Satyanarayanaraju’s ‘Rama Katha’ puts togeether best scenes from the epic

Satyanarayanaraju’s ‘Rama Katha’, Ideated by Usha RK and conceptulized and visualized by the dancer, Continues to Sustain In Interest 12 Years after it was premiered.

‘Wake up Lord, Fulfill Your Role as the Protector of the Universe’ Pleads Tyagaraja in his kriti ‘Melukovaiyya’. The dancer portrayed the significance of rama in our lives in this introductory song, designed as an invocatery piece. The narration then began with kausalya’s Vatsalya Bhava as Visualized in the Melodious Tulsidas Bhajan ‘Thumak Chalat Ramachandra’ and Ending with a Thillana. All the pieces were choreographed to tell the story of rama.

‘Rama Katha’ is concept and visualized by satyanarayanaraju | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Satyanarayanaraju’s abhinaya skills helps He portrayed different characters with great impact. There was no exggerated or overdramatised motes. Particularly in the Scene, where kaikeyi asks for two boons as promised by dasaratha. Satyanarayanaraju handled sensitively the emotion.

Another Standout Scene was that of the jatayu as it transforms from a gentle bird, crouched in devotion to rama, to one that soars into the sky to confront and fight ravana. As the Lanka King Chops Its Wings, It Falls Down and Gets into a Crouched Position Again. The Dancer’s Body Language and Nuanced Abhinaya Not Only Made This Scene But also that thato that of manthra, hanuman and guha engrosing the manner in which the props was handled added added Entering the stage with a bow and arrow, and then placing it on top of a figure of hanuman to indicate revrence and prayer was a nice idea. Also, Using Marigold Strands for decision during the coronation ceremony and then destroying the same strands to depict Manthara’s ANGER WAS Imaginative Too.

The musical support was excellent. The rapport between the dancer and the vocalist wash that satyanarayanaraju’s expressions resonated in ds srivathsa’s voice. Raghunandan ramakrishna on the flute and vidyashankar on the mridangam enhanced the experience.