Dramas with substance
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Visakha Music and Dance Academy's social plays `Pudamithalliki Puritinoppulu' and `Sampada' were well enacted.
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FAMILY MATTERS A scene from `Sampada'.
Excellent histrionic talent highlighted the two short plays staged by Visakha Music and Dance Academy in Kalabharathi last Friday.
The first of the plays was Pudamithalliki Puritinoppulu, scripted and directed by K.S.Y. Satya Prasad for Mandulu Memorial Arts. It was a vivid revelation of the trauma faced by both peasants and the rich who take pride in cultivating the land themselves.
The play, however, ends on a happy note with a pledge taken by the younger generation (symbolised by the grandson of the protagonist) to turn crusaders serving the cause of villages and mother Earth.
The cast comprised Sandhya Priyadarshini, Meenakshi, Nagabhushanam, Nancharaiah, Rama Rao, Adinarayana, Satyanarayana, Teja and Swamiji. Music by Raju, make up by Bharani, decor by Venkata Rao and coordination by Nancharaiah were assets.
Filial bonds
The second play, Sampada, was even more absorbing. Y.S. Krishneswara Rao scripted the play that establishes the soul-fulfilling bond of love between parents, especially the mother and the children. The playwright sought to highlight the satisfaction a son derives by serving ailing parents. Handled with acumen by Nandi award winner J. B. Nageswara Rao, the play turned out to be a showcase of directorial brilliance, set design, and execution.
The dramatis personae comprised Santosh, the duty-bound son, his wife Sarada and father-in-law Sivaramaiah (the wife even goes to the extent of divorcing Santosh to get settled in the US), an old teacher without children, a neighbour who makes all realise the invincibility of love for mother and the Motherland and
A production of the cultural wing of NSTL, the play also featured employees P. Adinarayana, director Nageswara Rao, G. Krishnaiah, K. Satya Rao, D. Vijaya, D. Jayalakshmi and others in the cast.
Prakash, Satyanarayana, Srikrishna, Raja Rao, Ramachandra Rao and P.V.R.K. Rayalu shared the credits for make-up, music, decor and management.
A.R.S.
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