Thavil

In Tamil Filmi songs thavils are mostly used, Notable movies: "Thillaanaa Mohanambal", "Paruthiveeran", "Karagattakaran", "Sarvam Thaala Mayam".

The modern Thavil has a corpus that is bordered by a steel ring coated in plastic on which the two skins are fixed by metal straps.

[1] The instrument is either played while sitting, or hung by a cloth strap (called nadai) from the shoulder of the player.

The player usually wears thumb caps on all the fingers of the right hand, made of hardened glue from maida flour.

The left head is played with a short, thick stick made from the wood of the portia tree.