Aadal Kaaneero 2010
Saturday, 1 May 2010 Bankstown Town Hall, Sunday 2 May 2010, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Cowlishaw St,Tuggeranong ACT.
Tribute to Smt. M.L. Vasantakumari
Aadal Kaaneero is an annual event presented by Natyanjali Australia, showcasing local talent. This year we are proud to present Smt. Radhika Shurajit, who has graciously concented to work with the telented local dancers to produce a tribute to Smt. M.L. Vasanthakumari
Radhika Shurajit is the senior most disciple of the Dhananjayans and is popular for her TV show Thaka Dimi tha, Thaka Dimi tha is the only dance show in television history based on classical dance which had completed 350 episodes and has won the National RAPA Award as a best television dance show. A famous dancer and a choreographer for feature films is known for her creativity in choreography. She is known for her exploring and extending the grammer of classical bharatanatyam and taking it to a wider audience.
In her production Aadal Kanneero she captures the unique musical mood of the great music legend Dr. M L Vasanthakumari enfolding the dance within the melodic rhythm. This production features both MLV’s evergreen celluloid songs as well as those popularised by her at Classical music concerts and is a tribute presented as a commemoration on the 80th Anniversary.
Here is your opportunity to be a part of this unique production. Contact us if you are interested in participating.
Smt. M.L. Vasanthakumari
Smt. M.L Vasanthakumari (1928 - 1990), was a true giant in the field of Carnatic music for over fifty years. True to her name, Vasanthakumari's music was like Spring — joyful, colourful and varied. She retained the quality of freshness in her music until her death on October 31, 1990. Madras Lalithangi Vasanthakumari was born in 1928 to Koothanur Ayyasami Iyer and Lalithangi. Her family environment at home was a constant reverberation with the songs of Purandaradasa, the kritis of the Trinity and others, and khayals, thumris and dhuns rendered by visiting Hindustani musicians.
MLV's first concert was when she was 13, and she created a huge impact on the minds of all her listeners. MLV's Guru was Sri G. N. Balasubramaniam. GNB taught MLV for ten years. He advised her to absorb all the good aspects of his music but to cultivate her own style. MLV did just that and the `MLV bani' emerged that was a combination of melody, rhythm and intellect. She stunned the audience by making unfamiliar ragas familiar and lacing known ones with new contours. With great alacrity she would just shift the tonic note to another swara and out of this exercise would emerge a kaleidoscopic portrayal of a new raga, another one and yet another. Her Ragam-Tanam-Pallavis were cerebral.
Within a short period of time, MLV attained the status of a star performer and though younger in age was accorded a place of honour as one of the members of the female `Trinity,' along with M.S. and DKP. By 1946, she had become a playback singer as well.
She made her debut in Rajamukthi. Gradually she sang for more and more films. MLV then began to sing frequently for the films of Kamala and Padmini, especially for their dance sequences. "Parthiban Kanavu" had three songs by MLV, sung for Kamala.
The superb ragamalika "Parkadal Alaimaele" from "Raja Desingu" (1960) actually had the distinction of being recorded and picturised on Padmini, after the film's release and added to it, to increase the film's popularity. This song too became an integral part of most Bharatanatyam recitals. "Konjum Purave", from "Thayullam" (1952) was based on the Hindi song, "Thandi Havayen", but had the added spice of background music from the theme music of "Samson and Delilah."
"Ayya Sami" picturised on Lakshmikantam in "Or Iravu" (1951) was based on "Gore Gore" by C. Rama-chandra from the film "Samadhi" sung by Lata and Amir bhai, which in turn was based on the Latin American song "Chico Chico from Puerto Rico", from the film "Cuban Pete".
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