Poonjolai – a collection of Tamil Padams

This product treats you to the radiance and richness of padams, the lyrical component of Bharathanatyam which presents a vast canvas for a performing artiste. The emotion of love with its myriad manifestations has been interpreted by ‘Padmabhushan’ Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan, the legendary abhinaya exponent. The devotion to the supreme being, the love of mother for child or just the earhly but intense man-woman attraction with the concomittant pangs of separation and the joys of reunion have been vividly brought out by the vateran with the help of five pulsating Tamil padams.

It is a mind blowing medley of lyrics, lilting music and abhinaya that transports you to a different world.

Concept & Presentation by Priyadarsini Govind

‘Enneramum undhan sannidhiyil’ – Devakanthari-Adi-Gopalakrishna Bharathi
This padam taken from ‘Nandanaar Charithram’ the immortal classic captures the deep longing of Nandanaar, the downtrodden devotee of lord Siva who yearns to spend every moment of his life in front of the deity at Chidambaram.

‘Naan angey varuveno’
Bhairavi-Roopakam-Subbarama Iyer
Nayika or the heroine sends word to her lover through her friend.

‘Unnai thoothu anuppinen’ – Saaveri-Adi-Ghanam Krishna Iyer
An irate nayika’s outburst against her friend for her betrayal

‘Enna naan seithuvittaen?’ – Ragamalika-Misrachapu
With a dainty defiance, child Krishna defends his act of stealing butter.

‘Eppadi manam thuninthatho?’ – Useni-Misrachapu-Arunachala kavi
Taken from ‘Rama Naatakam’ the Tamil ballad, in this item Sita questions Rama as to how he had the heart to leave her behind in Ayodhya and go on a 14-year exile.