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ENCORE Black day for the Carnatic world It was perhaps appropriate that having had so much in common, Muthiah Bhagavatar and Ponniah Pillai departed the world on the same day.
In the city Sweja Ramachandran (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: T. M. Sridevi (Bharatanatyam). Sri Ragam Fine Arts Ragasudha Hall, Luz, Mylapore. July 1, 5 p.m. Meenakshi Ragavan (Bharatanatyam). July 2, 7.15 ...
Labour of love Karur R. Narayanan who is a writer under the pen name `Nimalan,' is also a musician and musicologist. He has authored a book `Isai Alaigal - 1008,' dealing with 32 melakartas and 1,008 ragas derived from them. They are presented in the form of ...
Returns with a bang Right from the script to star cast, the making of `Superman Returns' has interesting details. 
Indian connectionThe new Superman movie, `Superman Returns' is a great upholder of traditions and so the tradition of using Indian animators for big budget Hollywood movies has also been upheld! "It was lovely, delightful," 23-year-old Achint Bansal, who worked ... He endures... and endears The new American Superman is Brandon Routh. He not only flies back to earth after a long absence of nearly 20 years, but also returns to a large group of fans, which would expect him to play the Man of Steel to perfection. Christopher Reeve ...
Caught in a sea of characters -- GusthiStoryline: Escaping from a marriage he doesn't wish to get into, the hero gets entangled in a series of issues. Bottomline: Screenplay plays spoilsport. The innumerable characters that stomp the screen in this comedy venture befuddle you. ... 
A heart-tugging tale -- Superman ReturnsCast: Brandon Routh (Superman), Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane) and Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor) Storyline: Superman comes back to earth as a Messiah of mankind. Bottomline: Endearingly human. Bryan Singer's `Superman Returns,' is, strictly ... Too tame and repetitive -- The Wild Cast: (voices) Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Janeane Garofalo, Richard Kind, Eddie Izzard and William Shatner Storyline: City slickers from the New York Zoo find themselves on a ship to the `Wild.' Bottomline: Tired ... Mishmash of the bizarre Rakesh Roshan's `Krrish' has opened in a blaze of publicity. But beneath this hype lies a disappointing effort to create a genre of Indian Superman. The reasons for this are the usual: mainstream Indian cinema just cannot accept that too many ...
Adventure that leaves a trail of murder A group of young people freaks out only to be caught in a deadly web.
Unusual choice of kritis Mayavaram Sisters Uma and Geetha sang with a rare sincerity of purpose. Beauteous shades of Khambodi A variety of aesthetic twists contributing to the sukham aspect of music characterised the vocal recital of Unnikrishnan. Penchant for classicism Aiswarya Vidya Raghunath's crisp rendition revealed her gift of felicitous expression. Unfolds in new dimensions With slow soft steps Savitha Narasimhan built up an enchanting Kalyani. Vibrant, fast-paced swaras -- Sangeetha Lahari Master Balamuralikrishna is one of the younger generation vocalists with praiseworthy talent who has fine-tuned his performing skills to commendable standards. Sangeetha Lahari is his audio CD produced by Carnatica with Nagai Sriram (violin) and ...
Paeans to a creative genius Kaviarasu Kannadasan Thamizh Sangam organised a function in honour of the great poet-lyricist and writer and conferred awards on veterans, recently.
SerialsHuddle up to your TV sets to watch the final episode of the super singer contest, to be aired on Vijay TV, June 30 and July 1 at 20.00. This one-hour show will have the final 12 contestants who are required to sing two songs to be set in a ...
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