ADAVI Arts Collective

🎭 Pictures from the premiere of Vanapuri Vaathukaaran 🌿

Direction • Script • Design — Naren
Light Design - Manju Narayan
Actors
Sindhu • Veeramani • Arputhan • Sachin

Music
Reuben • Ahilan • Naren
Backstage Manager: Siddarth Rhakita

Production support: Adavi arts collective , Beru Arts

Photo Credits : .18

A night filled with voices, rhythm, resistance, and collective labour.
Thank you to everyone who came, witnessed, and stood with us. ✨

Vanapuri Vaathukaaran
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Picture credit

vinay

🎭 Introducing the Playwright and Director of Vanapuri Vaathukaaran.

Naren is a theatre artist, director, and Parai artist based in Bengaluru. Growing up among Parai artists, he began performing across Tamil Nadu.
He has worked across theatre productions as an actor and music composer, and teaches performance with a focus on social engagement. He has also worked at Srishti Manipal as an interim faculty member, developing and teaching a curriculum titled Sonic Lineage during the winter semester.
He is the founder of ADAVI Arts Collective, an anti-caste initiative that bridges traditional folk practices—centered around Parai—with contemporary artistic expression, bringing together artists to celebrate community, cultural continuity, and socially engaged performance.

🎭 Vanapuri Vaathukaaran
📅 16 May 2026 | ⏰ 7 PM
📍 Shoonya

🎟️ Tickets in bio (BookMyShow District & Razorpay)

Art:

🎭 Introducing the Musician of Vanapuri Vaathukaaran.

Reuben Paul, a Madurai-based musician, brings over three decades of experience in theatre music. He has performed across various theatre festivals and is actively involved in archiving and independent music research, contributing to the preservation and study of musical traditions.

🎭 Vanapuri Vaathukaaran (Direction - Script - Design : Naren)

📅 16 May 2026 | ⏰ 7 PM
📍 Shoonya

🎟️ Tickets in bio (BookMyShow District & Razorpay)

Art:

Three years of ADAVI 🌿

We faced hurdles—and kept moving.
We found joy—and kept growing.
We created memories—and kept dreaming bigger.

This journey is built by many souls who chose to stay, fight, and believe.
We are still swimming against the tide—and that is our strength.

We’re coming back stronger.
New works for the community. New productions on the way.
Keep supporting us.

This is not just a milestone. It’s a reminder: we are far from done.

Thank you for standing with us. The journey continues.
Jai Bhim 💙

🎭 Introducing the Actors of Vanapuri Vaathukaaran.

Arputhan is an aspiring filmmaker from Erode driven to tell stories rooted in everyday life and lived experiences. He is also a folk and gaana singer, and a full-time Parai artist with ADAVI Arts Collective. Through his performances, he brings together music, rhythm, and storytelling, and has performed across India at various art festivals, engaging diverse audiences through folk expression

🎭 Vanapuri Vaathukaaran
📅 16 May 2026 | ⏰ 7 PM
📍 Shoonya

🎟️ Tickets in bio (BookMyShow District & Razorpay)

Art: