"Pralayapayodi Jale" Ashtapadi - Meghna Unnikrishnan - SDN - Bharathanatyam & Painting

Sridevi Nrithyalaya presents CITRA NĀTYAM.
An amalgamation of two visual fine arts set on the foundation of 'Bhakti'. This choreography for Jayadeva's Dasavatara Ashtapadi includes painting, dancing and story telling, all in one song.
This dance piece, set as the grand finale in the Arangetram of Kum. Meghna Unnikrishnan, is a unique experimentation to display Meghna's painting skills along with her dance.
Meghna Unnikrishnan's thematic Arangetram
"Jaya Jagadeesa Hare"
September 17, 2023
00:00 Explanation by Lakshita Madhan
05:26 Dasavatara Ashtapadi (CITRA NĀTYAM)
Credits:
Choreography & Nattuvangam - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Vocal - Sri Mithun Madhusoodhanan
Mridangam - Sri Sivaprasad
Flute - Sri Sruthi Sagar
Violin - Smt. Nandini Saigiridhar
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[@harinidurga2123]

God's child🧿How beautiful she is...!!!Best of luck for your bright future meghna✨❤️

[@alwayslearning-ze3ue]

painting and dancing! very talented!

[@sankarank681]

Superb 🎉 congratulations

[@sindhuraghunatharao2403]

Fantastic...beautiful performance with amazing choreography...excellent timing of painting

[@HariniJayasimha]

Beautiful performance and painting! What a performer! Congratulations Meghna Unnikrishnan 🙂

[@Siddarths-hu3xh]

astonishing .......i'm an artist too....but the way you managed the brush and thalam equally matters....all the best. You have a long way to go...KUDOS SDN 💫💫💫

[@Borahae107]

The fact that she is amazing at dancing and drawing is just 🤌✨️❤️

[@mohanraok5006]

Performance par Excellent.Double Delight,with Beautiful Art.

[@gowrijessicamundroina7289]

What a spellbinding performance ❤Meghana's dance was as brilliant as her brush strokes! The introduction too was beautiful. What a unique and beautiful show. Good bless you my child😊

[@shilpaabhiram829]

Stunning! These kind of God given, God blessed talentes has to be given national recognition ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@RengaS]

🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 All the best Meghna, Wonderful performance 💖

[@LakshmanaLakshmana-fd5hs]

Super Dance performance and painting 🖌️❤❤❤

[@roopajayaraman3694]

This should go on guiness records

[@user-gp8zy3is4q]

தமிழரின் பெருமை மிகுந்த கலை இந்த கலை அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்கும் மிகவும் அழகாக கொண்டு வந்து சேர்த்து இருக்காங்க ஆனாலும் இது இன்னும் வசதி யானவர்கள் மட்டுமே கத்திக்குற கலையாகவே இருக்கு இது எப்படி வெகுஜன மக்கள் கிட்ட போகும் என்ன மாதிரியான பெண்கள் கிட்ட வரும் அப்போதுதான் இந்த கலை முழுமையாக வெற்றி பெரும். அன்பு விண்ணப்பம் ✍️🙏

[@suchitraashokan8670]

Jayadevas Dasavathra Ashtapadhi, I have never seen such a beautiful performance, iam watching this type of dance first time in my life. Great

[@srinija2242]

Great

[@user-vz4yp6vc4l]

She is such a blessed child ❤ thank you sridevi nrithyalaya 🙏🏻

[@bellsinheaven]

AMAZING Megna , Mithun, Sivaprasad, Sruthi & Nadhini

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

Nastalgia!!! ❤ This has taken me back to that time forty years ago.... when my students used to perform this ashtapadi as the main item in dance recitals. The other main item used to be Bhaavayaami Raghu Raamam. Thank you for making me walk down the memory lane, relive and relish those precious memories one more time. 🙏 Hats off to the Multi talented beautiful artist!!!👍⭐👍

[@manjulasantosh4103]

God . Continue to manifest yourself through SDN's performances. If not for your direct hands there cant be miracles each and every time from this group of Gurus and students.

