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World in his palm!
Chatline At 42, his heroines are getting younger, and Shah Rukh Khan is getting bigger and bigger.


Visual poetry
S. Rajam’s genius comes to the fore with his raga calendar.
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘I yearn to teach this dying art’

MUSICSCAN
Of echoes and reflections
The sound and light of traditional music are preserved mainly by faithful disciples and successors.
My favourite raga

“Bhairavi, captures moments in the flux of human experience, denoting majesty (gambhiram), seriousness now and peace and bhakti at another moment. It has the power to offer deliverance from current difficulties and ...
Forthcoming Events

In the City

‘Crazy’ Mohan’s ‘Allauddin and 100 Watts Bulb.’


Film Review

A web of cliches -- Silandhi
Story line: A series of creepy incidents mark a young couple’s honeymoon on a secluded island.

Bottom line: A B-grade horror.

It starts out looking like amateur soft-porn, takes a detour into B-grade horror ...


On firm turf at 150 -- Arasaangam

A neat screenplay sensibly presented on screen without interferences such as unwanted comedy will certainly make a good film. Director Madhesh proves it in his recent film `Arasaangam,' from Captain Cine Creations.

This is the 150th ...
Personality

Ariyakkudi as composer
His songs almost always coincided with one significant event or the other.
Music

Pristine presentation
Malladi Suri Babu’s offering was educative, providing rare details about the kritis of Annamacharya.


Pure and traditional
Bhagyalaksmi gave a soul-stirring recital on the veena by playing a few rare kritis of Tyagaraja and Dikshitar.
Penchant for speed
The pace was quick especially in the swara segment.
Earnest display
FLUTE With sensitive touches Anirudh Bharadwaj captured the ragas’ flavour.
Right chord

The inlay card of Kosmic Music’s violin Carnatic CD of Aneesh Vidyashankar refers to him as a prodigy. The test of time will reveal if this talented artist has lived up to this presented image. ‘Vathapi Ganapathim’ is the ...
Dance

Striking poses with precision
Abhinaya and footwork were high points of Anusha Venkatramani’s recent recital.
Tribute

Simple, compassionate
On the special features of the Paramacharya, whose jayanti falls on May 20.
Events

A field day on stage
This past week, ‘Isai Thulirgal,’ an up and coming children’s troupe, performed in the presence of composer Deva, at Kamarajar Arangam, Chennai.


Guide to aspiring musicians
S.R.Janakiraman’s book on concepts of Carnatic music was released last week.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

SERIALS
Enna Porutham

The channel in association with Brooke Bond 3 Roses, presents a reality game show for young couples.

The show highlights the finer aspects of married life, focussing on various emotions and sentiments besides testing the IQ level of ...



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