Kadathanadu

Kadathanadu (Badagara, Kadolkachakshiti in Sanskrit) was a former Nair Hindu feudatory (of Kolathunad) city-state in present day Kerala state, South India, on the Malabar Coast famed for its anthology of heroic songs, folklores and ballads (known as Vadakkan Pattukal) and for Kalarippayattu.