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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for
Dr.S. Krishnaswamy

For the Year 2005
 
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Gita Krishna Raj, Director, Krishnaswamy Associates (P) Ltd., has directed many Television serials for telecast both in India and abroad. WHEN THE GODS DANCE, the English version of AADELENUM JEEVANADHI and NAATYANJALI, two serials on Indian dance, directed by Gita along with her sister Lata for SINGAPORE TV-12, won the CERTIFICATE OF CREATIVE EXCELLENCE award at the U.S. International film and video festival in Chicago in the year 2000. She has also won a similar award for her choreography and performance of Sri Aurobindo’s SAVITRI from the US International Film Festival. Her directorial venture VISAALAM, (52-part Tamil serial, DD1, 2002-2003) with story by Dr.S.Krishnaswamy, was a grand success winning accolades from all strata of viewers, and has been chosen by Prasar Bharati for re-telecast from December 2005. Other directorial ventures include BUDDHA JATAKAM (13-part Buddhist mythology) and OORARINDA RAHASIYAM 2001 (36-part short stories serial), which also featured several of her short stories. As a writer, her short stories have been adapted for television and her articles have been published in magazines.

Inspired by her parents Dr.S.Krishnaswamy and Dr.Mohana Krishnaswamy’s encouragement, Gita has performed lead roles in many of her home productions. She performed as the heroine of Krishnaswamy Associates’ Hindi Tele-film THYAGABHOOMI, a re-make of Film Pioneer K.Subrahmanyam’s original classic banned by the British in 1938. Her performance as Kannagi in Krishnaswamy Associates’ Hindi T.V. Serial, UPASANA (based on Silappadikaram and Manimegalai) prompted Silambu Chelvar Dr.Ma.Po.Si to proclaim, “Kannagi means a person who emotes with her eyes. After seeing Gita’s performance, I wonder if the original Kannagi had eyes as expressive as hers!” Reflecting these sentiments and press euphoria for their performance, H.E. Dr. Channa Reddy, Governor of Tamil Nadu, conferred the title ‘KAPPIYAK KALAIMANIGAL’ on Gita and Lata (who performed as Manimegalai in UPASANA).

Gita is an accomplished Bharathanatyam dancer who has been giving performances to many a distinguished audience since the tender age of nine, since her arrangetram in 1981. Disciples of Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi, Gita, along with her sister Lata, have been choreographing their own dance productions for over ten years now winning rave reviews from connoisseurs and critics alike.

Gita is a Director of the leading Fitness Centre "Maverick", founded by her husband, Krishna Raj. Maverick has three branches in Chennai and one in Bangalore.

 
 
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