FAMOUS Folk ART OF TELUGU PEOPLE

1) Puppets: Colorful and colorful dolls made of transparent thin leather and played with in the light of a cast-iron lamp behind a white screen. These days, castor oil lamps and light bulbs are being used instead of cast iron lamps. The puppets are reciting songs, poems and words from behind the scenes in accordance with the moving dream of these dolls. Puppet lanterns are very popular in our country. Heads are also a feature of our country's leather dolls. Presenting mythological and humorous storylines, the presentation incorporates elements that are useful for social welfare in the present times.

2) Yakshaganam: This is the most ancient folk art form. Jakku noise, yakshuga. These were mostly popular during the Kakatiya dynasty, the Vijayanagara dynasty and the Thanjavur Andhra dynasty. In Thanjavur Saraswati Maha, 400 Yakshaganas are still on the palms. Somnath Panditaradhya of Palkuri mentions in history that Yakshaganas did not flourish in the South. Kuchipudi Siddhendra Yogi, Bhagavatula Dasharatha Ramaiah, Lepakshi, Vemanapalli and Tadipatri Melas promoted the Yakshagana remarkably.

3)Burrakatha, Jamukula stories: In Burrakatha, if the narrator stands in the middle and continues the story, two-thirds will sing 'Tandana Tana'. They are capable of telling heroic tales passionately and bringing tragic tales to the eyes of the audience with tears in their eyes. Are still popular in rural areas. There is no big difference between Burrakatha and Jamukula. There are two parts to the narrator. In place of the domes in the Burrakatha, the 'Kanyakatha' is popular here in the story of the Jamukas. History has it that the stories of Kakatamma, Batukamma and Boddemma, who were not even in the Kakatiya period, were told with devotion.

4)Kuravanji: The Andhras learned to set foot in the art world and came to be known as Kuravanji or Koravanji as it was the footsteps of the Kuravans with 'Kuravanji'. Chimpanzees, koalas and kuravas living in the forests are mostly those who perform 'Kuravanji'. Most of them used to perform myths and shrines at shrines like Tirupati, Srisailam, Bhadrachalam and Simhachalam to celebrate the Yatri caste.

5) Street plays: This is a musical and dance drama. Sutradhara is the lifeblood of the street drama that has transformed into a yakshagana. All the characters in it introduce themselves and make their debut. Beginning in the 16th century, street plays are also known as yakshagana drama, street bhagavatam and bayalata. Street plays, mostly promoted by Kuchipudi participants. It is an ideal form of religious propaganda. The most famous of these is the play "Lepakshi Krishna Natakam" written by the poet Uranada Ventaraya, which is also a play set during the Kakatiya period.