Students of Rani Lady Meyyammai Achi Music School, under the guidance of their gurus R. Vaijayanthi Mala and M. Girija Sridhar, took the stage for the first part of the programme on the sixth day of Tamil Isai Sangam’s 43rd anniversary concert series in Madurai on Sunday.
The dancers started off with the traditional sloka, ‘Mallari, Kathuvam, Alarippu and Jathiswaram.’
The main item was for ‘Vellai Thamarai’ by Bharathiar and ‘Manicka Vennai’ to which the dancers displayed their stamina and skill.
Before the thillana on Goddess Durga, they also danced for a ragamalika on Ashtalakshmi.
The song selections and synchronisation with music were enjoyed by the audience.
Prime time was allotted to Sanjay Subramaniam, who made a robust beginning with Tiger Varadhachariar’s composition ‘Sario Nee Seiyum Thamatham.’ In quick succession, he went on to sing ‘Unathu Padam Thunaye’ in Chakravaham. The main raga for the RTP was Karaharapriya, which had the strains of Sahana and Behag.
He unfolded the same with grandeur and focused on the elements of the raga bhava and range. He went on to sing ‘Pitham Theliya,’ sung by M. M. Dhandapani Desikar in Nandanar .
The singer, violinist S. Varadharajan and mrudangist Palladam Ravi seemed completely attuned to one other throughout the concert.
S. Padmanabhan
