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Sing on…
With Vikram’s numbers for ‘Kandasamy’ becoming chartbusters, the actor reveals another artistic dimension.
Interview

Assuming a new role
It was after initial hesitation that Pa. Vijay decided to take the plunge.


Fan clubs and films
Sarah Dickey who has ardently studied Tamil cinema over the years.
Columns

MALESPEAK
‘I won’t pay to perform’
For G. Narendra, a Kalakshetra product, becoming a professional Bharatanatyam dancer remains a dream. Gowri Ramnarayan
New releases

Music (Dharmapuram Gnanaprakasam) and speech (Ilampirai Manimaran) come together very well to make listening to ‘Kolaru Thiruppadikam,’ composed by Thirugnanasambandar, a soothing experience. Produced and marketed by ...
Book Review

Music, a visual experience
Svaritha by M. Sowmya gently leads the children into a world of fun and fantasy.
Letters To The Editor


Happenings

In the city
At Balasaravana Vidyalaya Matriculation School, EB Colony, 6th Street, Adambakkam.

June 28, 6.30 p.m.

G. Abilash.

•Ambattur Visakaa Irai Isai Peravai Trust

At Sathsangam, North Park Street, ...
Cinema

Using cinema to propagate reformative ideas
C. N. Annadurai’s play ‘Bairavan,’ was made into the film ‘Sorgavasal’. Despite the censorship trouble and controversy, it achieved a cult status.


Back to base
Ahmed makes a bow as director with ‘Vaamanan.’
Film Review

Frothy and frivolous
This film, like all those other silly inconsequential ones, is guaranteed to give chick flicks a bad name. `Bride Wars' is as shrieky, busy, talky as `Confessions of a Shopaholic,' `Sex and the City,' `He's Just Not That Into You,' `27 ...
Sudden shift in gear -- Muththirai
Storyline: Unwittingly caught in a dragnet of bloody crime, two otherwise harmless thieves have to do all it takes to extricate themselves from the mess.

Bottomline: Roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, crime and ...


Life begins at the cemetery
Director Bragadeesh is racing against time to finish ‘Bayam Ariyan.’
Personality

Making musical waves in the West
Singer Sarita Rajesh takes old Hindi film songs to foreign shores.
He calls a spade a spade
Literary, social, spiritual… Suki Sivam mesmerises with his tongue and pen.
Music

Many meditative moments
VEENA Punya Srinivas brought out the mood of each raga with confidence and poise.
Strings of melody
M. Narmadha’s artistry and emphasis on pleasing tonal quality come through in her violin playing. PVK
Heritage

Genius behind the architecture
Moovar Koil of early Chola period has beautiful sculptures.
Tribute

The brightest gem of them all
Remembering sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan...
Events

Snapshots of life
A one-of-a-kind photography exhibition was held in Bangkok. The artists, from Israel, were visually challenged…
Fitting tribute
EVENT The Yagnaraman July fest is on from June 27 to July 5.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

Kurumbu Chithiram
(Makkal TV, Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5 p.m.) Here’s a chance to watch some interesting cartoons that will focus on human values, with plenty of adventure thrown in.

Russian film



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