Dushshasana Vadhe

The ‘Dushshasana Vadhe Yakshagana’ that is going to be unfolded before you is a creative venture blossomed in the ever imaginative mind of ‘Theatre Yaksha’, Udupi. Theatre Yaksha, nurtured under the dynamic leadership of Prithviraj Kavathar, has been constantly engaged in the task of rendering Yakshagana genuinely true to its traditional ethos. Kavathar’s experiments are certainly actuated by his proclaimed mission of making the art of Yakshagana more and more ‘Yakshaganeeya’.

The present performance is blissfully free from the popular components that appear in the guise of tradition. In order to recapture the subtleties of this art form, a few substantial changes have been introduced in this show. Besides entertaining the audience, a show is expected to evoke reflective responses on the thematic concerns of a chosen mythological text. Keeping this in mind, Draupathi and Krishna are shown here deliberating upon the inevitable catastrophe that awaited Dussasana. Breaking free from the popular practice of placing the younger Pandavas on a lower pedestal, in this show, Nakula and Sahadeva have been put on par with the senior Pandavas in stature and dignity.

Deviating from the well-established convention, Bheema will appear as a Satvika initially and turn into Rudrabheema only as he gets into a fierce encounter with Dushshasana. Similarly, Dussasana’s character will have two components here. In the beginning, he will appear as a Rajasa character, and his transformation into Ghora Dushshasana will occur only when he takes on Rudrabhhema. The women characters, who normally come before us as worldly beings devoid of much intellect, will appear here as strong voices demanding considerable attention. Moving away from the practice of assigning the roles of Shatha Kauravas to all and sundry, here in this performance one will find full-fledged actors portraying them. Above all, the show will feature the sonorous compositions of Sri. Bottkere Purushothama Poonja. (Source: Dr. T.K Raveendran)

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Dushshasana Vadhe (Tenku Thittu) Crew

Theatre Yaksha, Udupi & Selected artists from Tenku Thittu present Dushshasana Vadhe.
12 December 2015 MGC Ground, Bondel, Mangalore

Program organised by

Yakshagana Kalaranga (R), Udupi, Yakshadhwani Trust (R), Mangaluru,Vibhinna Mangaluru

Yakshagana Team

Bhagavatha – Kuriya Ganapathi Shastri, Balipa Shivashankara Bhagavatha | Chende, Maddale – Padyana Shankaranarayana Bhat, Krishna Prakasha Ulittaya, Murari Kadambalittaya | Chakratala – Rajendra Krishna | Screen and Assistance – Prithiviraj Kavattar, Pavan Kervashe, Narayana | Kodangigalu – Pavan Kervashe, Rahul Kudla | Bala gopala – Hariraja Kateel, Sharath Kumar | Mukhya Sthrivesha – Shashikantha shetty Karkala | Arjuna – Shambhayya Bhat Kanjarpane | Bheemasena – K. Govinda Bhat | Chandi roopi Dhroupadi – Ubaradka Umesha Shetty | Dharmaraya – M. L. Samaga | Dhraupadi – Akshaya Kumar Marnar | Duryodhana – 1 – Pavan Kervashe | Duryodhana – 2 -ShriKrishna Devakana | Dushshaasana – Ubaradka Umesha Shetty | Ghora Dushshaasana – Sanjeeva Shirankallu | Hanuma Naika – Mavvaru Balakrishna Maniyani | Hariraja Kateel, Sharath Kumar | Ishvara – Shivaraj | Karna – Venkatesha Kallugundi | Kauravas – Venkatesha Kallugundi, Deevith Kumar, Rahul Kudla, Shivaraj | Nakula – Lakshmana Kumar Marakada | Puneeth Krishna, Ajay Subrahmanya | Raudra Bheema – Balakrishna Mijaru | Sahadeva – Shreekrishna Devakana | Shakuni – Deevith kumar | Shashidhara Kanyana, Lokesha Muchchuru | Shreekrishna – Lakshmana Kumar Marakada | Creative Coordination – Prithviraj Kavattar

Organising Committee

Dr. P. Manohara Upadhya|  Dr. Mahalinga Bhat K, Abhaya Simha, Aravinda Kudla, Ashokavardhana, Dr. J.N.Bhat, Dr. Muralidhara Shetty, Dr. Sathyanarayana Nooji, Dr. T.K Raveendran, Dr. Vidya, Ganaraja Bhat, Ganesh Rao, Keshava Nandodi, Maxim Rodrigues, Murali Kadekar, Narayana Balila, Prithviraj Kavathar, Rajeshwara Bhat, Sathya Ganapathi, Trilochana Shastry, Vishwanatha Panjimogaru

Special Thanks

Arun Electricals | Bhargava | Bottikere Purushottama Poonja | Chris Electronics | District Administration, D.K | Gasco, Bendorewell | Haridasa Lakshminarnappayya -Kala Poshaka Vedike, Pavanje | Home Guard Department, Mangalore | Kuppangana Gopalakrishna Bhat, Thrissur | M G C Educational institutions, Bondel | Mangalore City Corporation | Pavan Kervashe | Police Department| Press/ Media Team | Sanjeeva Suvarna, Bannanje | Shanti Kirana, Bajjodi | Srinivasa Deshpande | Theater Yaksha, Udupi | Tourism Department | VenkataKrishna M | Venu Mitra, Kasaragod | Vijayalaxmi T.V | Volunteers, Yakshagana Kalaranga

Sanchi Foundation Team

Core Team- NAM Ismail, Omshivaprakash, Abhaya Simha | Camera – Vishnuprasad .P, Lakshman Nayak, Somanatha, Madhusudhan | Assistance – Manjunatha | Lights – Kiran | Sound Recording – Jamie DSilva | LED Wall – Ramachandra and team | Subtitles – Avinash | Documentation Editing & director – Abhaya Simha

Donors

A.Krishnamoorthy | Abharana Jewellers, Udupi | Abhiman Constructions, Mangalore | Aisiri | Anantha Krishna Hebbar | Anil U.K | Ashokavardhana G.N | Ashwin Upadhya | B.A.S.F, Mangalore | B.N.Shridhar, Mangalore | B.R. Shenoy | Bailore Shri Mahishamardhini | Bharath Shetty | Bhaskara Upadhyaya | Bhuvanendra Kidiyoor, Udupi | C.V.GopalaKrishna | Campco Ltd, Mangalore | Chandrahas | Chandrashekara Shetty T | Chikkappa Shetty | Deepak | Deputy Director, Tourism Dept, Mangalore | Devendra Kankanady | Devu Hanehalli | Dhanyalakshmi Rice Mill, Nittoor | Divana Govinda Bhat | Dr. Lakshminarayana Bhat A | Dr. A.M.Narahari | Dr. Angri S.S.Bhat, Mangalore | Dr. Aravind, Mangalore | Dr. Arunkumar Rai, Indous Lab Dr. B. 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