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Of hopes, fears and joys ``Bollywood Hollywood" is a celebration of the most desirable aspects of commercial cinema in both tinsel cities, Deepa Mehta tells SUBHASH K. JHA in a telephonic conversation.
Including Kamal Hassan's "Anbe Sivam", six films will greet viewers on the occasion of Pongal. S. R. ASHOK KUMAR writes... 
It is the package that ultimately mattersThe message from the audience is clear — that the Tamil film industry needs to redefine its overbearing star system and inflated budgets, says SREEDHAR PILLAI looking back at 2002. Hollywood heroes reign supreme AS PER trade reports, "Gemini", "Run", "Thulluvatho Illamai", "Sundara Travels" and "Azhagi" have been rated as the five hits of 2002. All these films have been classified so because they were made on a budget of Rs 1 to 3 crore, and the return ...
All about pride and conqueringDIPANKER MUKHERJEE runs his fingers through his long locks. "I am still very much a Madras boy. I went to school here and to college. My parents live here. I come every year, I draw my strength from here." This is also where he made his ...
Quintessence of melodyIT IS the keen and penetrative perception of the rakti swaroopa of ragas and kirtanas that sustains the greatness of violinist T. N. Krishnan whose musing melody is sukham incarnate. His recitals are heart-felt by the rasikas and not just ... Pleasant surprise WHEN AFTER a charming and detailed alapana in Shankarabharanam the US-based D. R. Ashwin began "Ranganayaka Sri Ranganayaka," many in the audience at Nalinakanti expressed their pleasant surprise that they had not heard this Tyagaraja composition ... In an intricate tala IT IS as well that Salem Gayatri Venkatesan took a spot decision to go for a brief RTP in Shubhapantuvarali after rendering an expansive alapana in Todi for Tyagaraja's "Koluvamaragada" with neraval and resourceful swaras at the first charanam at ... KRISHNA GANA SABHA 
Marred by imbalanceWE KNOW good, bad and mediocre concerts. But what about a concert that doesn't fit into any known category? True, the openminded rasika is ready to admit that the concert format established by Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar with its almost universal ... Impressive devotional Bhajan Classic India BCI/SBS/CA 07 & 08 - Vol 3 & 4 - Sanskrit Devotional - Gita Govinda Mahakavyam - O. S. Arun - Price 95/- each. Jayadeva, the celebrated saint poet of Orissa, redefined the bhakti cult with his immortal work in ... They come in different hues Music and dance are very much in the air in Chennai, and it is only apt that KRIPA SUBRAMANIAM, analyses the psyche of the singer and listener, this cultural season. 
The unyielding instrumentONE HEARD Kadiri Gopalnath's saxophone recital for the Indian Fine Arts Society at the Balamandir German Hall on December 24, 2002.And one could not help observing that the instrument that belongs to the West (and not yet fully accepted even by ... MYLAPORE FINE ARTS Lively kalpanaswaras BEGINNING WITH ``RaRama Indithaka" in Asaveri, Palakkad Ramprasad, in his afternoon concert, went on to sing ``Jnanamosakarada" in which the swarakalpana was very lively. The slow tempo at the lower and middle octaves of the Raga elaboration ... 
Impressive NalinakanthiWITH A strong resonant voice, Salem Sriram regaled the rasikas of Ramani Academy of Flute that featured his vocal concert, employing raga-filled phrases and with good command over laya. GNB's ``Saraswathi Namosthuthe" (Saraswathi raga) and ... A tryst with music WHEN MUSHROOMING new outfits and organisations that bear least relationship to Carnatic music celebrate the December music season, should an establishment like Carnatica devoted to music keep quiet? So Carnatica organised Sangeethanubhava ... SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA Pulsating music that lingers TO HAVE the privilege of hearing three grand masters of repute _ M. S. Gopalakrishnan (violin), N. Ramani (flute) and Umayalpuram Sivaraman (mridangam) _ along with E. M. Subramaniam (ghatam) in a Carnatic music concert on New Year eve was a ... Erudite concert THE SPIRIT of Regional Unity concerts-2002, under the aegis of Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai, and Sri Lalithakala Academy Foundation, Mysore, was recently held at R. R. Sabha and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore. The artistes from Karnataka performed ...
