Mahalakshmi Ravishankar impressed with her evocative performance

Under the auspices of Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Mahalakshmi Ravishankar gave a solo performance at R.K. Swamy Auditorium. Having started her tutelage under Archana Mahesh, Mahalakshmi continued to train under Janane Sethunarayanan, a disciple of Anitha Guha.

 Mahalakshmi commenced her performance with Thodayamangalam in Ragamalika, Talamalikai.

The dancer depicted the pain and longing of the nayika, highlighting her devotion for Krishna
| Photo Credit:
Srinath M.

Under the auspices of Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Mahalakshmi Ravishankar gave a solo performance at R.K. Swamy Auditorium. Having started her tutelage under Archana Mahesh, Mahalakshmi continued to train underJanane Sethunarayanan, a disciple of Anitha Guha.

Mahalakshmi commenced her performance with Thodayamangalam in Ragamalika, Talamalika.

Mahalakshmi brought out the pain and longing of the viraha nayika, who feels distressed due to the separation from her lord, in the Bhairavi varnam ‘Nandagopalanai vara cholladi sakhiye’ by Periyasami Thooran set to Adi tala. She brought out her devotion for Krishna in this piece. The sequence of theermanams that embellish the varnam was executed effortlessly by the dancer.

Next in line was the all-time favourite ‘Chinnanjiru kiliye’ by Bharatiyar in ragamalika set to Tisra Adi. This is one of the famous verses by the Tamil poet, which has been interpreted differently by different dancers. Mahalakshmi recreated Anitha Guha’s choreography, depicting vatsalya bhava, bringing out the unconditional love of a mother for her child.

Mahalakshmi recreated Anitha Guha’s choreography depicting vatsalya bhava
| Photo Credit:
Srinath M.

She concluded her recital with a thillana by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar, in raga Sankarabharanam and choreographed by Adyar Lakshman.

The orchestra, consisting of Hariprasad Kaniyal (vocals), Kalaiarasan Ramanathan (violin), Ramshankar Babu (mridangam), and Janane Sethunarayanan (nattuvangam) enriched the performance.