- This rice is mainly grown in Tamil Nadu.
- This rice is thin and medium grain.
- It is light weight.
- It is very suitable for preparing the traditional South Indian delicacies such as the idly and dosa.
- An important characteristic of this rice is that during the flowering stage there is a needle like awn at the tip of all grains which drop off once matured.
- This grain is highly resistant to pest and disease.
