Arushi Mudgal - Theruvil Varano

'Theruvil Varano' - Padam in Raga Kamas
A Divakar Mani Production
Choreographed & Danced by Arushi Mudgal
Cinematography & Direction by Divakar Mani
Vocal: Sikkil Gurucharan
Piano: Anil Srinivasan
Editor: A K Prasath
Concept by Arushi Mudgal & Divakar Mani
A unique, experimental interpretation of the Carnatic Padam through the visual arts of dance and film.

[@shahanaparveen6708]

This padam is about a lovelorn maiden (devotee) who looks out for the passing chariot--palanquin/procession carrying the lord of Cidambaram hoping to have a darshan and a loving glance of compassion from him to assuage her longing for the lord Nataraja. She is wondering whether the street in which she lives will be on the procession route and whether the lord will cast a glance at her waiting at her door-front. She wishes that the lord will halt in front of her door and whisper sweet nothings to her.❤❤

[@sssktri7643]

Thanks

[@somalatha100]

But I imagined Lord Shiva walking down in dignity and sringara...

[@cmohanc]

Surprising that you knew this much. More than the average viewers.

[@shahanaparveen6708]

@@cmohanc haha. Thank you sir

[@ushajoseph2069]

@@shahanaparveen6708 thattathin Marathu ninnu ethrayum pratheekshichillah

[@viswanathaniyer4504]

This song was taught by AIR. Tiruchirapalli in the later 1940s , if I remember correct. I used to learn those songs by heart. I am now 88 .

[@sooryaramrs]

Do u know any other songs sir. Please mention it

[@natarajanr4286]

யார் பாடல் என்பதை வலையொளியில் சொல்லலாமே

[@haripriyaharipriya1217]

Mam it's just awesome..! I'm Ur big fan..! U r crafting beauty of feminine nature in such a way even the stone will start to dissolve when it watch Ur performance..! Me too..! God bless you mam.. expecting more videos from you..!

[@snehadeepak890]

a brilliant padam Composed by Muthu Thandavar ,One among the famous 'Tamil Trinity' of early Carnatic Music. The other 2 were Arunachala Kavi and Marimuthupillai. 🙏 Love From Kerala

[@hemavathy3544]

Wow fantastic, pleasant to watch and hear, rendered in a natural way.amasing.🤗🤗😍😍🎉🎉🎉

[@sujathabeera1613]

Arushi is so beautiful. Her traditional look is amazing and her expressions r Wonderful. I don't understand this language, but watching again n again, just to watch her. Song, music, dance, location...everything is so beautiful.

[@gireeshmurali5649]

Purely sikkil magic... ✨️💚

[@chemzard]

Beautiful performance by Arushi... Sikkil does his own abhinaya with his lilting vocals...great collaboration..

[@MohanKumar-wr7sb]

Tamil just how melts to... is so nice about the beauty of the languages

[@user-xh9by8sp3k]

زياره

[@ashrithharith3474]

I liked the concept a lot. It's more of a cinematography piece in itself, with sprinkles of Bharatnatyam elements. What I enjoyed the most is the details : with the kajal, mirror, the well. There's no denying that this can get better, but indeed a great start.

[@muraliatluri46]

i get a feeling of natya sastra is essence of life by watching performances like this ,any indian classic art is engrained in our souls only such performances touch such cords of heart..., thank you

[@ametrineambrosia4929]

Atluri Murali for sure I feel it's part of me and I must learn it.

[@geraldinej3133]

Arushi you are beautiful and talented. Awesome performance!

[@MsGopzz]

Omg!!! I just got melted into the music,her dance and her Beauty...

[@dharaniarasu314]

Whoa. That was amazing. Camera work is too good. I loved the costumes n jewellery. I want to get to that world .Great work.

[@olivierdivry5730]

Beautiful Cinematography. Rare meeting of many arts. Mika nandri.

[@Hdaran]

Odissi with carnatic music..... The heartstrings are touched....

[@brightstar6386]

This is bharathanatyam dude !!!

[@Hdaran]

@@brightstar6386 you're a classical dancer/musician or affiliated in any way to Indian classical dance? Can you tell me how this is bharatanatyam and not odissi?

[@brightstar6386]

@@Hdaran yes I am a bharathanatyam dancer trained in traditional pandanallir style. Every Indian classical dances are said to be originated from natya shastra. But it's not completely true. Natya shastra deals with the music and hand gestures and postures and does not talk anything about any specific dance. Every dance from each state is heavily influenced from its state folk arts. Odissi has a unique hip movements throughout and even the postures with have a unique style, again influence from the odissa folk arts. Whereas bharathanatyam is from TAMILNADU, which is unique in its own way like feet tapping according to the music, more rigid postures and gestures !!

