Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra


The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra is a Manual Orchestra based in Chennai. It was established in 1987 with 10 members; since then, it has performed over 7,800 times in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and across the world. This orchestra maintains completely manual orchestration: it does not use synthesizers or any other electronic equipment.

World Record

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra was the first orchestra to carry out a 36-hour non-stop light music performance on 17–18 December 1994 at Kamarajar Arangam in Chennai. In doing so, it set a world record. The performance was inaugurated by Padmashree Dr. K. J. Yesudas and watched by an audience of 24,000 people. This audience included M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, Sankar Ganesh, Gangai Amaran, Isai Puyal, A. R. Rahman, T. Rajendar, R. Pandiarajan and Ramarajan.

Special Shows

As well as performing its own shows, the Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra also put on a show with the well-known playback singers Dr. K. J. Yesudas and Dr. S. P. Balasubramanyam performing together in Paris, France. This same combination was promoted all over the world, with a total of 14 stage shows so far.
At another time, a show made up of film music from the Carnatic tradition was organised. This was presided over by N. S. K. Vaidhyanathan, Kadri Gopalnath, Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sowmya.
On 4 August 1996, a show was held for women only at Chennai at the Kamarajar Arangam.
The orchestra has frequently been involved in devotional music. For the last 14 years, they have performed completely devotional concerts, with free admission, especially for Iyyappa devotees.
In addition, the orchestra has performed large-scale gala shows in many countries around the world. These include Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada and Denmark.

Thematic Shows

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra has also performed various thematic shows, including:
DateGuestsCountry
26.03.1995Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed, Minmimi, Sindhu, Charlee, Kasthuri, Kovai SaralaSri Lanka
27.01.1997K. J. Yesudas, S.P.BalasubramaniamSwitzerland
08.05.1997K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, VichitraParis
09.05.1997K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Meena, VichitraParis
04.04.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.BalasubramaniamSingapore Indoor Stadium
05.04.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.BalasubramaniamMalaysia
08.08.1998Mano, K. S. ChithraSingapore
19.11.1998K. J. Yesudas, S.P.BalasubramaniamKuwait
31.08.1999S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumarSwitzerland
01.09.1999S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumarZurich
02.09.1999S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, vanitha vijayakumarDenmark
29.01.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, VairamuthuSydney
30.01.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, vairamuthuMelbourne
01.04.2000K. J. Yesudas, S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. Charan, Vijay YesudasSingapore
02.04.2000S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. P. B. CharanJohor Bahru Malaysia
10.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. JanakiDubai
11.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. JanakiSharjah
17.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. JanakiBahrain
18.05.2001S.P.Balasubramaniam, Unni Menon, S. JanakiQatar
31.08.2001Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop ShaliniGermany
02.09.2001Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop ShaliniHerning
04.05.2002Gangai Amaran, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Unni Menon, Malgudi Subha, Pop Shalini, manicka vinayagamSingapore
01.02.2003Ramji, Chinni Jayanth, Mumtaj, Manicka VinayagamSingapore
19.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi SubhaNew Jersey
26.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi SubhaAtlanta
27.07.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, Mano, Malgudi SubhaSan Francisco
02.08.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, SrinivasToronto
03.08.2003S.P.Balasubramaniam, SrinivasToronto
04.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanChicago
10.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanHouston
11.07.2004Man, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanNew Jersey
17.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanSan Francisco
18.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanSan Francisco
24.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanToronto
31.07.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanColumbus
01.08.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanDetroit
08.08.2004Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy LakshmanNew York
01.07.2005P. Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaToronto
03.07.2005Bharathwaj, Abdul Hameed, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaDallas
08.07.2005Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaHouston
09.07.2005Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaSan Francisco
10.07.2005Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaNew Jersey
15.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaLos Angeles
16.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaVancouver
17.07.2005Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, MadhumithaChicago
06.07.2006Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan, Vijay AdhirajToronto
13.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop ShaliniToronto
16.07.2007Pandiarajan & Lakshman - Comedy ActToronto
18.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop ShaliniToronto
21.07.2007Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop ShaliniMontreal
28.07.2007Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman HariniCalgary
03.08.2007Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, HariniDubai
02.11.2007Malathy LakshmanKuwait
12.01.2008Deepan Chakravarthy, Srinivas, Suchitra, RoshiniZurich
10.05.2008Mano, Nizhalgal Ravi, Malathy Lakshman, SuchitraDubai
14-11-2009Malathy LakshmanZambia Africa
22-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, SuchithraQatar
22-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, SuchithraQatar
24-01-2010Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha ParthasarathyZurich
21-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishDetroit
22-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishSt. Louis
29-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishPhiladelphia
30-05-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish, Y. G. MahendraPhiladelphia
04-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishDallas
05-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishHouston
11-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishColumbia, South Carolina
12-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishAtlanta
13-06-2010TMS. Selva Kumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, KrishSan Francisco
14-11-2010Madhu Balakrishnan, Suchitra, RoshiniSeychelles
31-10-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, SaindhaviStuttgart
01-11-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, SaindhaviParis
05-11-2010Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, SaindhaviLondon
06-11-2011Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, SaindhaviZurich
07-04-2012S.P.Balasubramaniam, Malathy Lakshman, RoshiniLondon
14-04-2012S.P.Balasubramaniam, Malathy Lakshman, RoshiniBotswana

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra has also performed a mobile concert to raise funds and awareness for Gujarat earthquake relief.