Viewed against this backdrop, Kapila Venu’s latest choreography in Nangiarkoothu (an off-shoot of Koodiyattam performed only by women) – ‘Madurai Veeran Kathai’ – is a pathbreaker.

The best example is the story of Madurai Veeran, a local deity who has a special shrine within the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. He was murdered by Thirumalai Nayakar for falling in love with a ...

During his stay in Madurai, Veeran sees the royal dancer and they fall in love. When news of this reaches the king, he becomes jealous. Courtiers tell him that there is a delay in catching thieves ...

CHENNAI: A writ petition challenging the ban on a Tamil book stated to be bringing out the real history of Madurai Veeran is likely to be heard by a larger bench of the Madras High Court as a ...

TIRUPPUR: A section of Dalit people on Monday submitted a petition to the district administration seeking permission to conduct a golden chariot procession of Madurai Veeran, after a Dalit ...