Malladi Brothers - Mudhra - 26th Dec 2010

[gardabha_gana]

Standard Disclaimer: I may be wrong with the ragam identifications
Vids. Malladi Brothers (Vocal)
Vid. Nagai Muralidharan (Vio)
Vid. Tiruchi Sankaran (M)
Nerkunam Sankar (K)

Slokarm followed by Sarasijanabha - sung as Pada varnam - Kambodhi
Cherara vademira - Ritigowla (S)
Raju Vedala - Thodi (N, S)
Aahata Sakala - Hemavathi - Misra Jampai (R, S)
Kumaranda Paninde - Yadukula Kamboji (?)
Sarasiruhasana Ramayya - Mukhari
Tulasi Bilva - Kedara Gowla (R, N, S, T)
Charukesi RTP - Pallavi in Khanda jati triuputi - Ragamalika Ananda bhairavi, ??, Vasanthi
Gandhana ....
Ananda Padamalar
Visweswara - Sindu bhairavi
Mangalam Kosaledraya followed by Sriya Kantaya Kalyana

Traditional classic concert with excellent accompaniment, enjoyed it very much.

[semmu86]

Nerkunam Sankar on the kanjira.

It was very good concert by the brothers. The ata thAla varNam was sung beutifully with the swara-sAhityam combination. I have heard only Chembai sing the varNam this way. The mike setting was OK that day compared to the RKS oncert, where it was jarringly loud.

Sankaran Sir played a lovely thani as usual, with the classic trademark Pazhani skool kOrvais. Though Nerkunam Sankar was a bit reticent initially, he managed to do well in the misra koraippu section. However i feel, that he lacks the weight of Sundarkumar or Amrit or Guruprasanna.....

The pallavi was in "KhanDa jAthi triputa thAlam- 2 Kalai" and the eduppu was 1/4 edam from samam. The sAhityam was
"pAlinchavE kAtyAyani paramEshwari ; kAmAkshi ninnu"........... The structure goes like this,

pA, lin, cha vE,
kA, tyA, ya ni,
para mE, shwa
ri,,,,
kA,,
mA,,
Kshi,,
na,nu

[ksrimech]

Malladi brothers singing the songs popularized by Alathur Brother. Bale! Besh!

kumaran tAL paNindE tudi is by pApanASam Sivan.

[Sabaash]

i had attended this concert. just wonderful
Cheraravathemira was soulful.
Sankaran sir played a heavenly avarthanam as a sequel to a magnificent tulasibilwa.
Malladi Bros score heavily in their rendition of keertanam.

Though in my opinion they could have dropped a couple of pieces prior to main so that they will provide themselves with more time to elaborate the pallavi. Just got a feeling that they hurried thru the RTP in this concert.

The same thing happened in their kalarasana Concert in dec season 2009.
May be a coincidence i remember they sang a Charukesi RTP there also ( though a diff pallavi)!!!