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Slice of reality The stage is his world STRAIGHT TALK Adding fillip to his forays into theatre, Y.Gee. Mahendra’s latest play, ‘Swadesi Iyer,’ will soon reach its 60th mark. MALATHI RANGARAJAN
CHAT CORNER ‘I want to bring children into music’ SCENESTEALERS Crusader for women’s rights FEMINISM From literacy to infanticide, Mina Swaminathan has highlighted issues through theatre. PLAYWRIGHTS PARADE Humour was his hallmark ALLROUNDER His mother tongue was Tamil but T.P. Kailasam wrote plays in Kannada and English. 
My favourite ragaI was in secondary school and had no knowledge of music, leave alone Carnatic music, when I heard ‘Taanaana tana tana naa’ tune on Doordarshan. My friends and I used to love watching R.K. Narayanan’s ... 
New releasesThis album contains a few popular kritis of Oothukkadu Venkata Subbier being rendered by the Bombay Sisters, C.Saroja and C. Lalitha. All eleven kritis in this CD are ear-friendly. Special mention has to be made about songs such as ‘Sri ... In the city
Diverse cultures, universal themes FESTIVAL Hosted by Kalakshetra Foundation, it showcased the mastery of north-eastern filmmakers.
The makings of a winner - JayamkondaanStoryline: Arjun returns from the U.K. to find that all his savings sent to his dad in India has gone missing. The story has many sub-lines too. Bottomline: On the right track straightway Sathyajothi Films rarely ... 
Tugs at your heartstrings - Mumbai Meri JaanCast: Paresh Rawal, R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Soha Ali Khan, Vijay Maurya Storyline: One week in the life of Mumbaiites from different walks of life in the aftermath of the Mumbai ... 
Phew! Phoonk - PhoonkStoryline: A builder’s child becomes the victim of black magic after her Dad fires a witch Bottomline: Hamming hits new highs. The only horror in ‘Phoonk’ is how much Ram Gopal Varma makes his actors ... 
Sound, and fury too - Dhaam DhoomStoryline: A medical conference takes a doc to Russia, where he is drawn into a web of conspiracy and murder. Bottomline: Could have been honed. Cinematographer-writer-director Jeeva’s films stand apart for the ... 
Amazing visual effects - Journey to the Centre of the EarthStoryline: When scientist Trevor Anderson (Fraser) sets out along with his nephew Sean (Hutcherson) and mountain guide Hannah Ásgeirsson (Briem) to find out what happened to his missing brother in Iceland, they discover that the ...
As welcome as the rain HINDUSTANI Shantanu Bhattacharya celebrated the Monsoon with melodious Malhar. Brimming with confidence SERIES It was a proud moment for Padmavathy Ananthagopalan and V. Subrahmanyam as their disciples performed. G. SWAMINATHAN Judicious choice of kritis CD Suryapraksh has chosen to present less familiar kritis of Muthuswamy Dikshitar in this album.
Sound moving in forms ABHINAYA Supported by a talented group of musicians, Alarmel Valli offered her tribute to Guru Subbaraya Pillai. 
Agile and expressiveThe zestful Bharatanatyam performance by the dancers of Sri Shankara Natyalaya, trained by their Guru, Uma Gopalakrishnan, at the Corporation Kalaiarangam was a demonstration of poise and grace of the Pandanallur bani. The absorbing ... Kaleidoscope of classic performances The 23rd dance fest at Pollachi had wonderful samples of Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi, besides Bharatanatyam. Art in its pristine form VILASINI NATYAM There was no hurry from start to finish — every line that evening was savoured and played out to its fullest.
Scene of mighty confluence PILGRIMAGE The contrast in colours is striking — the green-blue Bhagirati mingling with the muddy brown Alakananda. RUPA GOPAL
Stalwarts honouredVeterans in the field of art were honoured by Lalitha Kala Vedika, at the organisation’s celebration of its 13th anniversary. O.S. Thiagarajan and Sudharani Raghupathi received the gold medals and cash awards were presented to Madurai G.S. ... With seven notes as focus LEC-DEM It was all about ragas and talas. 
Tharangam festivalThirupoonthuruthy Sri Narayana Tirtha Swamigal Trust (Regd) celebrated the 16th Akhanda Taranga festival on August 23. T.K. Ramachandran, Chairman and Managing Director, Slum Clearance Board, Chennai, inaugurated the function. K.R. Balamurali, ... Contest of a different kind An intense offering of Carnatic music (Isai Velvi) was organised by (ISLA) International Society for Laya Awareness, for three days at Raga Sudha Hall. Taking the cue from the 20:20 cricket carnival, the attempt was to stage a 40:40, ... Syama Sastry’s speciality highlighted Musicians rendered kritis with all the sanctity in tact. ‘He represented a continuum of traditions’ CENTENARY The tribute was to Sanskrit scholar Dr. V. Raghavan from Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan.
SERIALSMakkal TV turns three and a gala event, on September 6 (tomorrow), is being organised in Madurai. The extravaganza begins at 4 p.m. at Raja Muthaiah Hall, here. Stay tuned to enjoy the live telecast of the function. The ...
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