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Glimpses of MS's life The qualities that made M.S.Subbulakshmi's special shine through the pages of Veeyesvee's book.
Following his father's footsteps Acting has been a childhood passion for Vincent Asokan.
`I live in my father's music' Narasimhan takes pride in having made Narayana Iyengar's closely guarded secrets of technique open to others.
The making of `Mann' Writer producer Raj Kajendra, a British Asian, was in Chennai recently to look into matters concerning the release of his Tamil feature film, `Mann.'
In the city S. Sathvikaa (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: Vidyalakshmi Srinivasan (Bharatanatyam). October 18, 6 p.m. R. Suchitra (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: Radhika Vairavelavan (Bharatanatyam). DRAMA V. K. V. Visions `Crazy' ...
StargazingLooks like `Vadhyar' will be the fastest made Arjun film. To be released for Deepavali, the film has taken exactly 100 days to be completed. In the past director A. Venkatesh has successfully teamed up with heroes Vijay, Sarathkumar, Prashanth ...
Consistently inconsistent - Miami Vice Storyline: Two undercover cops try to bust a dangerous drug lord. Bottomline: Hollywood masala that takes itself too seriously. Michael Mann's `Miami Vice' is the kind of film that if made in Hindi would've starred Fardeen Khan and Suniel ... Seriously surreal - The Lake House Storyline: Two people living in different years must find a way to meet each other. Bottomline: Interesting if you have the time. Why do they try to make poor Keanu act? To his credit, he's one of those guys who doesn't need to. He's ...
Concocted for the youth Director Vikraman tries a different line with `Chennai Kadhal.'
Strikes a balance Umayalpuram Sivaraman's immense knowledge enables him to entertain both the connoisseur and the layman. Subtle, romantic, haunting Padam, the connoisseur's delight, seems to have few takers these days. Composer genius of Russia Many Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Khrennikov, Prokofiev, Georgi Sviridov have enriched Western Classical Music with their memorable compositions. One such name is Dimitri Shostakovich, whose birth centenary ...
Brilliant with brash patches With Sanjeev accompanying her, Kanyakumari delighted the audience with a classical concert that included dazzling manoeuvres. Soothing and simple That Gayathri Girish has grown into a refined musician was evident from her recent concert at Coimbatore. 
A mine of melodyThe music of the nagaswaram is as auspicious to South India as is the music of the shehnai to the north. The nagaswaram was the bedrock that enabled carnatic music to reach listeners far and wide in the Southern parts of India. This instrumental ... 
Navavarana kritis showcasedLEC-DEM The nuances of Muthuswami Dikshitar's compositions in praise of Kamalamba, deity of the Tiruvarur temple were highlighted at a workshop held recently. 
Annamacharya CDWith a view to promoting the songs of saint composer Annamacharya, PNS Enterprises (52168865) has released Sri Rama, an album containing ten songs of the poet. A highlight is that the album contains the lyrics with notations that can be viewed ... For that touch of innovation Story told with a lot of music may not be the traditional Harikatha, but the audience laps it all up.
The magnificent church of Madanapalle The church in the heart of Madanapalle was built by an American missionary a century ago.
Songs and sentiment, Sivaji style Y.Gee.Mahendra's `Paasa Malargal' programme paid rich tribute to Sivaji Ganesan, even as it remembered stage veteran YGP. The Swiss honour Yash Chopra, woo Bollywood The Switzerland-`Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' (DDLJ) formal dinner held at Hotel Taj Lands End on October 10 saw the big names of Bollywood in full attendance. The reception, graced by Amitabh Bachchan as Chief Guest, and Marco Solari, ...
Jeyyam-Grand MasterThis week's show, on Vijay TV, will feature actors, Udaya and Namitha, who will try to fox the Grand Master with difficult options. Stay on to see whether G.S. Pradeep is successful in his task. The shows will be aired on October 16 and 19, ...
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