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The recent performance of Ramya Murali, disciple of guru Sheela Unnikrishnan, at the Music Academy was a real visual treat. The danseuse commenced with the traditional Alarippu in the unusual Adi tala. The jatiswaram in raga Kalyani composed by the Tanjavur Quartette revealed the sense of rhythm of the dancer. And in the Poorvikalyani varnam, Ramya passed the acid test by proving her maturity and understanding of both nritta and abhinaya. The jatis in this number were handled with considerable confidence and versatility mirroring the hard work of both guru and sishya. Guru Sheela's effective nattuvangam boosted the confidence of the already confident dancer.      

     

In the second half of the programme Ramya moved on to the Padams 'Aadinaye Kanna' in Mohanakalyani and 'Kavava' in Varali. In the Mohanakalyani padam, she portrayed the beauty of the dancing Krishna. The touching lyrics of great composers like Ambujam Krishna and Papanasam Sivan were handled with great care. The items were decorated with crisp and relevant sancharis.    

Rajeshwari Kumar's vocal rendition added flavour to the show. Nagaraju's violin following of the vocalist was like another singer supporting. Rajeshwari and Saravanan's fillers made the audience nod their heads in appreciation. Violin maestro Lalgudi G Jayaraman's tillana in Madhuvanti was a fitting finale in which the dancer's foot and the fingers of the mridangist, Nagai Narayanan played a major role.     

Lakshmi V N

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   Posted on 2nd March 2001