The aruval (ISO: arivāḷ) is a type of billhook machete from southern India, particularly common in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Kerala and Maharashtra.

While farmers typically employ the standard billhook machete kathir aruvāl koyttharivaal for harvesting crops, a longer variation called the veecharuvāl is used for clearing through wooded areas.

In Kerala, Malayalam language references the semi-circular knife for paddy, called "koduval" and the regular sized billhook machete is known as "vaakathi" (coconut cutting); while the veecharuval is known simply as aruval.

[citation needed] The film historian S. Theodore Baskaran has stated that using aruval as a weapon is largely a narrative cliche, and non-fictional murders using it occur relatively rarely.

[1] [3]In Maharashtra particularly Pune Koita ganges are famous An aruval was among the weapons used by the title character of Kraven the Hunter.