What is oggu katha?

Answer 1

Oggu katha is an historical folklore singing about their local gods in their local accents. This can be performed by a group of four or five artists. Generally Village People(Andhra pradesh, India) used to watch this community performance just to get relaxation in the evening time. This oggu katha consists of many emotions like sorrow, greed, love, friendship, indian hindu spirituality likewise. Oggu narration stories are Beerappa Oggukatha, Mallanna oggukatha, renuka yellamma oggukatha, maandhatah oggukatha like wise there are fifty plus stories which are very famous and people loving in Andhra pradesh region.

Oggukatha is like a boiled deputing the lake and chivartia deads of "veerabadra" son of Lord shiva. Rural uneducated people do have a great kind of faith and ultimate worship on the God, especially shiva.The Oggu performers narrate the stories of Mallanna and Beerappa and Shakti ballads, of Yellamma. These ballads are in 'manjari dwipada', containing lyrical prose, recited with great oratorical and rhetorical nuances.

The team consists of four to six members. The main narrator, an assisting narrator, and at least two instrumentalists - one playing on a big drum called 'rana bheri' and the other on brass talas of a big size. Another member plays on a kanjira and the sixth one sings along with the narrator and also plays a napheera, a wind instrument, used at times of martial valor.

Oggu Katha was derived from the instrument, the Oggu, used at the beginning of each story and also at the marriage festival of Mallanna (son of Lord Shiva). The folk name given to Shiva's 'damaruka', it is also known as 'jaggu'. The story narrated with the of Oggu is known as Oggu Katha. Founder of Oggu kathalu was The great Chukka Sattaiah and continued by his son Oggu anjaiah. The stories, scripts, dialogues and lyrics of on Beerappa, Mallana, Yellama Devi Katha and all other stories was developed by Chukka Sattaiah.