# Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra

The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra is a 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 and Hindi, and has performed across the world. The 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, setting a world record in the process. 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, Shankar–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 music tradition was organized. This was presided over by N. S. K. Vaidhyanathan, Kadri Gopalnath, Nithyashree Mahadevan and Sowmya.
On 4 August 1996, a show was held for women only in 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 Ayyappan 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:
* Patriotic Songs (Organized for Kargil Relief Fund)
* Children's Special
* Lighting Special
* Pattikada Pattanama
* Natchathira Pattu Katchery
* Kaviarasu Kannadasan Hits
* Padmashree Vairamuthu Hits
* MGR Hits
* Sivaji Hits
* Rajini Hits
* Kamal Hits
* K. Balachander Hits
* Manirathnam Hits
* Mohan Hits
* Love Failure Hits
* One Man Show without Duet (by Dr. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)

## International shows

| Date | Guests | Country |
| 26.03.1995 | Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed, Minmini, Sindhu, Charlee, Kasthuri, Kovai Sarala | Sri Lanka |
| 27.01.1997 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam | Switzerland |
| 08.05.1997 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Meena, Vichitra | Paris |
| 09.05.1997 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Meena, Vichitra | Paris |
| 04.04.1998 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| 05.04.1998 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam | Malaysia |
| 08.08.1998 | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Singapore |
| 19.11.1998 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam | Kuwait |
| 31.08.1999 | S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, Vanitha Vijayakumar | Switzerland |
| 01.09.1999 | S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, Vanitha Vijayakumar | Zürich |
| 02.09.1999 | S. P. B. Charan, Anuradha Sriram, Manjula, Preetha Vijayakumar, Vanitha Vijayakumar | Denmark |
| 29.01.2000 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Vairamuthu | Sydney |
| 30.01.2000 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan, Vairamuthu | Melbourne |
| 01.04.2000 | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. P. B. Charan, Vijay Yesudas | Singapore |
| 02.04.2000 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. P. B. Charan | Johor Bahru Malaysia |
| 10.05.2001 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki | Dubai |
| 11.05.2001 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki | Sharjah |
| 17.05.2001 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki | Bahrain |
| 18.05.2001 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Unni Menon, S. Janaki | Qatar |
| 31.08.2001 | Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini | Germany |
| 02.09.2001 | Srinivas, Vasundhara Das, Pop Shalini | Herning |
| 04.05.2002 | Gangai Amaran, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Unni Menon, Malgudi Subha, Pop Shalini, Manikka Vinayagam | Singapore |
| 01.02.2003 | Ramji, Chinni Jayanth, Mumtaj, Manikka Vinayagam | Singapore |
| 19.07.2003 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Mano, Malgudi Subha | New Jersey |
| 26.07.2003 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Mano, Malgudi Subha | Atlanta |
| 27.07.2003 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Mano, Malgudi Subha | San Francisco |
| 02.08.2003 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Srinivas | Toronto |
| 03.08.2003 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Srinivas | Toronto |
| 04.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | Chicago |
| 10.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | Houston |
| 11.07.2004 | Man, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | New Jersey |
| 17.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | San Francisco |
| 18.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | San Francisco |
| 24.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | Toronto |
| 31.07.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | Columbus |
| 01.08.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | Detroit |
| 08.08.2004 | Mano, Harish Raghavendra, Malathy Lakshman | New York |
| 01.07.2005 | P. Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Toronto |
| 03.07.2005 | Bharadwaj, Abdul Hameed, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Dallas |
| 08.07.2005 | Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Houston |
| 09.07.2005 | Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | San Francisco |
| 10.07.2005 | Deva, Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | New Jersey |
| 15.07.2005 | Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Los Angeles |
| 16.07.2005 | Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Vancouver |
| 17.07.2005 | Unnikrishnan, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Madhumitha | Chicago |
| 06.07.2006 | Unni Menon, Sujatha Mohan, Vijay Adhiraj | Toronto |
| 13.07.2007 | Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini | Toronto |
| 16.07.2007 | Pandiarajan and Lakshman - Comedy Act | Toronto |
| 18.07.2007 | Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini | Toronto |
| 21.07.2007 | Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Pop Shalini | Montreal |
| 28.07.2007 | Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman Harini | Calgary |
| 03.08.2007 | Mano, Pandiarajan, Srinivas, Vijay Adhiraj, Malathy Lakshman, Harini | Dubai |
| 02.11.2007 | Malathy Lakshman | Kuwait |
| 12.01.2008 | Deepan Chakravarthy, Srinivas, Suchitra, Roshini | Zürich |
| 10.05.2008 | Mano, Nizhalgal Ravi, Malathy Lakshman, Suchitra | Dubai |
| 14-11-2009 | Malathy Lakshman | Zambia Africa |
| 22-01-2010 | Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Suchithra | Qatar |
| 22-01-2010 | Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Suchithra | Qatar |
| 24-01-2010 | Harish Raghavendra, Krish, Malathy Lakshman, Srilekha Parthasarathy | Zürich |
| 21-05-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Detroit |
| 22-05-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | St. Louis |
| 29-05-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Philadelphia |
| 30-05-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish, Y. G. Mahendra | Philadelphia |
| 04-06-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Dallas |
| 05-06-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Houston |
| 11-06-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 12-06-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | Atlanta |
| 13-06-2010 | T.M.S. Selvakumar, Malathy Lakshman, Mahathi, Krish | San Francisco |
| 14-11-2010 | Madhu Balakrishnan, Suchitra, Roshini | Seychelles |
| 31-10-2011 | Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi | Stuttgart |
| 01-11-2011 | Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi | Paris |
| 05-11-2010 | Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi | London |
| 06-11-2011 | Krish, Haricharan, Malathy Lakshman, Saindhavi | Zürich |
| 07-04-2012 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Malathy Lakshman, Roshini | London |
| 14-04-2012 | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Malathy Lakshman, Roshini | Botswana |
The Lakshman Sruthi Orchestra has also performed a mobile concert to raise funds and awareness for Gujarat earthquake relief.