The wait for ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ just got longer
Disney and Lucasfilm have postponed the release date of Star Wars: Episode VIII by seven months.The film originally set for May 26, 2017 release, will now debut on December 15, 2017, reported Enterta...
View ArticleOn the success track
Sooraj Santhosh, lead singer of Masala Coffee, is on a roll, with his film songs climbing the charts
View ArticleSivaprasad’s whistle concert: Ragas in the air
Pleasing ragas and rendition marked this year’s New Year whistle concert of Sivaprasad.
View ArticleAIR awards at Vijayawada: Cultural feast
A Kuchipudi ballet, awards for AIR marked Sankranti celebrations in Vijayawada.
View ArticleNarayaneeyam: Brahmotsavam through dance
Nadaprabha Cultural Trust presented a vocal concert and a ballet.
View ArticleSabari Gireesha Saranam: Story behind Sabari Malai
‘Sabari Gireesha Saranam’ is an informative and entertaining ballet on Lord Ayyappa
View ArticleKalyana Karthikeyam: Myriad moods of mythology
Kuchipudi ballet ‘Kalyana Karthikeyam’ was marked by precise footwork and expressional elegance.
View ArticleConcerts in memory of Dikshitar and Eemani Sankara Sastry
A concert to pay tribute to Dikshitar and another one in memory of Eemani Sankara Sastry impressed with good talent display.
View ArticleLove in the time of war
Director Sugankartthi on Moondram Ulaga Por, which revolves around an imaginary India-China conflict
View ArticleThe muse behind the word
Lit for Life 2016 had several excellent sessions on art, craft and music, which provided the subtle context behind the written word.
View ArticleA star-studded stage
Well-known faces from the television and film industry will perform the second part of the popular play, One on One
View ArticlePackaged impressively
Mohan Santhanam’s concert turned out to be an intense and refreshing fare. The choice of songs and his perspective made it so. The striking kalpanaswaras for ‘Sobillu Saptaswara’ (Thyagaraja) in Jag...
View ArticleMoments well captured
Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya, trained in the Vazhuvoor bani under Chitra Visweswaran, began her recital with an anjali in Gambheeranattai, adi, the music of which was composed by her guru. L...
View ArticleBack with a firm step
Mythili’s recital marked her re-entry into Chennai’s dance circuit after an absence. With the dancer looking much the same after motherhood, the nritta part of her Bharatanatyam, grammatically flawle...
View ArticleA blaze of energy
Looks like well-known Bharatanatyam dancer Rama Vaidyanathan has hit upon the right formula this season. Every aspect of her performance — music, nritta, expressions and the repertoire were enjo...
View ArticleVirtuosity, minus the vigour
Sathyanarayana Raju, a disciple of gurus Narmada, Subhadra Prabhu and B. Bhanumathi, has been making a name for himself over the last few years. He is naturally talented with a good sense of timing a...
View ArticleThe Valli appeal
The trinity of goddesses Lakshmi, Saraswathi and Durga and portrayal of their varied facets, ranging from sensual to sublime, benign to ferociousness, ignorance to light, came alive in the...
View ArticleBrimming with energy
Kuchipudi with its dance-drama background carries a rustic flavour; there is a certain exaggeration in the mime and in the coy lilt of the dancers’ gait. Each dancer then adds her own sense of...
View ArticleThe emotional connect
The lively rendering of ‘Pahi Pahi Bala Ganapathy’ in raga Hamsadhwani by the vocalist almost aroused rasikas from their post-lunch slump, as dancer Shirisha Shashank, clad in a beautiful blue green...
View ArticleThe grace of Mohini
Most of the viewers sitting in Krishna Gana Sabha would have gone on a nostalgic trip to their childhood days, as they watched Sujatha Ramachandran’s Mohiniyattam presentation, ‘Omanathingal’. Th...
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