WHAT IS VENTRILOQUISM?

 The production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker is known as ventriloquism.

   Ventriloquism is the art of talking with the tongue and not moving the mouth or face. When a skilled ventriloquist does this sitting beside a figure (or “dummy”) that has a moving mouth, it looks like the figure is talking. It works because humans use their eyes to find sound sources.  A job as a Ventriloquist falls under the broader career category of Actors.

The first known ventriloquist as such was Louis Brabant, valet to the French king Francis I in the 16th century. Henry King, called the King's Whisperer, had the same function for the English king Charles I in the first half of the 17th century. The technique was perfected in the 18th century. 

A ventriloquist has the ability to make it appear as though an inanimate object or puppet is speaking. They use their skills in manipulating the movements of the object's mouth and other facial features, combined with their own vocal abilities, to create the illusion of the object speaking.

The puppet or doll is usually called a “dummy," probably because it gets its smarts from its operator. The technical term for a ventriloquist's dummy is ventriloquial figure.

The characters playing the role of a ventriloquist can be found in the movies :

*  Namo Venkatesa in Telugu,  If you are interested to watch the movie, here  is the link.

* Avargal  in Tamil , here   is the link to watch the movie.