Kissan de Chinchinim underscores the value of the girl child

Kissan de Chinchinim's 15th tiatr, ‘Tankam Porot Addhinakat' (Do not bring them back) continues to enthral audiences long after its April 3 release in Margao. Its next showing is scheduled for Monday, May 9, at Mingfoll-Chinchinim at 7 pm.
Narrating the story of an affluent family of five, ‘Tankam Porot Addhinakat' goes on to depict how the parents shower only their two sons with love and choose to neglect their daughter.One of the sons eventually migrates to the US and begins working as an engineer, while the other ventures into business. Deprived of parental affection, the daughter elopes with a poor boy.
The tale twists when the mother takes ill. While the two sons appear to be more concerned about their respective girlfriends, it is the daughter who rushes to the aid of her ailing mom. What happens next proves to be the highlight of the drama and delivers a poignant message to the audience.
Director Kissan Naik popular as Kissan de Chinchinimsays he has broken away from the usual trend of portraying the relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law and has focused, instead, on the significance of the girl child.
The cast of ‘Tankam Porot Addhinakat' comprises Tony (US), Meena Goes, Sharon, Sonali, Perpetual, Nivette, Joel, Vilton, Ubaldo, Sardon, comedian Lino and Ashok. It is interspersed with 12 songs sung by Domnic de Parrra, Manuel, Bostiao, Aniceto, Greg, Bai Andrea and Freddy, and the musical troupe is led by Joaquim de Curtorim, who plays the first trumpet. He is accompanied by Francis de Paroda on the second trumpet, Roque on the drums, Donald on the keyboards and Pinto on the bass guitar. Light effects are handled by Anthony de Maina, and the stage sets by Saldanha.
Naik is probably the only Hindu director in a field dominated by Christians. Having been fascinated by tiatrs right from 1979, when he was just a school-going lad, Naik began by writing scripts for his friend. It was only in 1984 that he wrote and directed his first tiatr, ‘Jivit' (Life). Naik has acted in dramas of prominent directors such as Chris-Meena, Vitorin Pereira and John Claro, among others.