Sriram Parasuram & Anuradha : Improper Cocktail

Let me restrict myself to talking about the carnatic part of the concert for now. Naata (Swaminatha Paripalaya) was a great start. Nereval at "Vamadeva Parvathi Sukumara" was followed with very creative kalpana swaram. M A Krishnaswamy on the violin was brilliant. Varali (Eti Janmam idi) was next on cards.

Subramanya Bharathi's composition in Madhukauns was a well deserved tribute to the great patriotic poet on his birth anniversary. Ravichandrika (Makelara Vicharamu) was very colorful. Satish kumar's percussion support added lusture to the golden Ravichandrika . The Ma-ga-sa-re-ga prayogam brought out the delicate twists of the raaga.

The concert would have been great had it just been a pure carnatic performance. Before I conclude I have one thing to say about the the raagas chosen for the hindustani part. They were more closer in "spirit" than in "technical closeness" causing the non-effectiveness of the kutcheri.

Wouldn't it be better to educate the finer nuances of carnatic music instead of thrusting hindustani music onto to the carnatic audience ?

Raagam: 7/10
Nereval: 6/10
Kalpanaswaram: 7/10
Sowkyam: 5/10
Pataantharam: 4/10
Gimmicks: 4/10
Seshtai: 8/10
Acting: 4/10
Commercial Approach: 8/10
Thani Avarthanam: Great.
Voice Culture: 8/10
Overall: Felt like an Oil-Water mixture.