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This contribution deals with some special roles in the Kūṭiyāṭṭam tradition: the Vidūṣaka and the story teller. By giving a description of the story development in Mantrāṅkam, the author, who is an experienced Kūṭiyāttam actress herself, offers some interesting reflections on the development of the figure of the “jester” taking into account the historical background. Indu G. guides us through the structure of the play that continues until the thirty-seventh day and also explains the personal reflections attached to it. As these stories don’t aim at representing a specific historical period, they are not bound either to the present or to the past, and their reflections are not constrained to the ethics or morality of present time. On the other hand they question or mock it. In this sense, if we look at the deep structure, it has the quality to make the audience reconsider their static thinking patterns and make them flexible and vital.