Couple of week's back, after a LONG time I had a chance to attend a kutcheri. As soon as I saw the promos on Instagram that Sanjay Subrahmanyan was going to sing, I decided that come hell or high water, I needed to attend.
It was also a chance to overcome my FOMO of never having attended a traditional Madras Marghazi kutcheri. And so glad that I did.
The program set out an interesting set of compositions.
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Keeping in with the theme of Valentine's Day, Sanjay very masterfully played on the words "Anbe... and Marupadiyum" during the song "Tiruvadi Saranam".
The concert program also mentioned 2 surprise songs - and it was worth the wait. I was swept off my feet by the song Ramasami Dootan Naanada - a composition by Arunachala Kavi. Then followed a beautiful rendition of Paayum Oli Nee Enakku - a composition by Subramanya Bharati.
Walking out happily, my only wish come May was Arsenal to win either the EPL or Champions League and Sanjay releases a special rendition of Theerada Vilayattu Pillai - cos that's what Arsenal has been to fans over the last few seasons - an endlessly mischievous kid! :-)
