Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said that acclaimed novelist and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s popular work ‘Parva’ has been adapted into a play by the theatre repertory. Speaking at a media interaction at Rangayana here yesterday, Cariappa said the play will be ready for enactment by November. Theatre Director Prakash Belawadi has…
Theatre legend B.V. Karanth’s birthday is now Bharatiya Theatre Music Day
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Theatre artiste Srinivasa Kappanna lauded Rangayana’s decision to celebrate theatre legend B.V. Karanth’s birthday as ‘Bharatiya Theatre Music Day.’ Speaking as a chief guest at a programme organised by Rangayana at Bhoomigeetha, on the occasion of B.V. Karanth’s birthday here yesterday, Kappanna said, “Elected representatives and theatre artistes should come together and urge…
Celebrate Sept. 19 as ‘Bharatiya Theatre Music Day’
September 17, 2020The day commemorates birth anniversary of theatre doyen Padma Shri B.V. Karanth Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana, Mysuru, is proposing to celebrate Sept. 19, the birth anniversary of theatre doyen Padma Shri B.V. Karanth, as ‘Bharatiya Theatre Music Day.’ In a press release, Addanda C. Cariappa, Director, Rangayana, Mysuru, has said: “Padma Shri B.V. Karanth was a legendary…
Rangayana launches digital theatre series of Kuvempu’s ‘Bommanahalliya Kindarijogi’
September 7, 2020Children of Arivu School symbolically launched the digital theatre series (Vaachikabhinaya) of Kuvempu’s ‘Bommanahalliya Kindarijogi,’ directed by B.V. Karanth and brought out by Rangayana, Mysuru, at Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises this morning. Retired Rangayana artiste Santhosh, dressed as ‘Kindarijogi’ caught the attention of the children. The 20-minute three-episode series will be available on Rangayana website…
‘Bommanahalliya Kindarijogi’: Gets nod for screening at educational institutions
September 5, 2020Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has given permission for the screening of Bommanahalliya Kindarijogi, a popular Kannada drama which has been filmed by Mysuru Rangayana, at all educational institutions in the State. This permission came after Addanda C. Cariappa, Rangayana Director, met the Minister in Bengaluru on Aug.31 and had appealed…
Digital theatre series of Kusumabaale launched
August 27, 202020-minute episode available on Rangayana website, YouTube and Facebook at 6.30 pm from today Mysore/Mysuru: Former Director of Rangayana C. Basavalingaiah formally launched digital theatre series of “Kusumabaale,” a famous novel of Devanur Mahadeva at Rangayana last evening. This drama was directed by Basavalingaiah 26 years ago and staged in Rangayana. Now it has been…
Project on Kindarajogi, Parva underway
August 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After successful launching of digital theatre series with “Kusumabaale”, Rangayana is all set to undertake a similar experimentation with “Kindarajogi”, a popular drama with over 30-year popularity that gave a new direction to the repertory and “Parva”, a famous novel by well-known Kannada novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa. Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said with…
Novelist Dr. Bhyrappa consents for stage adaptation of ‘Parva’
July 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa has stated that Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa has given his consent to adapt the author’s popular novel ‘Parva’ as a play. “Actor Prakash Belawadi, who will be directing the play and myself met Dr. Bhyrappa at his Kuvempunagar residence on Monday and discussed with him at length. We sought his…
Rangayana to adapt Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s ‘Parva’ as a play; details worked out
July 10, 2020Theatre personality Prakash Belawadi to direct the play based on acclaimed author’s popular novel Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathi Samman recipient and acclaimed Kannada novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa will soon catch the imagination of theatre lovers as his novels will be adapted into plays at theatre repertoire Rangayana. Though the novelist’s works have been translated into English and…
COVID steals sound of music, anklets in cultural capital
July 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Our city is popularly known as cultural capital of Karnataka, but ever since pandemic outbreak, art and cultural activities in city have come to a standstill. Most of the auditoriums and music halls have locked their doors while the income of artistes has plummeted. Not long ago, music halls in city were filled with…














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