IndianANALYSIS Journal of ArtsARTICLE, Vol. 6, No. 20, October-December, 2016 ANALYSIS ISSN 2320–6659 EISSN Indian Journal of Arts 2320–687X An International Journal Rural life and Kabaddi: Reflectives in Tamil cinema ‘Vennilla Kabaddi Kuzhu’ Arunkumar AS1, Jesurathnam Devarapalli2 1.Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry 605014, Email:
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[email protected] Publication History Received: 12 November 2016 Accepted: 9 December 2016 Published: October-December 2016 Citation Arunkumar AS, Jesurathnam Devarapalli. Rural life and Kabaddi: Reflectives in Tamil cinema ‘Vennilla Kabaddi Kuzhu’. Indian journal of arts, 2016, 6(20), 199-204 Publication License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. General Note Article is recommended to print as digital color version in recycled paper. ABSTRACT 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 199 199 199 Arunkumar AS and Jesurathnam Devarapalli, Page Page Page Rural life and Kabaddi: Reflectives in Tamil cinema ‘Vennilla Kabaddi Kuzhu’, Indian Journal of Arts, 2016, 6(20), 199-204, www.discoveryjournals.com © 2016 Discovery Publication. All Rights Reserved ANALYSIS ARTICLE of village life in every nexus. This article has managed to deal with the different contexts of cinema and has tried to understand the social aspects in it through analysing the contents.