CHANGE IS A MUST ON UNACCEPTABLE TRADITIONS

PORTRAYAL OF PEOPLE IN PERIPHERY IS QUESTIONABLE IN TRADITIONAL THEATRES OF TAMILS OF SRI LANKA. THEY ARE PORTRAYED AS COMIC ELEMENTS WITH VULGARITY. 

REFORMULATION OF KOOTHTHU PROGRAM ENGAGED IN THIS ISSUES WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PERFORMERS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THIS FEATURES.  

 DANCE MOVEMENTS, SONGS, DIALECTS, COSTUME, MAKE-UP, ORNAMENTS ARE ENTIRELY OPPOSITE TO "MAIN" THE NOBLE AND EPIC CHARACTERS OF THE PERFORMANCES.

FREQUENT USE OF 'FILTHY' LANGUAGES AND MAKING EROTIC AND 'VULGAR' GESTURES AND BODY LANGUAGES ARE THE MAIN PERFORMING FEATURES OF THESE PERIPHERAL CHARACTERS.

 "ITS NOT A RIDICULE ON THE CASTE BUT ITS THE REALITY"
 AND
 " ITS NOT ACCEPTABLE NOW. IT WILL HURT OTHER PEOPLE"
AND
"IT WILL BRING CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION"

STATEMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONNECTED WITH KOOTHTHU PERFORMANCES

IS CELEBRATING OPPRESSION IN THE NAME OF TRADITION ACCEPTABLE?

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY TRADITION?

TRADITION OR TRADITIONS?

IS TRADITION CHANGEABLE?

YES!!! WHY NOT???

 MAN MADE THINGS CAN BE CHANGED BY HUMAN BEINGS!!!