major battles and wars that ancient  Tamilnadu  witnessed. Maravars are found predominantly in the Southern districts of Tamilnadu viz.,  Madurai ,  Theni ,  Sivagangai ,  Ramanathapuram ,  Dindigul  districts of  Tamil Nadu . Both these tribes seems to have common origin,Tamil nagas. The Southern martial arts of Kalarippayattu, Silambam, Varma Kalai