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Regressive trend
In Hindi films, Muslims are perpetually toting guns, smuggling RDX, molesting women... Time somebody cried a halt, feels ZIYA US SALAM.
Drama
Inadequate interpretation
Brisk pace was a great strength of ``Necessary Targets," presented by WCC, writes ELIZABETH ROY.

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Personality
From a movie heckler
"IT IS impossible to remind the public too often that Diane Keaton is an awful actress." Joe Queenan reminds us. America's funniest movie critic is also its most opinionated. Queenan loves movies so much, he hates them. Hates them because he ...
A launch pad for Silambarasan
SHOOTING WAS going on in full swing in Chimpu Garden for T. Rajender 's ``Kaadhal Azhivadillai." T.R.'s son Silambarasan (Chimpu) is making his debut as hero. He is a college student and the crew was capturing a college election. Chimpu is a ...

Music
Homage to Tansen
THE TANSEN Music festival held in North India is akin to the ``Thyagaraja Aradhana'' in the south, where the musicians pay homage to Tansen. In memory of the great Tansen, who adorned the court of Akbar, Shri Krishnanand of Chennai has been ...
Extraordinary insight
NO OTHER varnam can help a vidwan place his performance on the energetic orbit as the Kanada Ata tala varnam ``Nera-Nammiti,'' provided it is competently rendered. A past master in VAT (velocity added tempo) that Madurai Seshagopalan is, the ...

Dance
Devout and dedicated
RECENTLY DANCE guru Udupi Lakshminarayana observed the remembrance day of his guru, Kanchipuram Ellappa, an illustrious exponent of dance. A book titled "Nadanathil Pudiya Pathaigal", authored by Udupi Lakshminarayana, and containing informative ...

Heritage
The Saviour as an endearing child
At Nallattoor, on the bank of River Kosasthalai, near Tiruttani, is the temple for Sri Anjaneya where Vayuputra is worshipped as a child. T. A. SRINIVASAN traces the history of the ancient shrine.
Special trips to Tirumala
FOR THE convenience of devotees of Tamil Nadu, who wish to attend the Navarathri Brahmotsavam at Tirumala between October 7 and 15, the APSRTC is operating 95 buses from places like Chennai, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, and Krishnagiri, ...

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