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In spite of the blitzkrieg of the cinema and the TV serial culture, gratifyingly enough, the stage still survives as it is the only medium that offers a direct contact between the artiste and the audience.
Out of the medley of the dramatic forms, the mythological plays in Telugu, in poetic diction in particular, with the dialogue for a major part knit in the form of poems coupled with their rendering in judiciously chosen ragas, stands unique as a marvellous novelty in the firmament of the theatre. The tendency of many an actor extending the raga as if to exhibit his or her lung power sans any concern for the dramatic element in the sequence, during the last five decades or so, rendered it very unpopular among the elite.
Thanks to the institution of the Nandi awards which are given to the best three teams and individuals by holding Statewide competitions every year on one hand and to the efforts of a few associations to achieve excellence in all facets of poetic play production on the other, the past glory slowly but surely is undergoing the process of revival.
The recent effort at staging the play ''Satyaharischandra'' by the Bagaadi family of artistes under the banner Sri Saikala Niketan in the Prema Samajam hall was paradigmatic of such an ardent effort.
The equanimity of mind with which the emperor adhered to the principle of speaking nothing but truth and righteous living in spite of the most tiring circumstances leading to an extremity of even courting disaster smilingly found a picturesque expression in acting by B.R.Ch. Naidu in the lead. B.V.A. Naidu lived the role of Viswamitra and B. Vijaya Sai displayed sparkling talent as Nakshatraka. T. Rami Naidu, S. Prasad, B.S. Naidu and D. Vidyavathi did well sustaining the tempo. B. Vijayasaradhi on the hormonium and Nursaheb on the tabla provided excellent orchestral support.
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The playlet `Jihad' staged by some members of the M.C. section of the Mechanical Department of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust recently in the open air auditorium of their quarters evoked a good response. The story revolves around the efforts of a police officer, Karim, and his wife Rajya to reform their terrorist turned son going in vain. The ultimate event of shooting down of the son Salim by the mother herself unfolded with a telling effect, the psyche of the older generation who still hold the interests of the nation supreme in their mind.
M.K. Nagabhushanam, M. Jagadeeswari, I. Dayachari and R. Bapuji brought out brilliant portrayals of the key characters.
A. RAMALINGA SASTRY
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