‘YUVA DISHA’ A MUSIC FESTIVAL OF YOUNG ARTISTS featured a vocal concert of Kerala’s S Mahadevan at Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra on November 15th 2011.

Mahadevan was accompanied on the violin by Sri Edappally Ajithkumar and by Sri Balakrishna Kammath on the mridangam.

Mahadevan began with Swathi Thirunal Padavarnam in raga Saveri, followed by Gajavadana in Sreeranjani (a Papanasam Sivan composition), Ninnu Joochi in Sourashtram, a composition of Patnam Subramania Iyer.

The concert day being tuesday, Mahadevan selected Angarakamashrayamyaham in Surutti, a Deekshithar Navagraha Krithi on Lord Angarakan.

The submain was Mariveradikkevarayyarama in raga Shanmukhapriya and the main krithi was Manasu Swadhinamaina (a Thyagaraja krithi in raga Sankarabharanam).

MD Ramanathan‘s composition (in raga Sindhubhairavi) Maname Ramanai was nicely rendered as the concluding bhajan.