Welcome to Gopal Ven's Web Site

Some of Gopal's compositions are included on this site. The content on this site has been fully copyrighted internationally and can be performed with permission. Please email gopal@gopalven.com if you are a performing or recording artist seeking to sing his works, or are a dancer who would like to perform or commission original works for an event. Full-length dance dramas are also available, as is all his music on MP3 or CD.

Original Compositions By Gopal

Gopal has written and composed music for

  1. 4 Dance Dramas for Bharatanatyam
  2. 21 Krithis
  3. 32 Thillanas
  • Origins of Dance-- a Bharata Natyam full-length dance drama on the origin of the art of dance from Lord Shiva which was then passed to  Bharata Muni.
  • Sita Swayamvara-- a dance drama on the ancient epic Ramayana
  • Daksha Yagnam-- the Story of Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati
  • Ullagam Ellaam Kaakum Perum Shakti- RaagaTaalaBashaDevaMaalika-- a multiligual song on Goddess Paraashakti, glorifying her infinite shakti ( power ) and why the Gods of Kailash worship her too. The song is set in raagams - abheri, anandabhairavi, hameer kalyani, kuntalavarali and hindolam.
  • Karam Thooki in Tilang-- a song in praise of Goddess Parasakti of Pontiac, MI. 
  • Karunai Kadale Kankanda Deivamein Kalyanavasantham-- on Lord Muruga
  • Ananda Nadamidum Rajanein Shanmukhapriya-- The cosmic dance of Shiva
  • Kuzhal Osai Dinam Ketka in Bilahari-- on Krishna's flute
  • Gnaname Uruvana Vinayakane-- a multi-ragam invocation on Ganesha
  • Shri Rama Raghu Rama- Shabdam for Bharatanatyam in praise of Lord Rama set in Hameer Kalyani, Aadi Thalam ( Kanda Nadai )
  • Pudhu Varusham-- On the New Year. Premiered on Tamil New Year Show on May 3, 2003.
  • Rama Dhootan Aanjaneyan in Bilahari - On occasion of installation of Hanuman at the Flint Temple
  • Maha Ganapathi in Hindolam- On the occasion of Aaradhana program
  • at the Bharatiya Temple, Troy,MI on 12/17/04
  • Muruga Maal Marugain Dwijavanthi
  • Vaanara Veeran in Nalinakanthi
  • Piravaa Varam Vendum Thaaye- Mother's Day - May 8 2005
  • Daddy Neeye En Thozhan- Father's Day - June 19 2005
  • Bharata Thaainai VaNangiDuvom - Republic Day - January 26 2007.
  • Abhogi Swarana for Nupur Dance Academy - Premier - Dec 02 2007.
  • Chidambaram-Dance drama for Nupur Dance Academy , Dec. 02 '07.
  • Gummiyadi - Folk Dance Item for Nupur Dance Academy, Dec 02 '07.
  • Hanuman Shabdam - Bharatanatyam Dance Shabdam in Raagamalika set to premier during the Arangetram Season for Summer 2009.
  • Sangeetha Rajan - Krithi praising Saint Thyagaraja published in 31st Cleveland Thyagaraja Aaradhana Souvenir, April 2009
  • Navarathri Potrum - Krithi praising the presiding dieties of the 9 nights of Dusshera - Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati in raagams Durga, Sri and Saraswati respectively.
  • Kalyani Mala - Nal aaTchi nalgiDum - Krithi praising the greatness the goddesses : Madurai Meenakshi, Kanchi Kaamakshi and Kasi Visalakshi set to raagamaalika of Kalyani raagam variants ( Kalyani, Mohana Kalyani, Hameer Kalyani and Yaman Kalyani.
  • Tat Dhi Thom Nam - Krithi praising the Ananda Tandavam of Lord Shiva set in Shivaranjani Ragam.  The Tandava Dance of Shiva is compared to the 5 Worldly elements ( Pancha Bhootams ) and the maargam in Bharatanatyam repertoire.

