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Road to Hollywood
The charisma continues`Living Pictures,' a pictorial book on the film posters of our country, launched at the Indian High Commission in London in December last, has MGR and Jayalalithaa on the cover.
Shot in the arm for theatre buffs The Kalaimamani title has boosted the morale of these four stage artistes. Romancing a beautiful instrument Bahawuddin could play the sitar and surbahar but his father's choice was rudraveena. The young ustad has no regrets.
In the City
It is the year of intimacy On the eve of Academy awards, a quick recap. 
Directing the daughterJust a call and actor-filmmaker Bhagyaraj immediately responds. His `Paarijaatham' in which daughter Charanya will make her debut, is complete, but dad is in no hurry. With examination season and cricketing times round the corner he plans to ... 
Confident standRajendra Kumar is another enthusiastic first time director. After having assisted Rama. Narayanan along with director Paerarasu, Rajendra Kumar takes off on his own with `Thodaamalae,' starring Narain and Uma. But isn't `Chiththiram Pasudhadi's ... 
For a bright tomorrow"Friendship fascinates me," begins director Udayabanu Maheshwaran (Mahesh to friends). His `Naalai' is about two friends, played by Richard and new face Natraj Subramaniam. But Richard's Tamil releases have not made waves so far _ "Actually I saw ... 
Ramesh should winYou begin with congratulating `Jiththan' Ramesh and enquiring about the actor's newly married status. "It's wonderful," he laughs. And moving on to the completely comic role in `Jery,' he says, "I had to do a lot of homework for `Jery.' ...
Overdose of mimicryMimicry is great, as a form of entertainment, and it is fun to watch stars mimic each other. Director Sakthi Chidambaram has made it his forte and with Satyaraj translating his ideas with élan, we had some hilarious stuff in "Englishkaran." ...
Close to nature The charm of `Lemon' is the way in which the songs are shot. Close to nature The charm of `Lemon' is the way in which the songs are shot.
Statement with Sankarabharanam Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, who wears many hats, donned the mantle of a vainika with élan. Energy dilutes melody Vijay Siva laid too much emphasis on vocalism at the cost of subtlety. MUSIC Concert sans sruti The charm and glory of Carnatic music is based on the sahitya, sangita and voice. A judicious use of the voice helps an artiste to measure the dimensions of the other two aspects. Despite his performing competence, T. V. Sankaranarayanan's ... An alluring performance Jayalakshmi Sekar's veena concert held recently at Tiruchi kept the audience spellbound. 
Evergreen collectionThis collection of five CDs will undoubtedly nurture fond memories of a bygone musical era dominated by Toguluvu Meenakshi Aiyangar Soundararajan. They are a wide representation of Tamil films and music directors from K.V. Mahadevan to Shankar ...
Obeisance through dance Dancers re-dedicated themselves as Natyanjali was celebrated at the Chidambaram Nataraja temple. Vibrant, confident, graceful Accuracy and confidence made watching Anusha and Nitya a delight.
Not mere entertainers The plays stage at the Coimbatore drama festival offered food for thought.
Celebration of love That `Ruhaniyat' has emerged as a metaphor was evident from the artistes' sparkling images. Return to the roots In the aesthetic ambience of the Thennangur Panduranga temple, dancers found fresh interpretations. Satabhisheka Mahotsavam The pontiffs of Sri Ahobila Math, one of the oldest Vaishnava institutions, carry the same name as Lord Nrisimha — Srimad Azhagiyasingar. The present pontiff, Srimad Narayana Yatindra Mahadesika, the 45th, has combined in himself the ...
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