Sanjay Subramanyan -Kartik Fine Arts- 2015

[grsastrigal]

Sanjay Subramanyan
Nagai Muralidharan
Mannargudi Easwaran
K V Gopalakrishnan-Ghanjira.
41st Karthik Fine Arts- 2015

Venue-Narada Gana Sabha
Date= 7th December 2015.

KFA Organiser expressed grievances on the recent rain and prayed for the people for the speed recovery and normalcy, followed by detailing Sanjay’s concert. But I don’t know why he announced the first part in English and the second part in Tamil ?

Karthik Fine arts must be happy after mallAdi duo cancelled their concerts at 4.30 PM slot and at least Sanjay agreed.
Thanks to Sanjay, despite BBC and Chennai BC-(Ramanan) - threatening for more rain, as he did not disappoint the rasikas and enthralled with an excellent concert.

While finishing “Tunbam nErgayil…..”, he used the word “namakku” “ inbam sErkamAttayA” and his timely “pAsuram”-“kunRam Endhi kuLir mazhai” followed by Govardhan giri dhAra of Narayna Teertha-echoed the view of many chennaities who experienced the fury of the rain.

vanajAksha-Ritigowla-varNam-Venna kuppier
rE rE mAnasa bhajarE gajAnanam- Ceyyoor ChengalvarAya Sastri- (S) in gajAnanam
darbaar-Raga alapana for 5 min- followed by Sri vEnu gopAla devA- koteeswara Iyer kriti
Sri dakshinAmurthE-Shankarabharanam-MD
KeeravAni-Main-kaligiyuntE kadA kalgunu”-Thyagarajar- Neraval in “bAguga srI raghu rAmuni pAdamula” (S)
Tani
RTP-nAgaswaravali-“SivachidambaramE darisikka manamE, jananamillai idu nijamE” Ragamaliga swaram in HamsAnandi, abhEri, chalanAtta
EdhayA gati- chalanatatta-Koteeswara Iyer.
Vritham-kunRam Endhi followed by “gOvaradhana giri”-Darbari kAnada-Teerthar.
Tunbam nErgayil- Desh=bharadhidAsan.
Orumaiyudan-Arutpa-Ramalinga swamigal
pavamAna-vAzhiya senthamizh- madhyamAvathi-

2 hours and 45 minutes concert filled up with lot of enthusiasm. Reasonable crowd was there till the last minute and gave a standing ovation.

I always say the plus point of Sanjay is his energy. At 9 PM, he took a “pudi” in chala nAtta which was amazing, like a take off of Boeing flight.

The way in which he started keeravani and slowly making “sajAvat” of the rAgam, was like a rose covered with petals. Such a beauty.

With nAgai muralidharan combination, which is rare now a days, it is like “catch me, if you can” type of experience. Both of them are like – Manirathnam-kamalhassan combination. One after other, they exhibit their skills in the respective field which is to be seen to appreciate.

I see their skill levels at its best-in RTP. I experience their JayanthasEna RTP couple of years ago in the same venue /sabha- still in my thought. In tanam-one after other –thoroughly enjoying their work.
Claps claps claps….everywhere.

Mannargudi’s tani with KVG is another treat. Mannargudi is such a person who openly shower appreciation on the spot.
Good combination of artists, good concert- great time.

[Rsachi]

Shastrigal,
Your report is like a burst of sunshine. Thank you!

[arasi]

Likewise.
Good choice of songs as usual, and some reflecting the hour and invoking the gods for grace by singing of their merciful boons to humanity.