Bhubaneswar: A classic play ‘Mulia’, staged by Bhubaneswar based theatre group Expressons at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar on March 26, forced the packed audience to ponder over how the aged parents around us are being deprived of much needed love and affection from their children.
The play opens in a village where Sanatan’s family lives with his family. His family comprises his three sons and one daughter-in-law.
Hoping that their poverty would end one day, Sanatan and all the family members leave no stone unturned to educate Rajkishore. Even if they have to undergo a lot of difficulties but never let them come in the way of Rajkishore and his career.
Rajkishore becomes an advocate in the court in a nearby town.
But the irony is that he is so blind in love with the daughter of his boss that he even doesn’t hesitate to ignore his father and other family members.
Back in the village, a frail Sanatan finds it difficult to run his family. He starts begging and other members start working as daily wagers in the town where Rajkishore works.
The play ends with a happy family reunion.
The opening village scene was quite impressive with the director of the play, Devanand Nayak, who is known as Debanand Soni in theatre circle, mindfully added as much village activities as possible.
Each scene spoke volume of the research, hard work and rehearsal that had gone into to give justice to the play, written by noted playwright Ramchandra Mishra way back in 1948.
The play gave so engrossing viewing experience that the theatre connoisseurs hardly got time to doze off in their seats.
All the 21 artistes-17 males and four females did their best to put live into their respective characters.
The play was staged on the occasion of World Theatre Day celebration by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi under the aegis of Odia Language, Literature and Culture department, Government of Odisha. It was a three day celebration starting March 25.
By kalasanskruti.
