The Mahabharata comes alive with 'Kattaikuttu', a Tamil folk dance form | The Hindu

The quaint Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam is located eight kilometres from Kanchipuram town in Tamil Nadu.

For the first time since the pandemic, the school which specialises in this oft-overlooked Tamil folk art form performed night-long, readies itself for bite-sized renditions of The Mahabharata.

Serialised over 10 weeks until December 9, the school will have one-and-a-half hour long shows of this epic with versions endemic only to the northern region of Tamil Nadu.

During temple festivals, it is common to find artistes performing in small, makeshift stages on the streets. For decades, men have played female roles too. This has however, changed recently.

The nature of Kattaikoothu or Therukoothu, is rural. It is usually performed by ‘companies’ consisting a minimum of 14 performers in areas including Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Gingee, Dharmapuri, Salem, Vellore, Ranipet and Villupuram.

We meet the founders of the Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam and Kattaikkuttu Sangam.

Read more: https://www.thehindu.com/society/mahabharatas-many-versions-find-place-in-this-tamil-folk-dance-form-called-kattaikoothu/article67410848.ece

Report: Sanjana Ganesh
Videography: S. Shiva Raj
Production: S. Shiva Raj and Shikha Kumari

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