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"Virumaandi" has won the Best Asian Film Award at the International film festival in South Korea. Kamal Hassan shares his elation in a conversation with MALATHI RANGARAJAN.
Film Review


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    Music

    Skilfully conceived
    ALTHOUGH HER vidwat and erudition came to the fore in her Keeravani alapana for Tyagaraja's often sung "Kaligiyunte" with neraval and swaras (she did not eschew the final round of clap raising swaras!) it was Amrita Murali's caressingly-phrased ...
    Mellifluous flow
    SUNADA PRAVAHAM or a Cascade of Music was an orchestral presentation of Carnatic music exploring different ragas. It was presented at the Singapore Arts Festival, 2004, organised by the Singapore National Arts Council recently. The festival, ...
    Commendable flute concert
    RAF records - Carnatic Classical - Venugana - R. Atul Kumar and T. Suresh - Compact disc 101 Flute Duet - Parampara - Rs. 200. IT IS heartening that youngsters today are pursuing the art of classical Carnatic music in all ...

    Theatre

    Just for laughs
    A TYPICAL offering from Natakhapriya is ``Megaa Vasool." The aim here (as in all the other plays of S. Ve. Shekher) is to arouse laughter. In the early productions, there was a conscious attempt to fit the quips into a coherent story. In the ...
    A close look at Death
    BRILLIANTLY SATIRICAL and sparkling with humour, Satish Alekar's ``Maha Nirvan" deals with Death, that most fascinating subject. A corpse that is desperate and cries out to be cremated properly, his wife who is looking for a companion even before ...

    Arts & Crafts

    An ode to clay art
    CERAMIC VASES shaped by a whiff of the Orient, by forms of Nature and by Zen-inspired minimalism create stunning silhouettes at an exhibition of Ceramic Vases curated by Shalini Virmani at "Cinnamon," 27, Shafee Mohammad Road, off Nungambakkam ...

    Places Of Worship

    Anjaneya unique in many ways
    TWO DECADES ago, Rajamani Bhattachar, a native of Tirunelveli, brought up in Vaikanasa agama tradition and an upasaka of the Vayukumara, was blessed by Haridas Giri Swami and he was presented with the idols of Sri Rama, Lakshmana, Anjaneya and a ...
    The Lord's mount steals the show here
    Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, who visited this Siva temple, was fascinated by the magnificent Nandi, observes T. S. SUBRAMANIAN.

    Tribute

    He hammed with humour
    Mehmood, who died recently, has left behind a rich comic legacy. His style inspired later actors like Johny Lever, says V. GANGADHAR.

    Festivals

    Combining energy and imagination
    THE SRI Thyagaraja festival, an annual affair at Tirupati, began in an elevating atmosphere on July 22. The organisers, Thyagaraja Festival committee, had thoughtfully arranged to bring the idol of Sri Rama from a nearby temple and kept it with ...

    Events

    Good exposition of ragas
    BALAGANAMRUTHAM, CHENNAI, and Karnataka College of Percussion, Bangalore, conducted their ninth Mid-Season Music Marvel recently at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club auditorium. It gave the music lovers of Chennai an opportunity to listen to a few ...
    Saint with the widest vision
    TOMORROW, JULY 31, marks the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, the Father of Human Resources Department, in modern parlance; and we in India are particularly beholden to him, for millions of Indian youngsters have been moulded into men of substance ...

    Miscellany


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  • For a cause
  • Lec-dem
  • Prayer for rain
  • Publishing project
  • Pavithrotsavam
  • Aadi festival
  • Varuna Yagam

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