A Kathakali performer gracefully doing his makeup in pacha niram, meaning green colour in Malayalam language. Pacha here, depicts strength and valour as the green colour is used by performers enacting noble and heroic characters only. Pacha has a streak of yellow on the forehead to depict his pious nature. With pride he applies it, knowing that he is going to perform as a hero. Here, It doesn't matter if you are a hero with green or villain with black, hosting and taking upon ones own culture is the actual heroism you can carry on your life with.