Praklatha charithram drama on Narashima Jayanthi Day Thepperumanalur, a small ancient village with a population of about 10000 people, situated near kumbakonam of Thanjavur District and it is very near to famous Uppiliappan Temple and Raghusthalam Thirunageswaram. This village was once called “Dhevarajapuram” and Dhakshinakanchi”Originally, the bhagavatha mela dance dramas were conducted by the village artists, containing ten dramas such as praktha charithram ( two days) , Rukmangatha charithram, Ambarisha charithram, devaki Kalyanam, Krishnavathararam, kamsa vadham, usha Bharaniyam , seetha kalyanam and rukmini kalyanam,. Now due to financial constraints and also migration of artist’s families to different parts of India, only two dramas including the main drama namely “praklatha charithram, and rukmini kalyanam are being performed during Narasimha jayanthi day, without break in the last more than 300 years http://www.heritagetown.org/cdrama.html