Staging the hazards of pollution

Newly launched cultural organisation NTR Kala Vedika organised its second programme at Tummalapalli Kshetrayya Kalakshetram on Sunday. New Modern Theatres staged ‘Swachham... Sivam... Sundaram’ and `Controversy’, plays written and directed by MS Chowdary.

The need to curb environmental pollution for the survival of the mankind was highlighted in ‘Swachham...Sivam...Sundaram’, a piece well presented by a group of young artistes. The play also focussed on the indiscriminate use of natural resources by man. The artistes included M Gopalakrishna, Indraja, Aruna Kumari, Swarna, Sony, Nagaraj, Phani Kumar, Bala Bhargavi, Nikhita, Pavani, Sravani and Usha. .

‘Controversy’ depicted the struggle of a common man in getting justice in a democratic country. Though the actors did justice to their roles, it might be more effective if some scenes were made crispy. Chowdary, AV Nagaraju, V Satyanarayana, Uma, Praveen Kumar, Pujita, Varma and Srikanth played the main roles in the playlet.

Music for both the playlets was composed by Sitaram, Paramesh, Karthik, Chakri, Kamani and Narasimha Rao. Pavani Sudha presented a dance recital ‘Neela Megha Sareera’ (Tarangam), which regaled the audience. The second week programme of NTR Kala Vedika concluded with a folk dance by Madala Gopala Krishna and his troupe.

By:HVRS Prasad