Thillanas

1. Kalavati -                       Anandini Chandrasekhar Arangetram, 1995.

2. Brindaavani -                 Megha Sata and Seema Bajaria Arangetram, 2002 

3. Ritigowla -                      Hindu Temple Rhythms' Tandav 2003

4. Nalinakaanthi -              Tara Reddy Arangetram 2002

5. Shyam Kalyan -              Nina Bihani Arangetram 2002

6. Durga -                           Aarti and Sandhya Soorya Arangetram 2002

7. Charukesi -                    Paschima Kasi Temple, Hanuman Idol Installation 

8. ThillanaMalika -             Krithika Rajkumar Arangetram, May 2004 

9. Dharmavathi -                Preeti Gudimella Arangetram, August 2004

10. Bhageshri -                  Tiasha Nandi Arangetram, July 2006 

11. Panchadhwani  -          Mallika Sarma Arangetram,July 2006   

                                           Ragamalika of Mohanam, Madhyamavati, Hindolam, ShuddhaDhanyasi and ShuddhaSaveri.

12. Hameer Kalyani -         Pratima and Poornima Nayak, August 2006.

13. Shivaranjani -              Tandav 2007 in praise of Lord Shiva.

14. Aahir Bhairav -             Nisha Choksi Arangetram, July 2007.

15. Hamsanadham -           NanditaBhargava & VidyaNair Arangetram, July '07

16. Ardhanareeshwara Thillana - Pallavi and Pavitra Abraham Arangetram, August 25, 2007. ( Amrutavarshini & Dwijaavanthi in Trinetra Thaalam ( Tishra Jambai + Chatushra Ada _ Tishra Jambai )), August 25, 2007.

17. Revathi -                         Finale item for Nupur Dance Academy's Amar Nrutya Katha's Chidambaram Dance Drama , Dec 2 2007.  The thillana is in praise of Lord Shiva dancing the Ananda Thandavam in Chidambaram.

18. Kalyanavasantham -      Published in the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana's 30th Anniversary Celebrations Souvenir, the saahityam is jointly in praise of Lord Thyagaraja of Tiruvaaroor and Saint Thygaraja also from Thiruvaroor. March 2008

19. Bhairavi -                       Bhairavi Parekh Arangetram, May 17, 2008.  The Saahityam is in praise of Lord Vishnu also known as Hari.

20. Aarabhi -                        Malini Sarma Arangetram, June 7, 2008.  The Saahityam is on the 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu, the Dashavathaaram.

21. Kapi                                 Asheema & Anjali Sarepalli

                                              Arangetram, June  20  2009.   The saahityam 

is in praise of Lord Muruga.

22. Kuntalavarali -                Sonali Reddy Arangetram, June 27 2009.  The Saahityam is in praise of Shri Raja Rajeshwari 

23. Behag    -                         Nidhi Sripada Arangetram, July 25 2009.   The Saahityam is in praise of Shri Raja Rajeshwari 

24. Desh                                Harita Vadari Arangetram, August 15 2009

25. Pahadi                             Anjana Kumar, August 22 2009   

26. Abheri                             Ananya Vasudevan, June 26 2010. The Saahityam is in praise of Lord Krishna / Vasudevan and includes the names of all their family members.

27. Abhogi                             Sreekari Tadepalli, July 17 2010.  The Saahityam is in praise of Lord Venkatesha and includes the names of 

                                                        all their family members.                     

28. Sneham                           Snehaa Maripudi, August 21 2010.  The thillana pallavi is in 5 different raagams that make up the word Sneham :  S hanmukapriya, Ne elambari, H amsanadam,  A arabhi and M adhuvanti. The saahityam is on Sri

Raghava and includes the names of all their family members.

29. Hindolam                         Tandav 2011, March 12,   2011.  The thillana is set to kandam nadai ( 5 beat repetions ) and is in praise of Lord Shiva.

30. Hamsanandhi   Nithya Ramamurthy, May 28 2011. The thillana is set in chatushra jathi sankeernam thaalam ( 9 beat repetitions, 72 aksharams ).  The sahityam is on Annai Bhavani.

31. Navarasakannada   Kayal Muthuraman, June 18 2011. The thillana is set in misra chapu thalam ( 7 beat repetitions, 56 aksharams ).  The sahityam is in praise of Goddess Meenakshi of Southern Madurai and has the names of the individuals in the Muthuraman family.

32. Bahudhari   Ashomati Mollin, July 9 2011.  The thillana is set in aadi thaalam ( 8 beat repetitions, 64 aksharams ).  The sahityam is in praise of Goddess Kanthimathi of Thirunelveli, the presiding diety of the Nellaiappar temple and has the names of the Mollin family members.

Upcoming Thillanas in 2011

33. Madhuvanthi   Madhavi & Meghna Venugopal, September 10 2011.

and more.... 

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