Pukkate Salahe

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Play: Pukkate Salahe

Language: Kannada

Genre: Comedy

Troupe: Vikasam

Director: Ashok B

Artists: Ashok B, Gururaj Reddy, Prabhakar, Mala Sujith, Jairam, Phalguni, Kiran Devraj and others.

Everyone's life had come to a standstill due to the obvious. So was our theatre hopping. When above drama was to be played we were all game.

Pukkate Salahe (Free advice) is a play written by Dundiraj, a famous Kannada writer who is specialized mostly in short humorous poems (hanigavana).

A popular TV show where the guest is a self-appointed astrologer who doles out suggestions to various callers from different walks of life with numerous problems.

The drama is a satirical take on our society. The humour is just right. It managed to touch sensitive issues without offending anybody. And one get to hear various dialects of Karnataka. You wouldn't even realize how one-and-a-half hours was spent.

We had watched Vikasam's 'G.K. Mastarara Pranaya Prasanga' last year. We couldn't help but wonder if Ashok B (director/astrologer) had played Rama's role in Poulasthyana Pranaya Kathe.

What we watched (Pukkate Salahe), is their 48th show and make time for it if you enjoy theatre.