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How art became a way of life
Reminiscence Adyar Lakshman and brother Rama Rao recall the lofty ideals they imbibed from Kalakshetra. LALITHAA KRISHNAN
Interview

A lensman’s angle
Cinematographer Dwaraganath dwells on his latest assignment, ‘Chakravyuham.’
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘We are totally committed to the art’


True music fascinates him
LEGACY Why did TVG venture into a new genre when he was already adept in two departments in the Carnatic field?
My favourite raga
Says Sriram Parasuram, classical singer and violin maestro, adept at both Hindustani and Carnatic streams: “It is the unconditional moment of joyful celebration that the raga demands and that’s what I give it; at that particular ...
His flying fingers set off fireworks
Palani Subramania Pillai came up the hard way, being left handed making things more difficult.
Forthcoming Events

In the city

Amritha Venkatesh; 6.30 p.m.: T.N.Krishnan and Viji Krishnan Natarajan (violin).

•Music Circle

At Ragasudha Hall, Luz, Mylapore.

April 26, 6 p.m.

Deeptha.

•Sree Satguru Gana Nilayam

At SMR ...
Cinema

Stargazing

‘Film News’ Anandan has embarked on a new project for which he has approached song writers old and new to pick one favourite film number written by them, the lyrics of which will be compiled and released as a book. “I plan to ...
Film Review

No cakewalk for the Almighty! - Arai Enn 305il Kadavul
Storyline: When two youngsters are in despair God descends. But does he help?

Bottomline: It isn’t laughter all the way

Neither God visiting the Earth nor man setting foot on the celestial horizon is new in ...
On Location

Of emotions and relationships
‘Vallamai Thaarayo’ will keep the audience attention riveted, says director Madhumita.
Music

Picture-perfect line-up of kritis
Homage To Palani Subramania Pillai from Palai C.K.Ramachandran.


A matter of internalisation
SOLO The approach might have been simple but the image Sowmya raised of Bilahari was stupendous.
Tepid affair
DUO It was a lacklustre fare that Bama Kannan and Manjula provided.
Mastery in full display
Eminent musicians enthralled the audience during the fortnight-long Ramanavami and Thirunakshatram fest held at Srirangam.
Aesthetically rich
VOCAL Kolluru Vandana’s Bhairavi was mellow and Behag alluring.
Sprightly swara passages
Maharajapuram Srinivasan’s concert, as a tribute to his father Santhanam, had a mix of rare and popular songs.
Seamless flow of melody
VIOLIN The delineation of Thodi with every phrase soaked in tradition was a treat.
Events

Celebrations … in and on AIR
Commemorating Tamil cinema’s platinum jubilee, FM Rainbow offers a series.
Solemn and exalted
The century-old images of Sri Rama worshipped by Saraba Sastri and the flutes that he played have been preserved.
Cherished association
NOSTALGIA S. Bala-subramaniam, founder-president of Kala Niketan, recalls the sabha’s link with veena
Miscellany


Tv Serials

Serials

Directed by Venkat, this comedy serial, being aired from April 14, portrays small day-to-day incidents that happen in a family, with a humorous touch.

In this week’s episode: Shankar’s CEO expresses his desire to visit the ...



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