Dr Nithyashree Mahadevan - Tamil isai sangam- 26/12

[priyashekar]

Dr. Nithyashree Mahadevan - Vocal
M.A.Krishnaswamy - Violin
Sivakumar - Mridhangham
Sivaramakrishnan - Ghatam

Innamum en manam - charukesi
Malayamarudham veesidum - S malayamarudham
Sharanam sharanam Raghu Rama - asaveri
Malon maruganai virutham followed by saravana bhava ennum thirumandiram - shanmukhapriya AS
Kulam Tharum virutham followed by om namonarayana - karna Ranjani
Idarinum - kedaragowlai - from Kolaru thirupadigam by Manikavasagar
Ennai nee Maravade - Amruthavarshini S
Thiruvadi charanam - Kambodhi - A SN at Aduthu Vanda
Kaliyuga varadan - Brindavani
Sevikka vendumayya - andolika
Valli Kanavan - Kavadi Sindhu
Paadi aluthenayya - kunthala varali
Kakkai chiraginile - Sivaranjani
Irupavai - thirupugazh ?
Vaaziya senthamizh



A brilliant out of the world concert by Nithyashree at Raja annamalAi mandram for Tamil isai sangam .With her voice back to vintage standard she was outstanding in 3 hour concert full of rare n popular songs.

Beautiful asaveri shanmukhapria kambodi . Each song was a gem n raised goosebumps . All songs were rendered with emotion Bhakti n feelings.

She Sang all songs with out referring to any note or iPad straight from heart. Melodious powerful it was an awesome concert.
Kolaru thirupathigam and thirupugazh was rendered wonderfully with clear diction n words were just flowing like a batsman hitting sixer in each ball!

Mak was ably following her.

A normally sedate Sivakumar was energetic and in form in Thani and was applauded .

Sivaramakrishnan supported.

An outstanding full Tamizh Kriti concert I will remember for my life .

[Vocalist]

I attended this concert too. I'd estimate the crowd number varied between just under 100 to 250 through the concert. Most left at the start of the Thani avarthanam at 9pm, (the thani was surprisingly better than expected), though more left at 930pm.

The concert was meant to start at 7pm but did not begin until 7:20pm. Organisers told me it would be 2 hours but it ended at 10pm which was in a way a treat for the rasikas

Complete list below:

01 Innum En (varnam) - Charukesi - Adi - Lalgudi G Jayaraman
02 Malayamarutham - Malayamarutham - Adi - Mangalam Ganapathy (S)
03 Sharanam Sharanam - Asaveri - Misrachapu - Arunachala Kavirayar
04a Malon Maruganai (viruttam) - Shanmukhapriya - Arunagirinathar (r)
04b Saravanabava Ennum - Shanmukhapriya - Adi - PS
05b Kulam Tharum (viruttam) - Karnaranjani (r)
05b Om Namo Narayana - Karnaranjani - Khandachapu - Ambujam Krishna
06a Iddarinum (tevaram) - Kedaragowla - Adi - Tirugnanasambandar
06b Alai (viruttam followed Iddarinum) - Kedaragowla
07 Ennai Nee - Amrithavarshini - Adi - M. M. Dandapani Desikar (s)
08 Thiruvadi Charanam - Kambhoji - Adi - Gopalakrishna Bharathi (RNST)
09 Kaliyuga Varadhan - Brindavanasaranga - Adi - Periyasami Thooran
10 Sevikka Vendum - Andholika - Adi - Muthuthandavar
11 Valikkanavan (kilikanni) - Senchurutti - Adi
12 Padi Aluthenaiyya - Kuntalavarali - Adi - PS
13 Kakkai Chiraginile - Sivaranjani - Adi- Subramania Bharathiyar
14 Iruppaval - Suddhadhanyasi - Adi tisram - Arunagirinathar
15 Vazhiya - Madhyamavathi - Adi - Subramania Bharathiyar

[Vocalist]

Her voice was certainly far better for the majority of the concert than any recording I have heard in the past 4 years. She was giving suitably better breaks for her voice during which is certainly beneficial. The first sign of issues with her voice were present during the Shanmukhapriya krithi but she sensibly did not pursue swaras which would have otherwise been predictable. Those issues then vanished until after the first half of the Kambhoji alapana and worsened during the thukkadas post-thani (except during the Kuntalavarali which was naturally appropriate, at least for those who understand the lyrics of that composition).

Highlights were the Shanmukhapriya viruttam, as well as the entirety of the Asaveri, Karnaranjani, and Amruthavarshini. But I did not like the Senchurutti and Sivaranjani this time; felt it needed a lighter touch of the brighas.

[Vocalist]

Dr. Nithyashree Mahadevan

Please note in the title the concert was on 27 Dec, not 26 Dec.

[Tharma1602]

Hi ,
Can someone send me the notation of " Saravana bhava ennum" in raga shanmugapriya

[arasi]

Great to hear that she's regaining her voice again

[Vocalist]

she's regaining her voice

She was regaining her voice, as of now. There's some months left, so maybe it could be back for December.

[pperumal]

I wonder why she sings with this violin artist Leaves a lot to be desired

- PP.

[narayara000]

I wonder why she sings with this violin artist Leaves a lot to be desired

- PP.

Is he not good

[pperumal]

Please listen to him and make your own opinion
I find him a bit harsh.

- PP.