Only two RTPs so far in Odukathur mutt Bangalore -Nithyasree

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 26 Aug 2007, 10:38

Hi all,

I have been visiting the Mutt for the SreeGuruvayorappan Bajan Trust concerts in the last one week. There was an RTP by Nithyasree yesterday on kannada ranjini. I left after this but probably she sang till 930pm and she came early and started the concert at 5.55pm. Sincerity. Rarely artists take such ragas.

Her main piece was mathymavathi Everi cheri rama. Mandolin U srinivas did an excellent main piece of shunmugapriya. What is the pallavi and song?

So far I liked Sudha and Nithyasree concerts for their concert planning. Offcourse I liked Dhanyasi piece by TMK, Simmendra madhimum by TNS.

Sudha Raghunathan also performed RTP on Todi , it was innovatively done with swaras on all Oothukadu venkata subbaier songs and an outline of the songs too.

But wondering what happened to TMK, Sikkil , Usrinivas and TNS concert planning? Why can't they plan for RTP?

It is OK if it extends beyond 9PM, interested people will stay back. Artists comes an average of three times in a year , unlike chennai where they present concert more often. They should be advised to perform RTP by sponcers. People will find ways to reach home. I once saw Sanjay telling Ramesh to shorten speech as he has to perform RTP at Odukatur mutt last year.

I was surprised at TMK choosing Chakkani raja as the main piece. It was an excellent redition. But I felt little disappointed at teh song selection. I am sure he is trying to reach the mass. I was thinking after the karakara priya alapana that he shouldnot do rama neeyada or ramanee samana meru. But I never expected chakkani raja, the most common piece. Actaully after the speech he was in a dillema whether to deliver an RTP as we can make out his second thoughts and looks like he decided to skip.

Speech by UKS can be made short. He gives good speeches but can be made short. Karikudi Mani's speech was nice and short.

Speech of Ramesh swami is much shorter now a days, thanks. I think speech about Unnati and shiksha are inevitable. I think he has to use the best time for this after the thani. They have their own compulsions.

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 26 Aug 2007, 11:10

Dear Rajglan,

On chakkani raja , I agree with you. We had been listening to too many of them in the recent past in Bangalore. The first concert of this series at Odukathur Mutt, had Priya Sisters singing the same and within couple of days, TMK too goes for the same. Earlier this year, there wasone by Saketharaman, Rudrapatnam Brothers at Fort School, TNS at the Nadasurabhi concert... but, I like to hear them anyway.

I guess, certain organisers ask them to include RTP in the concert. Gayana Samaja concerts had 2 beautiful RTPs by Sanjay and Malladi Brothers.

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 26 Aug 2007, 11:13

For those who are interested in the details of Smt Nityasree Mahadevan's concert, here it is:

Vocal : Smt Nityasree Mahadevan
Violin : H N Bhaskar
Mrudangam : J Vaidyanathan
Ghatam : Smt Sukanya Ramgopal

01 enthO prEma ( varnam ) - surutti - Pallavi Gopala Iyer O

02 bAlakrishNam bhAvayAmi - gOpikAvasantham - Muthuswami Dikshitar

03 nenaruncharA nApai - simhavAhini - Thyagaraja S

04 rAmanAtham bhajEham - pantuvarALi - Muthuswami Dikshithar A , N , S

Neraval at kumAra guruguha mahitam

05 mathurA mathurA - aTaNa - Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiar

06 Isanai kOti sUrya prakAshanE - naLinakAnthi - Muthu Thandavar

07 vara nArada nArayaNa - vijayasrI - Thyagaraja

08 evaricchiriraa - madhyamAvathi - Thyagaraja A , S, T

09 kandena udupiya krishNana - behAg - Purandara dasa O

10 RTP - karNaranjani ( Pallavi lines 'Om namO nArAyaNa enru bhajE manamE )

11 Viruttam - shanmukhapriya ( varnamayil) , mOhanam ( mayilpeeli)

shanmukha kanDhanum mOhana kaNNanum - shanmukhapriya,mOhanam - ??

12 nambi kettavar ever aiya - hindOLam - Papanasam Sivan

13 MangaLam - sourAshtram

bhaktha · Post by **bhaktha** » 26 Aug 2007, 12:57

Any chance of getting a rec of Smt. Niyashree's concert? Looks like it was a cracker of a concert!
-bhaktha

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 26 Aug 2007, 22:40

The karna ranjani RTP line starts with the words 'OM namO nArAyaNA' as in Ambujam Krishna's song in the same rAgA.

Was the viruttam Nityasri's mother's composition?

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 27 Aug 2007, 11:29

Braindrain, Thanks for the details.

Does anyone know songs in karna ranjani. I have heard in tukkada section by B Jaysree , "deena saranyanae, devaki balanae" in one of her concert. Any Mummurthy's krithis, or harikesavanallur krithis or Swathi tirunal krithis or any main piece krisits in this raga?

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 27 Aug 2007, 11:35

Vaancha Thonu by Shri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar is quite a popular Krithi.
Sathej

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 27 Aug 2007, 17:12

we must thank the organizers for providing plenty of chairs outside the small halland a large screen to watch comfortably from outside. year by year wonderful progress. it will be useful to give a form to those who want to request particular songs well before the concert starts. gobilalitha

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 27 Aug 2007, 17:16

If I remember karnaranjani was made popular by BY D.K. JAYARAMAN. Am I correct?

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 27 Aug 2007, 17:21

I request the organizers to arrange aperformance by smt Raji Gopalakrishnan in the next year series at least. she reminds you of the legend DrMLV

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 28 Aug 2007, 21:52

bhaktha · Post by **bhaktha** » 29 Aug 2007, 10:50

wow...thanks a lot for the link.
-bhaktha

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 29 Aug 2007, 17:38

Hi, links to concerts of current artistes (and copyrighted recordings of older artistes) are not allowed to be shared over this forum unless they are done with the express approval of the artists concerned. Please dont give such links here.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 29 Aug 2007, 19:11

srkis - Thanks for letting me know. I will take care of this in future. I will edit my post.

-hari