word used as a substitute for grandfather in North Malabar.

The play Pulijanmam written by N Prabhakaran and the Malayalam movie Pulijanmam directed by Priyanandanan based on it are related to the myth of Pulimaranja Thondachan.