Light, sound and dance unlimited

The Hindu, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, July 1, 2001 (an excerpt)

Unmindful of the sultry evening, they went footloose in rhythm with the foot-tapping and melodious numbers. Ooh la la laa had achieved what it wanted - bring to Chennai music beyond the boundaries. Literally.

The clock struck seven and the stadium was nearly full with people still coming in, in large numbers. The show began without much of a delay. A laser show unwrapped the package of for the evening. Once the theme was introduced by Swarnamalya, the hostess, it was pure Indian music all the way through three- odd hours.

The crowd grew impatient, expecting their very ``man with the golden voice.'' And when he came, he made them laugh too. ``I broke my ankle sometime ago in an accident. I am out of breath having to climb stairs and walk. But when I saw Adnan Sami, I felt I am Amitabh Bachchan.''

``Swasame..'' from Tenali with Anuradha Sriram, ``Vathikuchi..'' from Deena, ``Oruvan Oruvan Mudalali..'' from Muthu, ``Ezhamai enum pungatre..'' and then the semi-classical ``Sangeeta jaadhi mullai..'' -- it was melody taking over from pop. And the crowd liked it too.