Kollam (Kerala9) : Kalabhavan Mani has taken charge as captain of Karichal Chundan at the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake, scheduled on August 8 in Alappuzha.
Mani s arrival for the training on the Kallada,near Kollam, not only pepped up the 89-strong rowing team but also made a good part of Munroe Thuruthu wear a festive look. With his folk songs, Mani enthralled rowers and onlookers alike while launching the training for the grand event.A 13 time winner, Karichal Chundan, under Mani s captaincy, will be powered by rowers from the Kollam Town Boat Club. “My Karimadi Kuttanmars will enable Karichal to lift this year s Nehru Trophy too, he said with confidence while talking to presspersons.
At Punnamada, the boat will have to cover 1.35 km in five minutes. At the trial venue, Mani and his team are trying to clock 1.5 km in that time. The people of Munroe Thuruthu say the training exercise was like watching the boat race itself.