About Play:
The Mrichakatika refers to the toy cart with which the son of Charudatta, who has been reduced to poverty, plays.
Rife with romance, sex, court intrigue and comedy, the plot of the play has numerous twists and turns. The main story is about a young man named Charudatta , and his love for Vasantasena , a rich courtesan. The love affair is complicated by a royal courtier, who is also attracted to Vasantasena. The plot is further complicated by thieves and mistaken identities, and thus making it a hilarious and entertaining play.
About Playwright:
Little is known of Sudraka, and he is known through only his attributed contributions to Sanskrit literature. Sudraka was an Indian King. Three Sanskrit plays are ascribed to him. Mrichakatika (The Little Clay Cart) is the play written in the 2nd century BC. It is set in Pataliputra (modern-day Patna)] Other two plays are Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana (short one-act monologue) Padmaprabhritaka.
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Author |
: Original: Shoodraka ( Sanskrit) |
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Translation |
: Bannanje Govidacharya |
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Direction |
: Ravindra Poojary |
On Stage:
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Maithreya |
: Godhuli Girish |
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Charudatta |
: M.C.Chandru |
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Vasanthasene |
: Surabhi Heroor |
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Shakara |
: Raghavendra Prasad C |
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Vita / Cheta / Shreshti |
: Kumara Kashyap |
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Radanike |
: Kumkum J |
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Samvahaka / Bhikshu |
: Shrinivas K / Pavan /Ravishankar.M.B |
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: S.K.Sunny |
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Mathura / Cheta / Aryaka /Kolegaduka |
: Ravikumar J.V |
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Joojukora / Cheta / Ethu /Shodhanaka / Parijana |
: Rajashekar M.B |
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Madanike |
: Brinda K.G / Divya Komala |
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Cheti |
: Ranjitha M |
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Ethu |
: Nagaraj M |
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: Shridhara Moorthy N.S |
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Sharvilaka / Sthavaraka Cheta / Kolegatuka |
: Sandeep P |
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Vardhamanaka Cheta / Veeraka |
: K.A.N.Kishore / Nagaraj M |
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Nyayadheesha / Senapathi |
: Girish S |
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Muduki |
: Shobha S.G |
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Lanchana Vyakthi |
: Mohammed Nasir |
Back Stage:
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Stage Design |
: Chalapathi |
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: Vinod Panna |
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Stage Execution Assistance |
: Shrinivas H.M |
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: Vinod M.R |
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: Ravikumar J.V |
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: Magesh Kumar |
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: Anand P |
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Stage Management |
: Ramesh |
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Music Direction |
: Krishnakumar Yadav |
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Chorus |
: Somashekar Jois B.R |
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: Manju Bhargavi B.R |
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: Smitha H.J |
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Flute |
: Prashanth M.L / Raghu |
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Rhythm |
: Raghavendra K |
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Lighting |
: Rudrayya |
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Property Management |
: Pavana Urval /Vinod M.R / Anand P |
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Costume Design |
: Shilpa |
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Management |
: Manjunath M.S |
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: Bharath B.S |
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Oragnising |
: Jatyathirtha |
