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March 1 is examination day for Govada Creations because the Hyderabad-based theatre group gears as much as stage the Telugu play Bhoothakalam. “Eee natakam oka pedda pariksha maaku (This play is a giant examination for us). We’re geared as much as face the problem,” says its director Venkat Govada, referring to the anxieties a group experiences whereas staging a play for the primary time.
Musical manufacturing
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Conceptualised and created by Venkat, who has additionally tailored the story of famend author Diwakar Babu’s story to stage, this 90-minute musical manufacturing, with a little bit of dance and a minimalistic and versatile set, has a crew and forged of 30 folks.
Construct your individual life
Forged and crew of Bhoothakalam
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Govada Creations has staged round 25 Telugu performs in its 15-year-old theatre journey. The performs attempt to create social consciousness and painting the significance of human values. Bhoothakalam too explores an identical topic and reveals completely different features of human feelings whereas harnessing the ability of the thoughts. “As a substitute of relying on God for all issues to occur in life, the story encourages us to construct our personal lives,” says Venkat, including, “The play additionally reveals the results when greed and dishonesty shroud our minds.”
A contemporary-day setting reveals Kaamandu (a standard man) about to commit suicide as Ativa (a woman) rejects his proposal as he’s poor. Ghosts come to his rescue by granting him 4 ravas (reverse of varaalu, which means needs). Kaamandu makes use of the ravas to his benefit till an incident modifications his perspective and makes him realise the energy and confidence he was in search of externally, truly comes from inside.”
Novel presentation
Venkat hopes the viewers appreciates the novelty of their presentation. “Telugu natakam continues to be at an beginner stage and making a shift slowly to affix the skilled league, however it nonetheless has an extended strategy to go earlier than it turns into a full-fledged industrial theatre. Not like theatre teams in different languages that experiment with their presentation and storylines, the 75 Parishat teams within the two Telugu states haven’t advanced,” he observes, including, “I don’t need to judge their fashion as I’m additionally a part of the group. We’re solely making an attempt to alter the idea to maneuver ahead.”
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Relying on monetary viability, there are plans to stage Bhoothakalam at completely different centres
Bhoothakalam to be staged at Ravindra Bharathi on March 1; Tickets: ₹99; out there at bookmyshow.com
