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`I want to strike a balance'
``Gemini" seems to have redefined success. And hero Vikram looks back at his chequered career in this chat with CHITRA MAHESH.
Cinema
Neat sans frills
A SIMPLE and straight approach to performing technique marked the concert of Mambalam Sisters, R. Vijayalakshmi and R. Chitra, for the TTD Information Centre. They brought a sense of proportion to their recital. With minimum phrasings they ...


`Spider-Man'
PLENTY HAS been said and written about Spider Man, the blockbuster, which has raked in $223 millions within ten days of its release in the U. S. This only goes to show that despite the emphasis on realism, fantasy and that too one featuring a ...
The age of rage
A film that has an anti-hero as the protagonist sells like hot cakes these days. And producers are making a beeline for such stories, says SREEDHAR PILLAI.
The immortal lover
That the ``Devdas'' syndrome still holds sway is only too evident as the latest version starring Shah Rukh Khan has found its way to the Cannes Film Fest, writes RANDOR GUY.
Secrecy robs the charm
WHO IS the heroine of ``Baba''? Nobody knows. Manisha Koirala is in the film. Sanghavi is very much in it. So is Kiran of "Gemini" fame. A couple of actresses also say that they are in the film. The secrecy has taken away the charm. Why ...
Blend of bhakti and aesthetics
The Bhagavatamela festival held in the villages of Thanjavur during Nrisimha Jayanti has kept a 500-year old tradition alive. NANDINI RAMANI records her experience at this year's celebration.
Set for an image makeover
SIX YEARS ago, Jennifer Aniston was the type of interview subject who'd fling open the door to her messy ``Friends'' dressing room, survey the dead flowers, balled-up Kleenex and rumpled clothing on the floor and admit self-consciously, ``I guess ...

Music
The Bally Sagoo tour
THE UK-based DJ, Bally Sagoo (remember the remix version of ``Chura Liya?), is slated to perform in five cities across the country starting May 25. The `Bally Sagoo India Tour Live', is organised by Sphinx Adonis Events. Accompanying Sagoo is ...

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