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Say it with a greeting card
Greeting cards have lasting value and impression, writes T. SARAVANAN
Citylife

A slice of history
Panthadi Streets are unique in many ways
Arts And Entertainment

Youth special in Disney Channel
Disney Channel is trying to lend an Indian flavour to the content to suit the taste of the kids here. After "Vicky Aur Vetaal," the channel is now coming up with its second home production, "Dhoom Machao Dhoom", which will be premiered on January ...
Beauty And Wellness

Ask Shahnaz
Beautician Shahnaz Hussain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to shahnaz_press@yahoo.co.in I have normal hair. For the past three weeks, I have been using only curd to ...


The real story of gin
Gin ranks among the hardest of hard liquors
Cinema

New find
Priyanka, who has acted in several successful Malayalam serials such as like "Oomakuyil," "Stree Janmam," "Megham" and "Kurushetram," has hit the big screen with "Veyil." Director Vasantha Balan spotted this girl with large attractive eyes and ...
FOUR FRAMES
Small budgets
In Kannada, nearly 70 films (20 remakes!) were released with a marginal success of 25 percent. Small budget films such as "My Autograph", "Jothe Jotheyalli", "Sevanthi Sevanthi", "Chellata", "Ajay", "Thavarina Siri", "Honeymoon Express", ...
Mixed bag
For Tollywood, 2006 was a mixed year with nearly 100 releases. The biggest hit was "Pokiri" which made young hero Mahesh Babu the numero uno star. The other super hits of the year were "Lakshmi", "Bommarillu","SriRamadasu" and "Devadasu". The ...
Superstars dominate
Nothing much seemed to have changed in the Malayalam film industry, as superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal continued to dominate the scenario. Together, they did 13 out of 60 releases! However, the biggest hit of the year was the Lal Jose-directed ...
Boom time
It was a great year for Bollywood as directors were able to give audiences something fresh and the multiplex boom in the cities saw educated audiences return to theatres. The multiplex boom also helped offbeat movies such as Dor" and "Khosla Ka ...
Travel

ROADLESS TRAVELLED
The magical misty trek
For an invigorating trek though mist-filled forests, says SOMA BASU
Events

New year eve
HOTEL TAJ GARDEN RETREAT: Celebrate the New Year with two live bands by the poolside from 7.30 p.m. Classical, folk dance performances. Tariff: Couple: Rs.4000; Children (between 8 and 12 years): Rs.1200. Dial 0452-2371601 for tickets. HOTEL ...

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