Anjana trained in “Ariakudi Bani” under her guru Padma Sandilyan and further honed her skills under several legendary musicians, Anjana has been a regular performer with several major organizations across the country.
Posted Date – 02:06 PM, Tue – 01/03/23
Anjana trained in “Ariakudi Bani” under her guru Padma Sandilyan and further honed her skills under several legendary musicians, Anjana has been a regular performer with several major organizations across the country.
Hyderabad: The New Year begins with the introduction of “Panchabhuta Linga Kshetra Krithis” by Muthuswami Dikshitar. These beautiful creations are beautifully presented by L Nagavalli, R Sri Sudha, J Sravani and Urjitha Patel. Their effort in presenting “manodharmam” to the composition deserves special appreciation, with great support from Koundinya on violin, Chandrakanth on mridangam and Veeraswamy on ghatam.
The morning’s main concert features Anjana Tirumalai. Anjana trained in “Ariakudi Bani” under her guru Padma Sandilyan and further honed her skills under several legendary musicians, Anjana has been a regular performer with several major organizations across the country.
The concert began with a varnam in ‘Kadanakutuhalam’ which reflected the energy of the New Year and provided an exciting start to the programme. Her beautiful renditions of Thyagaraja’s “Mundu Venuka” and Dikshitar’s “Namaste Paradevate” among others in “Darbar” were followed by an engaging presentation of the show’s main project, Shyama Shastry’s “Raave Himagiri Kumari”. Detailed “manodharmam” along with clarity of thought and relief is Anjana’s strength and she demonstrates this in “Thodi”.
The concert was well supported by violinist Kolanka Sai Kumar, a popular representative of the instrument from Hyderabad, TP Balasubrahmanyam of mridangam and M Chandrakanth of ghatam. Their energetic backing style and catchy “Thani Avarthanam” is a highlight.
The first evening of the New Year saw a vibrant vocal concert by Sriram Jonnalagadda, who played Carnatic Classical Concerts and Namasankeerthans with equal ease. A Gold Medalist in Master of Music from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, Sriram started his initial music instruction under his mother J Chidrupa Lakshmi and continued his advanced training under Akella Mallikarjuna Sarma. A scholarship recipient from the Ministry of Culture, Sriram was conferred the title “Taranga Yuva Gayaka Shikhamani” for his exceptional efforts in presenting and promoting Narayana Teertha “Tarangam”.
The concert kicked off with a delightful rendition of Lalgudi Jayaraman’s “Valaji Varnam”. This is followed by “alapana” of “Amritavarshini” which is relaxed and energetic, and also involves a few lines of Hindustani style renditions. “Satvikam Shankaram”, a rarely heard piece by Muthaiah Bhagavathar, takes on the exhilarating mode of “neraval” and “swarakalpana”. Sriram then went on to perform “Devasri Tapasteertha” from the main track of the concert “Madhyamavati”. The crisp “ragalapana” and interesting exchanges in the “swarakalpana” mode between vocals and violins make this project a listener’s delight.
Komanduri Krishna’s melodious exposition of ‘alapana’ and ‘manodharmam’ won the hearts of the audience. Arvind Ranganathan’s accompaniment on the mridangam took the whole concert experience to a higher level, with a special mention of the thunderous “thani avarthanam” following the main item. Hanumantha Rao on hatam graced the concert.
