Documentary on the Thanjavur Bani of Bharatanatyam by Guru K. P. Kittappa Pillai

In this film Guru Pillai explains how he devoted his life in continuation of the family tradition of teaching, conducting and composing Bharatanatyam. Further he explains about the codification of adavus and the development of Bharatanatyam concert format-margam.
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Directed/Compiled By: Shri Manna Srinivasan
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[@vs5129]

A gem this video is. So much history, knowledge, grace humility in one place. We need to preserve videos such as this one. 🙏🏻Humble pranams to the great Guru, his lineage and family

[@durgaramakrishnan6189]

Humble pranams to the legend. Absolute treasure of India!!! Vandhe gurum paramparam 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🩷

[@krishnamanian]

“ The documentary on the Thanjavur Bani of ‘Bharatanatyam’ by Guru Sri K.P.Kittappa PiLLai avarGaL is noteworthy. Nam puraathana nuNkalaiGaLukku iidum, iNaiyum unDO? - “M.K.Subramanian.”, Juliet Ct: cul di saq, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA.”

[@jayadevraju7387]

Thank you VAAK for presenting this Documentary. Enjoyed the features of Sudharani Raghupathy, Vyjayanthimala & Narthaki Natraj.

[@sowmyadakshinamurti3384]

OMG took me back to some foundational - and memorable - times in the 80s!

[@karthikiyengar6141]

Great guru very intricate very difficult jathiswaram in poorvikalyani ragam set to chathusra thruputa in sankeernanadi to learn under him it is a varam

[@suhiths595]

Truly delight to watch vyjayanthimala amma can we have her full concert that she performed in swarna samaroh in 1997

[@innermostbeing]

Excellent documentary with the ace legend!

[@nisargakalyankar9970]

Very informative plzz make videos on others banis also

[@aneeshgbanerjee]

23:03 perfectly in tune with mrudangam sruthi!

[@madhuvasudevan6070]

Thank you very much for sharing the video.

[@bavishyakastro8873]

🙊😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏☝️🙏only pranaam 👈😭no word's 💖🌸

[@saradhasethuraman5786]

Thank you so much for uploading a gem of video for us.

[@durga4294]

Thank you for sharing

[@sivakumarsubramaniam2388]

This is treasure!!!!!

[@amartyachakraborty9832]

What is the song at the very end ? Is it a Thillana ? Which Raagam ? And can someone also name the female vocalist who is singing it?

[@shreeraam_22]

Yes, that is a thillana in raga Mandari by the Tanjore Quartet. Here is a link to this rendered by the students of Balasaraswati Institute of Performing Arts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXuYeaKOgbOEl9U

[@amartyachakraborty9832]

@@shreeraam_22 Thanks a lot Sir!!! However , are you aware of who Is singing it?