Mavilan


The Mavilan are a Scheduled Tribe of Kerala, India. They inhabit the hill country of the Kannur and Kasaragod districts, where they were traditionally hunter-gatherers and practised shifting cultivation. In recent times, their way of life has been affected by regulation of forest areas and by incursion of non-tribal communities.
The Mangalam Kali is a traditional dance performed by the tribe, as is the Theyyam.