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Image doesn’t worry him
He belongs to Kerala but is equally at home in Tamil. Meet Thilakan, chosen for a national award.


Land and its five flavours
Sa. Kandasamy’s Ainthinai showcases Sangam poetry, enriched by music and dance.
Interview

Director’s actor
Priyamani has won the national award for the best actress for her role in ‘Paruthiveeran.’
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘I’ve gone places with my guru’s blessings’
The foreign audience has graduated. Their discipline is something uniform and exemplary.
MUSICSCAN
Language is no barrier
Earnest rasikas of Carnatic music tend to be moved by the songs of Tyagaraja, Dikshitar or Purandaradasa even if they don’t know Telugu, Sanskrit or Kannada.
My Favourite Raga

Forthcoming Events

IN THE CITY
At Parameswaran Auditorium, Devi Academy Schools, Alappakkam Main Road, Valasaravakkam.

June 15, 6.30 p.m.

Valivalam Venkataraman.

DRAMA

•Narada Gana Sabha

At Sathguru Gnanananda ...
Cinema

Meteoric rise in star price
The cinema scene has changed with entry of corporates, as they not only sign up stars for astronomical amounts, but also seal multiple film deals.


A winner
‘Keerthichakra,’ the Malayalam film that marked Major Ravi’s directorial debut, has won the National award in the best film on national integration category and its producer R.B. Choudhary is on cloud nine. Supergood Films, his ...
Fearless foray
U.S.-based filmmaker Arun Vaidyanathan is busy shooting his first full-length feature ‘Achamundu Achamundu,’ in New Jersey.
Stargazing

Four years after he made ‘Soori,’ writer-director Selvan returns with another angry hero subject. The film is ‘Krishna Leelai.’ Jeevan plays the protagonist, and if your surmise is that it’s an amorous adventure ...
Film Review

Wooden he is - Woodstock Villa
Storyline: A hairy, wooden player with three stock expressions finds himself as the villain responsible for kidnap and murder.

Bottomline:Not as bad as people say it is.

Introducing Sikandar, the new Suniel Shetty ...


Welcome back, Mr. Varma - Sarkar Raj
First, the good news. If there was an award for the best lit film, this may be nominated for the awards next year. But then, if lighting is the first thing you feel like talking about after watching the film… Ah yes, the good news… ...
Don’t miss this call - Aamir
Storyline: Homecoming turns into a nightmare for Aamir after he finds his family missing and a phone tossed into his hand on arrival

Bottomline: Blows your mind

You can sense an original film two minutes into it. ...
Personality

The Mani magic
Madurai Mani Iyer’s music touched both the expert and the novice.
Music

High classical standard
The recital shone with purity, a virtue cherished by Prema Rangarajan’s guru Sulocohana Pattabhiraman to whom the concert was dedicated.


Voice that exuded confidence
Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam rendered both the popular and rare kritis of great composers.
CD for a cause
Sathur A.G.Subramania Iyer was a vidwan of great repute. A talented musician who was deeply devoted to Maha Periyava.

A few years ago, one of his daughters (the youngest) phoned Atmanathan (longtime secretary of M.S.Subbulakshmi and ...


‘Endharo Mahanubhavulu…’
The sutradhar is the sabha secretary but for whose unseen magic hands kutcheris will not take place.
Exploring facets new to local listeners
Camerata, along with guest artists from Sweden, performed choral music at Egmore’s St. Andrew’s Church.
Experiment that worked
Karaikkudi Mani’s virtuosity was backed by his skilled team and matched by the creative input of the artistes from Down Under.
Rendering with finesse
Yet another compact disc of Ambujam Krishna’s compositions has been released by Rajalakshmi Audio, Coimbatore. The vocalist happens to be Sumitra Nitin who is also an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer.

The artist’s grandmother ...
Dance

Too simple to be moving
A more demanding movement vocabulary, more forceful theermanams, and some depth in bhava were needed. RUPA SRIKANTH
Drama

Fun quotient quite intact
The ‘Crazy’ team is at it again. Now it’s laughter time with ‘Chocolate Krishna.’


Where voice reigns supreme
Dialogue delivery is the key to the success of plays only heard and not seen.
Events

Dance extravaganza
Various groups presented items at Jaya TV’s celebration.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

A spiritual journey
Vijay TV has organised ‘Bhakthi – the spiritual fest’ to be conducted at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, on June 16, 17 and 18, 6 p.m.

Lectures by gurus and namasankirtan form part of the programme.

The event will be ...


SERIALS

Tune in to enjoy a recap of a star-studded award function organised on behalf of the South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA).

A host of celebrities from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi filmdom were part of this ...



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