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'Shahenshah' of Bollywood
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan talks to V. GANGADHAR about cinema, his French experience and other issues.
Places Of Worship

Divinity in unique forms
Trace the divine route with MAYA NARASIMHAN as she stops at three temples around Visakhapatnam.


The Lord plays hide and seek
THE FESTIVAL of ``Garuda Sevai" conducted in Kancheepuram in the Tamil month of Vaikasi is of special significance. Also known as "Doddacharyar Sevai" it emphasises the Lord's respect for sincere devotion. The festival recalls the instance when ...
Seerala temple renovated
AN ANCIENT Siva temple, dating back to the Chola period, is getting ready for kumbabhishekam. The temple is located on the banks of the Tirumalairajan river, a tributary of the Cauvery, at Mathur, a village near Nachiarkoil on the ...

Cinema

Open-ended, feel-good film
"AMERICAN CHAI" shouldn't be confused with trash like "American Desi." Along with Krutin Patel's "ABCD," Anurag Mehta's film is the only other crossover film to look at the aspirations and struggles of first generation Indian Americans with ...
Tale of cruelty and revenge
Danish director Lars Von Trier told journalists during a round-table meet at Cannes, where his latest creative effort, "Dogville", was screened, that his unconventional style was inspired by Brecht and perhaps the televised theatre of the 1970s, writes GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN.

Film Review


  • "Whistle"
  • "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon"
  • "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"

    On Location

    Comes with expectations
    THE SCENE was behind a woman's college in the city. Being vacation time there was not much crowd. The hero, Arjun, in this case, was bleeding from the forehead and limbs. Director Maharajan, who has written the story, screenplay and dialogue, ...

    Music

    Hindustani vocal
    AMIR KHUSRO Sangeet Academy, a non-profit charitable trust committed to promoting Hindustani classical music has organised a Hindustani vocal recital by Meera Savoor at the Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore on July 5 at 6.15 p.m. Meera Savoor, a ...
    Tracing the Jagadguru's life
    — Maha Swamigal Charitham — Harikatha by Revathy Sankaran — Rs. 350. SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA Saraswati, divine sage and 68th Peethadipathi of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, is one of the greatest spiritual leaders of all ...
    Blend of melody, rhythm and intellect
    She retained the quality of freshness in her music till the curtain came down prematurely, not on her music, but on her life, on October 31, 1990. Yesterday, July 3, was M. L. Vasanthakumari's 75th birth anniversary day. Her disciple, Sudha Raghunathan, shares memories of her guru with LAKSHMI DEVNATH.

    Dance

    Repertoire of classical and folk
    THE KALA Vikash Kendra cultural center of Cuttack, Orissa presented 24 of its artistes in an Odissi performance in aid of Suddhananda Vidyalaya in Chennai recently. This is the golden jubilee year of the Kendra and they have taken up this ...
    Soulful endeavour
    HELPING HANDS, creative minds and soulful endeavours... all of these went into the making of an evening at the Music Academy recently. They were the Stars Of Hope — the beacons from which many would find sustenance in a world, where ...

    Religion

    Soaked in compassion
    IN ONE of his most compassion soaked kriti, "Enduko Nimanasu Karagadu," the saint-poet Tyagaraja asks of his Ishtadevata (Lord Rama) why despite his single-minded devotion and prayers the Lord's heart has not relented and His grace has not been ...
    Kumbhabishekam at Madhya Kailas
    THE MAHAKUMBHABISHEKAM of Madhya Kailas, Ananda Vinayakar Charitable Foundation, No.1, Sardar Patel road, Adyar, Taramani Post, Chennai (Ph: 22350859; 22300936) will be performed on July 9, between 5.45 a.m. and 6.20 a.m. Built under ...

    Miscellany


  • Children's film festival
  • Balamandir classes
  • Podhigai spruced up

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  • Rukku Rukku Rukkumani
  • "Sagalai vs Ragalai"
  • I, Me, Myself — Geethu Mohandas
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