The five-day Niranthara Ranga Utsava, organised by Niranthara Foundation, Mysuru, will be held at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises from Dec. 17 to 21.
Dec. 17 (6.15 pm): Poet & Thinker S.G. Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Fest. Senior theatre person Rameshwari Verma and Prasad Kundur of Niranthara will be present.
Dec. 18 (6.15 pm): Poet & Senior Journalist G.P. Basavaraju and Department of Kannada & Culture Assistant Director Dr. M.D. Sudarshan will take part in the stage programme.
Dec. 19 (6.15 pm): Theatre Artiste Rajappa Dalavai and Srinivasu Palahalli of Niranthara will take part in the stage programme.
Dec. 20 (6.15 pm): Dr. D. Vijayalakshmi, Professor, Maharaja’s College and Department of Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy will take part in the stage programme.
Dec. 21 (6.15 pm): Valedictory ceremony. Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Senior Theatre Director Chidambara Rao Jambe, Thinker Devanura Basavaraju and M.M. Suguna of Niranthara will be present.
The five-day Theatre Festival will feature the following cultural programmes and plays:
December 17
5.30 pm: Jade Kolata by Manava Team, Hassan.
7 pm: Staging of the play ‘Nanna Tejaswi’ (based on Rajeshwari Tejaswi’s autobiography)
Troupe: Kalamadhyama, Bengaluru
Music: B.J. Bharat
Theatre Adaptation, Design and Direction: B.M. Giriraj
December 18
5.30 pm: B.V. Karanth’s Theatre Songs presentation by Devanand Varaprasad & Niranthara Team.
7 pm: ‘Naada Sanje’ jugalbandi by Ravi Shankar Mishra on Flute, Junaid Khan on Sitar and Rishi Prasad on Tabla (Austin,Texas, USA).
December 19
5.30 pm: Srinivas Bhat’s (Cheeni) Theatre Songs by Devanand Varaprasad and Niranthara Team. 7 pm: Staging of the play ‘Prathi Gandharva’
Troupe: Vrutti Rangabhumi Rangayana, Davanagere.
Writer: Rajappa Dalavai
Music: Ravi Mururu
Direction: Malatesh Badiger
December 20
5.30 pm: Janapada and Tatvapada recital by Devanand Varaprasad and Niranthara Team.
7 pm: Staging of the play ‘Goruru’ (based on Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar’s ‘Namma Oorina Rasikaru’ and other works)
Troupe: Niranthara, Mysuru
Music: Digvijaya Heggodu
Theatre Adaptation, Design and Direction: Manjunath L. Badiger
December 21
5.30 pm: Veeraghase performance by Naveen Kumar and Team, Kadur.
7 pm: Stating of play ‘Kodalla Andre Kodalla’ (based on Dario Fo’s ‘Can’t pay, Won’t pay)
Troupe: Nirdiganta, Srirangapatna
Music: Anush Shetty; Concept, Design and Direction: Shakeel Ahmed
This post was published on December 15, 2025 6:05 pm