Performer Instructions:
MOST Important!! There is time crunch as always and we will be enforcing a One-Minute strict limit on raaga aalaapanams! .. Sorry about this - we do know that this is an important part of singing a song, and have generally not asked you to cut it down in many past ST Days, but we are out of options due to time constraints. Also, please do NOT ask your violinist to do repeat aalaapanams. Do a quick aalaapanam to clear your throat and go to the song immediately, PLEASE! (We hope that some of you would also consider it a nice challenge and a learning experience, doing quick aalaapanams -- Pls. listen to some of Ariyakkudi's old 3 minute "plate" recordings if you need a reference on how to do it!)
Please sign in with us backstage as soon as you arrive, and wait back stage at least two songs ahead of your turn - or we may simply assume you are not present and drop the item; then we will amost surely not have time to squeeze in your item later!
Program Schedule (FINAL. Updated FRI, 7 pm)Accompaniments: Please inform us backstage if you have not talked to the accompanying artists.
| 9.15 am Puja | ||||
| 9.30 am Bhavayaami Raghuraamam, Ramayana Raagamaalika, Group Rendition | ||||
| 9:45 AM Morning Session | Shruti | |||
| Seve Sreekaantam | Mohanakalyaani | Shyam & Nirupama Senthilkumar, Aarani Arulmoli | G*, 5.5 | |
| Vande Sadaa Padmanaabham | Navarasakannada | Ramya Ramadas, Sandhiya Ravichandran | G*, 5.5 | |
| Jayajaya Padmanaabha | Sarasaangi | Karthika Ashok | G*, 5.5 | |
| Saarasaaksha Paripaalaya | Pantuvaraali | Indhu Nagarajan | F*, 4.5 | |
| Pankaja Lochana | Kalyaani | Anand Rajan [Violin] | F*, 4.5 | |
| Janani Maaamava | Bhairavi | Sankari Senthilkumar | F*, 4.5 | |
| Paripaalayamaam | Reetigowla | Sagar Vaidyanathan | G, 5 or G* 5.5 | |
| Paahi Parvata Nandini | Aaarabhi | Sindu Pillai | G, 5 | |
| 10:45 AM - Late Morning Session | ||||
| Kaantanodu Chennu Melle | Neelaambari | Sahana Sankar | G, 5 | |
| Seve Sree Padmanaabham | Mohanam | Vini Sundaram | G, 5 | |
| Devadeva Jagadeeshwara | Poorvikalyaani | Karthik Mysore | G, 5 | |
| Devadeva Kalayaamite | Maayaamaalavagowla | Preethika Venugopal | G, 5 | |
| Vande Sadaa Padmanaabham | Navarasakannada | Vikram Vaidyanathan | D*, 2.5 | |
| Paarvati Naayaka | Bhowli | Pallavi Nair | G*, 5.5 | |
| Raamachandra Raghunandana | Neelaambari | Archana Raghavan | G*, 5.5 | |
| Saarasa Lochana | Kalyaani | Mayuri Vasan | G*, 5.5 | |
| Sarojanaabha | Chakravaakam | Archana Ravichandran | G*, 5.5 | |
| 12:00 PM - Lunch Break | ||||
| 12:30 PM - Afternoon Session 1 | ||||
| Mohanam Tava | Mohanam | Sindhu Suresh | G*, 5.5 | |
| Krupaya Paalaya | Chaarukeshi | Usha Raman | G*, 5.5 | |
| Saarasa Samamukha | Kamas | Divya Harikumar, Varshini Krishnan, | G, 5 | |
| Maya Panicker, Vamsi Mokapatti [Keyboard] | ||||
| Jayajaya Padmanaabha | Manirangu | Vijaykrishna Parameswaran, Vamsi Mokapatti, | D*, 2.5 | |
| Vivek Kasarabada, Adithi Vijayaraghavan | ||||
| Joseph Puzhikkala [Group Keyboard] | ||||
