Sunday, September 27, 2009

Navarathri Kutcheri under the Umbrellas


Muralikrishna produces a spirited performance in the rain

The early morning pre monsoon rains threatened to disrupt the concluding day of the ‘Navarathri Special’ Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. It may have dampened the spirit of the weak hearted, but not R. Muralikrishna, a student of St. Michael’s Academy, Adyar who was presenting his first mikeless Kutcheri.

Undeterred by the rains, and with umbrellas all around, Muralikrishna, accompanied by Sriram Sridhar on the violin and Thirucherai Kaushik Rajagopal on the Mridangam produced a spirited performance delighting the morning walkers and music connoisseurs who had gathered around the Chess Quadrangle to enjoy the morning ragas.

His presentation of Sri Ganesh (Thilang- Papanasam Sivam), Kaayamalar (Suththa Thanyasi- Periyazhvar Paasuram), Hanumaney(Malayamaarutham- Arunachala Kavirayar) received a special round of applause from the park audience.

V. Kumaraswamy, GM-Sundaram BPO was present on the occasion and presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.