“My life will change, if I win”
March 10, 2021
Prakash Belawadi has carved a niche in the field of theatre. Being a most seasoned drama director, even he too is developing cold feet till the first show of ‘Parva’ is staged at Kalamandira. Taking a break from the busy rehearsal, he spoke to Star of Mysore on his preparations and experience of bringing Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s novel into theatrical form. Excerpts.
By Shyam Sundar Vattam
SOM: Since how long have you been associated with Mysuru Rangayana?
Prakash Belawadi: I came here for a serious project in 1990 because there was a Greek American who had come here to do a joint production with Rangayana. And I was called to make a shooting script for it. Not change the dialogue but actually make a shooting script with the use of video of this play and edit it. So I came here, watched 10-12 rehearsals and made notes. For the first time, we set up five cameras at Vanaranga. As we did not have the sophisticated cameras in Bengal
PARVA: All set for Pan India Show
March 10, 2021
Nataka Karnataka Rangayana has made a big name in Indian theatre repertory. It has 31 years of experience and has done a lot of experiments. Now it is experimenting on staging the theatrical form of noted Kannada Novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s greatest work ‘Parva’ written in 1979. Preparations are on to make this a milestone in the history of Indian theatre. Despite his busy schedule, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa spoke to Star of Mysore on how he got the idea of bringing ‘Parva’, one of Dr. Bhyrappa’s widely debated and popular work, into theatrical form and how to take it Pan India. Excerpts. Ed