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Koothu

Koothu, or Therukoothu, is an ancient Tamil art form, where artists enacted scenes from epics and folklore with dance and music. It is a form of storytelling art that originated in the early Tamilakam, and served as an entertainment and a medium to educate the people about religion and history. Various forms exist such as Terukuttu and Kattaikkuttu.

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DramaSangam literatureSilappatikaramRamayanaMahabharata
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Areas of practice

Tamil NaduSangam periodKoothu-P-PattaraiCOVID-19Lockdowns
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BommalattamPuppetry
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Performance

MariammanDraupadi
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Cultural origins
Tamilakam
Derivative forms
Terukkuttu, Kattaikkuttu
Stylistic origins
Ancient Tamil music, Dance forms of Tamil Nadu

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Koothu

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Edges23
Triples71
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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Koothu

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related to Variations · 16
Koothu → Bommalattam, Chakyar Koothu, Kattaikkuttu, Kuravai Koothu, Nattu Koothu, Other, Ottan, Pei Koothu, Porkaala Koothu, Samaya Koothu, Tamil, Terukkuttu, Terukuttu, These, Thunangai Koothu, Valli Koothu
related to Areas of practice · 13
Koothu → Apart, COVID-19, Dedicated, Fiji, In, In Fiji, Kattaikuthu Gurkulam, Koothu-P-Pattarai, Sangam, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu, Tamils, Theater
related to Description · 9
Koothu → Apart, Hindu, It, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Sangam, Silappatikaram, Tamil, The
related to Performance · 7
Koothu → Draupadi, Hindu, It, Mariamman, The, They, While
related to External links · 6
Koothu → April, Archived, Bay, Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation, Therukoothu, Wayback MachineTherukoothu
Cultural origins · 1
Koothu → Tamilakam
Derivative forms · 1
Koothu → Terukkuttu, Kattaikkuttu
Stylistic origins · 1
Koothu → Ancient Tamil music, Dance forms of Tamil Nadu

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art form tamil dance kattaikkuttu forms performance music also ancient tamilakam artists scenes epics folklore various terukuttu nadu performed therukoothu

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KoothuCultural originsTamilakam1.00infobox
KoothuDerivative formsTerukkuttu, Kattaikkuttu1.00infobox
KoothuStylistic originsAncient Tamil music, Dance forms of Tamil Nadu1.00infobox
Terukuttuinstance ofVarious forms exist0.80text
Kattaikkuttuinstance ofVarious forms exist0.80text
Silappatikaram provide detailed description of the art forminstance ofSangam literature0.80text
Ramayanainstance ofThe stories are drawn from Hindu epics0.80text
Mahabharatainstance ofThe stories are drawn from Hindu epics0.80text
mythologyinstance ofThe stories are drawn from Hindu epics0.80text
folkloreinstance ofThe stories are drawn from Hindu epics0.80text
heavy anklets along with prominent face paintinginstance ofornaments0.80text
make-upinstance ofornaments0.80text

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