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Drama sans soul
The Feature Film Jury of the National Awards seems to have been dazzled by the visual brilliance of "Devdas." ZIYA US SALAM discusses the merits of the prize-winner.
Events

Reapers of a happy harvest
"EXPECT THE unexpected,' they say ... But even when I saw the first copy of "Kannathil Muththamittal" I expected great honours to come Keerthana's way ... I am glad my surmise proved right." That's actor Parthiban, the proud father, reacting to ...


Prize-winning unit
MANIRATNAM IS delighted that ``Kannathil Muthamittal", which was not a big commercial success, has got the recognition at the national level. "I am really happy that through my film, some of the best talents in the industry have been spotted for ...
Gokulashtami Utsavam
TO COMMEMORATE its golden jubilee, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha will be celebrating the Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam, dedicated to the birth centenary of Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar, from August 2 to October 4. P. S. Ramamohan Rao, Governor of Tamil ...

Tribute

Johnny Walker... signing off on a high
IN ONE way, the early life of actor Rajnikant and Johnny Walker was same. While the former would entertain people at bus stops and railway stations with his mimicry, the latter took recourse to amusing passengers in Mumbai buses by telling jokes ...

Film Review


  • "Thithikudhae"

    Personality

    As Kher shares his experiences ...
    Can failure be funny? Yes, when Anupam Kher presents it, as the Mumbai audience found after watching his one-man show, `Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hain', V. GANGADHAR writes...

    Music

    Frenetic tempo
    WHEN SOME musical exposition is heard, it is accompanied by a sense of sadness, as the one by Ganesh and Kumaresh (violin) in their recital at the Thyagaraja festival at Tirupati. They fell a prey to the temptation of frenetic tempo, and cast ...
    Delectable chain of swaras
    Kosmic Music - Carnatic Classical - Lalgudi G. Jayaraman - 1) KM0472C, 2) KM0482C Instrumental Violin - Rs. 100. THE DOUBLE cassette album of Lalgudi G. Jayaraman's violin concert recorded at the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in ...
    Varadiah's classics
    WITH CONCERT opportunities being few and far between, vidwan B. Krishnamoorthy is doing a great service to Carnatic music by turning out musicians in large numbers, focussing on the teaching work. His recital at the Veena Varadiah book release ...

    Dance

    Grand obeisance to Nature
    THOSE WHO have been closely following the annual celebrations of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary Group of Schools, Chennai, for many years now, would surely know what the chief guest of the evening would have to say about the ...
    Rukmini Devi centenary
    AS PART of the year-long Centenary celebrations in memory of Rukmini Devi, Citibank is sponsoring a festival from August 2 to 5. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan and S. Rajaram, alumni of Kalakshetra, have collaborated to bring out a colourful production, ...

    Heritage

    Abode for Siva languishes
    A CHOZHA period temple, dedicated to Lord Siva, known as Rishabapureeswarar or Rishabanathar and Goddess Mangalambigai, is languishing for public patronage, is at Melsevur, near Gingee in Villupuram district. The temple was built in 928 A.D. ...

    Religion

    Bridal mysticism at its poetic best
    WHEN THE Bhakti Movement initiated by Poygaiazhwar, Bhoodathazhwar and Peyazhwar had begun to sustain the common man who had been confounded by many religions all of which pampered the priestly middlemen and indulged in soulless ritualism, Tamil ...
    Strong pillar of the Ramakrishna Math
    The birth anniversary of Swami Ramakrishnananda, founder of the Ramakrishna Math at Chennai, was recently celebrated. LAKSHMI DEVNATH writes...

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