A play inspired by Bharati’s verses
The Hindu
How S.V. Sahasranamam’s stage adaptation of the poet’s Panchali Sabadham became a huge success
September 11 marked the death centenary of poet Subramania Bharati (though it says September 12 on the official death certificate). His works, which spanned a wide range of subjects such as nationalism, philosophy and society, have inspired the world of arts and found representation as songs in movies and theatre productions, thematic dance presentations, and vocal performances. One of his most famous works was Panchali Sabadham, reproduced as a play by theatre legend S.V. Sahasranamam’s Seva Stage.
Born in Singanallur in Coimbatore in 1913, Sahasranamam took to theatre at an early age, joining the Bala Shanmukhananda Sabha which in its later avatar would become the T.K.S. Nataka Sabha run by T.K. Shanmugam and his brothers. Making his movie debut with Menaka in 1935, Sahasranamam went on to have a film career spanning more than four decades, becoming one of Tamil cinema’s best known character actors. Theatre, however, remained a constant companion in his journey; he founded his drama troupe Seva Stage in 1952, ushering in an era of experimentation in Tamil theatre with social themes as its focus.
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