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Doing justice to a creative genius (04 July 12:00) |
| Marina Zenovich’s ‘Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired’ premiered on HBO channel, U.S., recently to critical acclaim. |
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Groomed to excel (04 July 12:00) |
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Bonding with the guru (04 July 12:00) |
| Legacy Karaikkudi Sambasiva Iyer showered love on Ranganayaki even as he tyrannised over her as mentor. |
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Live, from the past (04 July 12:00) |
| Sounding exactly like A. M. Raja, C.A. Raja, who presented the scintillating voice in all its original glory, was a treat to listen to. |
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Preserving Vedas (04 July 12:00) |
| Vedas for the common man is A.K.Ramamurthi’s dream, to realise which he has created the Vedic Sangeeta Foundation. |
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Chemistry works better than math -- 21 (04 July 12:00) |
| Storyline: A bunch of kids from MIT are trained by their math professor to count cards (cheat systematically) and make millions in Vegas casinos. Bottomline: Worth the gamble even if you do... |
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Hats off to Mr. Smarty Pants - Get Smart (04 July 12:00) |
| Storyline: Maxwell Smart on his very first mission, along with the more experienced and attractive Agent 99, must save the world from the evil KAOS that is supplying terrorist groups with nu... |
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Arms for peace - Ayudham Seivom (04 July 12:00) |
| Cast: Sundar C. Anjali, Vivek, Nasser, Vijayakumar,Napoleon, Suganya, Malavika,Vindhya, G.M.Kumar,Ponnabalam and Shanmugarajan. Storyline: How a rowdy reforms himself and follows Gandhiji's ... |
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Emotions carved on stone (04 July 12:00) |
| The temples of Khajuraho carry perfectly chiselled images of gods, damsels, beasts and so on. |
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Raja of re-invention (04 July 12:00) |
| Three decades after he entered films, Satyaraj still pampers the actor in him. |
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Now, it’s mission action (04 July 12:00) |
| Vivek Oberoi, who won an award at the IIFA event recently, talks about his latest film, ‘Mission in Istanbul.’ |
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Rustic… realistic (04 July 12:00) |
| Thirumurugan is back with ‘Muniyaandi Vilangiyal Moondram Andu’ that has an enchanting rural backdrop. |
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Pot of rhythm (04 July 12:00) |
| The only South Indian to win the Grammy, Vikku Vinayakaram dedicates all his success to the Paramacharya. |
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Kumbabhishekam at Karuveli (04 July 12:00) |
| The mahakumbabhishekam of Sri Sarguneswarar temple, Karuveli in Thanjavur district will be held on July 14, 9-10 a.m. The temple has been renovated and shrines for Vinayaka and Subramanya ha... |
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Consecration at Kuttalam (04 July 12:00) |
| The kumbhabishekam of the 12th century Temple of Lord Soliswarar (Lord Siva) in Kuttalam, on the Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai route, will be performed on July 14. Jayatha Pallavarayar, a loc... |
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Award for artists (04 July 12:00) |
| T. H.Vikku Vinayakram, ghatam maestro, has been chosen for the inaugural Yagnaraman Life Time achievement award and vocalist Saketharaman and dancers Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy (Odiss... |
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Homam for prosperity (04 July 12:00) |
| The annual month-long Maha Ganapathy homam will be performed for general prosperity, from July 17 to August 16 during the Tamil month of Aadi at Sri Muthannaval Samadhi premises at Sengalip... |
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Special programme (04 July 12:00) |
| A special programme on Oothukadu Venkata Kavi is being organised by Isai Trust at Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road, on July 5. It will feature a vocal concert at 6.45 p.m. by Anahita, accom... |
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Nature captured (27 June 12:00) |
| The artisans use their hooks to embroider the beautiful flowers and birds of the Kashmir Valley. |
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Exponent of Sufi Kathak (27 June 12:00) |
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Wistful undertones (27 June 12:00) |
| A far more important reason for Fado making such a strong impact was the tremendous power inherent in the music itself. |
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Memorial to Bharati (27 June 12:00) |
| Messages were received from several prominent personalities including Mahatma Gandhi, who had sent his best wishes in Tamil. |
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Strong national flavour (27 June 12:00) |
| Krishnasamy Paavalar’s plays centred on the freedom movement and were successfully recreated on celluloid. |
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Driving home a message (27 June 12:00) |
| The play, ‘Oliyizhandha Kanninaai…’ takes an optimistic look at the life of the visually challenged. |
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Now sponsors for weddings (27 June 12:00) |
| Big budget doesn’t deter this resourceful father, whose daughter wants to marry the son of a rich man. |
