Ramaa B is such a fantastic storyteller! Exciting narration style, and scriptwriting ability! She was able to combine the history of south Indian cinema, info of Bharatanatyam's revival era, Kamala's biography and her own personal experiences into 30 minutes of entertaining documentary that will be a treasure for future generation. Thank you.
Ramaa Akka, this is wonderful! Such a treat! Thank you so much. My first guru, Kuttalam M Selvam of the Kattumannar Kovil lineage, would talk constantly about Kamala's dance with great admiration and fascination, especially while teaching us 'theeradha vilaiyaattu pillai.." and the thaa-ha-ta-jham-tari-thaa adavu (which you see in the very last sequence in the video). He would talk about the way Kamala does that slight backward tilt of the head as the hand moves up. Just love it!
Ramaa, I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying the movie that you have made about my idol the great Kamala. I am watching it with a lot of attention and rewinding and seeing it so many times. You are such an excellent storyteller and just like your teacher you are so perfect in how you are rendering the story with all the aspects of voice, storytelling facial expressions and the right humour. She cannot ask for a better student To tell her story with so much dignity and yet in so much detail- Sujatha Srinivasan.
Awesome.. What a beautiful presentation.. It was my luck to have found out this gem of a presentation on a beautiful art form and a beautiful artist. It is a privilege to step in to that world of great artists 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Ramaa, it has been a long time since we met, but I just wanted to say how lovely it was to watch this series, kamala and you were splendid, and the double act of kamala, is rich material for a social dance historian, Congrats for pulling this off so splendidly, I was not sure if I am looking forward to your commentary or the edited videos. Wonderfully scripted and performed Ramaa. Congrats Anita for this great Talkies initiative, huge archival resource for Bharatanatyam history, and a pioneering initiative that will be really useful to the next generation...thank you. Avanthi Meduri
What a narration madame... . Excellent. This compilation will stay for decades and this you have done like a sculptor very carefully and frame by frame this will be enjoyed by "Class" audience. Great!
Thanks Ramaa for this wonderful celebration of our Kamala akaa....I can see the immense effort, research/inquiry behind this delightful project. I bet even akaa might not recollect all of these details and what a treasure for all future generations of dancers. Such a laudable idea and as always....captivating story telling by none other than my sis. It was so nice to see such good archived prints of these time honored films. Special special applause for the effective (and thankfully not overdone) graphics. . I too remember dancing to 'aduvome' with you.. Kamala (lotus) shining in your blossomed padma (lotus) hasta at your heart center (lotus) was a nice touch at the end. Also, loved the "இரண்டும் இரண்டு கண்கள்" suggestion as you moved the framing of your hands. Looking forward to the fragrance of ep 2 and 3. Awesome ....proud of your pursuits, projects and accomplishments. Shine on....sis.
Awwww… this so beautiful! A treasure! Thanks a lot Rama Akka for bringing this out so beautifully 🙏🏼 and thank you Anita Mam for releasing this worthy production 🙏🏼
I think Baby Sheela is the same beautiful and elegant dancer that appears - later on - in the song "Ae Ishq Yeh Sab Duniya Wale" performed by Lata Mangeshkar, in "Mughal - E- Azam" movie.
Ramaa B is such a fantastic storyteller! Exciting narration style, and scriptwriting ability! She was able to combine the history of south Indian cinema, info of Bharatanatyam's revival era, Kamala's biography and her own personal experiences into 30 minutes of entertaining documentary that will be a treasure for future generation. Thank you.
She is a true legend dancer..Thanks for uploading this. Great wishes to all who took effort for this...🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳
Ramaa Akka, this is wonderful! Such a treat! Thank you so much. My first guru, Kuttalam M Selvam of the Kattumannar Kovil lineage, would talk constantly about Kamala's dance with great admiration and fascination, especially while teaching us 'theeradha vilaiyaattu pillai.." and the thaa-ha-ta-jham-tari-thaa adavu (which you see in the very last sequence in the video). He would talk about the way Kamala does that slight backward tilt of the head as the hand moves up. Just love it!