| Paripaalayamaam | Reetigowla | Balakrishnan Panicker | A, 6 or A*, 6.5 | |
| Maamava Sada Jananee | Kaanada | Yashna Nandan | A, 6 | |
| Paramapurusha Jagadeeswara | Vasantam | Venudhar | A, 6 | |
| Krupaya Paalaya | Chaarukeshi | Kiran Athreya [Violin] | E, 3 | |
| Raama Raama Gunaseema | Simhendramadhyamam | Sreeram Varadarajan | C*, 1.5 | |
| Maamava Sada Jananee | Kaanada | Pradeep Bugga | C*, 1.5 | |
| 2:00 PM - Hindusthani Session 1 | ||||
| Vishweshwar Darsan | Sindhubhairavi | Suhasini Ramakrishna | A, 6 or G*, 5.5 | |
| Chaliye Kunjan | Brindaavan Saaranga | Gowri Ram | G*, 5.5 | |
| Raamachandra Prabho | Sindhubhairavi | Swarna Raman | F, 4 or F* 4.5 | |
| Jamunaa Kinaarey | Chaarukesi | Seethal Motamari | G, 5 | |
| 2:30 PM - Afternoon Session 2 | ||||
| Narasimha Maamava | Aarabhi | Srinivas Balaji | C, 1 | |
| Paahi Jagajjanani | Vaachaspati | Hari Nair | C, 1 | |
| Bhaavaye Gopabaalam | Pushpalatika | Hari Asuri | B, 7 or C, 1 | |
| Saarasa Samamrudupada | Gowrimanohari | R. Jayakrishnan | B, 7 or C, 1 | |
| Smarasadaa Maanasa | Bilahari | Ganesh Sankaran Panchapakesan [Flute] | D, 2 or D*,2.5 | |
| Bhajabhaja Maanasa | Sindhubhairavi | Rishikesh Menon | D, 2 | |
| Tarunee Jnan Entu Cheyvoo | Dwijaavanti | Raam Murthy | D, 2 | |
| Devadeva Jagadeeshwara | Poorvikalyaani | Ramkeshav Menon | A*, 6.5 or B, 7 | |
| Bhavateeya Katha | Bhairavi | Tiruvaiyaru S. R. Krishnan | A*, 6.5 | |
| 4:00 PM - Evening Session | ||||
| Sarojanaabha | Chakravaakam | Sneha Swaminathan, Anjali Iyer | G*, 5.5 | |
| Gopanandana Valaripunuta | Bhooshaavali | Pallavi Bugga, Varshini Sundaram, Anupama Tatanki | G*, 5.5 | |
| Maamavasada Varade | Naattakkurinji | Divya Asuri, Swati Narayan, Vidhu Sundaram | G*, 5.5 | |
| Panchasaayaka Janakan | Neelaambari | Rukmini Raghunathan | F*, 4.5 | |
| Jagadeesa Sada Maamava | Naattakkurinji | Shubha Narayan | F*, 4.5 | |
| Kanakamayamaayeedum | Huseni | Padma Kutti | F*, 4.5 | |
| 5:00 PM - Ravi Varma Arts Competition Winners Announcement | ||||
| 5:10 PM - Maharaja's Hindusthani Krutis - Sri Babu Parameswaran | ||||
| 5.40 pm - Dinner Break | ||||
| 6.15 pm - Night Session | ||||
| Paahi Jagajjanani | Hamsaanandi | Anirudh Venkatesh | C, 1 | |
| Paramaananda Natana | Kedaaram | Vani Ramamurthi | G, 5 | |
| 6.35 pm - Welcome by OHM President - Sri Ramdas Pillai | ||||
| 6.40 pm - Introduction of Chief Guest - Sri C. P. Ramani | ||||
| 6.45 pm - Chief Guest Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri Vellore Ramabhadran & Percussion Ensemble | ||||
| Sri Vellore Ramabhadran - Mrudangam | ||||
| Kavi Chelvan - Mrudangam | ||||
| Vinod Venkatraman - Ganjira/ Mrudangam | ||||
| R. Jayakrishnan - Edakka | ||||
| Aishwarya Venkatraman - Violin | ||||
| 7.30 pm - Ravi Varma Arts Competition Prize Distribution | ||||
| 7.45 pm - Dance - Tiruvaatirakali by The Fabulous OHM Ladies | ||||
| 8.00 pm - Dance Program by Svetha Rao. Choreography: Smt. Sumathy Kaushal | ||||
| 8.50 pm - Vote of Thanks by OHM Secretary - Sri Vinod Bahulaeyan | ||||
| 9.00 pm - Mangalam | ||||