Adi Tala is a short documentary on “Shantha Tabla Works”, one of the oldest Tabla and Mridangam makers of Bengaluru. Shantha Tabla Works was started by R S Anantharamaiah, a renowned Mridangam player in 1962 at OTC Road in Balepete-Chikpete area in Bengaluru. After the passing of R S Anantharamaiah,