Author Perumal Murugan and artist Appupen reimagine CS Chellappa’s Vaadivaasal as a graphic novel
The cover of Vaadivaasal: The Arena The crowd watches with bated breath. It is a tussle between man and beast. Who will win? Pichi the boy, Kaari the fierce bull, or the zamindar who owns the animal? Clouds of mud fly up in the air as the crowd in Chellayipuram throngs the vaadivaasal (entrance to…