A.Bhavadhaarini- Hemamalini- Manikandan
Kapali Fine Arts- Sastry Hall
28th December 2006. 2pm- 4 pm
JalajAksha- Hamsadhwani- Adi
Maha ganapathe- NatanArayani-Adi-MD
Kanaka Saila- Punnagavarali- Adi-S
SadAmadin- GambIra vAni-Desadi (S)
RTP- Bhairavi- Kanda Thriputa- (RNS)
Tani Avarththanam
MOkshamu-Saramathi-Adi-T-(RS)
Paripoorna kAma-pOrvikalyAni-rUpakam-T-(RNS)
Thillana- PriyamAla-5 NadAis-Dr.BMK??
Listeners Choice:
Thukkarama Naama-Marati Abhang- Behag
Viruttham- Tamil-
KarunA sAgarane- vInAvAdini-Adi-??
Sai Bajan - ragamAlika
Bhavadhaarini is a versatile singer with a marvelous voice. Sufficient depth characterised from the varnam to the tail pieces.
The Mike arrangements (as usual) in Sastry hall was disturbing in the beginning but settled after the 3rd piece when the Mike Man returned from his Lunch break!!
The GambIravAni piece was rendered well with a nice set of svarams completely portraying the intricacies of the rAgam.
The rAga essays of Bhairavi was improvised with sufficient skill. The essence of Bhairavi could be felt in every newer phrase. Improvisations and Sangathis are really gifts for this singer.
The thaanam portions were aptly rendered by her with precise kAlams.
The Pallavi was rendered with precision in 3 kAlams and thisram.
Swarams in ananda bairavi, vasantha bhairavi, suddha bhairavi and sindhu bhairavi followed by the magnificient rAgamalika Swaram covering all the Bhairavi's must be specially mentioned.
The tani avarthanam was not rendered in perfect unison and there seemed to be a lack of interest of the mridangist.
The short and sweet Saramathi AlApanA preceded the seldom-Popular tyAgarAja krithi. The sangatis at the pallavi and the words were aptly meaningfully sung and were beautifully delineated and the song as a whole was rendered with passion.
The pUrvikalyANi AlApanai was very differently structured from what one gets to hear in a normal concert. The neraval and svarams at 'sAkethAdhipa nI mukha sarasIruhamunu ' were good.
Thillana of Dr.BAlamuralI krishna in gurupriyA, rasikapriyA, gayakapriyA, karaharapriyA and sunAdapriyA in five nadAis was excellently rendered with required potential and soaked the listeners in enthusiasm. The Mridangist did fail in his attempts to follow the thillana.
Many rasikAs started their choices and the thukkdas followed in that fashion. The first choice was the rAgamAlikA viruttam Announced as Pambhan Swamihal's Lyrics which was followed by 'karunA sAgaarane' amazingly rendered.
The words in the Charanam ' kari azhaikka nee varavillayo un garudanukku udambhu seri illayo' was sung with apt stress and bhaavam. After the song, one of the listeners commented:
'May be Garuda has Chikungunya' and everyone had a smile.
The next choice was the misra bEhAg Abhang potrayed a different approach totally and showcased the voice fluency of Bhavadhaarini to sing with modulations.
Hemamalini marked her presence in every scene but sadly a couple of times dint match the ragas in RagamalikA's. There were totally four ragamAlikA's - once in RTP, in BMK Thillana, in the Virutham and ending Bhajan.
Overall the concert did leave an impact in one's mind that Bhavadhaarini is really promising in her singing and she equally responds to requests immediately.