06 May 2015
Hyderabad

“Chitra Lahari” enthralls Bay Area audience

Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA) & Desi 1170 am presented the much awaited musical concert by Padmasri “ChinnaKuyal” K.S.Chitra. Popular singers Vijay Prakash, S.P.Sailaja & SriKrishna joined Chitra in this magnum opus musical concert. You Smile Dental was the Presenting Sponsor.

The event was sold out with more than 2000 attendees. The venue was historic Flint center in the heart of Silicon Valley. The program started at 5:30 pm. Vijaya Aasuri (BATA advisor & cultural chair) welcomed all the guests and invited the band, Vijay Prakash, S.P. Sailaja, SriKrishna and Chitra amid thunderous applause.The program started with the song “Jagadananda Kaaraka” by all four artists, followed by song “Venu madhava” by Smt Chitra. The expertly rendered songs set the stage for a fantastic 4 hour concert which was a treat. The audience cheered introduction of every song and applauded the artists on their brilliance which was on display throughout the show.

The song list was designed to highlight the unique talents of each of the artists. Music lovers had wonderful time listening to some of the greatest melodious hits one after another, here are some of the songs presented: Omkara naadnu, Abba nee tiyani debba, Vedam Anuvanuvuna, Om sivoham, Mate mantamu, Jallantha, Telusa manasa, Venuvai vachanu, Kurralloi, Come to the party, Kaatuka Kallu,, Bangaru kodi petta, Seetamma vakitlo, Aaradugula bulletu, mounamgNE, Laloo darwaja, Hosanna, JaiHo and a super hit medley of both old and new hits.

At the conclusion of the event Kalyan Kattamuri (BATA President) thanked audience for making it a grand success. Kalyan introduced BATA executive committee comprises of Sireesha Battula (Vice President), Yaswanth Kudaravalli (Secretary), Sumanth Pusuluri (Treasurer) and  Harinath Chikoti (Joint Secretary).

“Steering Committee” includes Ravi Thiruveedula and Kamesh Malla. 

“Cultural Directors” includes Sridevi Pasupuleti, Srilu Veligeti, Kiran Vinnakota, and Taraka Deepti. “Logistics Committee” consists of Srikar Boddu, Prasanth & Arun Reddy.

BATA “Advisory Board” Jayaram Komati, Vijaya Aasuri, Veeru Vuppala, Prasad Mangina, Karun Veligeti and Ramesh Konda congratulated the team for making the program a grand success.

.BATA committee thanked all the volunteers and sponsors for their invaluable support. Ravi Tax Services served as Platinum Sponsor, Suvitas was the Event Partner and others sponsors included Lavanya Duvvi, Shalimar Restaurants and Subcontracting.com.

Media partners included Virijallu, Telugu Times, TV5 & TV9. BATA also thanked Candor PS, Sigmatech, Brilliant soft and Satin Soln for their support.