Kalaripayattu Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE. Etymology Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of co ...

is an

Indian martial art Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases "Indian martial arts", deriving from ancient sources. While they may seem to imply specific disciplines (e.g. arch ...

developed in present-day

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in the southwestern coast of the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...

. It is featured in several films, television, literature, video games, comics and other media.

Films

Television

Documentaries

* '' The Way of the Warrior'' on

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Video games

* ''Ashwathama — The Immortal'' * ''

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'' * ''Death Battle'' * ''

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Comics

* ''Agari'' (2019), Japanese

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. * ''Odayan'' * ''Odayan II – Yuddham'' * ''Alita - Battle Angele''

Music videos

* ''Higher'' by

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and

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, featuring

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; directed by

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References

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