Dancing down memory lane

AT IMAGE, it was a journey down memory lane on Friday when four stars of today traced the steps of four dance queens of Kollywood. They called it Idhayathil Endrum.

Shobana danced to `Maraindirendu Paarkum', made famous on-screen by her aunt Padmini. The spotlight then switched over to Saroja Devi, Sreedevi and Khushboo who were enacted on-stage by Meena, Nagma and Monal respectively.

The evening had a medley of song and dance sequences. A group of dancers from Kalalaya dance school added colour. `Andru vandadum athey nila', `devi sreedevi' and `otha rubaa' set the mood for the show.

Cheering, hooting and clapping was there in good measure and sometimes on demand too. Many cheers were for Vijay Adhiraj, the compere.

There was more to come for the select audience at the hall. Saroja Devi's `Love Birds', `Chittu Kuruvi Muttham Koduthu', `Thottal Poomalarum' and `Neerodum' came to life with Meena who appeared on stage dressed as the veteran actress (along with the typical hairdo).

Nagma was Sridevi's new face on stage.

Monal replayed Khushboo's `ram bam bam', Metro channel and other hits, which seemed to energise the senior actress who was backstage.

Khushboo bowed to popular demand and made it to the stage, shaking a leg in step with the other dancers. The song sequence ended with the lead performers crowding around her. And then, it was curtains.

The rather unexpected guest of the evening was Rajiv Gopalakrishnan, not so well known in this state, who was called on stage to say something on Sreedevi. He acted as her (Sreedevi's) husband in her first Malayalam film. And guess who spoke on Khushboo. Well, Khushboo herself.

Then it was the turn to thank all who had helped Simple Things, the organizers, put the show together. But they promised to come back again, probably every month, with similar shows. Those who missed out need not lose heart. Tune in to Sun TV at 3 p.m. on Independence Day.

By Saptarshi Bhattacharya

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