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Hyderabad-based Nishumbita Faculty of Drama, in affiliation with Rasranjani theatre group, pays tribute to playwright-actor (late) Girish Karnad by staging his mystical play Nagamandala in Telugu. Director Ram Mohan Holagundi reminisces: “We first staged the play in English in 2004 and far later — after 19 years — in Telugu in 2023 at our centre. Staging it at Ravindra Bharathi now, for a big viewers, is thrilling.” A musical manufacturing with two recorded Kannada songs, Nagamandala is introduced by a staff comprising a solid and crew of 33. The actors, together with two interns from Christ Faculty in Bengaluru, have been rehearsing for this workshop manufacturing for 2 months now.
People story
Ram Mohan Holagundi
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Primarily based on a Kannada folks story with a rural setting, Karnad’s Nagamandala is centred round protagonist Rani. Married off to Apanna by her mother and father , Rani faces neglect at her husband’s home. In an try and seduce her dishonest husband, she tries to drug him by mixing a love root in his meals, however it by accident falls into an ant hill. A Naga (cobra ) within the anthill consumes the love potion, takes on the type of Apanna and visits Rani’s mattress at night time.
After a while, Rani turns into pregnant and her husband Apanna accuses her of getting an extramarital affair. The play reaches a climax when the panchayat leaders of the village suggest an ordeal, a trial that determines the reality. As occasions unfold, Rani finally beneficial properties respect.
based mostly on a folks story
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The play is surreal and fantasy-based however has not misplaced its enchantment, says Ram. “Girish Karnad wrote the play in 1988 however it nonetheless retains its attraction. The play has moved to a different stage on account of its reputation however attracts theatre audiences every time and wherever it’s staged.”
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Having directed the play in English, Ram hopes the Telugu model too will solid a spell on the theatre-lovers of Hyderabad. “We have now some non-Telugu talking artists too within the manufacturing however all of them have labored onerous to get the pronunciation of every Telugu phrase accurately.”
Nishumbita Faculty of Drama and Rasranjani current Nagamandala in Telugu at Ravindra Bharathi on Could 24, 6.30pm onwards. Tickets ₹50 out there on bookmyshow.com
