Myth has many shadows. It has history, imaginary, real, and hopes. It embodies the cultural perception and mentality of both realistic and hallucinatory experiences of people and space. Myths are a colourful mix and having a combination of many things. It connects to the present through its productive and generative contents and their re-articulations. It has the power to act and reactivate the social, political, or cognitive sensitivities of the masses. Indeed, the meaning of myth depends on how we use and what context we use it. Nevertheless, it is an expressive medium to create a sensorial affect on people. Dhanaraj’s brilliantly uses one of such myths—pulimaranja thondachan (pulijanmam)— of martial artist Kaari Gurukal not only to creatively engage and thematically organize his paintings but also to interpret the medium, which he uses.