What a wonderful story - thanks for sharing Aniruddhan
Ramaa,
I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying the movie that you have made about my idol the great Kamala. I am watching it with a lot of attention and rewinding and seeing it so many times. You are such an excellent storyteller and just like your teacher you are so perfect in how you are rendering the story with all the aspects of voice, storytelling facial expressions and the right humour. She cannot ask for a better student To tell her story with so much dignity and yet in so much detail- Sujatha Srinivasan.
This is thrilling to watch. Even as the Producer of the series.. KAMALA was the very reason my mother pushed me to dance class.
Fantastic videos about the greatest dancer ever.
So graceful she is,loved the whole story, Waiting for the next episode, Rama ji the story telling is brilliant my son also watches along with me.
Thank you Surekha - so happy that your son is watching too :)
Awesome.. What a beautiful presentation.. It was my luck to have found out this gem of a presentation on a beautiful art form and a beautiful artist. It is a privilege to step in to that world of great artists 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Ramaa, it has been a long time since we met, but I just wanted to say how lovely it was to watch this series, kamala and you were splendid, and the double act of kamala, is rich material for a social dance historian, Congrats for pulling this off so splendidly, I was not sure if I am looking forward to your commentary or the edited videos. Wonderfully scripted and performed Ramaa. Congrats Anita for this great Talkies initiative, huge archival resource for Bharatanatyam history, and a pioneering initiative that will be really useful to the next generation...thank you. Avanthi Meduri
Avanthi - what a joy to read your message! Thank you so much my dear for choosing to watch Kamala & Me and for sharing your heartfelt appreciation.
What to say... I watched it and loved it, also the way how you took us back to those days! thank you Ramaa Bharadvaj ...
Very beautiful episodes of how movies helped Bharatanatyam. Please bring more more episodes like this.
What a joy it was to watch this !
Thank you my namesake :)
What a treat this is Rama ! Thank you so much ,cannot tell how much of an idol Kamala was for me !
Thank you Hema
What a narration madame... . Excellent. This compilation will stay for decades and this you have done like a sculptor very carefully and frame by frame this will be enjoyed by "Class" audience. Great!
Thank you Swami Ramachandran for tuning in and also for sharing your appreciation.
Thank you so much for this Ramaa Akka 😄Just amazing!! Very well woven together and presented. Loved it ❤️
@Krupa thank you for joining us
Thanks Ramaa for this wonderful celebration of our Kamala akaa....I can see the immense effort, research/inquiry behind this delightful project.
I bet even akaa might not recollect all of these details and what a treasure for all future generations of dancers. Such a laudable idea and as always....captivating story telling by none other than my sis.
It was so nice to see such good archived prints of these time honored films.
Special special applause for the effective (and thankfully not overdone) graphics. . I too remember dancing to 'aduvome' with you..
Kamala (lotus) shining in your blossomed padma (lotus) hasta at your heart center (lotus) was a nice touch at the end.
Also, loved the "இரண்டும் இரண்டு கண்கள்" suggestion as you moved the framing of your hands. Looking forward to the fragrance of ep 2 and 3.
Awesome ....proud of your pursuits, projects and accomplishments. Shine on....sis.
Thank you Uma - my better half! You got all the nuances!
Thank you for this ramaa akka 😀 this was such a treat ! Loved loved loved it ❤️
@shruti gopal Thanks a lot sweetie. And for your phone call too
A beautiful tribute for an unforgettable artiste ❤️ thank you Ramaa Akka for this labour of love.
@Bhavajan Thank you very much for writing
Brilliantly presented, Ramaa Aunty! ❤️
Awwww… this so beautiful! A treasure! Thanks a lot Rama Akka for bringing this out so beautifully 🙏🏼 and thank you Anita Mam for releasing this worthy production 🙏🏼
Thank you Rachana for your feedback. I appreciate it :)
I think Baby Sheela is the same beautiful and elegant dancer that appears - later on -
in the song "Ae Ishq Yeh Sab Duniya Wale" performed by Lata Mangeshkar,
in "Mughal - E- Azam" movie.
All three episodes excellent ma thanks to Anitha rathinam
LOVE YOU RAMAA MORE DEATAILS ABOUT YOU PLEASE
Truly a labor of love...Kudos.
Thank you very much
Beautifully compiled & presented by Rama Bharathwaj.
Thanks so much Savithri akka!