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Impressive recital by Aparna Jayaram
January 9, 2016
Aparna Jayaram, disciple of Radhika Vairavelavan gave an impressive
Bharatanatyam recital under the aegis of Kartik Fine Arts at Narada Gana
Sabha (mini hall) on the 4th of January 2016. Endowed with an
attractive stage presence and an expressive face, Aparna carried herself
well throughout the recital. Commencing the concert with the sloka
"Gnananandamayam devam" followed by Khanda alarippu, Aparna went on to
the central piece of the recital in Natakurunji raagam "Chalamela
Jesevayya" composed by Moolaiveedu Rangaswamy Nattuvanar and
choreographed by Rukmini Devi Arundale in adi talam. Aparna beamed with
confidence and the jathis were executed with absolute finesse and ease
to the cymbals of Radhika Vairavelavan and the percussion of Nagarajan.
Nrithya for the first line of the charanam "Nannu brova neeku bharama"
meaning thereby, "Is it a great burden for you to shower your grace and
save me?" followed by the subsequent lines "andaandamulaku adhipati vani
ninda moralidaga vinivinaka yunda" meaning "Lord Ranganatha, being the
adhipati of the entire universe pretending not to hear my praises
showered on you" were effectively portrayed by Aparna. The last charanam
"Aa draupadiki valuva sabhalo tarakaruna osagina" referring to
Draupadi's maana samrakshanam were equally convincing in Aparna's
abhinaya.
Aparna followed it up with "Malai pozhudhinile oru naal malar
poigaiyile" in Ragamalika, composed by the famous Kalki Krishnamurthy
immortalized by the soulful music of M.S. Subbulakshmi. The nrithya for
this piece was interspersed with adequate pinches of romance
particularly for the line "Velondru kaiyilendi ennaiye vizhunguvaan pol
vizhithaan". The next piece was the famous composition of Tanjore
Shankar Iyer, popularized by the famous vidwan D.K. Jayaraman "Mahadeva
Shiva Shambho" in ragam Revathi, talam adi. The bhakthi rasa was very
evident in Aparna's performance of this piece.
The concluding thillana was by Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar -
popularly known as Poochi Iyengar - in ragam Kaapi, in Lakshmeesham
talam, the 106th talam among the 108 talams, with a Dritham, Anudritham,
Dritham, three Chathusra lagus and one Guru (25 aksharamas). It was a
treat to watch, choreographed by Radhika and performed by Aparna.
Guru Radhika Vairavelavan wielded the cymbals effectively to the
percussion of Nagarajan and vocal support by Rajesh, flute by T.
Sashidhar and veena by Ananthanarayanan. The orchestral support was very
commendable. Aparna, with her impressive stage presence, hard work and
dedication is bound to make a mark in the years to come.
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