Nithyasri enthrals the audience

The second day of Ragapriya concert series witnessed the vocal concert of Nithyasri Mahadevan with orchestral support from M.A. Krishnaswamy on the violin, Neyveli Skanda Subramanian on the mridangam

The second day of Ragapriya concert series witnessed the vocal concert of Nithyasri Mahadevan with orchestral support from M.A. Krishnaswamy on the violin, Neyveli Skanda Subramanian on the mridangam and Tiruchi Krishnasamy on the ghatam.

Nithyasri started with ‘Thanjam endral’, an Abhogi Raga varnam by Papanasam Sivan, by invoking the blessings of Kapali (Lord Shiva) of Mylapore, which caught the attention of the rasikas at the very beginning of the concert. ‘Okapari Judagarada’ by Saint Tyagaraja in ragam ‘kalavati’ was rendered next, in which the Saint pleads with Lord Rama to look at him once like He looked at sage Suka.

Then came Dikshidar’s ‘Chetha Shree Balakrishnam Bhajare’ in ‘Dwijavanti’, which was rendered effortlessly with the able support of the percussionists. The singer then presented an old favourite, popularised by D.K. Pattammal, ‘Vinave O manasa!’, by Saint Tyagaraja.