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Will Rani’s ‘magic’ work?
Rani Mukerji plays an angel in ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’ and in real life too, she has been no less.


Delightful AIR package
Vocal, harmonium and mridangam made for a lovely experience.
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘Insults steeled my resolve to succeed’

Love for all the genres
An accomplished violinist, V.S.Narasimhan is an expert in Western music and has had a long association with film music.
My favourite raga

Aditi Mangaldas is a kathak dancer who uses the traditional repertoire to present modern oscillations. There is a judicious mix of the traditional and the contemporary in her work. She has presented her individual pieces and also the group ...
Interview

A feat with 10 faces
Academy Award winning make-up artist Michael Westmore on the ‘Dasavathaaram’ experience.


Raring to go
Young and optimistic, director Madhumita awaits the release of ‘Vallamai Thaaraayo.’
Agony, irony, ire
Catch Alex Gibney’s Oscar winning documentary, ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ on NDTV Documentary 24X7.
Letters To The Editor


Telewatch

The hunters’ story
Go behind the scenes to watch an intriguing footage that showcases life in a desert and of its inhabitants in their full glory on the NDTV Documentary channel this June.
Forthcoming Events

In the City
At Varasiddhi Vinayakar Pravachana Mandapam, The Hindu Colony, Nanganallur.

June 21, 6 p.m.

Nisha Rajagopal.

•Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam

At 5, Thiagarajapuram, ...
Film Review

An unforgettable summer -- Summer 2007
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 director Sohail Tartari dares to ...


Fun outing for women -- Sex and the City
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: Carrie, Samantha, ...


Absolutely crass -- Mere Baap Pehle Aap
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 a man starting late that his film ‘Mere Baap Pehle ...
On Location

A child’s sentiments
Revathi is back with Mother Art International’s ‘Vannathupoochi.’
Personality

SCENESTEALERS
Communication is the key
Journalist by profession, Gnani has a passion for theatre with a keen interest in alternative cinema.
Music

Simple, appealing tunes
The CD rendered by Sathur Sisters, has Tamil and Sanskrit songs on Sri Chandresekharendra Saraswathi.
Beyond the format

It is a good augury for Carnatic music that over the past decade many promising male vocalists have made their presence felt in the cutcheri arena. . M. Balamuralikrisna (Kunnakudi) is one of those promising vocalists who exhibits his ...
Drama

Hard-hitting parody
‘Nixon’s Nixon,’ an 85-minute laughter-filled play staged at Washington’s Round House Theatre, pulls no punches.


Witty, contemporary
Writer, director and artists came together to present an endearing Tenali Raman who regaled the audience with his timely punches.
Events

Dazzling jamboree, yet insular
The question is did the IIFA award extravaganza fulfil its goal?
Back on its wheels
With its beauty retrieved by artisans, the wooden car of Mallikeswarar Temple, Mannadi, is all set to roll after a gap of 58 years.
Miscellany


Tv Serials

SERIALS
Just for kids

Pyramid Saimira Productions launched a new series, ‘Super Sundari,’ exclusively for kids, to be aired on Kalaignar TV, 17.30, on weekdays.

Already ...



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