Aruval
The aruval (Tamil: அருவாள், Malayalam: അരിവാൾ, ISO: arivāḷ),(Telugu:కొడవలి kodvali/ kodivelu) also known as koḍuvāḷ (Malayalam: കൊടുവാൾ), is a type of billhook machete from southern India, particularly common in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is a type of long sickle with a knife-like scythe-handle, and is used both as a tool and a weapon. Tamils reserve the weapon as a symbol of karupannar. In popular culture, it is sometimes associated with gangsters especially in rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh. In movies, it is used as a weapon of choice.