Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra

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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, and Hindi. The orchestra has performed across the world. The orchestra maintains completely manual orchestration; it does not use synthesizers or any other electronic equipment.

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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 organized. 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 in 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:

International shows

DateGuestsCountry
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
08.05.1997K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, Vichitra Paris
09.05.1997K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, VichitraParis
04.04.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam Singapore Indoor Stadium
05.04.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam Malaysia
08.08.1998 Mano, K. S. Chithra Singapore
19.11.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam Kuwait
31.08.1999 S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar Switzerland
01.09.1999S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar Zürich
02.09.1999S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumar Denmark
29.01.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Vairamuthu Sydney
30.01.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, vairamuthu Melbourne
01.04.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. Charan, Vijay Yesudas Singapore
02.04.2000S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. Charan Johor Bahru Malaysia
10.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki Dubai
11.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki Sharjah
17.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki Bahrain
18.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki Qatar
31.08.2001 Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini Germany
02.09.2001Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini Herning
04.05.2002 Gangai Amaran, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Unni Menon, Malgudi Subha, Pop Shalini, manicka vinayagam Singapore
01.02.2003Ramji, Chinni Jayanth, Mumtaj, Manicka VinayagamSingapore
19.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha New Jersey
26.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha Atlanta
27.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi Subha San Francisco
02.08.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Srinivas Toronto
03.08.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, SrinivasToronto
04.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman Chicago
10.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman Houston
11.07.2004Man, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanNew Jersey
17.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanSan Francisco
18.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanSan Francisco
24.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanToronto
31.07.2004Mano, 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
09.07.2005Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaSan Francisco
10.07.2005Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaNew Jersey
15.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaLos Angeles
16.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha Vancouver
17.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaChicago
06.07.2006Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan, Vijay Adhiraj Toronto
13.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop ShaliniToronto
16.07.2007 Pandiarajan & Lakshman - Comedy ActToronto
18.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop ShaliniToronto
21.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini Montreal
28.07.2007Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman Harini Calgary
03.08.2007Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, HariniDubai
02.11.2007Malathy LakshmanKuwait
12.01.2008 Deepan Chakravarthy, Srinivas, Suchitra, Roshini Zürich
10.05.2008Mano, Nizhalgal Ravi, Malathy Lakshman, SuchitraDubai
14-11-2009Malathy Lakshman Zambia Africa
22-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Suchithra Qatar
22-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, SuchithraQatar
24-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha ParthasarathyZürich
21-05-2010 TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishDetroit
22-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish St. Louis
29-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish Philadelphia
30-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish, Y. G. Mahendra Philadelphia
04-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishDallas
05-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish Houston
11-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish Columbia, South Carolina
12-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishAtlanta
13-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishSan Francisco
14-11-2010 Madhu Balakrishnan, Suchitra, Roshini Seychelles
31-10-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi Stuttgart
01-11-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi Paris
05-11-2010Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi London
06-11-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, SaindhaviZürich
07-04-2012S.P.Balasubramaniam, Malathy Lakshman, RoshiniLondon
14-04-2012S.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.

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