Brilliant choreography `Sacred Geometry' travelled all the way from California to Chennai for the Hamsadwani NRI festival, with the spirit intact, even though recast in a new mould with an all-new crew. The dancers comprised G. Narendra, Renjith Babu, Neewin Hershall, ... 
Spirited performanceWITH ASTONISHING dedication and utmost reverence to tradition, and charged with tremendous energy veteran Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar thrilled the audience at the Narada Gana Sabha, with his spirited performance. The dancer, teacher and scholar, ... 
Neat portrayalA DISCIPLE of Revathi Ramachandran, Ramya Badrinarayanan gave a neat recital at the Nungambakkam Cultural Academy on Sunday as part of the Academy's 33rd anniversary and Fine Arts Festival. Tall and beautiful Ramya has a good stage presence ... Adavus find full expression KALAKSHETRA'S KUTRALA Kuravanji dance drama took the audience back to the days of yore, when this genre of the dance was a simple and straightforward presentation without gimmicks. Looking at the production today, when every trick known to the ... 
Silver jubilee celebrationWELL-SYNCHRONISED GROUPS of young, confident students performed in the silver jubilee celebrations of Nrithyakshethra, School for Bharatanatyam, founded by Samanthakamini Palaniandy, and her daughter Chamundeswari, now taken care of by eminent ... Drifting to a different era MEERA SAVOOR'S recital for Hamsadhwani on January 5 was a rare treat for the Hindustani music lovers of Chennai. Her long years of training and practice shone through in a two-hour concert where she covered several ragas and forms of music. She ... 
Neat footwork, skilful abhinayaNEHI CHOUDHRY from Haryana, who danced for Kartik Fine Arts Series of dance recitals is a committed student of the art. She had her training with Jayalakshmi Eswar of New Delhi, a product of Kalakshetra. The recital was well-conducted by Vijay ...
Beautiful and afresh"Andal Charitham", enacted at Kalakshetra recently, was a wonderful homage to the choreographic skills of Rukmini Devi, who had so graphically visualised and presented the dance drama 40 years ago, writes V. R. DEVIKA.
Drenched in colourTHE GREAT Orissa Arts and Crafts Mela brings superb functional and decorative artefacts from a State where traditional handicrafts are still a vibrant part of life. While whole villages weave Sambhalpuri, Katki and Bomkai saris, many streets in ... 
Revival of a classic artDURING THE Carnatic and Mysore wars (1767-1799) in which the British emerged as a superior military power in the South, a large number of British soldiers were drafted to India, for many of whom sketching and painting had been part of their ...
FREE VEDA classes in Rig, Yajur and Sama, are being conducted at Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, No. 116, K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam (Ph: 2489 3224), everyday from 4.30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Those ... 
Informative and interesting sessionsTHE CONTRIBUTION of Kannada language to classicism in Carnatic music was elaborated by Prof. R. Satyanarayana, musicologist from Karnataka, in the series of lecture-demonstrations conducted by the Music Academy. A complete format of the Carnatic ... A treasure trove tucked away Lepakshi, near Hindupur, abounds in exquisite sculptures and murals, which remain unseen and unknown, writes RUPA GOPAL. 
Triad of sacred spotsThree temples for the Lord — two at Thiruparkadal and one at Thiruputkuzhi, all near Kanchipuram, — are thronged by devotees, but only during Vaikunta Ekadesi, writes T. A. SRINIVASAN. Saivite temples of Sri Lanka In this interesting travelogue, REMA DEVI R. TONDAIMAN describes her pilgrimage to Tiruketheeswaram and Tirukonamalai, in Sri Lanka.
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