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The Hindu - Friday Review - Chennai and Tamil Nadu

Fri, 04 Jul 2008

•	Doing justice to a creative genius
	Marina Zenovich’s ‘Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired’ premiered on HBO channel, U.S., recently to critical acclaim.

•	Groomed to excel
•	Bonding with the guru
	Legacy Karaikkudi Sambasiva Iyer showered love on Ranganayaki even as he tyrannised over her as mentor.

•	My Favourite Raga
•	Live, from the past
	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.

•	Preserving Vedas
	Vedas for the common man is A.K.Ramamurthi’s dream, to realise which he has created the Vedic Sangeeta Foundation.

•	Chemistry works better than math -- 21
	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 don’t know the game. If ...

•	Hats off to Mr. Smarty Pants - Get Smart
	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 nuclear technology. Bottomline: A day ...

•	Arms for peace - Ayudham Seivom
	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 principle of nonviolence. Bottomline: ...

•	In the City
•	Emotions carved on stone
	The temples of Khajuraho carry perfectly chiselled images of gods, damsels, beasts and so on.

•	Raja of re-invention
	Three decades after he entered films, Satyaraj still pampers the actor in him.

•	Now, it’s mission action
	Vivek Oberoi, who won an award at the IIFA event recently, talks about his latest film, ‘Mission in Istanbul.’

•	Rustic… realistic
	Thirumurugan is back with ‘Muniyaandi Vilangiyal Moondram Andu’ that has an enchanting rural backdrop.

•	Pot of rhythm
	The only South Indian to win the Grammy, Vikku Vinayakaram dedicates all his success to the Paramacharya.

•	Kumbabhishekam at Karuveli
	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 have been raised. The rajagopuram of Ambal has been ...

•	Consecration at Kuttalam
	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 local chieftain, who lived during the time of ...

•	Award for artists
	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 (Odissi) for Yagnaraman award of Excellence for the year ...

•	Homam for prosperity
	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 Sengalipuram in Tiruvarur district. The homam will be ...

•	Special programme
	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, accompanied by Suhas Rao (violin) and Bharadwaj (mridangam), ...

•	Correction
	With reference to “Love for all the genres” (Legacy, FR-4, June 27), V.S.Narasimhan clarifies that for the album “Raga Saga,” he has played three strings with the cello being played by V.R.Sekar. The article stated that ...

•	Narayana Tirtha Jayanthi
	Thirupoonthuruthy Sri Narayana Tirtha Swamigal Trust (Ph: 2493 6671), Narada Gana Sabha Trust (Ph: 2499 3201) and Saraswathi Vaggeyakara Trust (Ph: 2239 2291) will celebrate the 333rd Jayanthi of Narayana Tirtha (Tarangam Music Festival) on July ...

•	Tribute to Ghantasala
	In memory of the legendary light music singer, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala’s (the daughter-in-law of the singer) Kala Pradarshini will present ‘Gana Gandharva,’ a ballet of his evergreen film songs, on ...

•	Rudra homam
	Sri Maha Rudra Homam (July 6, 7.15 a.m.), Sri Devi Mahatmya Parayanam (July 6, 4 p.m.) and Chandi Homam (July 7, 7 a.m.), organised by Sri Maharudram Committee (Ph: 24917766), will be performed at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple, II Link St., ...

•	Nutshell
	The Indian Fine Arts Society, T.Nagar, will celebrate Syama Sastri day on July 5 at Balamandir German Hall, Prakasam Street, T.Nagar. A talk on Sri Syama Sastri, by Neyveli Santhanagopalan will be showcased at 6 p.m. followed by his vocal ...

•	Panel discussion
	Smt. Dr. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Abhiramapuram, will hold a panel discussion on Mani Krishnaswami, on July 12, 5.30 p.m., at Sri Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P.S. Higher Secondary School, R.K. Mutt Rd., Mylapore. The speakers include ...

•	Parayanam
	Srimad Ramayana Navaaha Parayanam, being conducted at 36, Luz Avenue, Mylapore (24994232, 9840056148) concludes today with Sri Ramayana Pravachanam (6 p.m.) followed by Sri Sita-Rama Samrajya Pattabhishekam. Special abhishekam and Sri ...

•	Beauty in laya
	LEC-DEM Dr. B.M.Sundaram explained the intricacies of rakti melam. S. SIVAKUMAR

•	Sensibilities of a high order
	Balakrishna Prasad’s rendition of Annamacharya kritis at the memorial concert was imbued with innate dignity. Lalithaa Krishnan

•	Unhurried presentation
	Srinivas started of as a child prodigy many years ago and the fact that he is now one of the senior instrumentalists, is due to his serious approach to the art form. His repertoire has grown steadily and the genius in him has made it possible for ...

•	Melodic aural treat
	A compilation of devotional songs sung by legends, is sure to delight the listeners.

•	Salutations to the guru
	The disciples of M.L.Vasanthakumari came together to render a heart-warming recital on the occasion of the doyen’s birth anniversary.

•	TV HIGHLIGHTS - THE WEEK AHEAD
	This phone-in live programme, which tests the IQ level of the participants, turns 50 this week. Spread over three sets with five questions in each, viewers will be asked 15 questions with four choices. Correct answers can be sent ...

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