So this is a movie review blog and I m putting review about a play and I cant complain people thinking that 'does it make some sense' ....Yeah it makes....For that you need to watch the play.So I will be coming to that...I never missed some show like this because in 2011 when the play is played in Chennai , I was about to book the tickets and later missed it and then I came to know that was one of the very costly miss I have ever made.I kept in mind that next time anywhere if the play is been showed then I will be there but by gods grace, in this Sreekrishana Navami Shobhana decided to play it again in Chennai and without any doubt I just logged into bookmyshow and searched for tickets. I saw that Rs500 tickets are over and only 1000,2000,3000 range tickets are only available. With a bit of reluctance I booked a Rs 1000 ticket and constantly thought of it that whether it worth that much and later on the day of play I somehow managed to take a half day leave then drive to Naradha Sabha in Chennai to view the play. Here goes my review
Hare Krishna ---- Worth a billion bucks
As the name suggests, it's the story of Krishna,an epic character from Mahabharatha. When you are making a movie or a play about such a character you need to very careful as every simple scene and dialogue will be watchfully taken care by the audience and the reaction can be disastrous as well as fantastic.Here without any doubt I will say it was fantastic perhaps the most excellent and brilliant show I have ever seen in my life.Yeah I m a person who watches modern as well as old plays which are performed in Chennai. Ok again I m coming to the play. I would say this was great....simply great...When perfection became a habit for all characters and all scenes then obviously it needs to end up in a great product and that happened with Hare Krishna too...I am not telling any storylines as almost all is aware of that. The play showcases Krishna's different perspectives , the lover,the philosopher,the teacher etc ....This makes the audience easily comes into the play and really enjoy it ....The blend of songs like Dhoom Machale and other hindi songs also gives a special feel when we are watching it.Starting from the birth the play showcases the entire life of Krishna till he leaves earth. Here there can be a problem for people who doesn't know any track of Krishna's story earlier may find a little difficult to catch up ....but I dont know is there anyone like that.....But for them also the visual treat is magical .... entertaining and giving goosebumps across the play
So coming to acting part of the play....I dont have words to describe....Shobhana was literally rocking on the stage....great....great...great...I have felt I have seen Krishna in real....Other characters like the girl who played the childhood of Krishna and the one who played Radha were brilliant.....Every actress is so great...and I m amused by the way they blended it with dance moves...and each move have some realtions with the story line ...I m not the person to say that because I dont have much about dance moves but from a layman view I have experienced it ....the magical visual extravaganza.......Once again Shobhana was really an eyetreat and one of fantastic performances I have ever seen either in live or silver screen.
.A play when it goes for nearly 3 hours , it can really go bad if you dont give proper care of it the script.....You need to put a greater effort in the every nook and corner and also needs to include some catchy dialogues....otherwise people will not show much interest into that....In this script was at its highest point....giving one of the most catchy dialogues I have seen in my lifetime...One dialogue which Krishna says to Radha..." I m drunk with the love to you" .....there is a hell lot of dialogues in the play which will stand back in your mind even after you leave the hall....Voices which were rendered where also superb...Surya for Arjun ,Prabhu for Bhima especially Shabhana Azmi for Ghandari are really fantastic as the voices very well showcased the feel of the characters and situations.
On the technical side,the name itself will speak...Resool Pookutty was the sound engineer I think I dont have tell much about that then...One of the song is choreographed by Prabhu Deva.. again my reviewer in mute. Rest of the play is directed and choreographed by Shobhana herself and I have no words to explain as I have used fantastic, great, exemplary,brilliant a lot of times across the review......Amazingly great with wonderful perfection...Light arrangement also needs a very special mention here .....It was really great such that the mood is conveyed superbly to the audiences....Nothing much to describe as I have used all of my words........
I m going to take a Rs3000/- ticket next time
My rating --100/100 ........Worth a billion bucks and if you miss then you are missing one of the best
Hare Krishna ---- Worth a billion bucks
As the name suggests, it's the story of Krishna,an epic character from Mahabharatha. When you are making a movie or a play about such a character you need to very careful as every simple scene and dialogue will be watchfully taken care by the audience and the reaction can be disastrous as well as fantastic.Here without any doubt I will say it was fantastic perhaps the most excellent and brilliant show I have ever seen in my life.Yeah I m a person who watches modern as well as old plays which are performed in Chennai. Ok again I m coming to the play. I would say this was great....simply great...When perfection became a habit for all characters and all scenes then obviously it needs to end up in a great product and that happened with Hare Krishna too...I am not telling any storylines as almost all is aware of that. The play showcases Krishna's different perspectives , the lover,the philosopher,the teacher etc ....This makes the audience easily comes into the play and really enjoy it ....The blend of songs like Dhoom Machale and other hindi songs also gives a special feel when we are watching it.Starting from the birth the play showcases the entire life of Krishna till he leaves earth. Here there can be a problem for people who doesn't know any track of Krishna's story earlier may find a little difficult to catch up ....but I dont know is there anyone like that.....But for them also the visual treat is magical .... entertaining and giving goosebumps across the play
So coming to acting part of the play....I dont have words to describe....Shobhana was literally rocking on the stage....great....great...great...I have felt I have seen Krishna in real....Other characters like the girl who played the childhood of Krishna and the one who played Radha were brilliant.....Every actress is so great...and I m amused by the way they blended it with dance moves...and each move have some realtions with the story line ...I m not the person to say that because I dont have much about dance moves but from a layman view I have experienced it ....the magical visual extravaganza.......Once again Shobhana was really an eyetreat and one of fantastic performances I have ever seen either in live or silver screen.
.A play when it goes for nearly 3 hours , it can really go bad if you dont give proper care of it the script.....You need to put a greater effort in the every nook and corner and also needs to include some catchy dialogues....otherwise people will not show much interest into that....In this script was at its highest point....giving one of the most catchy dialogues I have seen in my lifetime...One dialogue which Krishna says to Radha..." I m drunk with the love to you" .....there is a hell lot of dialogues in the play which will stand back in your mind even after you leave the hall....Voices which were rendered where also superb...Surya for Arjun ,Prabhu for Bhima especially Shabhana Azmi for Ghandari are really fantastic as the voices very well showcased the feel of the characters and situations.
On the technical side,the name itself will speak...Resool Pookutty was the sound engineer I think I dont have tell much about that then...One of the song is choreographed by Prabhu Deva.. again my reviewer in mute. Rest of the play is directed and choreographed by Shobhana herself and I have no words to explain as I have used fantastic, great, exemplary,brilliant a lot of times across the review......Amazingly great with wonderful perfection...Light arrangement also needs a very special mention here .....It was really great such that the mood is conveyed superbly to the audiences....Nothing much to describe as I have used all of my words........
I m going to take a Rs3000/- ticket next time
My rating --100/100 ........Worth a billion bucks and if you miss then you are missing one of the best