[@Hdaran]

my salutations to a trained bharathanatyam dancer. I am but a former odissi dancer whose life and knee injury got in the way of further dancing. But during my training I learned enough to make the distinctions you speak of. I am aware that the Natya Sashtra speaks of the various hastas, mudras, and padavedas, owing to no single type of classical repertoire. I am also aware that early, primordial folk dance heavily influences Indian classical dance. I would like to also kindly and humbly correct you on one aspect. Odissi does not involve hip movement to my best of knowledge, not the modern revival of odissi at least, (I speak of post colonial reincarnation of odissi by the great gurus of yesteryears, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Guru Deba Prasad Das, Guru Pankaj Charan and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan). It is actually the torso that moves/isolates and that may be misconstrued for the hips swaying. This was what I was taught coming from the Deba Prasad gharana of odissi. Odissi would look a lot different if hip movements were involved! :) However, my question to you was, how do you correct me and claim the above piece to be bharatanatyam? As for my end of observations, the prominent and exaggerated tribanghi poses, characteristic of odissi in the piece; the rounded arm movements as well as chin movements; plus the fluidity that loops without a defined finish tells me this is odissi. Plus, Arushi Mudgal happens to be a leading odissi danseuse with a reputation for extensive knowledge, perfection and contribution in and to odissi. I do not know Arushi ji to perform bharatanatyam although, I admit, it would be naive of me to assume that bharatanatyam eludes her. Again, my salutations to you and I do hope you understand that my replies and comments aren't to challenge or belittle you. I am simply seeking clarification, comprehension and elaboration.

[@brightstar6386]

@@Hdaran I feel sorry for you that your body is not allowing you to perform as you did earlier. Hope you get well soon. I have very little knowledge about odissi dance form. Ya that could be a misunderstood that the torso movements looked hip movements to me !!. My apologies to you on that. That was my mistake. To be very clear. Most of her expressions are subtle which is again a unique thing about bharathanatyam. The abhinayam mostly would be casual and subtle. But other than that the dance at 1:50 clearly is bharathanatyam. The rigid torso with aramandi (half sitting) and before she takes the nataraja pose she stamps her leg, that is very prominent bharathanatyam adavu. Yes I know Arushi is a exemplary odissi dancer. But this piece is a famous bharathanatyam padam.

[@gurudeva505]

Wonderful. Words cannot do justice to performance of both the beautiful song & beautiful performance of the dance artist.

[@Angarayan]

Superb singing. Superb abhinayam. What a great blessing for the eyes and ears !

[@lakshmis696]

Oh my God .. The expressions , the simple subtle acts of uncovering the beauty .. amazing !!!

[@ismupayyoor1501]

സൂപ്പർ.

[@anandsubramanian6182]

நேர்த்தியான பாடல்,நேர்த்தியான ஔிப்பதிவு ரசனையான அபிநயனங்கள்.

[@MrSsannadate]

one of my favourite song ... sung so beautifuuly and aarushiji u added a soul into it by ur gorgeous abhianaya... beautiful concept and cinematography... i ws jst wondering why it ended so soon.... Beautiful..

[@sriram957]

'Theruvil Varano'- Is Natarjan* (Lord Shiva) arriving on the street? Won't he just give a glance at me? The one who burned the TriPuram(three worlds) with his fierce vision.(It's just a gist of the song not a complete translation) *Natarajan- Natarajan is the epithet given to Lord Shiva , who is the performing cosmic dance in Chidambaram Temple,Tamilnadu.

[@aneeshraghavan571]

LawUntoMyself

[@monishasarin4044]

Graceful Arushi,beautiful setting too well picturised

[@sahayaranjit]

Amazing Convergence ! The way to go in the future ! Congratulatuions ! it has a mesmerising flow and rejuvenating music....

[@pbalasubramanian86]

what a beautiful song ! beautiful abhinayam !God bless you dear!

[@dharaniarasu314]

I am in so much love with this vedio. Feel like watching it again n again.

[@dakkumar]

Wonderful dance Arushi, lovely music, and very well shot and edited. Love it! Thanks for sharing. Need more!

[@truthbe9274]

Excellent! Haven't seen such abhinayanam so well executed in the recent past. Great choreography, cinematography, singing and superb, enchanting abhinayanam of Arushi. 2min49sec to 3min is the best part.

[@INDIAN-ce6oo]

Waaawooo our Kalakshetra... She is looking so cute in ds vdeo. nice vdeo.thank u

[@navneeth53]

So beautiful

[@vishivenkat]

Excellent, I can see a lot of Leela Samson influence, excellently done, Sikkil and Anil as always brilliant

[@shreyoshi27]

brilliant cinematography and abhinaya

[@bvasundhar]

Fantastic Performance and Collaboration

[@NrityaSankalpa]

Absolutely Amazing Arushi! I love this piece and your video has added such a nostalgic charm to it!

[@arathis.a954]

oh lovely!!padmapushkarini.. my home Kalakshetra 😍😍😍😍😍 lovely cinimatography!!!!

[@INDIAN-ce6oo]

Ys so Lovely

[@dharaniarasu314]

I am watching it after a year but I can still feel the same warmth like what I felt the first time.

