Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's Anjaneya Saptaratnas | #2 - Veekshitoham - Kedaragowla - Adi

The brilliance of Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's compositions are truly concealed in its simplicity. A classic example of this is the next Ratna from the Anjaneya Saptaratnas series, Veekshitoham in Kedaragowla. ------------------------------------------- Concept, Curation, Video Editing & Direction: Bhargavi Balasubramanian @bhargavibalasubramanian Co-directors & Creative Support : Anahita & Apoorva Ravindran @AnahitaApoorva ------------------------------------------ CHITRAVINA Sangeetha Kala Sagaram CHITRAVINA P GANESH LEAD VOICES Anahita Ravindran Apoorva Ravindran Bhargavi Balasubramanian ------------------------------------------ Srinath Hariharan (Violin) Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (Mrdangam & Khanjira) ‪@akshaylaya‬ ENSEMBLE Aakanksha Kampalli Aditya Anandan Aditya Kamod Ravidas Aparna Gurunathan Bindu Ramkumar Dhruv S Pathangi Ganesh Raman Krishna Velamoor Madhumitha S Nandita Bhat Prameela Mandayam Sahana Girish Sanjana Ganesh Prasad Sapna Ganesh Prasad Saranya Pammi Sathya Ganesan Shreyaa R Sri Mahaneyaa Gurunathan Trisha Shankar Vaishnavi Girish Varshini Girish ---------------------------------- TRANSLATION: Gayathri Prassanna Venkatesh LINGUISTIC INPUTS: Anahita Ravindran & Bhargavi Balasubramanian AUDIO RECORDING: Modi Digital & Surang Studios VIDEO RECORDING: Atrium Sound Studios & Surang Studios CINEMATOGRAPHY: Manivannan & Sons AUDIO EDITING, MIXING & MASTERING: Sreenidhi Venkat ---------------------------------------- P veekṣhitōham dhanyōham MK vēgavara tanaya kamala nayanēna vidhinuta haripada vimala hrdayēna - iha AP sākṣhi bhoota tapana sanga varēṇa sarvadā shree rāma nāma smaraṇēna MK janaka sutā shishira vachana pātra chalita gagana vara sādhu mitrēṇa - iha C ātanka mukha vāli tanayādi atirava veera gaṇānata padēna sādhaka viha sama tāraka paṭhanēna dānavakula bheekara mukha varēṇa MK samudita madhuvana sanga tungēna dasharatha dvitanaya sankaṭa harēṇa sumukha bhakti virachita vachanēna sulabha manōhara sukrta rachanēna - iha ----------------------------------- Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi, a composer of time-transcending brilliance and encyclopedic erudition, is said to have lived approximately between 1700-1765. The vastness of his multi-dimensional creations is only matched by the depth of his knowledge and exemplary attitude. He was a consummate master of melody, form, rhythm, meter, poetry, dance, drama, epics, mythology, cultural history and geography who was at equal ease in Sanskrit as well as Tamil. The enchanting magic his creations weave have endeared him to thousands of musicians, music lovers and students alike and awed scholars over the years. #hanuman #anjaneyasaptaratnas #oothukadu