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He defines ‘style’ as tradition
CHAT CORNER Reminiscences and remarks MUSIC SCAN Of volume and value The Season may be likened to a tsunami but the latter leaves a trail of destruction where as the festival enriches the Carnatic soil. 
My favourite ragaEvery raga invokes different emotions in me. I take up a composition to choreograph and dance only if the lyrics as well as the melody inspire me. When I am working on a composition in a specific raga, then that raga becomes my favourite. ...
In the city At Varasiddhi Vinayakar Pravachana Mandapam, Hindu Colony, Nanganallur. January 5, 6 p.m. Sangeetha Swaminathan. •Padma Sarangapani Cultural Academy At Padma Sarangapani ...
StargazingSathyajothi Films’ 14th production, ‘Jayamkondan,’ took off yesterday with the shooting commencing at a village near Madurai. The production house, which has carved a niche for itself for its worthy attempts from ...
Return to innocence -- Taare Zameen ParIt doesn’t take more than the first 20 minutes to establish that Aamir Khan has arrived as one of the finest filmmakers in mainstream Hindi cinema today. He could’ve made this for the Oscars. But he didn’t. This is a film he ... 
No, thank you! -- WelcomeWhat could be worse than a Priyadarshan film? One that’s trying hard to be a Priyadarshan film. If Priyan is used to lifting his plots from Malayalam movies, Bazmee usually find his inspiration from the Hollywood section of his DVD library. ...
MUSIC ACADEMY Vintage fare from veterans Vocal or instrumental the stalwarts offered music of a rich flavour. 
Faithful versionsChoosing Karikalabamukham (Saveri) for starter, Bhushani Kalyanaraman’s made fine use of the swaras ‘Ga Ri’ to mesh with the pallavi. She made all attempts to render faithful versions but had to contend with the insuperable ... 
Mixed bag for the seasonIf it’s music on Lord Iyappa, Veeramani Raju is bound to be part of it. So it is with MQ Audio’s (Ph: 28220405) ‘Harihara Sudhan.’ Of the 10 songs in the pack, four are in Raju’s voice. The rest of the solos (with a ... Effortless vocals Young G. Ravi Shankar kept rasikas in raptures at the Shri Rama Gana Sabha concert. Religious fervour, literary flavour The musical aspects of Naalayira Divyaprabhandam were elaborated by Uma Maheswari. Youngsters show inclination to classicism The aspirants impressed with their insight and effort. SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA Condensed epic set to tune Vasundhara sang Peria Vachan Pillai’s Paasurapadi Ramayanam as Velukkudi Krishnan provided erudite comments. SRI PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA Soaked in bhakti Suguna Purushottaman’s Tamil compositions were enjoyable and Sudha’s strong basics in Carnatic idioms came to the fore. Memorable experience NRI Hemanth Kumar and his family soaked in Carnatic music at the Music Academy. MUSIC ACADEMY Treatise on music Pappu Venugopal Rao expanded on the contents of Dathilam at the Music Academy. SRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA Voice is her asset Sowmya’s rendition revealed a strong foundation. And Seshagopalan did not rise to expectations.
Brilliant team work In presenting ‘The Man in the Iron Mask,’ Kalakshetra, Chennai, broke tradition in more ways than one. Mix of dance, music and drama Padma gave each padam of Annamacharya a visual dimension. Familiar facts well presented Gitanjali Lal, Vempati Ravi and Venkatachalapathi showed how musical refrains and ragas lend themselves to depict different moods and situations. Levity made a difference Navia Natarajan scored with neat adavus. Ramya Rajeshkumar was immersed in her dance show. Epitome of simplicity It had no props of any type whatsoever and the dance visualisation never aimed at cleverness or ornamentation. Abhinaya comes to the fore If young Janaki Ganesh and Sukanya Kaur impressed with their talent, Aruna Mohanty sustained audience interest with her experience. Colour and creativity There was richness all around — in the music, in the orchestration and in the abhinaya, besides the richness in Shobana’s costumes. 
Dancing fingers, colourful costumeBright yellow… lime green… off-white… the dress matters as much as the dance. On those indispensable craftsmen, who make the art come alive.
Patch work on the beach Director Agathiyan is busy, canning shots for a song sequence for his ‘Nenjathai Killadhae.
Serials‘Dance Machi Dance,’ the popular dance show on Jaya TV, anchored by veteran film dancer-choreographer- actor Ramji, will telecast a special show on January 9 at 9.30 p.m. in which actors Madhumita, Taarika and Prithviraj (Babloo) ...
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