Good, in parts
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This popular play could have been presented better.
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HILARIOUS COMEDY A scene from Gurazada's `Kanyasulkam'. Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
Gurazada's Kanyasulkam, a hilarious comedy of manners set in the villages of North coastal Andhra in the 19th century, was first published in 1909.
Its popular appeal has not withered in spite of the fact that there has been a total reversal of the customs and traditions and despite the many times the play has been staged.
The fact that it continues to be popular was evident when it was staged in Kalabharathi.
Organised by the staff of the Chenetha Samachara Monthly and directed by the renowned dramatist, J.V. Ramana Murthy, it was presented by the students of the Sri Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. The performance overall, however turned out to be a very low-key affair. It left much to be desired in the intonation and gesticulation especially in the dialogue delivery. The persona of Girisam (K. Sachin Babu), the pivotal role in the play was a miserable failure. It was only Jayasri who lived the role of Madhuravani with felicitous charm that sustained the tempo to a large extent.
In spite of the rather poor show of histrionic talent by most of the others in the cast, Chandrasekhar, Gopi Krishna, Raju, Raghavendra, Rajesh, Madusudan, Krishna, Tajuddhin, Prasad, Nageswara Rao, Sailu, Suresh, Siripavani, Subhadra and Aruna, the play was not a total flop. The facile finesse incorporating the pun in the dialogues and sequences sustained the audience interest till the end.
A.R.S.
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