RAHASYA - Mysterious circle of life… BHARATANATYAM - Paris Laxmi as Rama KATHAKALI - Pallippuram Sunil as Hanuman ODISSI - Abhayalakshmi as Sita NARRATOR Murali Gopy MUSIC DIRECTOR Praveen D Rao SANSKRIT LYRICIST Arjun Bharadwaj CARNATIC VOCAL: Rohith Bhat Uppoor KATHAKALI VOCAL: Kottakkal Madhu ODISSI VOCAL & FLUTE: Varijashree Venugopal MRIDANGAM & JATHIS: Manjunath BC NATTUVANGAM: DV Prasanna Kumar CHENDA: Kalanilayam Ratheesh - MADDALAM: Kalanilayam Manoj PAKHAWAJ: Bijay Kumar Barik SITAR: Shruti Kamath - VIOLIN: Pradesh Achar SOUND: Pramath Kiran LAYA DIGI STUDIO, Bangalore PRABHATH STUDIO, Bangalore LIGHTS: Akhil Sudhakaran - COSTUMES: Sri Prarthana Costumes & Kalashakti ODISSI from Odisha, KATHAKALI from Kerala and BHARATANATYAM from Tamil Nadu are three very different dance forms considering their format, music, technique and appearance, yet originating from the same source: the fifth Veda or NATYA SHASTRA. Sanskrit was chosen for the lyrics as a common language between the three styles, while English for the narration was preferred for an international reach.