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If it is December, it should be Goa
Time to turn heroVivek's brand of rib-tickling, thought-provoking comedy has earned him fans in all age groups. Now he has opted for a complete change of image and enters the fray as hero with "Solli Adipaen." MALATHI RANGARAJAN in conversation with the actor ...
Chosen for film festANAND ALAGAPPAN'S five-minute short film, "No Exit," is being screened at the South Asian International Film Festival, held in New York, from December 1 to 5. After it was selected for screening at World Cinema Naples, Florida, in April, and for ... 
Back after a gapREMEMBER "THULLADHA Manamum Thullum," the hit film directed by Ezhil? Later his films, "Pennin Manadhai Thottu," and "Poovellam Un Vaasam" which did average business, were followed by the Ajit-Jyotika film, "Raja," that bombed at the box office. ...
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN 
Triumph and mastery showcasedIT WAS sheer chance that siblings M. S. Lavanya and M. S. Subbalaxmi started learning the saxophone a decade ago. But their opening concert at the third annual music and dance festival of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Kalapradharshini on ... Art of a different kind IT WAS not long ago when the idea came into being in conservative Chennai used as it was to traditional music and dance. Inroads into the `new' and `other' met with stiff upper lip tolerance. But it was not long before, the city woke up to the ... 
Absolutely traditionalSANJAY SUBRAMANIAM has a coveted place in the top tier of this generation of musicians, mainly because he clings like a limpet to traditional moorings of classical Carnatic music, not allowing his concentration to be diverted by quality-wise ... Singing with expression A GOOD artiste is one who with minimal phrasings etches the beauty of a raga. This is possible when he has evolved to a stage to internalise the charms of melody. As musical awareness deepens he sees himself stripped of all irrelevances and ... Evergreen melodies Purnima Records — Popular songs from Tamil movies — Legendary melodies — R. Surya Prakash — Price not indicated. A COMPACT disc comprising evergreen melodies from old Tamil movies, which were vintage classics ...
Sparkling with energyWHEN TALENT and commitment combine, excellence cannot be far behind. Bhavya Balasubramanian, a disciple of Srekala Bharath, proved this through her dance programme for the Karthik Fine Arts Festival inauguration. With an endearing manner and a ...
An engaging musicalRANDY COMMUNITY Theatre can be one of the most fulfilling and sociable of activities. Mellow Circle showed us what good things a community group can do with effort, will and purpose. Mellow Circle's musical play at the Chinmaya Heritage Hall on ... 
A bold attemptTHE MAHALAKSHMI Ladies Drama group presented ``Naan Enna Seiyattum?" at the Narada Gana Sabha on Saturday last. Even the male roles are enacted by women in the troupe's productions. For a change there were no men among the dramatis personae ... 
War — new interpretationDIRECTOR PRASANNA Ramaswamy once again explores the haunting theme of war in ``Nithyakalyani," the flower that flourishes in the cemeteries and has a close association with desolation and death. The Tamil play was presented by her Paadini theatre ...
Shrine for KadambarKADAMBAR TEMPLE, Kulitalai is one of the several temples of Lord Siva celebrated in `Thevaram.' Situated midway between Karur and Tiruchi on the southern bank of the Cauvery, this hoary temple has legendary associations. The Kandapuranam speaks ... New abode for Lord Dhanvantri The Danvantri Arogya Peedam is building a temple for Lord Danvantri, God of Medicine, on the mantras written by 46 lakh devotees. Designed by Ganapathi Sthapathi, it has a 42-feet high gopuram. The Moolavar will be installed on December 13.
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