One popular character is the toothless old women known as ''talla'' [ grand mother] .The mask of the talla has the hair tied on the top of the head like the old women in the past.The ear ornaments are huge round ones, sometimes brinjals are used instead of the ear ornaments called Kundalam.

The sond for the kummattikali is sung by the leader of the group.The masked kummatti's do not sing.