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Living LEGEND
SYED MUTHAHAR SAQAF in a tete-a-tete with Sahitya Akademi awardee Thoppil Meeran.
People

A PIOUS trip
T SARAVANAN meets a group of "American pilgrims" on a voyage of South India.
Voice Your Views : Hike in tatkal booking rates of train tickets

GETTING a confirmed ticket through schemes like tatkal no doubt helps people overcome various emergencies. But a hike in its fares is like executing those who regularly buy tickets and not travel ticketless in unreserved coaches. Anbalagan ...


Arts & Crafts

Silky stories
PRATHIBHA PARAMESWARAN takes a lesson in silk designing.
Cinema

Riding piggyback
LAST YEAR, the box-office returns of three films A. M. Ratnam produced- "Ghilli", "7-G Rainbow Colony" in Tamil and "7-G Brindavan Colony" in Telugu, according to trade sources, crossed Rs. 40 crores, making him South India's Number One ...
A candyfloss romance
THERE WAS not a single Tamil release in the romance genre for the Valentine weekend. But on Valentine's Day, Bharath, the "new cool dude", launched his "February 14", directed by debutant S. P. Hosimin, a former assistant of Shankar. The film has ...
Flying high
A WEEK before the Oscars, "The Aviator", a film with 11 Oscar nominations, opens in Chennai. It is a biopic depicting the early years of legendary Hollywood director and pioneer in aviation Howard Hughes, the eccentric Texas billionaire. Leonardo ...
Family soap opera
FINALLY, PRODUCER R. B. Chowdary's "Sankranthi" is releasing in Telugu this Friday. It is a remake of his own "Aanandam" in Tamil and the film highlights the merits of the joint family system. The film is a multi-starrer, featuring Venkatesh, ...
LAILA AND SNEHA TALK ABOUT MOVIES AND LIFE
'I've never managed to see a ghost'
Whoever said actresses cannot be friends? Ask Sneha and Laila. Meeting after a long gap - they last shot together for "Unnai Ninaithu" — they literally fall into each other's arms with joy. Laughter flows like music in the room as ...
Green Notes

Sculpted shapes
Cacti need as much sun and fresh air as possible. They lend a unique touch to gardens
Travel

ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
Rush of water
Puliancholai: more than just tamarind groves, says PRATHIBHA PARAMESWARAN
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