Mysore/Mysuru: In his Bahuroopi 2020 inaugural address, actor and theatre personality Anant Nag recalled how the Mahatma had inspired him when he grew up in Ananda Ashram. His address was listened to by the audience with rapt attention. Every nook and corner of Vanaranga inside Rangayana, including the balcony, was jam-packed with people. The audience…
Bahuroopi on Gandhi Patha set to be steered by Addanda Cariappa
February 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana’s national theatre festival — Bahuroopi — the much-awaited theatre festival of Mysuru is back, bringing well-known theatre troupes to perform before the city’s theatre buffs. The six-day festival will be inaugurated by Actor Anant Nag this evening. The festival will unfold in the decked-up premises of Rangayana this evening and what is special…
Adverse comments targeting Rangayana Director flayed
February 14, 2020Mysuru Rakshana Vedike demands former Director Janni to withdraw statements Says Rangayana must be freed from plays that promote leftist ideologies Mysore/Mysuru: People with one-track mindset cannot accept a multi-faceted theatre festival like Bahuroopi and those who criticise Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa must introspect about how Rangayana was run when they were at the…
Street play staged, Girish Kasaravalli inaugurates Film Festival
February 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Gandhi Patha’ is the theme for this year’s Bahuroopi Theatre Festival. On this occasion, Desi Ranga of Mysuru staged a street play at City Railway Station this morning at 11 am. Janapadotsava Convenor Geetha Montadka inaugurated the play. As part of the theatre festival, Desi Ranga, Hejje Gejje and Ranga Sangama theatre troupes will…
Rangayana Director regrets failure in meeting Constitutional aspirations
February 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that we have failed in giving an administration that meets the Constitutional aspirations even after seven decades of Independence, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said that at the same time, it is disgusting to note that we have given space for the ideologies propagated by divisive forces (Tukde-Tukde gang). He was speaking after…
Theatre personalities felicitated
January 21, 2020Mysuru: Senior Scholar Prof. Maleyur Guruswamy said that true art will transform society for better. He was speaking at a function jointly organised by Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota and Kadamba Ranga Vedike to felicitate Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa, Karnataka Nataka Academy awardees — playwright Venugopal and Rangayana artiste B.N. Shashikala — at Sriranga auditorium in…
Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival from Feb. 14 to 19
January 20, 2020Mysuru: Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival – 2020 at Rangayana will be held from Feb. 14 to Feb. 19. Announcing this at a press conference at Rangayana premises this morning, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said that the Bahuroopi theatre festival is being organised with theme ‘Gandhi Patha’ to highlight the life and works of Mahatma…
Addanda C. Cariappa takes charge as Rangayana Director
December 31, 2019Mysuru: Senior theatre personality Addanda C. Cariappa took charge as the 18th Director of Rangayana, Mysuru, after offering floral tributes to the portrait of theatre repertory’s Founder-Director B.V. Karanth in the Director’s Office at Rangayana here this morning. Speaking to presspersons, Cariappa said that it was the blessings of his parents and his over 30…
More Plays, Not Festivals should be Rangayana’s priority
December 30, 2019Addanda Cariappa to take charge as new Director tomorrow Mysuru: The 58-year-old senior theatre personality from Kodagu, Addanda C. Cariappa, who was recently appointed as Director of Rangayana, Mysuru, will assume office tomorrow at 11 am. Star of Mysore caught up with him over telephone for a brief chat. Excerpts… SOM: Tell us about your…
Addanda C. Cariappa is new Rangayana Director
December 28, 2019Veteran theatre personality from Kodagu likely to take charge next week Mysuru: Veteran theatre personality from Kodagu, Addanda C. Cariappa, who has put in more than four decades of service in the field theatre, art and culture, has been appointed by the State Government as the Director of Rangayana, Mysuru. An order in this regard…
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