Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, August 22, 2003
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Karisma's dream role
Aping HollywoodIndian filmmakers learned their craft from Hollywood. Yet most of them not only picked up their technique, but also their content, narrative style and images, says GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN. 
Low profile award winnerAjay Devgan recently bagged his second National Award for Raj Kumar Santoshi's "The Legend of Bhagat Singh," though it was a box office failure. Devgan has proved his versatility after going through a lean period, and dabbling in direction and editing in a junior capacity, writes V. GANGADHAR... 
`Here's looking at you, kid!'Casablanca, arguably the best romantic movie ever, turned 60 last week.
A revolutionary filmmaker The birth centenary of Y. V. Rao, one of the most talented filmmakers of yesteryear, went unnoticed in June. RANDOR GUY profiles the pioneer.
Karyasiddhi MantrasVEDU'S MUSIC Mind has brought out a whole set of Karyasiddhi Mantras in CD and cassette forms. The mantras have been compiled and recited by Sri Kagapujandar Dharmalinga Swamigal of the Kolli Hills. The chanting of the mantras, handed down by the ... Decorative style WHAT MAKES singing styles different is the way an artiste internalises the charms of melody. For some it may be weight of vidwat and for some others contrivance of the voice. The former lays stress on solidity of presentation and the latter takes ... Kunnakudi in full flow RASIKAS OF the violin maestro Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan had their full share of entertainment at his 90-minute special concert on the occasion of the birth centenary of Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar at Hamsadhwani. All the gimmicks, flourishes, ... Fusion music K Music Fusion Reverberations - G. Ramesh Rs. 50 - K 1009 C Nagaswaram Percussion instruments Guitar Vocal Inputs. REVERBERATIONS IS the title given to the album of Fusion music with Nagaswaram by G. Ramesh playing the dominant role, ... New albums KOSMIC MUSIC and Media Dreams have jointly organised a function to release Vasumathi Badrinathan's two albums, `Tamilmarai Isai,' a collection of Azhwar Pasurams, and `Nayika,' a compilation of Telugu Padams, in the form of cassettes and CDs. ... Hindustani classical AMIR KHUSRO Sangeet Academy has organised a Hindustani classical recital by Kavitha Aarudra on August 23 (6.30 p.m) at Ragasudha Hall, Mylapore. | ||||||||