About the play:
Naaye Kathe is a music based North Karnataka dialect drama written by Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara. Here the writer becomes the voice of characters and demonstrates dilemma of choosing between pure love and materialistic attitude by portraying the life of the Dombi Daasa nomadic community. The present day conflicts between the common man’s aspirations and realities, Role of money and muscle power, Concept and Value of Freedom in the present day context, Struggle for existence, Love, etc with sharp and witty dialogues manage to keep the audience engrossed.
‘Somanna’ who is intoxicated with power, ‘Naayeemaga’ who refuses to see himself as a human being, ‘Shaari’ who hangs on to her principles against all odds, ‘Savanthri’ and ‘Daasa’ two materialistic beasts are the prominent characters in the play.
About the writer :
Chandrashekhara Kambara is a prominent poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems. Kambar has been conferred with many prestigious awards including Padma Shri, Kabir Samman, Kalidas Samman, Pampa award, Kannada Saahithya Academy Award, etc., He was the founder Vice Chancellor of Kannada University and also served as Member of Legislative Council, Director National School of Drama, Director Karnataka Naataka Academy. Some of his prominent plays are ‘Jokumaraswamy, ‘Harakeya Kuri, ‘Sambha Shiva Prahasana’, ‘Siri Sampige’, ‘Tukrana Kanasu’ and ‘Mahaa Maaye’. Some of his noted literary works are ‘Singaravva Mattu Aramane’, ‘Sangya Baalya’, ‘Lakshapati Raajana Kathe’, ‘Karimaaye’, ‘G.K.Maasthra Pranaya Prasanga’, ‘Huliya neralu’, ‘Bepputakkadi Bole Shankara’, etc.
About the director :
Ravindra Poojary, a product of Abhinaya Taranga’s Drama School, is one of the founder members of ‘Samashti’. He has carved a niche for himself as a director and lighting designer. Some of the well known plays directed by him and some of which have won state level awards include - ‘Goode Kanda Kathe’, 'Ashadada Ondu Dina', 'SambaShiva Prahasana', 'Mrichakatika', 'Haddu Meerida Haadi', 'Alegalalli Rajahamsagalu' etc.
Cast:
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Anand P |
Kathegara / Karadi / Ramanna |
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Harish R |
Mela |
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Tanuja R |
Mela / Laxmi |
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Yashaswini Anand |
Mela / Rajakumari |
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Satyamurthi A |
Mela / Maruthi |
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Shrinivas Prasad C |
Mela |
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Premkumar R |
Mela / Rajakumara |
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Sudhakar Jain |
Mela / Naga / Banta |
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Dhananjaya B |
Mela |
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Naveen B Joshi |
Mela / Buddijeevi / Ramanna |
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Ronald Kiran |
Mela / Bhikshuka |
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Suma G.A |
Tayi |
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Parameshwara K |
Somanna |
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Basu Kumar |
Nayee Maga |
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Brinda K.G |
Savanthri |
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Raghavendra Prasad C |
Dasa / Buddijeevi |
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Ganashri |
Shari |
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Tejasvini B |
Shari |
Back Stage:
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Music Direction |
Prasanna Vaidya |
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Chorus |
Sunayana Benne |
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Varuni Shampur |
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Swathi |
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Sriram Ravishankar |
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Percusssions |
Prashanth Hegade |
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Nagendra Bhat |
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Key Board |
A.V.Ramachandra |
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Stage |
Nagaraj M |
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Ravikumar J.V |
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Costumes |
Bharath B S |
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Properties |
Vasundhara S P |
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Make-up |
Raghavendra Prasad C |
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Publicity |
Narendra J.M |
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Sounds |
Renuka Prasad H.S |
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Art & Stage Design |
Vinod Panna |
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Management |
Manjunath M S / Gangadhar Karikere / Dhananjay B |
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Organising |
Jayathirtha |
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Lighting & Direction |
Ravindra Poojary |
