Lamhe- SMU Arts Festival 2009

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Karna- The Eternal Warrior

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**Production is performed in English**

Singapore Management University Indian Cultural Society (SMU ICS) will stage its 3rd annual drama production Karna - The Eternal Warrior on 14 February this year. The production emulates the traditional theatre style prevalent in Ancient India. The drama boasts a SMU student based cast and crew including live vocalists, musicians, actors, creative and technical directors and production manager.

Karna - The Eternal Warrior is an English adaptation of one of the chapters from the Indian epic, The Mahabharata, focusing on the character of Karna. The protagonist, Karna, was the son of the Sun god and due to circumstances was disowned at birth. He faced humiliation at every step in life despite his revered lineage. He was never given the respect he deserved. However despite all odds he rose high and knowingly chose to be on the side of the wrong, but for all the right reasons– gratitude, loyalty, and friendship. Karna went on to use the strength and knowledge he amassed to conquer all who had mocked him in life.

Karna went on to become one of the biggest, most loved and most memorable heroes of the Mahabharata. He encapsulated in himself the angst of living a wronged life, which he lived by the motto of making the best of the worst.

The script of the production is adapted from the original “Karnabharam”, a Sanskrit play written in 500 B.C by Bhasa, who is referred to as the father of Indian drama. Karna comes in the wake of previous 2 highly successful productions by SMU ICS, Ek Pyaar Ki Kahaani and Heer Ranjha. SMU ICS hopes to continue entertaining audiences from across the spectrum while spreading awareness about Indian culture and the diverse talents of its members.

Vision for Karna - The Eternal Warrior
With Karna, SMU ICS aims to expand their audience to include the wider Singapore community. The club seeks to enrich the Singapore community with Indian culture and Indian theatre style. Karna will entertain and educate audiences with its unique blend of traditional Indian theatre (founded in 500BC) and modern theatrical technologies of today.

The drama delivers the message of being successful in all situations and standing loyal to your values and what you do in life. Overall the production gives the audience an opportunity to appreciate and enjoy the multiple talents of SMU students in the showcase.

Production Crew and Cast for Karna - The Eternal Warrior

Production Crew
Niharica Sand- Production Manager
Unnikrishna Menon Sreekanth- Director
Parampreet Kaur- Finance Director
Shaffalika Gandhi- Marketing & Sponsorship Director
Ramesh Chandraseharan- Technical Director
Saroopa Das Choreography – Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society

Cast
Zameer Vaswani- Karna
Gayatri Gopal- Kunthi
Sri Saravanan Sithiasagaran- Salya
Akram Yacob- Suthradhar
Unnikrishna Menon Sreekanth- Brahmin
Roger Cherian Payyappilly- Parasurama

Lamhe at Re:Present, SMU Arts Festival 2009

This coming Monday I will be dancing with 5 other dancers from the SMU Indian Cultural Society. Our performance will be part of the ongoing SMU Arts Festival, Re:Present. In line with the theme of time our performance, Lamhe, will showcase the transition Indian art has made over the years. Using a song from a 1958 Hindi movie and its 21st centuary remix, our dance showcases the difference in music, costumes, dance steps and socital attitude. Come down and watch us dance to the beats of Ek Pardesi, old and new, at Singapore Mangement University T-Junction at 12.30pm on 19th Jan totally free of cost!!

Illuminate Beats- Dance medley

Dance to the medley of 3 songs by Roger, Ritin, Urmila, Talisa, Nirali and me for the SMU Indian Cultural Society's Diwali celebration 2008..