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Fame, fortune... humility
A.R.Rahman, who usually lets his achievements do the talking, opens up with disarming modesty and frankness.
Columns

Rising like the Thanjavur gopuram
Her dream to become a dancer cut short, Nirmala Parthasarathy took up veena that opened the door to a world of magic.
Know Your City

In The City

Telewatch

The hunt is on...
Vijay TV is now back with the third innings of the non-stop laughter challenge, `Hutch Kalaka Povathu Yaaru 3' in which the hunt for the third comedy king is on. S.Ve.Shekher and Uma Riyaz are the judges. Divyadarshini and Sethu will be the ...


Emotions of friendship
The popular chat show, `Koffee With Anu,' featuring some of the biggest stars of the Tamil film industry, features two brilliant character actors Radha Ravi and Santhana Bharati spilling the beans. The renowned director/actor, Santhana Bharati; ...
Cinema

On the dhole trail
Wildlife photographers Krupakar-Senani's `Wild Dog Diaries' won applause from the scientific circle.
Film Review

Pursuit par excellence -- The Pursuit of Happyness
Storyline: A near-broke salesman has to survive a make-or-break six-month nopay internship in a stockbroking firm to support his son.
Bottomline: Endearing. Inspiring. Uplifting. The thing about underplaying is that it is under-rated. Will ...
Credible plot, filmi end -- Agaram
Cast: Nandha, Archana, Vivek, Biju Menon, Sukumari, Seetha, Ajay Ratnam, Hardeep Singh, Raj Kapoor, Ilavarasu.
Storyline: The hero becomes a marked man with just four days for the deadline to expire, but turns the tables on his ...
Subtlety has no place here -- Nishabd
When the 60-year old hero looks towards the open door, out of which his 18-year old object of affection has just run out after expressing her love, we are left with a pretty photograph of his wife in her prime, framed on the wall right beside ...
On Location

In the capital of Pandya kings
It is a dual role that Bharat will play in `Koodal Nagar.'
Music

Power-driven affair
Through a bunch of special songs, Nithyasree paid obeisance to Sri Rama.
Traditional and fresh at once
Pundits and rasikas considered Manjapara Devesa Ramanathan a true-blue musician. His art was fired by a rare stimulation, traditional to the core, yet one that opened up fresh vistas, perhaps until then unexplored. His body language and ...
Ebullient performance
Accompanied by thavil vidwans of a high standard Colombo Kamalathasan and Suryaprakash presented a sparkling recital.
Contrasting moods
There was great variety as K. Bhaskaran played.
His master's voice and his own
TVS has made constant effort to balance the gentle quality of his inherited singing style and his own aggressive potential.
Lacklustre performance
Girish's style, under the aegis of Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, failed to create sukham.
With many plus points
Good choice of songs and a deep voice made Harish's recital a hit.
Ragas in all their splendour
Vada Arangam Padaippagam has released CDs under the series, "Nalam Tharum Nadhaswaram." Alangudi A.V.P.Packrisamy and Alangudi A.V.P.Gopalakrishnan on the nagaswaram take the credits in one such CD titled `Sri Lakshmi Varaham'. They are ...
Hazard of complacency
With sabhas vying to promote young talent, there is little effort to improve.
Perfect launch pad
For junior artists an AIR programme defines a moment of achievement while for stalwarts, it is a matter of pride and privilege.
Devotional albums
Venus and Company (Jupiter Audio, 24917399, 9444168096) has released a devotional VCD (compatible DVD) containing Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam, Sri Kandar Sashti Kavacham and Sri Kanakathara Stotram sung by Bombay Sarada. The hymns are mellifluously ...
Theatre

Telling a tale through movement
Ruth Ziv-Ayal, who specialises in non-verbal theatre, felt privileged to work with Koothu-p-pattarai as the actors are dedicated.
Tribute

Master of laya, endearing guru
Laya Pithamaha and Sangeetha Kala Acharya Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer, passed away on March 5 leaving hundreds of mridangam and ghatam vidwans mourning. After all, he was the Aasan for all of them, moulding and honing their skills with such ...
Events

The spotlights were on ...
The March session of Lights On showcased four film personalities.
Tyagaraja aradhana
The recent Tyagaraja aradhana celebrations organised at the BHEL Township Hall, Ranipet, was attended by a number of devotees, thanks to the total and dedicated involvement of Baskar, secretary, Ranipet Telugu Kala Samithi. The portrait of ...
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