Sumasayaka - Karnataka Kapi T.M Krishna

What a Varnam!!!!! This apparently is a Swathi Tirunal composition and at the risk of repeating myself I say 'what a composition'.. It is breathtakingly beautiful, encompassing the entire swaroopam of Karnataka Kapi comfortably. Frankly it seems more like a Mutthuswami Dikshitar composition, especially the way T.M. Krishna sings it in chowka kalam. 

His powerful resounding voice suits chowka kala krithis well. The way he uses the tempo to explore the raga while singing the krithi is wonderful. I liked his chowka kala rendition of the krithi 'Amba Neelayadakshi' very much too. However, coming back to Sumasayaka, the charanam 'manini gaathre' with the swarams are comfortably rendered by TMK. He sung the ragamalika bit of the last swara passage contaning, Kalyani, Khamas Vasantha, Mohanam magnificently , seamlessly moving from one raga to another..

Good one !!! Enjoyed this one thoroughly.. :-)