![]() ![]() Koothu as a form of entertainment reached its peak hundreds of years ago in Tamil Nadu, as mentioned in the Sangam texts about the development of iyal (literature), isai (music) and natagam (drama). The terms Terukkuttu and Kattaikkuttu are often used interchangeably in modern times however, historically, the two terms appear to have distinguished, at least in certain villages, between two different kinds of performance: while Terukkuttu referred to mobile performances in a procession, Kattaikkuttu denotes overnight, narrative performances at a fixed performance space. More precisely Koothu refers to either Terukuttu ( Tamil:தெருக்கூத்து) or Kattaikkuttu. Koothu or Therukoothu (jwalith) ( Tamil: கூத்து), is an ancient art, where artists play songs with dance and music in storytelling the epics, performed in Tamil it is a folk art originated from the early Tamil country. ![]() Ancient Tamil music, Dance forms of Tamil Nadu ![]()
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