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Tryst with a music monarch
Always ahead of his times, M.S.Viswanathan inspires and influences composers big and small.
Interview

Literally pleasing
Vishal Bhardwaj on his ability to make literature tick on celluloid.


Waiting for worthwhile roles
He was a popular villain-turned action hero in Malayalam movies. Now Babu Antony is planning a comeback.
Columns

Echoes and memories of MS
M.S.’s credentials are her beautiful voice, her interpretation, the intensity of her commitment, and the serenity of her bearing.
Interview

‘Wish to perform at global level’

Sudha Ragunathan, who performed recently at the Tamil Music Festivalorganised by the Tamil Isai Sangam at Raja Muthaiah Mandram in Madurai, answered a few questions put across by Rajalakshmi Padmanabhan at the end of the concert. ...


A challenging role
Why was Madhavan keen on ‘Evano Oruvan?’ Read on.
Happenings

In the City
Swetha Sukumar and V. V. Raghavan (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: Swetha Vijayaraghavan (Bharatanatyam)....
Cinema

Stargazing

“In the past decade of acting, ‘Marudhamalai’ is one film that has given me complete satisfaction after ‘Mudhalvan’,” says its hero Arjun. Arjun plays a police official in the film. Then will it be a serious ...
Film Review

Trapped in his own web
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J.K.Simmons...
Personality

Love for bronzes
V.N.Srinivasa Desikan has worked with ancient bronzes for almost three decades. And even after his retirement, he is consulted and frequently asked to lecture on them.
Music

Soothing voice, soft lyricism
K. Gayatri’s main strength was her precise rendering of songs, paying due respect to sahitya clarity.


Right mix of melody and emotion
The Vishnubatla Sisters presented Annamacharya compositions with fervour.
Where music steals the show
Visaka Hari enthralled Madurai rasikas at Lakshmi Sundaram Hall recently.
Mystical experience
Discipline and restraint were the foremost tenets in M.S. Subbulakshmi’s art, and also her percentage involvement comparable to a penance in her relentless quest for perfection. Excerpts from the Venkateswara Suprabhatam in Sanskrit ...
Theatre

Ideas botched by handling
The themes might have been varied but treatment was clichéd at the Kartik Fine Arts’ festival.
Arts & Crafts

An eye-catching array
Two exhibitions, now on in the city, show a blend of tradition and innovation.
Tribute

The ‘Lord of the Jungle’
Gordon Scott who immortalised Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Tarzan on screen, died recently. He was 80.
Events

Ragas of yore
Pann and the corresponding Carnatic ragas are juxtaposed here.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

Serials

This week’s show will ring with music as two celebrities from the field meet. Gangai Amaran and S.P.Balasubramanian share their experiences in music industry with Anu in a special two-part series...



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