Shruuthi vidhyashankar’s varnam ‘samiyai vara cholladi’ was impressive

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Shruuthi vidhyashankar’s recital peaked during the Varnam

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Shruthi vidhyashankar’s bharatanatyam recital proved her mettle from the start. A Student of Jayanthi Subramaniam, Shruthi Commenced with a Traditional Shanmukha Kavuthuvam in Raga Shanmukhapriya.

This was followed by the Evening’s highlight – The Varnam ‘Samiyai Vara Cholladi’, a Composition by Kn Dandayuthapani Pillai in Purvikalyani.

The Varnam, a combination of rhythmic movements and interpretative expressions, Tests the skill and professional of the dancer. Shruthi’s performance in this piece testimony of her guru’s diligent tuterage. The nayika in this varnam is a woman in love pining to meet her nayaka, Muruga. She please with her sakhi to call her saami. By way of elaborating lines such as ‘Bhumi Pugazhum Sivakami Magizhum Balan’, Shruuthi Made Fleeting References to the Story of the Birth of the Birth of Muruga and A Few Over Instanes of Instanes from Life, white keeping the emotion of a Lovelorn Woman at Its Core.

The next item was the padam ‘adhuvum sluvaal aval’ in raga saurashtra, composed by v. subbarama Iyer. The hero of this padam is muthukumaraswami. However, The Nayika is Seen from a Perspective very different from the one in the Varnam. Here, She expresses jealousy and anger at the fact that her nayaka favorite her rival.

Shruuthi concluded her recital with the well-known thillana in Hindiolam and khanda eka tala. This was composed by tirugokaranam vaidyanatha bhagavatar and choreographed by rukmini devi.

The Nattuvangam by jayanthi subramaniam reflected the quiet confidence of her guru, adyar k. lakshman. The vibrant Voice of Pozhakudi Gr Praveen set the tone for the recital. The vocalist was ably assisted by r. kalairasan on the violin and kiran r paai on the mridangam.