![]() A venu has six holes, is about the thickness of a thumb, and twelve fingers long. ![]() The ancient Sanskrit texts of India describe other side blown flutes such as the murali and vamsika, but sometimes these terms are used interchangeably. The venu is discussed as an important musical instrument in the Natya Shastra, the classic Hindu text on music and performance arts. It is known as pillana grōvi (పిల్లన గ్రోవి) or Vēṇuvu (వేణువు) in Telugu (Andhra Pradesh). ![]() In the South, it is also called by various other names such as pullangkuzhal (புல்லாங்குழல்) in Tamil (Tamil Nadu), oodakuzhal (ഓടകുഴൽ) or kurungu kuzhal (കുറുന് കുഴൽ) in Malayalam (Kerala) and ಕೊಳಲು (koḷalu) or ಮುರಳಿ(muraļi) in Kannada (Karnataka). In Northern Indian music, a similar flute is called bansuri. It continues to be in use in the South Indian Carnatic music tradition. It is an aerophone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. The venu (Sanskrit: वेणु vēṇu/मुरळि muraļi) is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music. More than 2.5 Octaves (8-hole bamboo flute) Muraḷi, Vēṇuvu, pillana grōvi, kūḷalu, pullangkuzhal, oodakuzhal This article is about the ancient Indian flute.
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