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[[File:Drummer plying Madhalam BNC.jpg|thumb|Drummer playing ''Madhalam'']]<br />
[[File:Maddalam.jpg|thumb|right|Madhalam]]<br />
The '''maddalam''', '''madalam''' or '''madhalam''' ([[Malayalam]]: മദ്ദളം) is a [[drum]] made out of the wood of the [[jackfruit]] tree. It has two sides for playing, made out of [[leather]], and has different kind of sounds on each side. The maddalam is a heavy instrument which is hung around the waist of the person playing, and the player stands all the while to perform. The maddalam is a vital instrument in traditional [[Kerala]] percussion ensembles like [[Panchavadyam]], [[Keli (music)|Keli]] and [[Kathakali]] orchestra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Melody on the maddalam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/kalanilayam-babus-mastery-on-the-maddalam/article19923753.ece |access-date=31 August 2020 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/keeping-craft-alive-kerala-village-has-been-making-maddalam-mridangam-200-yrs-78533|title=Keeping craft alive: A Kerala village has been making maddalam, mridangam for 200 yrs|date=26 March 2018|website=The News Minute|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref><br />
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Except for the central projection, the Maddalam resembles a [[Mridangam]] in shape.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Shudda Maddalam - A percussion instrument|url=https://www.keralaculture.org/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.keralaculture.org|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The name Madhalam is derived from the word ''Mardhalam'' which means 'one which receives pressure'.<ref name=":0"/> In Sanskrit the instrument is called as Mardhalam.<ref name=":0"/><br />
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== Using style ==<br />
In ancient times Madhalam was played by suspending it from the neck of the player and later in the 1920s Madhalam maestro Venkichan Swamy changed the style to the way it was suspended from the waist of the player.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pandi Melam]]<br />
* [[Panchari melam]]<br />
* [[Thayambaka]]<br />
* [[Panchavadyam]]<br />
* [[Maddalam and Chenda Keli]]<br />
* [[Kalamandalam Sankara Warrier]]<br />
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