"Shadows in the dark" is the English translation of Sriranga's renowned play "Kattale Belaku", written in the late 1950s. This play, in a very witty way, deals with the social crisis of man's growing insensitivity and lack of curiousness to things around him, his closed "mind" to others' ideas. The play also wonderfully depicts the need for "theatre" to re-invent new forms to keep the art and society vibrant.
Kattale Belaku was a turning point in Sriranga's life. He wrote the play after a long dormancy and finished it in just three days. Kattale Belaku conveys a powerful message. It highlights how insensitive we are to things happening around us, in the society we live in. True to his style, Sriranga does thrust his ideas with a good dose of humour in them. Although there is no story with a beginning or a happy ending, the plot revolves around three men discussing a play and dropping scenes as impractical and irrelevant to daily life, while the very scenes happen around them. Kattale Belaku is ageless and modern at any point of time
Kattale Belaku was a turning point in Sriranga's life. He wrote the play after a long dormancy and finished it in just three days. Kattale Belaku conveys a powerful message. It highlights how insensitive we are to things happening around us, in the society we live in. True to his style, Sriranga does thrust his ideas with a good dose of humour in them. Although there is no story with a beginning or a happy ending, the plot revolves around three men discussing a play and dropping scenes as impractical and irrelevant to daily life, while the very scenes happen around them. Kattale Belaku is ageless and modern at any point of time
Author
Sriranga
Translation
Dr.Usha Desai
Director
Srikrishna
Show 1
At : Rangashankara
Date : Septemeber 30, 2005
As part of : Art Mantram and Bangalore Bias "Young Directors Festival", Winner
Cast : Srikrishna, Yashwanth, Sanjeev Nair, Harish Seshadri, Amjad Parwez, Sandeep Ravindra, Rohit Nallapetta, Kishore Acharya, Malathi Nayak, Priya Venkatraman, Ajay Raghavan, Surabhi Herur, Ramanujam.
Crew : Jam and team.
Costumes : Surabhi Herur
Sets : Malatesh Badigar
Lights : Balaji Manohar
Sounds and Music : Vikram Rai
Shows 2 and 3
At : Centre for Film and Drama(CFD), Bangalore
Date : November 13, 2005
In aid of : Dream A Dream
Part-Sponsored by : Daimler Chrysler
Cast : Srikrishna, Yashwanth, Sanjeev Nair, Harish Seshadri, Amjad Parwez, Sandeep Ravindra, Avikshitha Kumar, Kishore Acharya, Malathi Nayak, Ajay Raghavan, Priya Venkatraman, Surabhi Herur, Ramanujam.
Crew : Jam and team.
Costumes : Surabhi Herur
Sets : Malatesh Badigar
Lights : Kishore Acharya and Arun
Sounds and Music : Vikram Rai
Show 4
At : Dr Annaji Rao Surur Kalakshetra, Dharwar
Date : December 24, 2005
Cast : Srikrishna, Yashwanth, Sanjeev Nair, Harish Seshadri, Amjad Parwez, Sandeep Ravindra, Avikshitha Kumar, Kishore Acharya, Malathi Nayak, Ajay Raghavan, Priya Venkatraman, Surabhi Herur, Ramanujam.
Crew : Jam and team.
Costumes : Surabhi Herur
Sets : Malatesh Badigar
Lights : Kishore Acharya and Guneet Singh Bedi
Sounds and Music : Vikram Rai
Show 5
At : Rangashankara
Date : January 24, 2006
As part of : Fourth Corner RangaAayama Theater festival
Cast : Srikrishna, Yashwanth, Sanjeev Nair, Harish Seshadri, Amjad Parwez, Sandeep Ravindra, Avikshitha Kumar, Kishore Acharya, Surabhi Herur, Ajay Raghavan, Priya Venkatraman, Vikram Rai, Ramanujam.
Crew : Jam and team.
Costumes : Surabhi Herur
Sets : Malatesh Badigar
Lights : Kishore Acharya and Arun
Sounds and Music : Vikram Rai and Vijay Kumar Yenne
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