Cherial Scroll Paintings

Of the numerous genres of Indian and south Indian art and crafts, theCherial Scroll paintings of Andhra Pradesh is really an exciting exception. Practised mainly in Cherial of Warangal district, this painting style has its origin in Rajasthan. Widely used as wall decorations, theCherial Scroll paintings have a different angle to its' creation. This traditional art form are inseparable part of the profession of the story telling community known asKaki Padagollu. They utilize the scroll paintings as visual aids to tell their stories.

TheKaki Padagollu present their stories to different communities with the help of the Cherial Scroll paintings, which includes mythological stories from Madelu Puranam, Ramayanam, Gowda Pudanam and Mahabharatam. The stories come alive by paintings on clothes, which come in the form of scrolls. Each scroll can run into several meters. However to meet the modern art lovers' and public demand, the Nakkash or the painters are making smaller versions at affordable prices. They are also using card boards, plywood, hard board and paper instead of cloth but keeping the basic themes and traditional characters intact. These Nakashi paintings are in great demand with not only the art loving public but with the tourists as well. Modified for today's market demand, the contemporaryCherial Scroll paintings are smaller in size but if you are lucky, you can get hold of several feet long - indigenousCherial Scroll painting.

Last Updated on 19 May 2011