Padma Subrahmanyam’s ‘Krishnaya Tubhyam Namaha’, compiled, tuned and conceptualised by her in 1974, was unconventional and endearing. Some could call this theatrics, but it was done with finesse and couched in beautiful melodies and lyrics from Andal Pasurams ‘Oruthi maganai’ and ‘Pillai Thamizh’, that gave it a classical base. The sequence for the fight seemed to have stronger sollus, while …
