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Nakku nagisi aluva maresu kannada harikathe rend by late gururajulu naidu kannada
Shri Gururajulu Naidu was one of the greatest proponents of the art of Harikathe story telling. He is known as Harikathe pitamaha of Karnataka. Along with Achyuta Dasa and Keshava Dasa, he formed the trinity of Harikatha Vidwans. Gururajulu Naidu popularised Harikathe in Karnataka by bringing out albums of Harikathe. His daughters also are popular Harikatha vidwans. A partial listing of Gururajulu Naidu's Harikathe are:
Contents
- Nakku nagisi aluva maresu kannada harikathe rend by late gururajulu naidu kannada
- Mayaabazaar kannada harikathe rend by gururajulu naidu kannada
- Style
- Songs
- References
- Renukadevi Mahatme
- Bhookailasa
- Bheema Jarasandha
- Bhakta Sudama
Shri Gururajulu Naidu trained Harikatha to several disciples, few named as Shri N. Suryanarayanadas, Smt. Kumari Malini, LakshmanaDas.
His Harmonist:Vidwan Shivaramu
Gururajulu naidu also known as Arun kumar in Kannada film industry.He acted in movies like "Hannele Chiguridhaga""mooruvare Vajragalu"MadhuMalathi" his Co-Star in these movies are Dr.Rajkumar.he also acted with Madhavi in "Shivakanye".In Bangalore in his hanour a roundabout named by municipality called "Gururajulu naidu vruttha".
Mayaabazaar kannada harikathe rend by gururajulu naidu kannada
Style
Gururajulu Naidu's style of Harikathe is far removed from the slow and traditional style. It is fast paced, interspersed with many humorous stories. Each Harikathe is about 90 minutes long. Though he has been criticised for this by the purists, the immense popularity of Gururajulu Naidu's Harikathe shows how the masses loved them. The content here is very less compared to the mahatma's true abilities.
His some of the popular numbers are:
- Bhaktha Markendeya.
- Bhaktha Siriyala.
- MahiRavana.
- Maya Bazaar.
- Nallathanga Devi.
- Gaja Gowri Vratha.
- Shri Krishna Garudie.
- Lava Kusha.
- Nakku Nagisi Aluva Maresu.
- Bhaktha Sudhama.
- Bheema Jharasandha.
- Girija Kalyana.
- Mooruvare Vajragalu.
- Kiratarjuna.
- Sathya Harishchandra.
- Uttarana Paurusha.
- Chandrahaasa
- Maruthi Vijaya
- Santha Sakku Bhai
- Koluru Kodu Gusu
- Ayyappa Swamy
- Babru Vahana
- Muruvare Vajragalu
- Bhukailasa
- Nala Damayanthi
- Shani Prabhava
- Ramayana (4 Parts)
- Renuka Devi Mahathme
- Bhakta Kumbara
- Santha Ganeshwara
Songs
Sri Krishna Gaarudie2000
Nallathanga Devi1987
Santha Ganeshwara2004