Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's Anjaneya Saptaratnas | #3 - Vahini nayaka - Malayamarutam - Roopakam

Vahini nayaka - another gem from the Anjaneya Saptaratna set of Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi is a short, elegant and pensive composition that extols the greatness of Lord Anjaneya throught lilting Sanskrit. --------------------------------- Concept, Curation, Video Editing & Direction: Bhargavi Balasubramanian ‪@bhargavibalasubramanian‬ Co-directors & Creative Support : Anahita & Apoorva Ravindran ‪@AnahitaApoorva‬ ------------------------------------------ LEAD VOICES Anahita Ravindran Apoorva Ravindran Bhargavi Balasubramanian CHITRAVINA Master Arjun Suresh ------------------------------------------ Srinath Hariharan (Violin) Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (Mrdangam & Khanjira) @akshaylaya ENSEMBLE Aakanksha Kampalli Aditya Anandan Aditya Kamod Ravidas Aparna Gurunathan Bindu Ramkumar Ganesh Raman Krishna Velamoor Madhumitha S Nandita Bhat Prameela Mandayam Sahana Girish Sapna Ganesh Prasad Saranya Pammi Sathya Ganesan Shreyaa R Sri Mahaneyaa Gurunathan Trisha Shankar Vaishnavi Girish Varshini Girish ---------------------------------- TRANSLATION: Gayathri Prassanna Venkatesh AUDIO RECORDING: Modi Digital & Surang Studios VIDEO RECORDING: Atrium Sound Studios & Surang Studios CINEMATOGRAPHY: Manivannan & Sons AUDIO EDITING, MIXING & MASTERING: Sreenidhi Venkat ---------------------------------------- P vāhini nāyaka taraṇa raghuvara nāyaka bhakti vitaraṇa AP pāhimām ēka chitta bhāgya varada nipuṇa suguṇa C rāma rāma rāma nāma rakti hrdaya sadā paṭhana sōma giri sama shareera sundarānga sadā ramaṇa --------------------------------------- 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.