

Samaya Koothu dealing with relus topics, Pei Koothu including Thunangai Koothu and Porkala Koothu dealing with martial events Theru Koothu is mthu, including Vali Koothu, Kuravai Koothu etc.

The play starts late in the evening and goes on until late in the night. Make-up and costumes are considered ofhe performance consists of stoy-telling, dialogue-rendering, songing and dancing, all performed by ts (ancient texts), epics such asmayana and Mahabharata, and also local folklore.

A wooden bench is set up seat the singers and the music troupe. The show is put up at the junction of three or four strn open air theaters/make-shift stages, and the place is lit by gas lights. These are shows that resemble musical plays and are normally conducted during village festivals, during the Tamil months of Pang and Aadi. Theru koothu is possibly the most popular entertainment forms in rural Tamil Nadu.
