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When the Mountain crashed
What makes the Academy Awards a global draw? Is unpredictability the reason? Gautaman Bhaskaran
Interview

Star then, a stoic now
Poignant moments with Kanchana, beautiful actor of the 1970s, who continues to face odds with grit.
Telewatch

Beauties meet brawn
Zee Sports has shaped up a team of cheerleaders to draw the crowds to football stadiums.
Know Your City

In the City
Sangeetha Pasupathy (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: T. Sangeetha (Bharatanatyam).
March 12, 6 p.m.
Shweta Prachande (Bharatanatyam); 7.30 p.m.: Aiswarya Venkat (Bharatanatyam). DRAMA Numap Cultural ...
Cinema

A trailblazer
Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain," Ang Lee infuses freshness into mainstream cinema.


Brilliant innovator
Filmmaker Robert Altman's Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award was fully deserved.
All about the mind
Six films screened at the short film festival recently explored human psyche.
Film Review

On a proven track - Sudesi
Replace MGR with Vijayakanth and Ashima with yesteryear heroines Latha or Manjula and you have a complete Puratchi Thalaivar cocktail of the 1970s in Captain Cine Creations' `Sudesi.' Nambiar is a sober soul in `Sudesi' — Shayaji Shinde ...
Sordid affair - Oru Kadhal Seiveer
Cast: S.A.Santhosh, Krishna, Ilavarasu, Chandrasekar, `Indian' Baskar, Archana Kalrani, Richa and Sabitha Anand.
Storyline: A casual fling becomes a perpetual nightmare for a young girl.
Bottomline: This romance puts you ...
66 and still an action hero - Firewall
Storyline: A bank security chief's family is taken hostage and he's forced to hack into the bank's systems.
Bottomline: Here goes the old managain, doing what he's been doing for decades. For Harrison Ford fans only. Who goes to watch ...
On Location

Around the city in seven days
Artistes without makeup and streets of Chennai as the scene of action — Kokki promises to be different.
Music

Judicious choice
Sowmya's renditions left a lasting impression.
Melodious confluence
Singing together for the first time, Suguna Varadachari and Suguna Purushottaman provided a rich aural treat.
Twilight charm of Purya Dhanasree
Shivkumar Sharma's hour-long exposition on santoor was aesthetically enriching.
Tyagaraja in new garb
It was a different dimension of Tyagaraja that listeners came across.
A total winner
The Raaga Foundation compact disc titled, ``Vocals," features Trichur V. Ramachandran, Charumathi Ramachandran, Shubhashree and Sikkil Gurucharan. `Maadhayai' in Vasanta and `Janaki Pathe' in Kharaharapriya have been rendered sweetly by ...
Dance

Talent, energy and enthusiasm
Bhavya combined aptitude and industry, Shanmughasundaram's movements were precise and dignified and Sattvika's nritta sparkled.
Theatre

A satirical glance at superstition
United Visuals' `Vaasthu Vasu' advocates a rational approach to life but subtlety is not its strong point.
Events

How stories mould children
Through the new concept, `Kanmaniye Kadai Kelu,' learning promises to be fun for kids.
Silver jubilee
It was a historic event when on March 16, 1981, a large gathering of devotees brought the five-feet Lingam, the presiding deity of Sri Jalakanteswarar temple, in a lorry from the Jalakanda Vinayakar temple in Sathuvachari, near Vellore. The ...
Women's talents on show
Competitions and cultural events marked Women's Day celebration at BHEL Township.
Return to the roots
Shackles were shed as dancers assembled at the Thennangur Panduranga temple.
Celebrate with chikan
Chikankari comes in vibrant colours this summer. Pushpa Chari
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