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From actress to activist...
"What worries me is that so many women are coming into television as directors and writers and still there is no change. It's because they are coming with a different agenda, propelled not by women's empowerment but by market forces." More

Tryst with Hungary
THE HUNGARIAN film festival was held recently in the city. The festival was inaugurated by Dr.Alice Radnoti, director, Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi. In her inaugural address she said both Hungary and India share a warm ... More
Film Review
Music
The Lord extolled
Kurai Onrum Illada Govinda (Srinivasa Kalyanam) Volumes I to IV, CAS 1104 to 1107: By Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar Chakkrika Audios, Triplicane, Chennai - 600 005. Price: Rs. 36 each. LORD SRINIVASA has been described by saints as the ... More
Profoundly pleasant
``ONLY THOSE who have the patience to do simple things accurately, acquire the skill to do different things correctly''. This is what Sandhya Kathavate of Mumbai proved through her rendering of Thumris, with the accompanying forms of Dadra, ... More
Guru's footsteps
M. RAGHAVAN MANIAN, disciple of Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna, has imbibed his Guru's music as one could glean from his concert under the auspieces of Hamsadhwani recently. In modulation of his voice, development of raga alapanas, rendering of the ... More
Divine combination
Sa re ga ma HMV 857247 & 857248 - Carnatic classical vocal - Guruguhavani - MSS - Price - Rs. 50 each NEITHER MUTHUSWAMI Dikshitar, the divine composer, nor M. S. Subbulakshmi, the prima donna of divine singing, needs any introduction to ... More
Narayana Tirtha festival
SRI NARAYANA Tirtha Aradhana Committee and the Tirupoonthuruthi Sri Narayana Tirtha Swamigal Trust will celebrate the 256th aradhana of Sri Narayana Tirtha for three days from February 18. The programme includes religious discourses, ... More
Musical treat
MUSIC TODAY has organised the launch of the latest albums of Bombay Jayashree (`Shyama') and T. M. Krishna (`Shringaara') tomorrow (Saturday) at Ragasudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. The chief guests for the function include Umayalpuram K. ... More

Dance
Dance homage to Tyagaraja
BHARATIYA VIDYA Bhavan Kalakendra and Kala Pradarshini jointly organised the dance presentation of the Pancharatna kritis of Saint Tyagaraja in connection with his Aradhana celebrations. This annual feature has gained momentum in the past ... More
Immortalised by his dance
He was neither handsome nor was he a great thespian. But audience loved Bhagwan, who passed away recently. More
Bhakti takes the backseat
WHETHER TYAGARAJA'S music will lend itself to dance is a moot question. Yet Lakshmi Viswanathan, elegant in mustard and gold, devoted an entire evening to his songs in her presentation of Rama Bhakthi for Kala Kendra. Extending the framework of ... More
Young and committed
INNATE TALENT and determination to do her best seemed to be the major contributors to the success of the Bharatanatyam recital of ten-year old Medha Hari, who mesmerised the audience with her energetic performance under the auspices of Salangai ... More
Tradition and talent showcased
A COOL breeze wafted across the devout gathering at the Varasiddhi Vinayakar temple, Besant Nagar. The temple bells clanged with fervour and the scent of incense and camphor lingered much after the prayers were done. People had not come just to ... More

Theatre
An evening with Shakespeare
After a hiatus, Chennai's theatre buffs were treated to Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". ELIZABETH ROY reviews the recent production. More
Lighting up the stage
A well-choreographed dance or finely executed play is further enhanced by clever use of lighting. R. K. Dhingra, who weaves magic with his light equipment, speaks to CHITRA MAHESH. More

Arts & Crafts
Trendy antiques
AN EXHIBITION cum sale of Rosewood and Sheeshamwood Furniture and Artefacts, which opens today at Sri Sankara Hall, TTK Road, Alwarpet, brings out the beauty and strength of the two types of wood in furniture form. Both are traditionally carved ... More
Done with wit and irony
IN ONE of his mixed media works at Apparao Gallery, Sajid Bin Amar has cut images of women from magazines and stuck them in a collage. On the left of the picture he has made a vertical strip showing numerous high-heeled shoes, like a window ... More

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