Rangjangama, a play in search of BV Karanth

Rangjangama, a kannada play was staged as a part of the

Aadaranjali

series at Bharat Bhawan. Directed by S Ramnath, it was presented by the artistes of the Sanchari Theatre Culture and Charitable Trust, Bengaluru. The play is written so as to discover the magical personality of BV karanth. Through the play,

S Ramnath

praises the uniqueness of the songs and music that BV Karanth had used. The director has used characters from his plays like Natakkar from Kattale-Belaku, Padmini from Hayvadan, Hirvilak from Mrichhkatikam, and Dasru from Satvara Nerlu, and a young actor who is in search of BV Karanth’s lead actor. The play concludes with the dramatist’s decisions of writing plays anymore. The actors ask him why in astonishment and he replies, we don’t write a play, its created from within. When the dramatist ends his speech, Karanth’s voice is heard and the actors drift about in search of the origin of voice. It aims at understanding

Rangjangama

(another name for BV karanth) through the characters, the music and his thoughts used by him in his plays. The story revolves around how the characters in theatre relate to the play they act in and the excitement of ruling the stage with the acting skills of a young actor.

pics by Vishesh Sharma