Margazhi Maha Utsavam 2017

Maximum Media and Ragamalika TV jointly organise Margazhi Maha Utsavam every year from Dec.1 to 14. The concerts are set to interesting themes. Free admission

Venue: Hamsadhwani, Indira Nagar Youth Hostel, 2nd Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600 020

The Schedule:

Dec. 1, 2017 - Friday
4.45 p.m. - Mangala Isai - Thirumeignanam Brothers T.K.R. Ayyappan and T.K.R. Meenakshi Sundaram (Nadaswaram), Mannarkudi Dr. M.R. Vasudevan & Tirukoilur T.G. Babu (Tavil)
6.45 p.m. - Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal), Akkarai Subhalakshmi (Violin), Mannarkudi Dr. M.R. Vasudevan (Tavil), Anantha R. Krishnan (Mridangam)

Dec. 2, 2017 - Saturday
4.45 p.m. - K. Gayathri (Vocal), B. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), S. Sivaraman (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
6.45 p.m. - Priya Sisters - Haripriya & Shanmukhapriya (Vocal) Theme - Ranga - The Divine Call
M.A. Krishnaswmay (Violin), Sai Giridhar (Mridangam). Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)

Dec. 3, 2017 - Sunday
4.45 p.m. - Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna (Vocal), Delhi Sunderrajan (Violin), Anantha R. Krishnan (Mridangam). V. Suresh (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - Aruna Sairam (Vocal) Theme - 'Oruththi maganai pirandhu' - Krishna and his colours
B.V. Raghavendra Rao (Violin), J. Vaidyanathan (Mridangam), S. Krishna (Ghatam)

Dec. 4, 2017 - Monday
4.45 p.m. - Amritha Murali (Vocal), Ranjani Ramakrishnan (Violin), S.J. Arjun Ganesh (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - Neyveli Santhanagopalan(Vocal) Theme - Thirupugazhin Thanipugazh - The beauty, divinity and richness of Thirupugazh
Nagai Sriram (Violin), B. Ganapathiraman (Mridangam), K.V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)

Dec. 5, 2017 - Tuesday
4.45 p.m. - Vignesh Ishwar (Vocal), Parur M.S. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), Praveen (Mridangam)
6.45 p.m. - Sikkil Gurucharan (Vocal) Theme - Naanarintha Desikan - Beautiful compositions composed & popularised by M.M. Dandapani Desikar
L. Ramakrishnan (Violin), K.V. Prasad (Mridangam)

Dec. 6, 2017 - Wednesday
4.45 p.m. - Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (Vocal), B. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), Sai Giridhar (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - N. Vijay Siva (Vocal) Theme - Enrum Carnatakam - Greatness of Carnatic music in absorbing good from other systems without losing its roots
Charumathi Raghuraman (Violin), J. Vaidyanathan (Mridangam)

Dec. 7, 2017 - Thursday
4.45 p.m. - Ramakrishnan Murthy (Vocal), L. Ramakrishnan (Violin), Sumesh Narayanan (Mridangam)
6.45 p.m. -  S. Sowmya (Vocal) Theme - Thyagaraja Ramayanam - Ramayanam through the eyes of Thyagaraja
Embar Kannan (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan (Mridangam), Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam)

Dec. 8, 2017 - Friday
4.45 p.m. - Bharat Sundar (Vocal), Parur M.S. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), R. Sankaranarayanan (Mridangam), N. Guruprasad (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - Sanjay Subrahmanyan (Vocal) Theme - 19 -m nootrandin Manickangal - Select compositions from the 19th century
S. Varadarajan (Violin), Neyveli B. Venkatesh (Mridangam), Tripunithura Radhakrishnan (Ghatam)

Dec. 9, 2017 - Saturday
4.45 p.m. - Sandeep Narayan (Vocal), B. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan (Mridangam), K.V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)
6.45 p.m. - Sudha Ragunathan (Vocal) Theme - Divyam - The feeling that is ultimate
Embar Kannan (Violin), N. Ramakrishnan (Mridangam), R. Raman (Morsing)

Dec. 10, 2017 - Sunday
4.45 p.m. - S Saketharaman (Vocal), Nagai Sriram (Violin), Vijay Natesan (Mridangam). Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
6.45 p.m. - Vishaka Hari (Harikatha Theme - Kandein Seethaiyai - Sundara Kandam of Ramayana composed in Tamil by Arunachala Kavirayar
B. Ananthakrishnan (Violin), S.J. Arjun Ganesh (Mridangam), Trichy Murali (Ghatam)

Dec. 11, 2017 - Monday
4.45 p.m. - J.A. Jayanth (Flute), L. Ramakrishnan (Violin), N.C. Bharadwaj (Mridangam), K.V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)
6.45 p.m. - Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Vocal) Theme - Deiveeka nadi theerangal - Musical pilgrimage of stalas in the banks of holy rivers in India
B.U. Ganesh Prasad (Violin), Thanjavur Murugabhoopathy (Mridangam), B.S. Purushotham (Kanjira)

Dec. 12, 2017 - Tuesday
4.45 p.m. - Vishnudev Namboothiri (Vocal), B.U. Ganesh Prasad (Violin), Vijay Natesan (Mridangam), Payyanur Govindaprasad (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - Sudha Seshayyan with Chinmaya Sisters, Rithvik Raja & Hari Ravi - Musical discourse
M. Vijay (Violin), Vijay Natesan (Mridangam), K.V. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)

Dec. 13, 2017 - Wednesday
4.45 p.m. - Akkarai Sisters - Subhalakshmi & Sornalatha (Vocal), H.N. Bhaskar (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan (Mridangam), Dr. S. Karthick (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. -Udaiyalur Dr. K. Kalyanaraman (Nama sankeerthanam) - Radha Madhava Vivaham
Sethalapathy Balasubramaniam & Pichumani Bhagavathar (Vocal Support), Mannargudi Shankararaman (Harmonium), Babu Rajasekaran (Mridangam)m Palghat P. Vinod (Dolak)

Dec. 14, 2017 - Thursday
4.45 p.m. - V.K. Manimaran (Vocal), Raghavendra Rao (Violin), Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (Mridangam), N. Guruprasad (Ghatam)
6.45 p.m. - Dushyanth Sridhar & Carnatica Brothers - K.N. Shashikiran & P. Ganesh (Katha Kutcheri) - Theme - Sri Saraswathi
Raghavendra Rao (Violin), Karukurichi Mohanram (Mridangam)