'Mruchchakateeham' staged at Lionel Wendt
Co-production of the translated version of the Sanskrit play
'Mruchchakateeham' in Tamil by Janakaraliya Theatre Institute and the
Swami Vipulananthan Institute of Aestetic studies of the Eastern
University of Batticaloa will be held at the Lionel Wendt Theatre,
Colombo, on April 29 at 7 pm.
The play is translated into Tamil by Rasaiah Loganandan, a senior
member of Janakaraliya. The group had produced the drama
'Mrichchakteeka' in Sinhala as 'Meti Karaththaya' (Clay Cart) in 2010.
Both Tamil and Sinhala versions are directed by Parakrama Niriella,
the founder of Janakaraliya. Professor Sinnaiah Maunaguru is taking part
in the Tamil version of 'Mrichchakatiham' as its executive director. The
music is by Sumudu Mallawarachchi. It is choreographed by Ronika
Chamalee. The directing assistants are Selvaraj Leelawathi, Thiyagaraja
Sivanesan and Rasaiah Lohanandan. The students of the Swami Vipulananda
Institute of Aesthetic Studies of the Eastern University portray the
characters. The theatre lighting was designed by Ajanthan Shanthakumar.
The play was produced with the financial support of the India-Sri
Lanka Foundation.
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