This is an unparalleled feat with this epic.” That’s why I have memorized 100 verses, which tell the story in a short span of two hours. The time factor may be impractical for many working people who may lose interest. Says he, “Traditional kathakalakshepams vary from 10 to 90 days in temples, where speakers orally expound the Kamba Ramayana for anything between 2 and a half to 5 hours each day. This is what prompted Sivakumar to undertake this unusual feat of a two-hour lecture that will expound the story adequately for the layman.
I wanted to tell the story of the Kamba Ramayana in a short, simple and interesting way, making it accessible to people hard pressed for time due to the pressures of modern life.” I too have read many of them such as Vai Mu Gopalakrishnamachari’s version in 7 volumes.
Over the centuries many commentaries have been written on the 10569 verses of Kamba Ramayana. Talking about what led him to undertake such a venture, Sivakumar explains, “The Thirukkural, Sivapadigaram and the Kamba Ramayana are the three popular epics of Tamil literature. Expresso speaks to him to discover more about the epic feat of this complete artist who is one of Tamil cinema’s rare combinations of painter, actor, writer and orator.
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