Displaying her Manodharma
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Mahalakshmi modulated her voice according to the ‘sahitya’.
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Sangeetha Ksheerasgaram featured Ch.Mahalakshmi in a vocal concert at Thyagaraya Ganasabha’s A/C theatre. Mahalakshmi learntCarnatic music from T.V.Gopalakrishnan of Chennai and then D.Seshachari in Hyderabad. She is a graded artiste of AIR and a vocalist of vast experience. She has already given a number of performances all over the state and also in Chennai. She is blessed with a pleasing voice and learntthe art of modulating it according to the sahitya.
She has developed a rich repertoire to suit the concert needs. Her performance on this occasion too was reasonably good. She was accompanied by N.C.Ananthakrishna on violin and P.Vidyasagar on mridngam. Mahalakshmi began the concert with a Natakuranji varnam –Chalamela and followed it with an invocation to Vinayaka – Sri Mahaganapthim in Athana of Mysore Vasudevachar. Kanulu Taakani in Kalyanavasantham was a pleasant number. The kriti was preceded by a brief essay of the raga.
Makelara Vicharamu in Ravichandrika, Paraku Neekelara in Kiranavali were also well received. All these compositions were in Aditalam. It was followed by Kalyani for delineation for Shyama Sastry’s composition Talli Ninnu in Chapu Talam. Next was Parakela Nannu in Kedara Gowla of Shyama Sastry in Adi Talam.
The raga essay and the swarakalpna in kriti were essayed well.But her real strength lay in essaying Kambhoji choosing it as her main raga essay of the concert. She developed it well displaying her Manodharma. Sri Subrahmanyaya Namaste of Dikshitar was her choice number in this. She rendered it extensively and the swarakalpana too was quite elaborate. This was in Roopaka Talam.
Jayadeva Ashtapadi Lalitha langa in Hamsanandi, Pahi Pahi Jaganmohana, a Tarangam of Narayana Teertha in Kedaram marked the last part of the concert that was concluded with Balamurali’s Tillana in Brindavani. Mridangam support lent by Vidyasagar played greater role in elevating the number. His Tani in the main piece too was laudable. Ananthakrishna’s violin support was neat throughout the concert.
G.S
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