Sangamam

Aiyanarappa, to see your Selva's dance..

people are coming in large numbers.

When I see that crowd..

I am the happiest person in the whole world, God.

Lord..

this time too he should dance well.

He should dance in such a way that thousands of people,

who come to watch him dance, should applaud loudly.

God, you should be with him.

They will all dance well. Dance very well.

They will give their lilfe and dance, God.

"aalaala gandaa.."

"aalaala gandaa, the father of dance, salutations"

"salutations"

"you shaped me without any struggle salutation"

"salutations"

"you shaped me without any struggle salutations"

"aalaala gandaa, the father of dance, salutations"

"salutations"

"you shaped me without any struggle salutation"

"salutations"

"the one who tied the anklets around my legs"

"my first respects to your feet"

"my feet will keep dancing"

"until your decree triumphs"

"the one who tied the anklets around my legs"

"my first respects to your feet"

"my feet will keep dancing"

"until your decree triumphs"

"whether you say yes"

"whether you say no"

"whether you say yes"

"whether you say no"

"this feet are the ones that danced for the audience"

"it will never cease to stop dancing"

"salutations salutations oh salutations salutations"

"salutations.. saulutations"

"aalaala gandaa, the father of dance, salutations"

"you shaped me without struggle salutations"

"the one who tied the anklets around my legs"

"my first respect for your feet"

"my feet will keep dancing"

"until your decree triumphs"

"the one who tied the anklets around my legs"

"my first respect for your feet"

"my feet will keep dancing"

"until your decree triumphs"

Sir you should be happy.

You should be always be happy like today.

You should live for long.

You should live with name and fame.

Yes sir.The God, who makes artists like us thrive,

I am swearing on that God and saying

that you are like a father to this folk art.

I will pray to God that the

respect that you get today should be there for you always.

Chinnasami, is he your son?

He is my son. - Has he learnt the art?

He dances well.

He says there is not enough income in the art that he learnt

and so he is adamant on taking up another job.

Brother, such arts only give pride to our soil.

That is also slowly fading away.

In such a time we all should try to safeguard it

and not go away saying it doesn't safeguard us.

Aren't you educated? Just think.

Why should I think? Then why did my father educate me?

Hey what did you study? What did you study?

Look, thinking that you are his life..

going from place to place and dancing for your sake,

with that earning only, your father educated you.

Do you remember that?

You are boasting that you studied.

Is Selvam, uneducated?

Isn't he educated?

But because he wants to continue with the ancestoral art

isn't he dancing with me wearing the anklets, till today?

Look, remember one thing.

Education is to improve one's own knowledge

and not for hurting one's own father.

Understand that. The art that feeds you..

is like one's own mother.

The income from it may not be sufficient.

Because the income is less..

will we leave our mother on the road

unattended and without feeding her?

You are talking nonsense. Go.

Sir, the Visaka fair is about to begin.

All the other artists have been informed.

Our people's desire is that our Avadai Pillai's

son Selvam should dance this year.

You go and ask him once.

He says that the date is not convenient.

Somehow if you arrange this year..

it will be very good.

What is this, everyone is taking male's name.

It is a fair, only when the girls are around.

If the girls are not there then it is a plain function.

The girl who danced in Trichy.. - Abhirami..

Yes. If Abhirami is booked, she knows bharatanatyam,

she is nice to look at. What is this, leaving her..

Parijatham.

Sivasankara Murthy.

Trichy.

Your blessing is required for the well being of everyone.

Greetings. - Greetings.

Yes ask. - Your name is there in the list of people who are

going to get the title of 'Bharata choodamani".

Congratulations. - But you have refused that title..

can we know the reason for that, sir?

Any title that is not given at the right time is only for record.

It is not given to honour, is my opinion.

That is, there will be a rule

that so many artists have to be honoured and awarded in a year.

There are not that many people in that list.

So they have included my name also.

Otherwise for my talent, hardwork and fame

they should have given it long time back.

They didn't give. Now they are giving.

By giving it now, the honour is for the title Bharata choodamani

and not for me because of the title.

That is why I refused.

You are refusing the title which is given in your recognition,

won't it mean that

you are insulting the people who are giving it?

What is it that you have achieved, to say no to that?

Hey.. what..

Son.. how much salary do you get for the work you are doing?

Rs.1000. - Inorder to earn a salary of Rs.1000..

and inorder to show your gratitude

don't think you can ask anything.

Before interviewing someone, you should know as to

who he is, what is his achievement,

what is his status and his fame.

Or else you should have asked someone who knows.

Look, you don't even have that much knowledge

and you are asking questions.

My experience in Bharatanatyam is twice your age.

Do you know about Vazhuvur Ramaiya Pillai and Dhandayutha pillai?

You don't even know about me..

how will you know about those doyans?

I have come in that lineage.

By tying the anklets in my feet at the age of 7,

within 13 years, not only in India,

there is no stage in the world where I have not performed.

They praised that I am the direct descendant of the God Natraj

and gave me the title and medal.

Do you know that?

To win Shivashankara Murthy in bharatam

there is no one in the world. Do you know that?

Wait. Those who give the award themselves

have come to know only now.

He has not known till now.

For this there is an interview!

Sir. - Please I don't want your interview. You all go.

Victor, has everything got recorded properly?

That man.. - Brother.. - What is it?

He is short tempered. That is why he spoke like that.

He may be a big shot. But shouldn't have so much ego.

Don't keep that in mind, sir.

Will you do me a small favour?

What? - 20 years ago, my husband Somathevar,

got lost in Mari Amman fair.

I will give the photo, will you find him?

Grandmother, all this has to be told in the police station

and not in TV station. Come.

Somathevar has not got lost.

He has run away unable to bear

your torture, keeping fair as an excuse.

Somewhere he is happy. You should leave him.

It is not that.. - Grandmother, forget your Somathevar.

There is another man in the next street with the same looks.

Shall I go and talk? - Keep quiet.

Is she asking for a rented house that you will go and talk?

Abhirami's rehearsal has begun. Come let's go.

Come.. - You go.

How many times do I tell you that the posture has to be correct.

I am dancing properly. - The concert has come from Tanjavur.

Your father will accept only if you say.

Mother, I feel like going to Tanjavur.

You want to, isn't it?

If you keep dancing here then how is it possible?

Go and tell there.

Will Abhirami's mother also dance along with Abhirami?

She will dance fantastically.

Once upon a time how she used to dance!

Ok, because you wished, I am accepting the Tanjavur concert.

I don't like this going out and performing.

It is all for your sake.

Look, I accept this concert because my daughter desires.

We should be treated with dignity when we come there.

Don't worry about that.

There will be a lot of respect for Abhirami.

In the ten day fair in our town,

seventh day is your concert.

If you accept to come and perform,

we will feel very honoured.

We should be fortunate to come to your town and perform.

Avadai Pillai group is coming.

Go and welcome them.