The Valkannadi (literally tailed mirror) is representative of Lakshmi - the goddess of prosperity. Other pooja articles like the kindi (water container of a particular shape with a sprouting nozzle), uruli (wide shallow cooking vessel), Thattu (plates), etc. are exquisitely crafted in bronze. Most of these are now only available in curio shops as collectors' items. The originals are pretty expensive. The Malayalee kitchen once almost fully occupied with odu ware are now replaced by stainless steel, aluminium, ceramic and glass ware.

But even today for rituals and religious occasions odu wares are still used. A variety of bronze (Vellodu) is often used for making the uruli and it has more alloy content of lead.

The odu is cast mostly in Northern Kerala. Places like Payyannur and Kunhimangalam in Kannur, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur, Pallippuram in Palakkad - are all in the Northern regions and towards south Aranmula and Mannar in Alappuzha district have several bronze casting units.