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Vaidehi Moorthy
07/19/2018
Creative Genius Madurai R. Muralidaran – A Profile
Editors note: Madurai R. Muralidaran is no stranger to the New England dance scene. His unique, sold-out Broadway style mega productions for Vision-Aid have won acclaim across New England. His daughter Kavya Muralidaran follows in the footsteps and is a path breaker in her own right, earning a reputation for her grace, skill and poise. This year, Muralidaran is bringing to Boston on July 22 nd , at Littleton “Golden Armor, Golden Heart – The inspiring story of Karna†, another sold out show with over 700 attending.
A profile of Muralidaran by Vaidehi Moorthy
Sri Madurai R. Muralidaran helps Vision-Aid with their annual dance fundraiser. When asked why he does this he said that they approached him. He says, “I said yes… because it’s…for a good cause.†He also helps other organizations. His latest Vision-Aid performance, Karna is the story of yet another generous person. Karna is the story of Karna, the secret sixth Pandava, and one of the Kauravas. In this show, Duryodhana, the traditional villain, is sometimes portrayed as one of the “good guys,†while the Pandavas, the traditional heros, are portrayed antagonists. This deep idea, and the many other ones that appear in Sri Madurai R. Muralidaran’s shows, are achieved by one simple task. As he puts it, “I do research.†He just looks for what actually happened.
Sri Madurai R. Muralidaran is known for being “A person who [brings
a]…production [to]… the common people.†Other things he is known for include his unrivaled compositions, his wholehearted kindness, and, of course, his unequaled dancing. He enjoys songwriting, and, of course, has always been passionate about dance. His greatest accomplishment is earning people as friends. He cares about his students, who care about him in turn. Another notable accomplishment of his is that he does all of the following: plays mridangam, sings Carnatic vocal music, dances Bharathanatyam, composes songs. In addition, he directs, writes lyrics to, acts in, produces, and pulls together as a whole, each and every one of his multiple dance drama musicals that are being performed in different parts of the world. How did he come to do that? Guru Muralidaran says that he needed to stand on his own. That iswhy he has learned so many skills in life.
musician. He is very talented at all that he does, yet he is very humble. He is a hero to many young dancers. He is a very talented wordsmith. Participating in a dance drama of his is not only an uplifting experience, but also beneficial to all dancers, as watching him and being corrected by him is a great advantage to dancers of all ages and capabilities. Sri Madurai R. Muralidaran is a role model to all dancers.
About Madurai R Muralidharan
At the age of 17, he started learning the classical Bharata Natyam from KalaimamaniSmt. Chamundeswari. Soon, with a thirst for music, he became a student of Madurai Sethuraman and then to master percussion, he became a student of Madurai Sreenivasan. Today, he has composed 1000s of original musical compositions that are rich with innovations, complexities and a boon to dancers.
His musical compositions, over the years have travelled the length and the breadth of the world. His dance musicals have reached from Africa to Australia, New Zealand to Boston.
His academy Nithyakshethra Dance Academy identifies talents and passion for dance in its student, and trains them to achieve levels of excellence.
About Kavya Muralidaran
Listing a few of her programs. She completed her arangetram in 2005 and was selected as the best dancer and winner in the famous TV show Thaka Dhimi Tha (Jaya T.v) for three consecutive years. In 2003 was awarded the title Nrithyaswaroopi by the Indian Arts academy (Australia). Since 2010 has been dancing in Chennail Thiruviyaru. Played the role of Sivagami in Sivagamiyin Shabadham which was staged in FETNA in Canada in 2013. And also in the numerous shows that were staged this year in Australia, Canada, the U.S. , U.K, South Africa, Kuwait. Kavya has also had an experience with some of the leading Gurus in the field of dance, like Shobana and has been a part of her dance musical Krishna and Maya Ravan. She was also a part of Sri.
Narasimhachari, Smt. Anitha Guha, Smt. Sangeetha Ishvarans productions. She recently performed along with Veena maestro Sri. Rajesh Vaidhya and Shankaran Namboodri as a part of trinity Festival Melbourne named Creative spirit (A Veena and Bharathanatyam duo) by Kavya and Sri.Rajesh Vaidhya.Kavya is a regular performer in all the sabhas in Chennai during the dance festival season. Her other interests are she loves pets and nature and has a keen interest in film productions. She recently was awarded the title 'Yuva Kala Vipanchee' from Vipanchee Natyalaya. She feels really honoured and humbled to participate in Vision-aid’s production.
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