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A salute to greatness (27 June 12:00) |
| It was a twin-celebration when homage was paid to poet Kannadasan. |
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CM launches Raj TV’s new channel (27 June 12:00) |
| Raj Television Network LTD rolled out its 24-hour business and Tamil news channel, Raj News 24x7 on June 23. It was launched by Chief Minister Kalaingar M. Karunannidhi. It will telecast a w... |
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Laugh out loud - The Happening (27 June 12:00) |
| Storyline: A mysterious air-borne toxin forces people to kill themselves Bottomline: Just not happening After ‘Lady in the Water,’ M. Night Shyamalan probably had a nightmare. He coul... |
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Well begun, just half done - Vallamai Thaaraayo (27 June 12:00) |
| Storyline: Circumstances force Nandita into a marriage she isn’t interested in, but she isn’t going to make things easy for her husband or herself … Bottomline: Inept treatment midway... |
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Watch it with friends - De Taali (27 June 12:00) |
| Storyline: Friends try to save their buddy from falling for a gold-digger. Bottomline: Saved by Silverman ‘De Taali’ is not a bad film. Except for the songs that test your patience, r... |
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Glittering, Thanjavur style (27 June 12:00) |
| A peep into the past glory of art and architecture. |
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Buoyant! (27 June 12:00) |
| He made the audience sit up and take notice with unusual roles. Jeeva is now ready with two down-to-earth entertainers. |
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Randy and ‘Robot’ (27 June 12:00) |
| Candid shots of Ratnavelu, the cinematographer of the second extravaganza from the Rajini-Shankar combine. |
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Find your voice, right way (27 June 12:00) |
| It is an exciting world that Ananth Vaidhyanathan has discovered. |
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More about Madurai Mani (27 June 12:00) |
| The article, “The Mani magic” (FR, June 13), has met with a warm response from readers. A few observations are published here. “Those were the golden days when every year Mani Iyer u... |
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‘Insults steeled my resolve to succeed’ (20 June 12:00) |
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Love for all the genres (20 June 12:00) |
| An accomplished violinist, V.S.Narasimhan is an expert in Western music and has had a long association with film music. |
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Witty, contemporary (20 June 12:00) |
| Writer, director and artists came together to present an endearing Tenali Raman who regaled the audience with his timely punches. |
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Hard-hitting parody (20 June 12:00) |
| ‘Nixon’s Nixon,’ an 85-minute laughter-filled play staged at Washington’s Round House Theatre, pulls no punches. |
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Dazzling jamboree, yet insular (20 June 12:00) |
| The question is did the IIFA award extravaganza fulfil its goal? |
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Back on its wheels (20 June 12:00) |
| With its beauty retrieved by artisans, the wooden car of Mallikeswarar Temple, Mannadi, is all set to roll after a gap of 58 years. |
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An unforgettable summer -- Summer 2007 (20 June 12:00) |
| Storyline: Five medical students go to a village for compulsory service; soon the focus shifts to the silent agrarian crisis gripping the nation Bottomline: Not to be missed Debutant direc... |
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Fun outing for women -- Sex and the City (20 June 12:00) |
| Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth Storyline: The four women pick up where the series left off, and learn about life after love. Bottomline:... |
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Absolutely crass -- Mere Baap Pehle Aap (20 June 12:00) |
| Not many understand the joy and the pain of a man looking to start all over again on a clean slate. Not the least among them is good old Priyadarshan who pours such ridicule, such scorn on ... |
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A feat with 10 faces (20 June 12:00) |
| Academy Award winning make-up artist Michael Westmore on the ‘Dasavathaaram’ experience. |
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Raring to go (20 June 12:00) |
| Young and optimistic, director Madhumita awaits the release of ‘Vallamai Thaaraayo.’ |
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Agony, irony, ire (20 June 12:00) |
| Catch Alex Gibney’s Oscar winning documentary, ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ on NDTV Documentary 24X7. |
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Will Rani’s ‘magic’ work? (20 June 12:00) |
| Rani Mukerji plays an angel in ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’ and in real life too, she has been no less. |
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Delightful AIR package (20 June 12:00) |
| Vocal, harmonium and mridangam made for a lovely experience. |
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Remembering Raj Kapoor (20 June 12:00) |
| The write-up on Raj Kapoor by Ranjan Das Gupta, ‘Raj of the super tramp’ (Friday Review, dated June 13) was very interesting. India produced two great showmen, one was S.S. Vasan and t... |
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