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After
the death of Krishna, the king of Dwarika - Ugrasen is struggling
between life and death and his insensitive sons are fighting
for his throne. Prince Pradyumna had been accused of having
a love - affair with his step mother Venurati, Krishna's
last wife. He is living in exile in the mountains of Nagkund.
The entire Dwarika is in a state of chaos. The water - level
is consistently rising and gradually submerging the land
into the sea. The people believe in a baseless myth that
each time Pradyumna visits Venurati, the devil of the sea
emerges and absorbs huge chunks of land in itself. However,
Vyasputra, the contemporary historian of that time &
Venurati strongly believe that situations can be controlled
only if Pradyumna agrees to come back to Dwarika. On Venurati's
request Pradyumna agrees to come back & try to re-organise
the state. But, Vabhru and Saamv, sons of Krishna conspire
against him as a result of which Pradyumna has to live in
disguise.
Krishna, before his death had ordered Arjuna to transfer
the women of Dwarika to Hastinapur as he was disillusioned
by the affair of his son & wife. Arjuna follows his
command and forcefully takes the women to Hastinapur.
Pradyumna fights back with his brothers Vabhru & Saamv.
But when he comes to know that Venurati has been taken away
to Hastinapur, his victory means nothing to him. He decides
to search for his love Venurati. He finally finds his love
but after blood-shed. Pradyumna & Venurati secrifice
their lives to prove the sanctity of their love. They teach
a lesson to the people and make them rethink the way they
have been thinking so far.
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THE HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1994
Beautiful visuals in "SURYAMUKH"
The production was neatly mounted on a spare set evocatively
lit by Sandeep Bhattacharya. The performances were evenly
good, very restrained and intense. However Veena Mehta as
Rukmini, Satyajit Sharma as Pradumn, Rasika Tyagi as Venurati,
and Manoj Srivastava as Arjun, rose above mere competence,
bringing to their roles that something special, a distinctive
presence. Their clear and precise enunciation of understood
dialogue brought forth associations enlightening the sub
text. Director Vijay created some beautifully crafted visuals.
KAVITA
NAGPAL |
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THE
PIONEER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994
Kshitij came back on the scene after
an absence of almost a year. A group which does few productions
but does them well, Kshitij is a company that needs to be
watched. That is the feeling one gets from the group - dedication,
hard work and, most of all, people who take theatre seriously.
Apart from the story which is fascinating on many levels,
the entire quality of the production is worth watching and
the acting is of a high caliber. This is a production one
wishes one has the opportunity to watch again.
SMITA
NIRULA
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