Balaramayanam - Dance drama - Rangaanubhavam Day 3 - LIVE performance - SDN - Bharathanatyam

On the auspicious day of Vaikunta Ekadasi, and as the month of Margazhi draws to an end, Sridevi Nrithyalaya humbly presents our Musical Margazhi offering for the year with the full video of our first ever Dance drama—Balaramayanam (2002) which is also our first production to have crossed a 100 stages.

'Balaramayanam' delineates some of the stories of Bala Khandam of Valmiki Ramayanam, beginning with Putra-kameshti Yagam performed in the orchestration of Sage Rshyashringa, followed by the birth of Rama and His brothers and their growth in the palace. Episodes of Rama and Lakshmana accompanying Sage Viswamitra to the forest; young prince Rama slaying the aggressive ogress Thataka, and demons Maarecha and Subahu; Rama relieving Ahalya of her terrible curse are depicted. The dance drama comes to a close with the divine act of Rama and Sita setting eyes on each other, followed by the evergreen Sita Svayamvaram and finally, Sita-Rama Kalyanam.

This video is a recording of an on-stage live performance (30/12/21) at Vani Mahal, Chennai. The lightings used, therefore, are that which are suited for a live on-stage performance only.

0:00:23 - Introduction of Kingdom Ayodhya
0:08:52 - Citizens lament the heirless King Dasaratha
0:10:18 - Dasaratha and his wives praying Sun God & Sage Vasishta suggesting Putra Kameshti
Yagam
0:14:13 - Putra Kameshti Yagam
0:19:55 - Birth of Rama & his brothers
0:22:54 - Festivities celebrating the birth of Princes
0:26:03 - Rama & brothers learning warfare
0:30:15 - Sage Viswamithra's entry into King Dasaratha's court
0:38:34 - Destruction of demoness Takaka
0:44:34 - Vamana avataram story
0:48:15 - Destruction of the demons Mareechan & Subhahu
0:51:35 - Ahalya shapa vimochanam
0:56:48 - Introduction of Sita
1:01:00 - Rama & Sita eyes meet
1:03:07 - Sita's Svayamvaram
1:09:50 - Sita Rama Kalyanam
1:15:15 - Victory to Lord Hanuman

Balaramayanam
Lyrics - Sri Kadalmathi
Music - Sri Balabharthy
Choreography - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Sinngers:
Sri Balabharthy
Sri Gomathi Nayagam
Smt. Kalyani Kalyanaraman
Smt. Rajeswari Kumar
Voice Over:
Smt. Gayathri Sundaram
Sri Arjun Sundaram
Percussion - Sri Vennkatasubramanian
Violin - Embar Sri Kannan
Flute & Keyboard - Palaghat Sri Sriram
Veena - Sri Bhavani Prasad
Stage decors - Cool Events Kumar & team
Lights - Sri Murugan & team
Costumes - Smt. Shobha Korambil

Artists:

Narrators:
Nishkala Ranjeev
Krithika Krishna
Sahana Dinesh
Jayashri
Emma Nicholson
Amirthevarshini
Ineya

Dasaratha & Narasimhapuri Prince - Bhairavi Venkatesan
Kousalya - Sai Smriti Suresh
Kaikeyi - Meghna Unnikrishnan
Sumitra - Harinipriya

Maid - Meenakshi
Common folk & Tandora - Saptharishi
Soldier & Boatman - Lithika

Vasistar & Janaka - Kameshweri Ganesan
Viswamithra - Harinie Jeevitha
Rama - Mrinalini Sivakumar
Lakshmana - Lakshita Madhan

Sita - Vishwashree S. S.
Sita friends:
Sharada
Sivapriya
Tanvi Adige
Sumedha
Harini
Ketana

Main Tataka & Ravana - Shreya Rajagopalan
Second Tataka - Supraja
Mahabali & Nerparal Prince - Mridula Sivakumar
Court dancer & Kalinga Prince - Rajadarshini Saravanan
Viswaroopa Vamana & Samanpuri Prince - Sanjena Ramesh
Ahalya & Rishi - Vishnupriya
Sukracharya - Vethavarna
Vamana - Akshara
Agni Purusha - Pranaya Rajesh
Miniature Mahabali - Sadhanashri
Miniature Sukracharya - Prathiksha
Bharatha - Rakshana Sri
Shatrugna - Smrithika
Urmila - Roshna
Mandavi - Dia Bharath
Shrutakirti - Prithika
Hanuman - Srinidhi Nandhagopal

Baby Rama - Aaradhya Nandhagopal
Baby Lakshmana - Ananya Swaminathan
Baby Bharatha - Anwitha Krishnan
Baby Shatrugna - Rukmini

Young Rama - Nirantara Ranjeev
Young Lakshmana - Maya Swaminathan
Young Bharatha - Saikripa Karunakaran
Young Shatrugna - Sarvashri Madan

Devas:
Vishnumaya
Srilekha
Riya B
Tanishka

Rishis:
Hiranmayee
Ananya M J

Horse:
Neha
Keerthana Sureshkumar