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Captain rules The whole body becomes an eye Kalaripayattu enables the mind and the limbs to function in streamlined efficiency.
CHAT CORNER Has set a standard for herself Alive, away from the hub A look at dance schools doing good work in the districts of Tamil Nadu. PLAYWRIGHTS PARADE Path-breaking subject John Osborne channelled his ire against the snobbish upper class into the play, ‘Look Back in Anger,’ that made him famous. ENCORE The last of a glorious lineage A disciple of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, Sabhesa Iyer made his guru’s melaragamalikas famous. 
My favourite ragaBasically, every raga has its own mood and it is explicable on its own grounds, yet it is the temperament which accords it the reality. I was 16 when I heard Late Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan Sahib and Niaz Ahmed Khan Sahib do a five-hour long, whole ... MUSICSCAN Of serenity and sparkle When the whole gathering is swept by a powerful current of common emotion, the music which flows is bound to be spiritually enhanced.
With his goal in sight J. Ramesh, who made ‘Kaalaatpadai,’ is a well known screenplay and dialogue writer, but succeeding in direction matters most to him.
In the City
StargazingAshwin Shekher, son of S.Ve Shekher and the hero of ‘Ninaivil Nindraval,’ is very confident about his new film. “After ‘Vaegam,’ my debut, I preferred to wait for an impact-making storyline. Most of the time, once ...
The magic begins -- GhatothkachanForget technology, this is Amar Chitra Katha come alive on screen. Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s multi-lingual film is perfectly comfortable telling the story in two-dimensional animation, without feeling the need to resort ... 
Sentiment in palatable doses -- PaandiThe opening reminds you of the soaps that monopolise satellite channels today. But ‘Paandi’ (U) (couldn’t they have come up with an interesting title?) transcends melodrama, thanks to commendable performances from veterans ...
He loved to experiment Throughout his life, Thanjavur Kalyanaraman ceaselessly endeavoured to unravel the mysteries of his Muse.
Clean exposition of kritis Sankari Krishnan followed a methodical approach in the development of ragas and rendering of kirtanas. Magic that defies age It was pure Carnatic music that Parassala Ponnammal presented — without fuss or frills. Ragas well handled Carnatic music is to a large extent a raga-based system. Be it alapana, kriti,thanam, niraval or swara rendition the raga’s hues in all these segments should be presented so as to create a tranquil atmosphere. This atmosphere can be created ... Universality of rhythm Two masters of percussion joined to present a rhythm feast, in Michigan. Neat RTP Precision marked the three-raga combination.
Welcoming Bollywood Thai Minister hopes that the IIFA Awards will give a fillip to industry.
SerialsThis half-hour show is designed as a debate among womenfolk focussing on issues pertaining to their welfare. Anchored by actor Rohini, who also plays the moderator, women speakers, from all walks of life, come out vehemently against tormentors ...
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