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Burra Katha (transl. Brain Story) is a 2019 Telugu-language science fiction comedy film, produced by Srikanth Deepala, Kishore and M. V. Kiran Reddy under Deepala Arts & Tough Ened Studios banners and directed by Diamond Ratna Babu.
Burra Katha or Burrakatha, is an oral storytelling technique in the Jangam Katha tradition, performed in villages of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. It is performed by a troupe consisting of one main performer and two co-performers, and is a narrative entertainment that consists of prayers, solo drama, dance, songs, poems and jokes.
The art forms like Oggu katha, Bindla Katha, Kommula Katha, Sarada Katha, Burra katha, Runja Katha, Chindu Yakshaganam, chirutala Yakshaganam, Patam katha, Pandava Katha, and several folk art forms are very popular theatre forms in which the spoken word is vital, are very rich for literature. Vidhi natakam, Yakshaganam, Turpu Bhagotam, and some ...
In Andhra Pradesh, folk narratives are known as burra katha. A burra is a drum shaped like a human skull (burra means "skull"). In this tradition, travellers narrate stories while beating the drum. In Tamil Nadu, folk narratives are known as Villu Paatu (bow songs); the stories are told accompanied by a stringed instrument resembling a bow. The ...
Burrakatha is the new name (twentieth century) for the theatre known as Jangam Katha. The jangams were wandering Shiva worshippers. Burra refers to the tambura, a musical instrument played by the main storyteller. The main performer narrates a story, plays music, and dances to it. The co-per
The Telugu form of Harikatha originated in Coastal Andhra during the 19th century. [2] Harikatha Kalakshepam is most prevalent in Andhra even now along with Burra katha. Haridasus going round villages singing devotional songs is an age-old tradition during Dhanurmaasam preceding Sankranti festival.
Diamond Ratna Babu is an Indian film director, who has worked in the Telugu movie industry. [1] He has directed movies including Burra Katha and Son Of India. [2] The movie 'Son of India' starred Mohan Babu as the hero, and Srikanth, Pragya Jaiswal, Tanikella Bharani, Vijaya Krishna Naresh in other prominent roles.
During his research his family stayed in Peddapuram. He dedicated his book on Burra Katha to Nazar who is known for spreading the awareness of this art. He studied the writings of poets like Palkuriki Somana, Gurajada Apparao, Rayaprolu Subbarao, Ravuri Bharadwaja. He translated poems of Vemana into French. [6] He wrote French-Telugu dictionary.