Not for scholars alone

July 10, 2014 04:55 pm | Updated 07:48 pm IST

Students presenting 'Bhuvana Vijayam'. Photo:C.V. Subrahmanyam

Students presenting 'Bhuvana Vijayam'. Photo:C.V. Subrahmanyam

Roopakam forms a distinct genre in the theatrical aspects of Telugu literature.

Though inherently equipped for expression and theatrical dimensions, it remains structurally dissimilar to a drama. It is this typical aspect that makes it adoptable by any group sans theatrical paraphernalia.

It does not need even a rehearsal, provided the participants are well-versed in literature. One such sahitya roopakam that has gained popularity over last five decades is Bhuvana Vijayam ; about the legendary court of mediaeval Emperor Srikrishna Devaraya, where Ashtadiggajas, eight greats scholars in the realm of Telugu letters, stood tall. The Bhuvana Vijayam roopakam was a brainchild of Eka Anjaneya Pantulu of Guntur way back in 1955.

Since it vivifies the grace and grandeur of Telugu language and literature in its golden era it instantly became a rage thanks to the erudite literary personalities who staged it.

In its maiden presentation while savant Jammalamadaka Madhavarama Sarma donned the role of Appaji, redoubtable Viswanadha Satyanarayana played Allasani Peddana and Justice Kanda Bhimasankaram appeared as Emperor Srikrishna Devaraya. Later, under the baton of learned Diwakarla Venkatawadhani and that of reputed avadhani Prasadaraya Kulapati it had soared high. Both had chiselled and enriched it in their own way.

Hitherto, confined to the rarefied realms of scholarsto stage Bhuvana Vijayam , however, class X students of AP Residential School in Nalgonda district staged Bhuvana Vijayam recently at Kalabharati Visakhapatnam. The performance proved that even this scholarly feat is not beyond their reach thanks to the laudable efforts of their instructor K Venkata Narasimhacharya.

With a firm grip over the nuances of metrical verse rendition and complete with period costumes, the team brought alive the grandeur of Bhuvana Vijayam . Punctuated with spicy witticism of Tenali Ramalinga kavi, literary tussle of high order in royal court, verses of lasting appeal—all made it a memorable experience.

The students displayed remarkable grasp of each and every aspect of performance. Dama Naresh (Srikrishna Devarayalu), Komire Saikumar (Appaji), Edla Srikanth (Allasani Peddana), Koppula Ajaykumar Reddy (Dhurjati), Pendem Naveen (Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu), Rayikindi Saikumar (Madayagari Malana), Kota Ravindrababu (Nandi Timmana), Jerripotula Eswar (Pingali Surana), Polagani Satish ( Ramaraja Bhushanudu) and Gollapudi Ramesh (Tenali Ramakrishna) took part in it.

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