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protagonist meaning in Malayalam

പ്രധാന നടൻ

UK/pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst//pɹoʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/

protagonist in Malayalam: പ്രധാന നടൻ, മുഖ്യപാത്രം, നായകനടൻ, കേന്ദ്രകഥാപാത്രം. In English, protagonist means the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

Malayalam words for protagonist

chief character, central character, principal character
പ്രധാന നടൻ, മുഖ്യപാത്രം, നായകനടൻ, കേന്ദ്രകഥാപാത്രം, നടനായകൻ, നടവരൻ
champion, advocate, upholder
വീരഭടൻ, മുഖ്യപോരാളി, പ്രക്ഷോഭണ നേതാവ്, പ്രക്ഷോഭകൻ, പ്രധാനവക്താവ്, അങ്കക്കാരൻ

English meaning of protagonist

  1. noun The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
  2. noun A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
  3. noun An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.

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Questions about protagonist in Malayalam

What is the meaning of protagonist in Malayalam?
Protagonist in Malayalam is പ്രധാന നടൻ, മുഖ്യപാത്രം, നായകനടൻ, കേന്ദ്രകഥാപാത്രം.
protagonist എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Protagonist: പ്രധാന നടൻ, മുഖ്യപാത്രം, നായകനടൻ, കേന്ദ്രകഥാപാത്രം.
What does protagonist mean in English?
Protagonist means the main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: protagonist (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: protagonist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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