Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran filmmaker and theatre person T.S. Nagabharana’s play ‘Vidya Sundari Bengaluru Nagarathnamma’ about the life of courtesan, artiste and activist Bangalore Nagarathnamma captivated the audience at the Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana last evening. The Theatre Festival comes to an end this evening.
‘Vidya Sundari Bengaluru Nagarathnamma’ performed at Kalamandira by the Benaka troupe, Bengaluru, saw its successful 25th show. The play, directed by T.S. Nagabharana, draws inspiration from V. Sriram’s book ‘The Devadasi and the Saint: The Life and Times of Bengaluru Nagarathnamma’, and the Kannada novel ‘Vidya Sundari Bengaluru Nagarathnamma’ by Maleyuru Guruswamy. The text for the play has been adapted by Prathibha Nandakumar and Hooli Sekhar.
