Maami’s Magic 5 DVDs – a collection of Padams & Javalis

This DVD combo pack presents a riot of padams and javalis by composers across India belonging to diffrent regions and periods. Handpicked and demonstrated by ‘Padmabhushan Smt.Kalanidhi Narayanan (‘Maami – to her students) ,the legendary abhinaya exponenet,they proclaim the sparkling diversity of Indian forms.

She takes us an aesthetic voyage to explore a myriad characters ,object and emotions.

She does it all with a tilt of her head and turn of her eyes backed by the hands that fold and unfold in various shapes and styles.It is a unique language:a magic conjured up a medley of meaningful Lyrics,,mellifluous music and a matchless artiste described by natyashastras as ‘abhinaya’.

Performed by Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan

Concept & Presentation byPriyadarsini Govind

Alvar Amudham

Oodhumath theenkuzharke

• Ahiri-Adi-Nammalvar

Muzhuthum vennai (Virutham)

• Mohanam-Kulasekara Alvar

Aalaineer karumbannavan

• Nilambari-Kulasekara Alvar

Ennai varugavena

• Thodi-Adi-Kulasekara Alvar

Kathir kadippittu

• Useni-Misrachapu-Thirumangai Alvar

Moha Sagaram

Ayyayo vegatayana

• (‘Payyada pai’) – Nadha nama kriya-Trupuda

Vadarake povey(‘Athi yuka yukamu’)

• Kambhoji-Trupuda

Nan etikku pomanerey

• Panthuvarali-Trupuda

Valappu dasa neraney

• Varali-Misrachapu

Yela vachitivey

• Navroj-Trupuda

Javali Jalam

‘Itu sahasamulu’

• Saindhavi-Adi-Swathi Thirunaal

‘Samayamidhe gaadhura’

• Mayamalava gowla-Roopaka- Chinnayya

Samayamidhe ra ra

• Bihak-Roopakam-Patnam Subramanya Iyer

‘Apathuru kulo naithine’

• Kamaj-Eka talam-T Pattabhiramiah

Aalinganam

Sarangapani

• ‘Vakakaina’ – Kapi- Adi

Annamayya

• ‘Alugaka kootami’-Bilahari-Adi

Kshetrayya

• ‘Intha moham yemira’- Sankarabharanam – Trupuda

Bilvamangal

• Slokam from Sri Krishna Karnamirdham – Ragamalika

Poonjolai
a selection of Tamil Padams

• ‘Enneramum undhan sannidhiyil’

-Devakanthari-Adi-Gopalakrishna Bharathi

• ‘Naan angey varuveno’

-Bhairavi-Roopakam-Subbarama Iyer

• ‘Unnai thoothu anuppinen’

-Saaveri-Adi-Ghanam Krishan Iyer

• ‘Enna naan seithuvittaen?’

-Ragamalika-Misrachapu

• ‘Eppadi manam thuninthatho?’

-Useni-Misrachapu-Arunachala kavi