Kanyarkali demands the ardour and strength of youth, its rapid movements like a martial art form,” he said. “It is encouraging that girls from the other communities are performing the art form ending the male dominance of centuries. A new documentary Kanyarkali: Arangum Anushtanavum probes how the art form faces challenges within a new social order, where agrarian culture and its unique art forms fail to get many takers. The songs in Kanyarkali are both in Tamil and Malayalam. “It is by and large an art form of the two taluks.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2016 00:11 UTC