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Cinema

Cashing in on the patriotic zeal
Hindi filmdom's dalliance with history continues unabated despite a few coming a cropper. At the moment, the eyes of many film-makers seem to be on the 20th century revolutionary, Bhagat Singh, says ZIYA US SALAM. More

Unfazed by failure
Failures do not bog him down. Neither can they make him change his style of working. SUBHASH K. JHA talks to Mahesh Manjrekar, the prolific film director, whose "Pitaah" was released recently. More
He transcended barriers with aplomb
From Ohio to Madras it must have been quite a change of scene. But Ellis R. Dungan managed the transition wonderfully and stayed on to make Tamil classics on celluloid, such as "Meera" and "Sakunthalai". RANDOR GUY pays tribute to the illustrious Ame rican film-maker who passed away recently. More
Poetry from the polar region
Held once in two years, the Mumbai International Film Festival brings to light some remarkable shorts and documentaries. The 2002 edition opens on February 3 and will feature the Norwegian film, ``Cool and Crazy," one of the best in the documentary g enre made in the past year. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN captures its lyrical quality. More
With films as inspiration
IN THE land of Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan, `cultural' programmes are synonymous with films. It was no different at the cultural extravaganza organised by Sanskriti, (affiliated to the Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu) ... More

Film Review


Music
Gift of raga delineation
IF T. N. KRISHNAN'S solo violin concert is always distinctive, it is because he goes beyond the platitudes of exposition, to go into the heart of ragas in his alapana to fathom their resplendent bhavas. The fascination of any raga delineation is ... More
Music in harmony
ALBA ABCD 164 - Compact disc - Fusion - Twins - Eero Hameenniemi and Karaikudi R. Mani - Price not mentioned. KARAIKKUDI R. MANI, one of the contemporary custodians of classical laya values and also a vidwan with a keen, innovative mind ... More
A feast of Hindustani recitals
HAMSADWANI, WHICH celebrated its NRI Music Festival from December 19, 2001 to Jan 4, 2002, in its unique way, included a series of Hindustani concerts for four days (January 1-4). The first of the concerts, was by Kala Ramesh (vocal), from Pune ... More
Torchbearer of a great tradition
V. Subrahmaniam, senior disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, has been awarded Senior Fellowship to do research on Raga Lakshana. LAKSHMI DEVNATH meets the musician. More
Tyagaraja Aradhana
SRI THIAGARAJA Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, Mylapore, will celebrate its 155th Sri Tyagaraja Aradhana festival starting today. S. V. Krishnan, convenor, Nada Inbam, inaugurates the function, which will be presided over by T. V. Gopalakrishnan. A ... More
Vedavalli conferred title
Veteran Carnatic musician R. Vedavalli has been conferred the title, ''Sangeeth Samrat,'' by the Coimbatore Kendra of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ''for her contributions to Carnatic vocal music.'' The citation describes her as a bridge between two ... More

Dance
Rare and refreshing
IT WAS a refreshing performance by Prabha Dikshit, a disciple of Sudharani Raghupathi in the dance series of Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha recently. Sudharani had drawn up an interesting fare that made Prabha's recital quite impressive. It was ... More

Arts & Crafts
Unique cotton creations
FABINDIA PRESENTS a collection of designer saris featuring two great craft traditions of Bengal: Kantha embroidery and Alpona. Banari Goenka of `Suvam' has used both Kantha and Alpona with amazing sensitivity, artistry and innovation on cotton ... More
Fair for the discerning
THE SIGHT of an over 12 ft. tall bronze horse in graceful motion, with taut muscles flawlessly crafted to depict the effort of the movement, and legs poised to jump, literally leaps at you from the pavement of TTK Road! Crafted by mastercraftsman ... More

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