This is a form of social satire performed as domestic entertainment by members of the Variar and pisharady communities. A group of people gather round an oil-lit lam before which is copper potplaced upside down. It is by beating on the vessel with the hand that the rhythm is set. One from the groups stands up and asks a question in the form of a song to another in the group. Those who fail to answer have to enact various roles. Though devoid of much dance element, this humorous play gives plenty of scope for buffoonery and clowning which is done with great agility and gusto. This dance is almost extinct now.

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