When rhythms turned colourful
MOHAMED NAZEER
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Madiyan Radhakrishnan Marar and Rajendran Pulloor blurred the boundaries of art forms to blend music and colours.
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COLOUR OF MUSIC: `Kottum Varayum' blended music and painting.
It was a novel experience for Thayambaka buffs and art enthusiasts in and around Vellikoth in Kasaragod district as they watched the Thayambaka artiste play a catchy rhythm while a young artist wove a world of colours with his brush.
`Kottum Varayum' held at Vellikoth, birthplace of the late Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair, on February 12, was timed to coincide with the poet's birth centenary celebration. It was an effort to synchronise the rhythms of Thayambaka played by percussionist Madiyan Radhakrishnan Marar and the colour scheme of Rajendran Pulloor. Both sought to strike a perfect balance in their respective arts.
Innovative
`Kottum Varayum' was an innovative cultural event that sought to showcase the artistic interpretation of rhythm. The beats of the pulsating Thayambaka found an echo in the palette of the artist who then transferred it to his canvas. Rajendran's vivid yellows and reds in acrylics depicted the momentum of Madiyan Radhakrishnan Marar's percussion music. The one-and-a-half hour programme began on a musical note with songs, keerthans and Kathakali music by Kanhangad T.P. Sreenivasan, Kanhangad Ramachandran and P. Pramod and a host of percussion artistes. Among those who witnessed the unique programme were Kanhangad municipal chairman, K. Purushothaman, Kannur University Controller of Examinations, K.P. Jayarajan, dancer Seetha Sasidharan and writer Ambika Sudan Mangad.
Thayambaka artiste Radhakrishna Marar had hit the limelight two years ago when he played Thayambaka from dawn to dusk at Kshethrapalaka Temple at Madiyan in Kasaragod. He is also known for having developed a new rhythmic pattern in Thayambaka known as `Navakkoor'.
Winner of the Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram, Rajendran Pulloor, a school teacher, has participated in many a painting camp in the country.
The innovative cultural fete came to an end with an evaluation of the event by national film jury member M.A. Rahman.
The attempt to synchronise the two art forms was one way of re-reading of culture and arts, according to him.
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