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In honour of a maestro ... on his 70th birthday
Kalamandalam Kesavan, maestro of Kathakali chenda, who has made his presence felt in many fields, including writing and acting, will turn 70 this week.
Friends and fans of the artiste have come together to celebrate the 'Sapthathi' on Wednesday at Changampuzha Park, Edappally.
Programmes such as poetry rendering, vocal concert, Aksharaslokam recitation, dance recitals and Kathakali performance will mark the 'Sapthathi.'
The celebrations will begin with a 'kavi sammelan' at 9 a.m. The poets' meet will feature Vishnunarayanan Namboodiri, Chemmanam Chacko, N.K. Desom, Vijayalakshmi, V.M. Girija, S. Ramesan Nair, Appan Thachethu and P.I. Sankaranarayanan. Malayalam critic M. Leelavathy will also take part in the event.
The 'kavi sammelan' will be followed by a vocal recital by Rajagopala Menon and Sachin Raj. Jayamohan will accompany the duo on the violin, with Sunil Edappally on the mridangam and Elamakkara Balachandran on the ghatom. An 'akshara sloka sadassu' will be held in the afternoon. Dance recitals by Udyogamandal Sasi and team will be held in the evening.
K.S. Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor of the Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Kalady, will inaugurate the public meeting and 'gurupuja' to be held at 5.30 p.m.
Kalamandalam chairman V.R. Prabodhachandran Nair, Thripunithura municipality chairperson Renjini Suresh, among others, will offer felicitations. The meeting will be followed by a Kathakali performance, 'Rusthavum Suhrabum.' It is a story written by Kesavan and is based on the popular Iranian legend of the father-son combat.
Kalamandalam Gopi will don the role of Rustam, while Kalamandalam Balasubramanian will portray the son, Soharab. The other actors include FACT Padamanabhan (Tahmina), Biju Bhaskaran, Kalamandalam Sreekumar and Kalamandalam Kesavadev. Kalamandalam Rajendran and Kalanilayam Rajeevan will provide vocal accompaniment.
Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan and Mankulam Krishnan Namboothiri will accompany on the chenda and Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambisan and party on the maddalam.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu - May 22, 2006)
In honour of a maestro ... on his 70th birthday
Kalamandalam Kesavan, maestro of Kathakali chenda, who has made his presence felt in many fields, including writing and acting, will turn 70 this week.
Friends and fans of the artiste have come together to celebrate the 'Sapthathi' on Wednesday at Changampuzha Park, Edappally.
Programmes such as poetry rendering, vocal concert, Aksharaslokam recitation, dance recitals and Kathakali performance will mark the 'Sapthathi.'
The celebrations will begin with a 'kavi sammelan' at 9 a.m. The poets' meet will feature Vishnunarayanan Namboodiri, Chemmanam Chacko, N.K. Desom, Vijayalakshmi, V.M. Girija, S. Ramesan Nair, Appan Thachethu and P.I. Sankaranarayanan. Malayalam critic M. Leelavathy will also take part in the event.
The 'kavi sammelan' will be followed by a vocal recital by Rajagopala Menon and Sachin Raj. Jayamohan will accompany the duo on the violin, with Sunil Edappally on the mridangam and Elamakkara Balachandran on the ghatom. An 'akshara sloka sadassu' will be held in the afternoon. Dance recitals by Udyogamandal Sasi and team will be held in the evening.
K.S. Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor of the Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Kalady, will inaugurate the public meeting and 'gurupuja' to be held at 5.30 p.m.
Kalamandalam chairman V.R. Prabodhachandran Nair, Thripunithura municipality chairperson Renjini Suresh, among others, will offer felicitations. The meeting will be followed by a Kathakali performance, 'Rusthavum Suhrabum.' It is a story written by Kesavan and is based on the popular Iranian legend of the father-son combat.
Kalamandalam Gopi will don the role of Rustam, while Kalamandalam Balasubramanian will portray the son, Soharab. The other actors include FACT Padamanabhan (Tahmina), Biju Bhaskaran, Kalamandalam Sreekumar and Kalamandalam Kesavadev. Kalamandalam Rajendran and Kalanilayam Rajeevan will provide vocal accompaniment.
Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan and Mankulam Krishnan Namboothiri will accompany on the chenda and Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambisan and party on the maddalam.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu - May 22, 2006)
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