Tiatrist APLON
I am sure none of the Tiatro goers and Tiatro lovers will be unaware of the
late gigantic Tiatrist Rom Tony who died last year on 4th April. May his
soul rest in peace. He was a member of once famed Trio called Rom-Rem-Rod of
the Tiatro group Young Stars of Goa. This Trio created havoc for the MGP
Government headed by Dayananda Bandodkar and also to his daughter Shashikala
Kakodkar when she was the Chief Minister of Goa after her fathers sudden
demise of heart attack. Dayananda Bandodkar got heart attack while playing
Table Tennis in Panjim at Gympkhana. Most of the Trios of Rom-Rem-Rod were
composed by Rom Tony only and their entry into the Stage was always
fabulously applauded by the audience, Rom Tony was the leader of this Trio.
Rarely the children - mainly the females - of Tiatrists inherited the Tiatro
art of their parents but renowned female Konkani Stage artistes Felcy and
her younger sister Aplon are unique because they have not only inherited
their fathers art of Tiatristponn but they have inherited it to such an
extent that it made their late father before his death a very proud Tiatrist
for giving two great artistes to Konkani Stage. They are not only ordinary
Tiatrists but currently they are 2 of the topmost female artistes of Konkani
Stage, Felcy is purely professional devoting herself totally to the cause of
Konkani Stage while Aplon is, I can say, a quasi professional in the sense
that she is a qualified teacher by profession teaching for Secondary
Students at Government Vaddem Nagar High School Vasco. With M.A. in
English, plus B.Ed where she scored highest marks in Psychology she teaches
Economics and Georgraphy to the students. Married with one child a
daughter of 8, she feels proud of her husband who like her beloved father,
encourages her to participate in the Tiatros. As a matter of fact when
speaking of her fathers influence on her, sobbing uncontrollably
remembering her fathers love and affection that she received, she said it
was mainly because of him that she climbed the ladder of Konkani Stage and
if she is still there it is only because of the tremendous encouragement,
guidance and instruction that she received from him. Then she went on
saying that Rom Tony, her father was not only a father to her but he was
also a very good friend and a Guru for her and concluded that not only
she but all her sisters and other members were very fortunate to have a
blessing of such a wonderful, understanding, wisdomatic, encouraging, loving
and caring father.
Aplons real name is Ana Maria Aplonia Rebello DCruz but she is known
everywhere as Aplon. She got the touch of Konkani Stage not thru amateur
performance but directly thru professional Stage and that too thru accident.
Felcy her sister once for one particular show was unable to perform her
role, it was of mentally retarded girl but had to be performed humorously.
It was in mid eighties. When Aplon was prevailed upon to do that role in
the absence of her professional artiste sister Felcy, she agreed and
performed that role to such a perfection that even the former Archishop of
Goa, Raul Gonsalves admired her performance and somebody from the audience
gave her cash award for this particular role. Since then there was no
stopping for Aplon. Last year at Kala Academy Contest she received Best
Actress Award in a stiff competition. Her roles are mainly of heroine as
she is having all the attributes of an attractive girl. Her shapely
physique and immaculate looks charm the audience and because of this many of
the directors are seeking her to perform in their dramas. With her
appropriate and meticulously selected dress codes, she mesmerizes the
audience and her delivery of the tongue is with utmost clarity. Among the
top directors, Prem Kumar admired her the most and also guided her to right
direction in her performance and once he even presented her with a
commemorative Memento in appreciation of her wonderful role in his Tiatro
Tum Modem Poddonakai.
With the exception of C. Alvares, she acted for all the top directors not
only in Goa and Gulf but also in many other parts of India including New
Delhi for writer & director Pal Soares who says Aplon is one of the best
female artistes of Konkani Stage and any director can rely on her for
performing her role to his total satisfaction. Further, Pal Soares said if
he acquired total success in New Delhi for his show it was because of Aplon
and her sister Felcy who not only gave her best performance but helped and
guided him very much. According to Aplon, the best writer and director of
Konkani traditional Tiatro is Prem Kumar while that of Non-Stop is Rose
Ferns. While concluding she showed her happiness that Konkani Stage in
Kuwait is progressing at a faster pace and ended with a statement saying
let this be done in unison for the interest of Konkani.
Her hobby is: Tailoring. She selects, designs and stitches her own clothes.
Her Passion: To do social work.
Extracurricular activities: Councelling at Vasco for the Youth.
Currently she is Vice Moderator of Parish
Council of Bogmalo.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
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