Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra

Last updated February 29, 2024

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra is a Manual Orchestra based in Chennai. It was established in 1987 with 10 members. Since then, it has performed over 7,800 times in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and across the world. This orchestra maintains completely manual orchestration. It does not use synthesizers or any other electronic equipment.

World Record

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra was the first orchestra to carry out a 36-hour non-stop light music performance on 17–18 December 1994 at Kamarajar Arangam in Chennai. In doing so, it set a world record. The performance was inaugurated by Padmashree Dr. K. J. Yesudas and watched by an audience of 24,000 people. This audience included M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, Shankar–Ganesh, Gangai Amaran, Isai Puyal, A. R. Rahman, T. Rajendar, R. Pandiarajan and Ramarajan.

Special Shows

As well as performing its own shows, the Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra also put on a show with the well-known playback singers Dr. K. J. Yesudas and Dr. S. P. Balasubramanyam performing together in Paris, France. This same combination was promoted all over the world, with a total of 14 stage shows so far.

At another time, a show made up of film music from the Carnatic tradition was organised. This was presided over by N. S. K. Vaidhyanathan, Kadri Gopalnath, Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sowmya.

On 4 August 1996, a show was held for women only at Chennai at the Kamarajar Arangam.

The orchestra has frequently been involved in devotional music. For the last 14 years, they have performed completely devotional concerts, with free admission, especially for Iyyappa devotees.

In addition, the orchestra has performed large-scale gala shows in many countries around the world. These include Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada and Denmark.

Thematic Shows

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra has also performed various thematic shows, including:

Patriotic Songs (Organized for Kargil Relief Fund)
Children's Special
Lighting Special
Pattikada Pattanama
Natchathira Pattu Katchery
Kaviarasu Kannadasan Hits
Padmashree Vairamuthu Hits
MGR Hits
Sivaji Hits
Rajini Hits
Kamal Hits
K. Balachander Hits
Manirathnam Hits
Mohan Hits
Love Failure Hits
One Man Show without Duet (by Dr. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)

International Shows

Date	Guests	Country
26.03.1995	Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed, Minmimi, Sindhu, Charlee, Kasthuri, Kovai Sarala	Sri Lanka
27.01.1997	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam	Switzerland
08.05.1997	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, Vichitra	Paris
09.05.1997	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, Vichitra	Paris
04.04.1998	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam	Singapore Indoor Stadium
05.04.1998	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam	Malaysia
08.08.1998	Mano, K. S. Chithra	Singapore
19.11.1998	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam	Kuwait
31.08.1999	S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar	Switzerland
01.09.1999	S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar	Zurich
02.09.1999	S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar	Denmark
29.01.2000	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Vairamuthu	Sydney
30.01.2000	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, vairamuthu	Melbourne
01.04.2000	K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. Charan, Vijay Yesudas	Singapore
02.04.2000	S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. Charan	Johor Bahru Malaysia
10.05.2001	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki	Dubai
11.05.2001	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki	Sharjah
17.05.2001	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki	Bahrain
18.05.2001	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki	Qatar
31.08.2001	Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini	Germany
02.09.2001	Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini	Herning
04.05.2002	Gangai Amaran, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Unni Menon, Malgudi Subha, Pop Shalini, manicka vinayagam	Singapore
01.02.2003	Ramji, Chinni Jayanth, Mumtaj, Manicka Vinayagam	Singapore
19.07.2003	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha	New Jersey
26.07.2003	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha	Atlanta
27.07.2003	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha	San Francisco
02.08.2003	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Srinivas	Toronto
03.08.2003	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Srinivas	Toronto
04.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	Chicago
10.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	Houston
11.07.2004	Man, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	New Jersey
17.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	San Francisco
18.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	San Francisco
24.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	Toronto
31.07.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	Columbus
01.08.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	Detroit
08.08.2004	Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman	New York
01.07.2005	P. Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Toronto
03.07.2005	Bharadwaj, Abdul Hameed, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Dallas
08.07.2005	Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Houston
09.07.2005	Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	San Francisco
10.07.2005	Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	New Jersey
15.07.2005	Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Los Angeles
16.07.2005	Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Vancouver
17.07.2005	Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha	Chicago
06.07.2006	Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan, Vijay Adhiraj	Toronto
13.07.2007	Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini	Toronto
16.07.2007	Pandiarajan & Lakshman - Comedy Act	Toronto
18.07.2007	Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini	Toronto
21.07.2007	Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini	Montreal
28.07.2007	Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman Harini	Calgary
03.08.2007	Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Harini	Dubai
02.11.2007	Malathy Lakshman	Kuwait
12.01.2008	Deepan Chakravarthy, Srinivas, Suchitra, Roshini	Zurich
10.05.2008	Mano, Nizhalgal Ravi, Malathy Lakshman, Suchitra	Dubai
14-11-2009	Malathy Lakshman	Zambia Africa
22-01-2010	Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Suchithra	Qatar
22-01-2010	Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Suchithra	Qatar
24-01-2010	Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy	Zurich
21-05-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Detroit
22-05-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	St. Louis
29-05-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Philadelphia
30-05-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish, Y. G. Mahendra	Philadelphia
04-06-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Dallas
05-06-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Houston
11-06-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Columbia, South Carolina
12-06-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	Atlanta
13-06-2010	TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish	San Francisco
14-11-2010	Madhu Balakrishnan, Suchitra, Roshini	Seychelles
31-10-2011	Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi	Stuttgart
01-11-2011	Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi	Paris
05-11-2010	Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi	London
06-11-2011	Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi	Zurich
07-04-2012	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Malathy Lakshman, Roshini	London
14-04-2012	S.P.Balasubramaniam, Malathy Lakshman, Roshini	Botswana

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra has also performed a mobile concert to raise funds and awareness for Gujarat earthquake relief.

External links

Official website

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