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English films, Tamil ishtyle
Dubbed films are doing a great paayum puli, padungum pambu act at the box-office, says SHALINI UMACHANDRAN
For A Cause

Fashion for a cause
PEOPLE FOR Animals (PFA) and Ellements present "Compassion in Fashion", an event to showcase an exclusive collection of pashminas inspired by original paintings of Indian masters and fashion tee shirts created by 35 of the country's top ...


Creative pastime
KEEPING CHILDREN engaged during holidays is a challenging task. Take a look at some activities planned for them this season. Virgo Hobby Centre will be conducting its creative winter camp for children in the age group 3-12 from December 22 to ...
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Personality

Anand makes his move
Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand plans to author two books
Issues

Avenging goddesses
Two celluloid entities, the punishing goddess and the avenging woman, occupy a distinct place in the mind of the viewer
Fashion

Festive collection
THE VIMONISHA Private Collection show is back well in time for Christmas and New Year. It will showcase designers from Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh and Bangalore. Some of the designers such as Deziner vision, Kalakriti, Tanvi ...
Cinema

Sitting pretty
EVERYBODY KNOWS who the king of Bollywood is, but who is the queen? It is the hottest topic of discussion in the trade and the emerging winner is Preity Zinta who starred in "Koi Mil Gaya" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho", two blockbusters of the year. ...
The new villain
HEROES ARE dime a dozen in the Tamil industry, as all aspiring youngsters want to be the next superstars! There is an acute shortage of villains on screen and Manoj K. Jayan fits the bill as a menacing bad man. His portrayal of Arasu in ...
Boy wonder
DHANUSH HAS been declared by the Tamil film trade "as the biggest discovery of the year". He has achieved more than any other star at the box-office with super hits such as "Kathal Kondein" and "Thiruda Thirudi". The "Manmadha Raasa' song ...
Laughter, the best medicine
VIDHU VINOD Chopra's long time assistant Rajkumar's "Munna Bhai MBBS" is making waves among the preview audience in Mumbai who say it is one of the best Hindi comedies in recent times. Sanjay Dutt plays Munna Bhai and it is a heart-warming story ...
Music

Carols and Christmas
ST.FRANCIS of Assisi is believed to have introduced carol singing to the church as part of Christmas celebrations in the 12th Century. If he did, then he'd never have realised he'd created a tradition. And to this day, that tradition has been ...
Sport

Advantage Hyderabad?
Is the proposal to shift the venue of the ATP's Indian edition from Chennai to Hyderabad justified, wonders S. THYAGARAJAN
Trophy girl
J. Swarna has made a good start with a victory in the junior National table tennis championship
Story of survival
The Indian Bank soccer team has sparkled despite limitations. But how long can it continue with the same set of players?

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