...:::Hosabelaku:::...

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For public performances Contact Us	About The Play The name still rings a bell in many hearts with the screen adaptation of the same name starring the icon of Kannada movies, Dr. Rajkumar. The name literally means New Light or the mild but melting dawn light of the sun. Like the millions of Kannadigas we are influenced by this cult classic movie about a man and his heroic efforts to uplift a girl in distress. Music for this movie made this eternal thanks to well timed songs and music by M. Ranga Rao. We also read Vani’s classic novel by the same title to realise that it was not hero-oriented but rather a feminist tale, where the hero is just a medium for the heroine to achieve her freedom. But it’s still the silver screen version, which won acclaim for the story of Vatsala. We have combined both the scripts used for the movie as well as the novel and created a stage version, which is bound to entertain everyone. The idea of the play is to bring the masses back into theatre. Theatre is another medium of entertainment and Hosabelaku aims to do just that., with the twists and turns needed to keep the audience at the edge of their seats. The auditions were held at Kala Soudha on the 18th of September 2010. The first shows were on October 30, 31 & November 1, 2010 coinciding with Kannada Rajyotsava.
	Cast & Crew
	About The Director: P D Sathish Chandra This is Sathish's fifth production under the Fourth Corner banner. He has been working with different theatre groups from India at different times. After his hibernation or disappearance for three years, the Ranga Shankara festival in 2004 put him back in line with active theatre. He currently runs Kala Soudha as its Director and aims to run the place to encourage new talent and to bring out performances that are fresh and unique. He is now acting as Paddu in Panduranga Vittala, a Kannada sitcom, on Zee Kannada. He is still known for his theatre columns in newspapers and with special reference to the Sunday reviews in the Times of India. For his personal profile CLICK HERE & Artist Profile CLICK HERE

Cast
Cast	Meghashree as Vatsala She hails from a family of creative geniuses. She was a find for us when we staged Bogie and now has taken the reigns of starring in the lead for Hosabelaku.	Khuldeepak as Ravi Khuldeepak aka KD came as a cold storm into our auditions. He was composed even when we tried to tickle his funny bones or when we tried to scare him. His experience in theatre and TV is an added advantage to us.	Gagan as Vasu He actually wanted to play Sharma but the way he speaks and his ease with speed of Kannada suited im to play the posh American boy Vasu. He too comes with theatre experience and is an asset to the production.


Raji as Rajeshwari She came in as a life saver when we really needed some one experienced to fill up the lengthiest role of our play. With enormous experience she captains the cast ship and her expertise has helped our team.	Aditya as Murthy The question bank of our team. Tackles director with lot of questions regarding the play as well as his acting, among which few are genuine which others back to ask directly in front of the director.	Santosh as Gopal Rao Always smiling and composed he justified what was in our minds as the character of Gopal Rao. His mannerisms and speaking style too complements the calm character of Gopal Rao.	Ankitha as Latha She is quiet and soft spoken unless provoked. With no experience of playing similar characters previously she gets freshness to the character as well as the whole team.

		Crew
Sharma - Nagraj The observant smart boy of our production. He speaks low, he speaks more but when he speaks all are forced to listen. Yet his enthusiasm keeps us al going.	Rekha as Veda Meticulous and charming she fills in half of our group's space with her smile and the other half with her chatter. An unique find to costume department first and later also on stage as Veda.	Crew	Chandan - Script/Prodn/Rowdy Chandan has been with Fourth Corner production from the first production. He has stood as test of time and has proven time and again his skills as production in charge, actor & with this as playwright.


Venky - Light He is the bright less spoken boy and silently has been taking care of most of the backstage work. We look up to him to light up Hosabelaku.	Ashwin - Production/Rowdy Ashwin like many of our masters of production came in to act. But has single handedly controlled production with special crisis management skills. He still insists on getting us the best food at the best prices.	Santosh - Music Mgmt. He is a talented software engineer who can do what is expected out of him with engineering precession. He is the official promoter of the script and has stood by his job giving lines to all characters of the play when they messed it up and missed it completely.	Guru - Production When he is not managing Kala Soudha he is busy managing the chaos the Hosabelaku team is creating around Kala Soudha. The backbone of Kala Soudha is also helping us immensely with production of this play.


Smitha - Photography Cool starry eyed lady with good photography skills and mostly she will talk among us regarding how she captures show stills.	Srini - Choreography He started his entertainment career being a choreographer & now continues to help us with our liaison and promotions. This time we are using his basic instinct that is Dance on the stage.	Balakrishna - Production He is the bright less spoken boy and silently has been taking care of most of the backstage work. We look up to him to light up Hosabelaku.	Kavitha - Costumes He is the bright less spoken boy and silently has been taking care of most of the backstage work. We look up to him to light up Hosabelaku.


Govind - Production He is the bright less spoken boy and silently has been taking care of most of the backstage work. We look up to him to light up Hosabelaku.	Nithesh - Production He is the bright less spoken boy and silently has been taking care of most of the backstage work. We look up to him to light up Hosabelaku.

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