Women power: Making merry with martial arts F.day Spl. Article by Naveen

A recent video of Disha Patani practising high flying martial arts has gone viral on social media. The actress is said to have been practising for her role in ‘Suriya 42’ which has several action sequences in the periodic portions.

Let us take a look at some of the actresses who underwent training to learn martial arts.

Trisha:

Trisha underwent martial arts training for her role in ‘Paramapadham Vilayattu’. The actress performed some risky fight sequences and action chases without a body double.

Samantha:

Samantha is known to be fond of her workout sessions at the gymnasium and she often challenges herself to push her limits. She has also learnt the art of Silambam. The actress did not learn the ancient martial art from Tamilnadu for any film but out of passion.

Malavikka Mohanan:

Malavikka Mohanan underwent training in mixed martial arts and parkour when she was shooting for ‘Master’ starring opposite Vijay.

Kajal Agarwal:

Kajal Aggarwal recently shared a video of herself in rigorous training of Kalaripayattu for her role in ‘Indian 2’. It is said that she underwent Kalari training for her role in ‘Indian 2’.

Sai Dhanshika:

Sai Dhanshika, who played Superstar Rajinikanth’s daughter in ‘Kabali’, is an expert in the art of Chedi Kutchi Silambam. She is known to carry two small sticks with her in her car for self-defence.

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