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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).
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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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