SouthIndia has its ancient way of tradition of various cultural activities.This has evolved from the period of Chera, Chola, Pandiyas itself.This has evolved from various ancient days its typical dance forms which are highly expensive of the way of the living on the out look of the people. Ancient Kerala followed the Dravidians way of Life, Religious, Practice and cultural activities which you are free from cast barriers.Its Land of religious tolerance and communal harmony that God’s our country.

Kerala's culture was elaborated upon through centuries of contact with neighboring and overseas cultures.Thrissur Pooram is the most colourful temple festival of Kerala.Thrissur Pooram attracts large masses of devotees and spectators from all parts of the State nd even outside.Celebrated in Medom (April-May) it consists of processions of richly caparisoned elephants from various neighbouring temples to the Vadakumnathan temple, Thrissur.

Malayalees have derived their own form of Indian classical music. It is given the name Sopanam.Sopanam is a form of Indian classical music developed in the temples of Kerala in the wake of the increasing popularity of the Jayadeva's 'Gita Govinda' or 'Ashtapathi'. Panchari melam is either performed in an elaborated form (bigger ensemble, longer performance time) to accompany the annual temple festivals or in an abbreviated form for the daily or weekly rituals.

Recently, as part of an attempt at popularizing the art, stories from other cultures, such as the story of Mary Magdalene from the Bible, and Shakespeare's King Lear have also been adapted into Kathakali scripts. The language of the songs used for Kathakali is a mix of Malayalam and Sanskrit. called Manipravaalam. Even though the songs are set for “ragas” based on South Indian Classical Music” (Karnatic Music), there is a distinct style of rendition, which is known as the “sopanam” style. The Sopanam style incorporates the moods of temple songs which used to be sung (continues even now at some temples) at the time when Kathakali was born.This art form has a high learning curve and lasts for hours. One of the theories is that in olden times the art form was not open to common man but only for aristocratic 'Raja' families and for Namboodiri casts. It was not open to even all "Nair" families though they belonged to "Savarna" caste."Ottamthullal" on the other hand is known as "common man's Kathakali".

The Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular ritual dance of north Kerala,The term Theyyam is a corrupt form of daivam or God.It is a rare combination of dance and music and reflects important features of a tribal culture.The dance or invocation is generally performed in front of the village shrines.It is also performed in the houses as ancestor worship with elaborate rite and rituals.The Theyyam dance has different steps known as kalaasams.Each kalaasam is repeated systematically from first to eight step of footwork.A performance is a combination of playing of musical instruments,vocal recitation,dance and strange makeup and costumes.The stage-practices of Theyyam and its ritualistic observations make it one of the fascinating theatrical arts of India.

Mohiniyattam (also spelled as mohiniaattam, mohiniattom or mohiniyattam) is a traditional dance form of Malayalees from Kerala. A very graceful dance meant to be performed as a solo recital by women. The term Mohiniattam comes from the words "Mohini" meaning a woman who enchants onlookers and "aattam" meaning graceful and sensuous body movements. The word "Mohiniattam" literally means "dance of the enchantress".The dance which has influences and elements from two South Indian dance forms, the Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, was formulated in the court of king Swati Tirunal by Vadivelu, one of the Thanjavur Quartet.The vocal music of Mohiniattam involves variations in rhythmic structure known as chollu. The lyrics are in Manipravala, a mixture of Sanskrit and Malayalam.

Malayalees have their own lethal form of martial arts called Kalaripayattu. This type of martial arts was used as defensive mechanism against intruders. In ancient times, disputes between (naaduvazhis or Vazhunors)nobles were also settled by the outcome of a Kalaripayattu tournament. This ancient martial art is claimed as the mother of all martial arts – even the Chinese Shaolin chuan from the famous Shaolin temple traces its ancestry to Bodhi Dharma, an Indian Buddhist monk who was a Kalaripayattu expert. The word "kalari" can be traced to ancient Sangam literature. The martial tradition of Kalarippayattu is also dated to ancient Dravidian traditions.Discovery channel notes that Kalarippayattu may be one of the oldest martial arts in existence.The oldest western reference to Kalarippayattu is a 16th century travelogue of Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese explorer. The Southern style, which places more emphasis on open hand combat has mainly been practiced by the Tamil speaking regions, at least for the last few centuries.Kalaripayattu is taught for both men and women.Content for New Div Tag Goes Here.

Thullal is a solo performance combining the dance and recitation of stories in verse. Staged during temple festivals, the performer explicates the verses through expressive gestures. The themes are based on mythology. This satiric art form was introduced in the18th century by the renowned poet Kunchan Nambiar. Humour, satire and social criticism are the hallmarks of Thullal. The make up, though simple, is very much akin to that of Kathakali.