Sanjay Subrahmanyan inaugurated the 47th Anniversary celebrations of Ragapriya, with a Tyagaraja kriti, ‘Sri Ramya Chittha’ in Jaya Manohari, to the accompaniment of S. Varadarajan on the violin and Neyveli Venkatesan on the mridangam. Sanjay delved on janaranjani for the ensuing ‘Nadaadina mata’ rounding off with vibrant variations in swaraprasthana. The violinist caught every brigha and nuance in his responses, while the mridangist created impressive beats.
‘Upacharamulanu’ in bhairavi was the main song, and Sanjay and his team brought out its complexities to the enjoyment of an attentive crowd of rasikas. Swati Thirunal’s ‘Anandavalli’ in neelambari lulled the senses of all, setting the stage for an effervescent RTP in Hindoolam. Sanjay built up the tempo from simple melodic phrases to extravagant sequences, excelling particularly during the tana prasthanam.
He continued to intrigue and engage the audience even towards the end of the show with compositions in Tamil. The listeners related well to lyrics of Sri Nammazhvar’s ‘Maya Vamanane,’ ‘Aadugalum, madugalum’ and the pasuram, ‘Thiruvallikeni kandene,’ which the singer enunciated with clarity and appropriate stress.
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Sanjay’s brilliant efforts do manage to captivate and draw the young and the old to the halls of Carnatic music.