[@prathapfx1]

Magnificent frames ! ! ! ! !

[@madhumathangi]

Have never seen anything so beautiful. No words to describe.. God bless.

[@rave8089]

You are able to convey every emotion through your eyes. Splendid.

[@raveedrankv5529]

Picturised very very nice

[@bala_akhila]

This is such a beautiful concept and so brilliantly executed. I hope a lot more people could adapt to this style and give this a try :)

[@deepanprasad6024]

Soul Touching. Thanks to the entire team.

[@gauravdubai2980]

Ek kothai opurbo. Nērttiyāṉa. Just one small example : I haven't seen any other dancer shift to a Nataraja like stance so regally and naturally, and stand so rock- steady on one foot.

[@chanamoluvijayalakshmi9499]

what an amazing expression!

[@gawthami5956]

very beautifully filmed and you are soo damn pretty .. you really look soo gorgeous ..am ur fan

[@bharatisawant570]

Beautiful choreography, beautiful expressions ...meaningful lyric..

[@vijaypanchal6377]

Ousome mam waooooo it's very very much incrbule performance mam. ...act is very nice

[@AmmusJay]

really touching....no words to explain... that's bhava....good job!!!

[@rajanmisra2601]

simply heavenly! God bless Arushi!

[@PradhibaShanmugam]

Very tastefully done !

[@skrakhist7323]

Beautiful Arushi ❤️...this video was shot in Kalakshetra

[@madanjothidasan]

I don't know how I came to this video....but seriously the video glued my eyes till last. Really awesome.... everything was too good and gave me a kind of peace in my heart and made to subscribe.

[@SriKandarpa]

lovely

[@yahuijavouhey2555]

just wonderful, dance is subtle and beautuful. love the concept of mise en scene.Thank you for the wonderful job!

[@rasucha]

Incredibly beautiful cinematography and of course choreography. Thanks for sharing

[@venivelu4547]

🌼🌼🙏🙏

[@user-jx8st7wr1p]

It is so beautiful and inspiring. thank you.

[@sreelekhaharindran286]

too beautiful for words....so soothing....keep it up

[@sajanraghavan]

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful ...thank you

[@pvgpalvar]

Beautifully choreographed and picturaised

[@shinivik]

Pure gorgeousness

[@GeoMariaGeorge]

The most beautiful thing I saw today. Great start to the day. Thank you, Arushi. Keep up! :thumbsup: Bless you!

[@Lakshmi.Arvind]

exquisite Aarushi.Me and my daughter adore you:)-.She always think to do a small piece as an inspiration.

[@arunchalam6089]

Gurucharan voice.....golden voice

[@trishita1787]

beautiful loacation selected!

[@ashokashtekar4265]

Nice Avishkar!

[@nikhilwarrier1233]

:) sometimes words can express the beauty of simplicity. Kudos to you

[@anushasachin3649]

Annya ninnu pokunna muthu thandavar padam ithrayum beautiful aahi choreography cheytha mam ne valare nandi

[@g.shreeniwas26]

enthralling, engrossing

[@surbhinanda2632]

This is so beautiful

[@mookambikaacademy838]

Sooooo beautiful

[@truth1138]

Beautiful!!

[@RadikaChaitanya]

beautiful.

[@vandanapandey6940]

amazing mam .....

[@Ganesh3DElevation]

wow that one step u jumped and ran was seems like peacock.

[@swathisathyapal184]

exactly.. it was soo beautiful

[@shailucham]

Beautiful and Peaceful :)

[@ghyfyy3742]

Beautifulll

[@aishwaryasrivastavakathak1744]

Exquisite aarushi mam :) you are an inspiration !

[@radhikakidambi892]

Very well done.

[@kartherajaram8210]

Expressions are great, Do more concepts on Carnatic Music.

[@r.parthasarathy6651]

Most satisfied song..😎

[@siva9071]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mridusmitadutta6183]

beautiful...

[@deepak9927]

its amazing

[@spdevarajan2665]

Wonderful

[@shahanaparveen6708]

great

[@GreenyRaju]

Lovable blends with Spiritual include classical in Tamil (Thamizh)!

[@akhilashabin6257]

Amazing

[@sravanipvn]

omg.. your expressions

[@arthyahmed1238]

amazing!!!

[@kamalyadav-xr2ws]

amazing

[@espejoresonantee]

Hermosa ,diosa!!

[@seethakrishnan7803]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@INDIAN-ce6oo]

Who is d singer?? wat a romantic voice...!! Nice Kamaas Raga

[@suganyasuganya2695]

excellent

[@prasunsen_bharatnatyamdancer]

so nice

[@saisridhar6531]

Super

[@DrAbuUnplugged]

She looks a lot like actress shobhana

[@srilakshmi4854]

Wow

[@lurking0death]

She was expecting Siva to show up for lunch but it was only me and my varicose veined legs looking for directions to the Taj Mahal.