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Desperately seeking Debra
It is the mystery of her personality that has kept Debra Winger away from her admirers for so long, says PRADEEP SEBASTIAN, about the gorgeous actress, who has made a comeback.
Cinema
Stylistically, Mani's masterpiece
IF ANYONE cares to notice, Mani Ratnam's last two films have subtly changed the way we make movies. Or ought to. His innovations from "Nayakan" to "Dil Se" have been obvious enough in the way they have influenced Indian movies. But with ...


Sheer daredevilry
GENERALLY THE younger crop of heroes like to perform risky action shots. And Vijay is more adventerous than the others. In "Badri", Vijay allowed a car to run over his fingers. This was done in a single shot with three cameras. The scene made the ...

Film Review
On Location
A comedy in the making
THE SCENE is a marriage hall. Somebody is running around desperately in search of a relative. A small boy is appealing to the cook to give a cup of milk for his baby sister. Some small girls are playing in the front yard. So what is special ...

Music
Tempo is not everything
IF GOOD Carnatic music inspires an attitude of contemplation in the minds of rasikas, it was totally absent in the cutcheri of Malladi Brothers, Rama Prasad and Ravi Kumar for Raga Tarangini. An expressional drive on the speedy track motivated by ...
Too much of swaras
SWARA RENDERING should be economical to be effective. It was in excess of this in Jayanti Mohan's concert. After a long and final round of short and speedy swaras earning the inevitable applause in Papanasam Sivan's "Thamadhamen" (Todi) at the ...
Auspicious way to begin the day
Geethanjali - GR 2063 - Sri Ganapathi Vandana - Sacred Sanskrit Recital - Rs. 50. LORD GANESHA, the most adored and endearing deity in the Hindu Pantheon, is worshipped by one and all and His grace is sought for the success of all ...
Stuff dreams are made of
With grit and determination this cinematographer surmounted challenges to emerge as one of the best in the business today. Ravi Varman narrates his success tale to CHITRA MAHESH.

Theatre
Drama in divine ambience
Saliyamangalam, a sleepy village off Thanjavur, comes alive to celebrate Narasimha Jayanthi when Good triumphs over Evil. GOWRI RAMNARAYAN captures the spirit of the festival.

Arts & Crafts
Exquisite Rajasthani repertoire
THE COLOURS and creativity of Rajasthan come alive on wood, silk, cotton, glass, marble, leather and paper brought to Chennai by craftspersons from Jaipur, Jodhpur and Barmer. The ongoing exhibition of `Rajasthan Handicrafts' features diverse ...
Haven for the art lover
NESTLING AMIDST the placid village of Parakkai, about five km from Nagercoil on the way to Manakudy, is the ancient Madhusudhana Perumal temple renowned for its mural paintings and for its exquisite art on stone. Most of the pillars supporting ...

Heritage
A great incarnation
WHILE THE hills in the Tamil country are generally associated with temples for Lord Muruga, in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka they house many Narasimha shrines, such as the Nava Narasimha Temples at Ahobilam, Simhachalam, Mattapalli, Mangalagiri ...
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