![]() The theme of the stories were imparted to some basic truths or to some basic philosophy.Īesthetic essence, value and religious affiliations are interwoven or bound together in this particular oldest dance drama. During the early days this particular dance was practised by the common masses for the mental relaxation or just to pass off the time. Therukoothu is often regarded as one of the oldest open-air dance dramas in Tamil cultural tradition. These plays were based on Puranic or Ithikasa themes (epics). Numerous street dance dramas were known as Therukoothu. ![]() ![]() Theru means street, koothu means folk dance. Even the female role was played by the males. In simple words Therukoothu comprises dance, drama, music and dialogue.Īs many other traditional dance forms, males are the main members of this street play. Therukoothu was practised by the ancient Tamils mainly for entertainment purposes. ![]()
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