Art has no boundaries and an interpretation of an art can bring out connections between cultures. When we looked keenly into Charlie Chaplin, the cultural icon of the west, we noticed that the most attractive features in the Tamil Kattaikoothu art form was evident with Chaplin as well.

Once we looked at him through our lens, we could not unsee it. Here it is – Charlie Chaplin as a Theru Koothu /Kattai Koothu Artist. As we are trying to popularising our cultural icon, We are also connecting with the icons that resonate the same across the world. It is important to know/feel that we are all connected.