The Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA), in its 30 years of history, has been bringing in a lot of cultural and social programs including concerts, plays, dances, music festivals and games. As a part of the same saga, they brought the popular duo “ Malladi brothers” to the Bay Area along with Kalalaya. The concert was held in the Livermore Hindu Temple. 

“Malladi Brothers” Sri Rama Prasad and Sri Ravi Kumar received their training in Carnatic vocal from their father Sri. Suri Babu, Sri Pada Pinakapani, Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy. They have received many prestigious awards including AIR, Sri Krishna Gana sabha and Music academy. Sri Embar Kannan provided Violin support for the concert who himself has established in the world of violin artists. He is respected artist for AIR. He is desciple of Smt. Kanya Kumari.Mridangam support was provided by the famous Mridangam player Sri Arjun Kumar who learnt Mridangam from his father Sri. Arjunan.He is also very popular AIR and TV artist.

The concert started at 4:30pm on a fine Sunday evening. Vijaya Aasuri and Kala Iyer invited the artists and audience on behalf of BATA and Kalalaya. The concert continued for three hours. All the audience were deeply immersed in the pleasant showers of the ragas sung by Malladi Brothers. The concert started with offering prayers to Lord Ganesha, followed by rendition of different Ragas. “Visweshwara Darishanakara” bountifully rendered by Malladi Brothers left the audience in divine happiness. Offering prayers “Jaya Mangalam” concluded the Concert. Ramesh Mandalapu, president of BATA honored the artists with trophies. The enthralled audience gave the Malladi a standing ovation.