‘Pai’ excels at TAG’s Popular Tiatr Festival

PANJIM: ‘Pai’ Tiatr written and directed by Comedian Agostinho bagged the 1st place while the tiatrs, ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’ by Mario Menezes and Elvis Sequeira’s ‘Girest Bhikari’ bagged the second and third places respectively at recently concluded 6th Popular Tiatr Festival, organised by the Tiatr Academy of Goa in collaboration with Ravindra Bhavan, Curchorem.

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27 Feb 2015, 5:32 pm

The awards were presented at the hands of chief guest Nilesh Cabral, MLA and Chairman of Ravindra Bhavan, Curchorem. Abdonio a reputed musician (Drummer), was the Guest of Honour.

TAG President and Vice President, Jacob Fernandes and Joe Rose respectively were the special invitees at the Awards Presentation Ceremony at Ravindra Bhavan, Curchorem.

The festival was judged by a panel of three judges C D’Silva, Bonifacio Pereira (Bonny) and Vasant Sawant. Some of the awards were also presented by the stage personalities and William Fernandes, Executive Council Member of TAG and Jose Alexandre Rodrigues, Member Secretary (TAG). Earlier, Jacob Fernandes, President of TAG welcomed the guests.

Speaking on the occasion Nilesh Cabral congratulated the winners and participants and also thanked Tiatr Academy of Goa for holding this popular tiatr festival in Curchorem. The participants who bagged the other awards individually are:-

BEST DIRECTION: 1st Prize - Comedian Agostinho for ‘Pai’, 2nd Prize - Elvis Sequeira for ‘Girest Bhikari’ 3rd Prize - Mario Menezes for ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’

BEST LYRICS: 1st Prize - Connie M, Song: ‘Ostori’, Tiatr: ‘Family Day’ 2nd Prize - Marcus Vaz, Song: ‘Jib’, Tiatr: ‘Pai’

BEST SCRIPT: 1st Prize - Tiatr: ‘Pai’, Comedian Agostinho 2nd Prize - Tiatr: ‘Facebook’, Alexin de Morjim

Best Actor: Male - 1st Prize - Pradeep Naik (Lucas), Tiatr: ‘Pai’, Best Actor Male - 2nd Prize -- Peter Fernandes (Frank), Tiatr: ‘Family Day’

Best Actor Female - 1st Prize - Roshan Fernandes (Brenda), Tiatr: ‘Family Day’, Best Actor Female - 2nd Prize -Olga Vaz (Renuka), Tiatr: ‘Tela Pontti Tela Vinnem’

Best Comedian Male- Selvy Correia (Alle Santan), Tiatr: ‘Pai’ Best Comedian Female - Janet Almeida (Ashmusao), Tiatr: ‘Pai’

Best Up-coming Artiste Male - Joel Cardozo (Pisso), Tiatr: ‘Facebook’

Best Up-coming Artiste Female -- Nazima Rodrigues (Nazima), Tiatr: ‘Facebook’

Best Actor in Negative Role Male - Cajiton Fernandes (Deva), Tiatr: ‘Tiatr’

Best Actor in Negative Role Female -- Ophelia (Ophelia), Tiatr: ‘Mai’

Best Child Artiste Male - Rozbert (Tinu), Tiatr: ‘Mai’ Best Child Artiste Female-- Ashbel (Comedy Mai), Tiatr: ‘Joker’

Best Stage Setting - Kapil Chari, Tiatr: ‘Facebook’

Best Light Effects - Ratnakar Salgaonkar, Tiatr: ‘Pai’

Best Music (Live Band) - Dexter Furtado, Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’

Best Make-up - Shaqeef Shaikh, Tiatr: ‘Akantvadi Goeant Naka’ Best Costumes - Shaqeef Shaikh, Tiatr: ‘Akantvadi Goeant Naka’

Best Background Music - Norman Cardozo, Tiatr: ‘Girest Bhikari’

Best Singer Male - 1st Prize - Tony de Ribandar (Ostori), Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’

- 2nd Prize - Marcus (Jib), Tiatr: ‘Pai’

Best Singer Female-1st Prize - Jolliza Fernandes (Ektthaim Ravchim), Tiatr: ‘Akantvadi Goeant Naka’, 2nd Prize - Rosy Alvares, (Ebola) Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti.’

Best Child Singer Male - Maythan, (Mhoji Kanni)Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’ Best Child Singer Female - Rioma Menezes (Maim Paicho Sangat), Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’

Best Duet - Alias / Felcy (Show Must Go On) Tiatr: ‘Tela Pontti Tela Vinnem’

Best Duo - Joe / Willy (Old Age Home) Tiatr: ‘Pai’

Best Trio - Tony / Joana / Peter (Goyche Tiatrist) Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’ Best Quartet - Sally / Tony / Joana / Peter (Advogad ani Chor) Tiatr: ‘Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti’

Best Choral Song - Seby / Clint (St. Jose Vaz) Tiatr: ‘Mai’ Best Comedy Kantar - Marcus (Bhattkaralem Cheddum) Tiatr: ‘Girest Bhikari’