| AT A GLANCE | THE PLAY | CAST AND CREDITS |
| SRC, 4.30 pm, Thu, 21 Jan Hindi, 90 minutes Director: K N Panikkar Playwright: Bhavabhuti |
While Bhavabhuti’s original play primarily works along the lines of the three rasas of : karuna, shringar and veera, this revisiting of the text looks at the triangle the three create, because of which the poetic images assume creative sub-textual dimensions. In keeping with the original, the play focuses on the conflict of being Rama - He is Rama that is why he will have to suffer, he is Rama that is why he will have to protect his people. And the same parallel exists with Sita - She is Sita that is why she will love, she is Sita that is why she will have to suffer separation, she is Sita that is why she will have to face loneliness. This version of the Uttara Rama Charitam, while located in the basic essence of the play, relooks at and its dynamics and negotiations. The text that it the performance is based on has been completely rewritten, and although it essentially remains what Bhavabhuti wrote, in its own way it has become a new creation, a new exploration. | Rama: Gireesh V. Sita: Saritha J.L. Lakshmana: Suresh Kumar P.S. Durmugha: Sajikumar S.L. Valmiki: Satheeshkumar.G. Nishada: Komalan Nair G. Rajaka: Manikantan P. Chandraketu: Raghunathan C. Vasanti: Sreerekha Sreedhar Lava: Raj Anand P. Kusha: Anilkumar S. Bhoomi Devi: Karthika V.P. Group & Back Stage: Parvathy, Anita Gupta, Lata Sangde & Kamlesh Malviya Sangeet: Anilkumar Pazhaveedu, Satheesh Kumar G., Karthika.V.P. Vaditra: Praveen Sharma N.,Krishnakumar K.J. Flute: Dr. Venugopu Costume: Johny Michael, Komalan Nair G., Deboshish Dutta, Neeraj Indravati Kunder Lighting: Deboshish Dutta, Neeraj Indravati Kunder Co-Ordination: Kalyani Krishnan Stage Manager: Sarada Panikkar Mool Kavi: Bhavabhuti Text: Dr.Udayan Vajpeyi Music & Direction: Kavalam Narayana Panikkar |