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Ready for the game
With ‘Modhi Vilaiyadu’ all set for release, director Saran talks about his journey in tinsel town.


Partners in creativity
Dancer couple Vasantalakshmi and Narasimhachari, this year’s Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winners, on their artistic journey...
Entertainment

The ballad of Lou Majaw
‘Forever Young’ tracks the life of rocker Lou Majaw, who has been celebrating Bob Dylan’s birthday on May 24 for over 35 years.
Columns

MUSICSCAN
Glasgow’s Elaine Page
Susan Boyle may be plain-looking, unmarried and unemployed. But she has a voice that has bowled over people across continents.
Soulful rendition
T.V. Ramprasadh made an instant appeal with his soft voice. B. Ramadevi
Article

In the City

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Cinema

Memorable movies of 1939
It was a golden year that saw several box-office hits.
Master raconteur bids goodbye
Prakash Mehra, the man who gave us Amitabh Bachchan with films such as ‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Muqaddar ka Sikander,’ passed away recently.
Film Review

Funny, but flawed

Music scores over mystery

Cast: Dr.Ram, Vijay Babu, Pallavi, Thejashri, Mumaith Khan, Swathi, Pallavi, Livingston, ‘Mahanadhi’ Shankar and Sanjay.

Storyline: How a soft-spoken young man turns into a murderer. Here the reincarnation ...


A beautiful biopic

On Location

Plenty of action
Shooting for ‘Malayan,’ set against the backdrop of a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, is almost complete.
Music

Controlled exposition
Mala’s playing shows her control over the instrument.
Spotlight on a grand raga
O.S. Thiagarajan’s rendition of Kharaharapriya is effortless, with perfect sruti-alignment.
Sketching ragas with grace
Smitha Madhav chose some interesting kritis for her vocal concert for TTD.
Lacklustre performance
Kanaka’s recital was a mere vocal exercise.
New release

Moser Baer Entertainment Ltd., has released Sri Purandaradasar Charitram, a devotional DVD in Tamil rendered by Visakha Hari, on the life of Sri Purandaradasar. The price is Rs.99. ...
Dance

Disappointing fare
Graceful and expressive, Divyasena’s footwork left a lot to be desired.


A Sunday of sancharis
Embellished by skilled orchestral support, every moment of Jayanthi Subramaniam’s presentation was worth the while.
Arts & Crafts

The season’s magic
The ‘Cool Cotton’ fair in the city offers exquisite saris and table linen to choose from.
Events

Consecration

The mahakumbabishekam of Sri Sundareswara Swami temple in Kandiramanickam village in Kodavasal taluk, Tiruvarur district, will take place today (May 22), 8-9.30 a.m.

Built by the Maratha ruler Sayaji, the temple belongs to the 18th ...


Celebration of classical arts
The annual Tyagaraja Festival held at Cleveland, U.S., brought together artists and rasikas on one platform.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

What’s on this weekend
Check out some interesting programmes on NDTV Good Times.
BBC’s line-up for June

This June, BBC World News has an interesting line-up for viewers. On June 6 at 14.40 hours, ‘Storyville’ delivers an eclectic mix of stories from across the globe. Showing on the channel for the first time, it takes a look at the ...


SERIALS
Little Super Stars Mega Finals

Recently filmed on a huge set, the 10 finalists (five of them for dance and five for music) who were successful in the various rounds of the competition performed before singer Anuradha Sriram and actor-director Lawrence for the ‘Champ ...



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