Mangaluru: Mandd Sobhann presents Konkani play, Love Letters as 174th Monthly Theater

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Mangaluru, 06 Jun 2016: Mandd Sobhann, city-based organization striving to promote Konkani and its distinct culture worldwide presented Konkani play, Love Letters, by playwright Vitori Karkal, at Kalangann, Shaktinagar, here on Sunday June 5 evening. It was staged by Christopher D’Souza Neenasam and Zeena Braggs under the direction of Viddu Uchil, as 174th monthly theater to the packed audiences.

 

 

‘Love Letters’, originally written by Javed Siddiqui and enacted by Shabana Azmi and Farooq Sheikh and translated to Kannada by Jayant Kaikini and enacted by Srinivasa Prabhu and Arundhati Nag has been translated to Konkani by Vitori Karkal.

 

In the audience interaction that followed soon after, high praises were showered on the script, the director, the artiste, the background music, lighting and especially the 2 characters who presented the play – Christopher D’Souza Neenasam and Zeena Braggs. There was great appreciation all around for the standard of content and presentation.

 

Prior to the play, the music album ‘Tum Sobith Distai’, with lyrics and tunes by 2 youngsters Haston and Johnson from Byndoor and music arrangement by M Dolvin Kolalgiri was released by Eric Ozario. Eminent singers such as Gurukiran, Prajoth D’Sa, Lavita Lobo, Joel Maxwell, Nihal Tauro, Mohammed Iqbal, Joshal, Dolvin, Haston, Rony Byndoor and Arun Danthy have rendered their voices to this album.