Born with body, soul and bhajan
September 26 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Papanasam Sivan.
View ArticleClassical dual treat
Komanduri Seshadri and S.K. Venkatachari were at their best in the vocal concerts marking Janmashtami.
View ArticleSubramanyam for sale: Unapologetic mass masala
There’s a scene in Subramanyam for Sale where Rao Ramesh and his group try to abduct Regina Cassandra and are met with Sai Dharam Tej and a band of henchmen that arrives in cars. Sai is an...
View ArticleRendition of a good range
Sowmya Narasimhan’s vocal concert was rich in style, laced by appealing swarakalpanas and perfect sahitya bhava.
View ArticleThree day musical treat
Vocal and instrumental artistes paid tribute to late Lanka Venkateswarlu with concerts in Vijayawada.
View ArticleTo the next stage: Evam turns 12
As Evam turns 12, its two young founders speak on their brand of innovative theatre.
View ArticleUnmasking clowns
Manalmagudi Theatre Land’s ‘Mayakomaligalin Jalakannadi’ looks inside the world of clowns
View ArticleBlast from the past: Illarikam (1959)
Starring A. Nageswara Rao, Jamuna, Girja, Hemalatha, Relangi, Gummadi, Ramana Reddy, C.S.R., Allu Ramalingaiah, R. Nageswara Rao.
View ArticleShreya Devnath’s sonorous violin solo
She proved to be a perfect disciple to the late Lalgudi Jayaraman.
View ArticleThe superstar returns
Rajinikanth fans are sure that Kabaali is going to be a huge hit. S. Thanu the producer of the film says that it will be the most anticipated film of 2016
View ArticleIndia's Oscar hopefuls
Here's a list of movies that were selected as Oscar entries from the year 2001 to 2015. India is yet to win an Oscar in the best foreign film category. The last Indian film that made it to the final...
View ArticleUnakkena Venum Sollu: Another brick in the horror wall
Thanks to this recent barrage of horror films, it’s safe to say that an average film — like Unakkena Venum Sollu — won’t cut it anymore.
View ArticleAfter Rajini and Kamal, it’s Ajith and Vijay
Last week, updates about Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan hit the Internet around the same time. If the former’s look in upcoming film Kabali made waves, the latter’s work in the trailer of T...
View ArticleChennai gets clicking
The audience in the city is most savvy in the country, with many using the online medium to book movie tickets
View ArticleMemories of M.S.
“I love my mother. More than a singer, teacher, philanthropist, her persona as a mother is my favourite. She was always loving, kind in her words…” That is how Radha Vishwanathan, daughter of the...
View ArticleWhen connoisseurs craved for more
Nadayogi VV Subrahmanyam’s concert at IIT Madras was a fitting tribute to MS Subbulakshmi.
View ArticleThe best of Carnatica
Coimbatore’s music connoisseurs were presented with an excellent buffet of music, with both veterans and youngsters vying for top honours, writes T.K. Ganapathy .
View ArticleInconspicuous by their absence
Why Hindi cinema has largely remained indifferent to the exemplary tales of the Indian Army.
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