Nadan Panthu Kali
| Nicknames | Vettu Panthu |
|---|---|
| Clubs | Local teams at Kottayam |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | non-contact |
| Team members | 7 players per side |
| Mixed gender | male |
| Type | ball games |
| Equipment | leather ball filled with cotton |
A popular sports played in villages of Kottayam district and Muvattupuzha Taluk. Villages like Manaracd, Puthuppally, Thottakkadu, Thirvanchoor, Meendam, Manganam, Kurichy, Valakom, Pampady etc. are the places where this game is played. The popularity of game is dying as there is not much money and younger generation are more interested in cricket.
This game is played using small ball made of leather and filled with cotton or coconut fibre. Each team consist of 5 or 7 players each. The game is played for 5 Innings (vara). Each inning, both the teams are allowed to do "vettu" where they initiate the scoring and other team prevents from the scoring. Scoring points follow the sequence like otta, petta, pidiyan, thalm, Keezhu, Indan and then it repeats. the team which score the most points from the innings wins.
Annual Tournaments are conducted at these villages every year and there is lot people supporting the local teams.