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It’s all about choices
GV Films’ ‘Mayavi’ nominated for Seoul Drama Awards ‘Mayavi,’ the first 3-D TV serial, is the only Indian nominee in the Special Prize Category.
Striking the right balance S.Ve.Shekher performs his roles as actor, politician and family man with élan. ‘I would love to be versatile’ tête-À-tête It has been a dream entry for actor Vinay, who wants to do various types of roles.
He imbibed the best He had several gurus all enriching his enormous talent. Gowri Ramnarayan
In the City
Indelible impressions The charm of Tamil cinema (of the 1940s and ’50s) was irresistible, notwithstanding the elders’ surveillance. V. Gangadhar
Monster on a rampage, yet again -- The Host Cast: Kang-Ho Song, Hie-Bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-Na Bae, Ah-Sung Ko Storyline: Gobbledygook monster plays hide and seek in the sea before going gobble, gobble, gobble, munching humans. Bottomline: Dubbed a ... Same old traffic, different road -- Rush Hour 3 Storyline: Inspector Lee and detective Carter go to Paris to take on the dangerous Chinese Triad. Bottomline: Only the ambience changes, the action is just the same. The funniest part of ‘Rush Hour 3’ ... It’s sad, touching and comic -- Little Miss Sunshine Cast: Greg Kinnear, Tony Collette, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Deno. Storyline: The members of a dysfunctional family discover more about themselves and life en route to a children’s beauty ... This affair has no spice -- Thol(L)Laipaesi Cast: Vikramadhithya, Priyanka, Aarthi, Divya, ‘Nizhalgal’ Ravi, Karunaas, Madanbob and Lavanya. Storyline: A cell phone call lands this young man in deep trouble. Bottomline: It fails to live up to ...
The grandeur of Chettinad wedding Karu. Pazhaniappan’s ‘Pirivom Sandhippom’ has a massive cast but no hero or heroine as such.
Diligent and committed Ranganayaki Jayaraman, head of the institution, is also deft on the veena and adept at choreography and nattuvangam.
Commendable effort The youngest member of the illustrious musical Trinity of South India who adorned the firmament in the 18th and 19th centuries was Muthuswami Dikshitar, who along with Syama Sastri and Tyagaraja shed immortal lustre on Carnatic music which ... Spells class R. Sriram, another symbol of the spirit of today’s youth, featured in a veena recital in the HCL concert series recently held at the Kasturi Srinvasan Hall, Music Academy. His niraval at ‘Niravadhi Suka Dhayakuni’ for ... Funds needed The 100-year old temple of Sri Venugopalaswamy in Thillaiambur, Thanjavur District, needs funds for daily puja to be conducted. The temple that was in a dilapidated state was renovated with donations from philanthropists and devotees and ... Glitz versus grace The Hyderabad Brothers emphasised thrust whereas Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan combined vidwat and aesthetics. SVK
Vintage Vazhuvoor Rhadha gave the essence. Rupa Srikanth Tribute to a guru Three generations of dancers shared the stage during a recent arangetram.
Then, now and forever It was an evening of enjoyment at the Gopal Sapthaswaram event. MALATHI RANGARAJAN Rare mix of classical and folk Students of Saraswathi Gana Nilayam presented a delightful combination, excerpted from the CD released. Vibrant presentation Students of Swaramanjari, Coimbatore, celebrated their second annual day recently.
SooryavamsamHere is yet another serial from the Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd. Beginning from August 27, the series portrays the life of the protagonist who is a village girl in love with a city-bred guy. But he cheats on her and runs away from her village. ...
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