Under the joint sponsorship of State Cultural Department, Somanadha Natyamandali and Sarada Kala Samithi of Vijayawada, an enjoyable mythological dance drama Andal Kalyanam ( Goda Kalyanam ) was presented at Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju Kala Vedika.
Vishnuchitta, a great devotee of Lord Vishnu finds an infant in a Tulasi Vanam. He raises the child affectionately and names her as Goda Devi.
The Youthful Goda Devi also becomes an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and daily offers a garland of Tulasi to Vishnu but not before wearing it first. Vishnuchitta was angered at this gesture of Goda Devi and chides her for this. Lord Vishnu pacifies Vishnuchitta and then marries Goda Devi in a divine union. The neatly presented dance drama was efficiently staged by seasoned artistes.
Excellent performances came from B.Nagalaxmi, G.Venkateswara Rao, D.Prasad, Srinivasa Rao, S.Koteswari, M.Lakshmi and Ch.Arunakumari. .
World theatre day celebrated
A function was organised at the Music College grounds to mark the World Theatre Day. The function was jointly sponsored by Andhra Nataka Kala Samithi, Andhra Arts Academy and Sarada Kala Samithi.
The special international message for the occasion was read out by M.C. Das. After guests of honours delivered their messages, winners of Nandi Awards-2010 P.V.S. Krishna, M.S. Chowdary, M.Venkateswara Rao and R. Mohana Krishna were profusely honoured by the organiszers.
Following the function there were some interesting mono-acts by Ch. Adinarayana Sastri (Srikrishna), D. Rambabu (Alluri Seetaramaraju), Sai Sankar (Aswathama) and A. Krishnamohan Rao
