1Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry-605014, Email: akred04@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry, 605014, Email: drjesudev@gmail.com
Online published on 20 May, 2017.
Kabaddi is one of the indigenous games of India that is gradually acclaiming recognition in the global sports arena. In one hand when the game is gaining popularity through corporate intervention, on the other side it is has become a reflective of local cultural realm. By taking up the rural game of Kabaddi as theme he Tamil cinema Vennilla Kabaddi Kuzhu has managed to portray the reality of village life in every nexus. This article has maanaged to deal with the different contexts of cinema and has tried to understand the social aspects in it through analysing the contennts.
Kabaddi, Caste, Games, Media and cinema
