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A passion renewed
Hollywood has made plenty of Biblical films in the past. But none quite like the realistic portrayal in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." It has rekindled interest in the subject in an inimitable way, says V. GANGADHAR.

Film Review

Torque

Personality

Musical sojourn with MSV
Having known M. S. Viswanathan for 30 years and more, RANDOR GUY traces the life and career of the music legend of Tamil Cinema.

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Life painted with wit and humour
Marina's vignettes of the middle class have always captivated the audience. KAUSALYA SANTHANAM talks to the playwright whose Rasika Ranga completes its silver jubilee this year.

Music

Changing parameters
TO AN ordinary listener, Sri Tyagaraja's kirtanas are pleasurable, but to one who yearns to share his sangita wealth the songs lift him to elevated music of grace, peace and piety. To a large extent, the saint composer has moulded the tastes of ...

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Reflects acumen
Kalavardhanis REC330 - Carnatic Classical violin solo - Charumathi Raghuraman - Price Rs. 50. KALAVARDHINIS HAS earned the reputation of spotting and encouraging young talent. The latest addition to the list is Charumathi ...

Theatre

Laughter sans frills
BLUE FLIERS announced "Comic Interlewd," misdirected by KK, wrongly produced by Masquerade and in aid of nothing! But, at Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium the handbill hummed a different tune. It was a third time of Laughter Without Frills by ...

Arts & Crafts

Eclectic items
AN EXQUISITE batik fan from Central Java featuring battle scenes from the `Mahabharata' brings back the epic to the very city from where traders in those times must have taken it to distant shores. Other velvet touches of history are evident in ...

Heritage

Ready for consecration
THE MAHA Kumbhabishekam of Apparswamy Temple, Mylapore, (opposite to Sanskrit College) will be performed on April 26, between 6.45 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. Appar Swamigal lived during the British rule. He spent his life in pujas and meditation. It ...

Religion

The omniscient Ramana
Devotees knew that Ramana Maharishi was aware of even their unspoken thoughts. And he would respond to them in a manner that was truly amazing. M. R. VENKATARAMAN narrates an experience he had in his childhood.

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