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When music entered Madras UniversityFrom gurukulavasam to streamlined teaching, it was a big leap. This September, the Carnatic Music Department has two reasons to celebrate — its 75th year and the University's 150th year.
In the City
Where realism meets fantasy Oscar award-winning Director of Photography Andrew Lesnie and Digital Effects Supervisor Grady Cofer on the new visual effects.
A theme gone stale -- MadhuStoryline: Smitten by love, the hero chases the girl everywhere till catastrophe strikes. Bottomline: Leaves you unmoved! Galloping backwards in time, Golden Media's `Madhu' (U) comes a couple of decades too late. The general perception of ... 
Racy entertainer -- PoseidonStoryline: When a luxury liner capsizes on New Year Eve after being hit by a tidal wave, a group of passengers tries to find its way out of the ship through the bottom. Bottomline: The visual effects will keep you afloat. First things first. ... 
Makings of a winner -- KokkiThe first few minutes of Friends Cinema (P) Ltd.'s `Kokki' has no dialogue — only slow, solemn music that sets the mood for what's in store. (Dhina has taken pains on this score.) With a different attempt in treatment and approach, Karan ... 
In tune with terror -- ThalainagaramStoryline: Upset over his anti-social actions the hero tries to reform. But can he? Bottomline: Bloodshed sells, is the motto. Conceived as a complete commercial entertainer, Oscar Films Private Ltd.'s `Thalainagaram' (A) follows the usual ...
Powerful voice in peak form Capitalising on his considerable assets, Maharajapuram Ramachandran performed with e΄lan. Off the beaten track The two ragas Vidya Kalyanaraman chose to elaborate at her TTD concert were popular but the kritis were rather unusual. 
Marked by spontaneityThe contemporary milieu in which the words character, dignity, decorum, culture, human and moral values and ethics have become just meaningless platitudes, the President of India, A.P.J Abdul Kalam, is a beacon, touching millions of our ...
Reflections of Orissa`Utkalini' Aswakala Anchalek Seva Samita' is one such dedicated NGO based in Dhenkanal in rural Orissa. Its work, with more than 150 artisans is being showcased in the `Orissa's Art and Craft Mela' which opens in the city today. Among the many ...
In a realm of ecstasy and emotion Poignant moments marked the show dedicated to yesteryear filmmaker Sridhar. 
ShraddanjaliKrishnanand, dedicated teacher of classical Hindustani music, passed away on May 11, three years ago, in Chennai. He taught classical music not only to many aspirants but also to stalwarts of Carnatic music. It is not an exaggeration to say that ...
Going beyond barriers At Brhaddhvani, children were at their creative best, assimilating varied art forms.
Theekkul ViralAlready on air from May 15, the story, which is a re-telecast, revolves round the life of a simple village girl who marries a rich man in the city. The new life makes her long for an identity. In her attempt to establish herself, she ...
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