![]() ![]() Therukoothu is performed during festivals and functions and kattaikoothu, another type of koothu is mostly played overnight. The main instruments for therukoothu are the cymbals, mukhaveena, harmonium, and mirdhangam. There are different types of Therukoothu, that is Pei Koothu, kuravai Koothu, samaya koothu, natu koothu, porkaala koothu, valli koothu and thunangai koothu. There are various themes in Therukoothu among all themes, character Draupati from the Hindi epic Mahabarata is very famous. Therukoothu is a form of entertainment which is only performed by men that includes dance performances, and social issues. This art form only gave rise to the art called “drama” these days. Therukoothu, which is a Tamil Street theatre, was practiced in Tamil Nadu and tamil speaking regions of SriLanka. TamilNadu has a rich history of art of entertainment classified as Iyal, Isai, and Nadagam had their roots in rural folk theatre like Therukoothu ![]()
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