[@kishorekannan1953]

Great talent ! Amidst so many distractions esp in this internet era these girls show great dedication & sincerity to learn these classic arts that amazes me. Keep it up . 🙏

[@user-hh9mg4qv6e]

Beautiful Performance...

[@balaarvind5044]

Amazing.

[@aniruthravichandran186]

I keep watching this performance several times for a while now , and only just now realised that she did the whole painting using her left hand !! Fun apart 😅 Blessed are those , who got an opportunity to watch this performance on live ! 🤍

[@user-mh6cv7qc8i]

oh my goodness ,mindblowing

[@NithiRamji]

How many such talents are hidden under the roof of SDN? 💐... Spellbound 🙏

[@umamarthandan1824]

What a talent..? Amazed seeing your performance...!

[@m.k.chandramouleeswaranmou1913]

பாராட்டுவதற்குப் போதுமான சொற்கள் கைவசம் இல்லை! அருமை! அருமை! மிக அருமை! மிகமிக அருமை! நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

[@sojournerdisha]

Outstanding ,Excellent Salutations to you unni💐💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@vibinaselvan8169]

Beyond words ❤so divine n mesmerising god bless 🙏🙏

[@SandipBarman-zs4tr]

Super beautiful performance ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🌸💮💮

[@MULTIMEDIAARTSBYNIVARTHA]

TALENT❤ I SHARED YHIS PIECE IN MY STATUS❤ such a beautiful gifted girl❤

[@bhagyalakshmim2728]

Spectacular and divine ❤️

[@architaslearnings8865]

Wow nice words to tell how good the act/dance and sketch art were combined and performed ❤ kudos and big thanks to Meghna and the orchestra team

[@nrithyopasana7709]

What did I jus see!!!!!!! Mind blowing performance.....

[@Meremohan941]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MadhuKumar-zx9iq]

Wonderful!! 😍😍 Did a great job in dance as well as drawing... Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻✨

[@baluperfecteditz2211]

Dont skip, guys watch full performance

[@santoshpassi]

Multi talented well done

[@Mikojan23]

Amazing Performance 🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

[@krishnamoorthi9745]

👌👌👌👍👍👍🙂

[@shrutikrishnan8919]

Unbelievable !! Kudos to the artist!

[@709krithi7]

This is really amazing 🤩 congratulations ❤❤❤

[@vaishnavinambiar2058]

Great presentation Meghna❤Om Namo Narayanaya 🙏

[@jayalekshmi2409]

Awesome performance 👏👏👏❤❤

[@Forge_n_Brush]

That was just amazing. ~Fritz

[@Geethu.mohan85]

It is a great delight watching you perform dear Meghna. I love all your paintings on Instagram. May the Supreme bless you abundantly to continue both your artforms equally well. ❤

[@teejay7074]

So talented, lots of love ❤

[@radhavijayaraghavan88]

Wow performance ❤

[@gopalatalluri688]

Absolutely awesome choreography and execution.Very unique... cannot compare with Kuchipudi's Simhanandini but a similar one .. superb dance

[@sheriffmohideen1]

Wonderful talent Meghna

[@user-fl9py6oi6y]

Excellent👏🏻😊✨!!!

[@sheriffmohideen1]

அருமையான முகவுரை.. அற்புதமான நடனம்..

[@arnavrajyadav9f462]

Very nice ❤😊

[@TheCoolArtist12]

Superb

[@reachrama82]

An other pearl of SDN❤

[@amrutaprabhu4753]

Awesome ❤

[@listenfewmintothamizh8658]

Talented

[@mysweetsongvk8478]

Very Good

[@patriciaidoyagaguzman6630]

Amazing

[@sashanthi1490]

💖💫

[@nitturguruprasad4537]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌹🌹🌹

[@Preeth2603]

👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏

[@mayannampoothiry1148]

🥰👏

[@jayashriag]

😍😍😍😍