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Tulu play Sathya Muneenda? has completed 50 years since its archetypal performance.
Written by Tamma Lakshmana (now an creation director) and directed by comedian Raghava K. Ullal, the play was archetypal staged connected January 1, 1976, astatine the Mangaluru Town Hall. It was produced by Richard Castelino nether the banner of Arun-Kiran Productions.
Well-known actors of that clip — J. Ravindra, Rohidas Kadri, Balakrishna Kadri, R.K. Mangalore, K.V. Bhat, Raghav K. Ullal, U.P. Kunder, Peter Bolara, Krishnappa Kadri, Babu Bhat, Reena Sinthi, and Leena Govias —acted successful the play, Mr. Lakshmana told The Hindu.
In fact, the occurrence of this play led Castelino (now deceased) to participate the Tulu theatre field.
“It was a peculiar infinitesimal successful those days, erstwhile starring Kannada actors specified arsenic Rajesh and Surekha visited Mangaluru to inaugurate this Tulu play performance,” Mr. Lakshmana said, adding that the play was aboriginal staged successful assorted locations.
Castelino, later, agreed each artists to motorboat the Dakshina Kannada Artists’ Association and organised a South Indian Art Festival successful Mangaluru. Under the Arun-Kiran Productions banner, Castelino, who besides secured the first-ever National Award for a Tulu movie with Bangar Patler successful 1993, began organising week-long Tulu play festivals successful Mangaluru.
These festivals featured plays by renowned playwrights specified arsenic K.B. Bhandari and Machendranath Pandeshwara, and paved the mode for Tulu theatre to flourish, helium said.
This peculiar play (Sathya Muneenda?) was performed successful a cinematic style, with assorted scenes acceptable against expansive settings changing successful an instant. Special advertizing and movie-style promotions were besides carried retired for this drama,” Mr. Lakshmana said.
“In those days, modern exertion was unavailable. Renowned musicians specified arsenic Ashok-Charan provided cinematic inheritance euphony for unrecorded performances. Sound effects provided by a mimicry creator were an important facet of the play,” helium said.
Sathya Muneenda? was aboriginal published arsenic a publication by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy successful its 2013 publication series.
Mr. Lakshmana noted that astir 30 Tulu theatre groups successful Mangaluru and Udupi were presently staging shows. Each troupe comprised astir 25 nonrecreational artists. “Tulu dramas are inactive a livelihood for galore artists,” helium added.
