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AVM, the adventurer
A tribute to cinema's pioneer and innovator, A.V.Meiyappan.
Columns

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TNR at AIR
The first Carnatic musician to perform at its new premises, Rajarathinam Pillai shared a special rapport with AIR.
Know Your City

In the City

Cinema

Too much too early
Dhanush feels he has moved to the next step in his career with `Pudhupettai.'
Film Review

Triangle tackled with sensitivity
Master Maker Mahendran returns after quite a while, to present an emotion-soaked family drama in NFDC's `Saasanam' (U), which takes you on a poignant journey back in time. Watching the film is like reading a book — where you stop to savour ...


From London with love -- Unakkum Enakkum
Storyline: A young man from London, meets a village belle, and is willing to do anything for love.
Bottomline: Romance takes an exaggerated step! A Prabhudeva original and a runaway hit in Telugu, Sri Lakshmi Productions — Jayam ...
Fairy tale that fails to work -- Lady in the water
Storyline: Little Miss Nymphet swims out of her water home to convey a message to humans.
Bottomline: A yawn that is difficult to stifl Manoj Night Shyamalan appears so desperate to create novelty that he slips in his latest film, `Lady in ...
Sequel that lives up to expectations -- `Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Storyline: Jack needs the Dead Man's Chest to save his soul, the East India company wants it too and the Dead Man, Davy Jones, wants Jack.
Bottomline: Dear God, bring Jack back. Soon. Gentlemen and Ladies, it is time to think of things to ...
On Location

In the ambience of trade fair
After "Thambi," Madhavan is seen in lighter vein in "Rendu," directed by Sundar C.
Music

Imagination is her forte
The ability to develop alapana and neat kalpanaswara was the strength of Banu Kannan.
Keeping the audience spellbound
Songs, traditional and contemporary, found equal favour with Nithyashree.
Impeccable diction
Ajay Warrier's selection of compositions, in almost all the South Indian languages, was meant to please the audience.
All grace and melody
In the quiet ambience of Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, Padmavathy Ananthagopalan presented meditative music.
Remembering Semmangudi
The 30th annual celebration of the Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Golden Jubilee Foundation was inaugurated recently at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore, by N. Murali, Managing Director the Hindu. The foundation, started to commemorate Semmangudi ...
With an eye on aesthetics
Voice culture and good presentation accounted for the success of Haricharan's concert.
Respectful approach
A distinct feature in the performance of Sabari Girish for Nadopasana was his respectful approach in the interpretation of the songs, particularly of Sri Tyagaraja, because of his good knowledge of Telugu. So the message of the songs, ...
Dance

Dance adds appeal to MS repertoire
The recital of Shobana Ramesh, in which the songs of M.S. were portrayed with neat gestures, was sweet and blissful.
Theatre

Characters enliven Vyasa's epic
It was indeed a feat of endurance as Karmugil Kalai Manram presented `Janma,' a segment from the Mahabahrata.
Listless affair
`Shararat' suffered from a weak story line and insipid dialogue.
Arts & Crafts

Colour, creativity and craft
Madhya Pradesh is famous for its Maheswaris and Chanderies, which have dense woven borders. A variety is on view at the Mrignayanee exhibition, Sri Sankara Hall, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Plain, textured or block printed, it has motifs from Mughal to ...
Celebration of Indian couture
A fascinating fashion accessories exhibition opens today (July 28) at C. P. Art Centre (Mini Hall, 1 Eldams Road, Alwarpet). Presented by Dakshinachitra, the `Bags and Stoles' has variety and colour. For daytime elegance and evening dazzle, ...
Miscellany


Tv Serials

Serials
The comedy show, on the look out for the best talent in humour, being aired on Vijay TV, will have its second part launched today. "Hutch Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru-2," will be aired on the channel, today at 22.00. In ...



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