Srividya, a flower that bloomed in the desert (Viewed 4997 times)
Written by RajanMarx
Srividya. Hers were among the most expressive pair of eyes in Indian cinema. She breathed her last in a hospital in Trivandrum on Oct.19. Kamal Haasan rightly recalled a line from poet Kannadasan, "Ponnukkuth thanga manasu, ava kannukku nooru vayasu." (A ...
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Published on October 22, 2006 In Entertainment
Cinema (Part 2) (Viewed 2800 times)
Written by N. Murugan IAS (Rtd)
In earlier times the ritual of going to a movie was a family affair that was comparable to that of going to a relative’s house, to attend a marriage, visiting a temple festival, or even going to a pilgrimage to a nearby religious place. Women would plan for it for few ...
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Published on October 14, 2006 In Entertainment
Cinema (Part 1) (Viewed 4147 times)
Written by N. Murugan IAS (Rtd)
Tamil Nadu is the birth place of cinema and from here films in all four regional languages, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, were made in the past. Over the years, cinema became the most prevalent entertainment in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu. One can go even without a ...
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Published on October 11, 2006 In Entertainment
Gandhigiri-trivia or theme for youth? (Viewed 2802 times)
Written by S. Murari
Years ago, an English film Oh God made waves among discerning moviegoers in India. It was a light comedy in which God comes as a vision to a man and guides him through day-to-day problems. It succeeded because it made God as human as He can get, someone we could have a dialogue with. ...
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Published on October 09, 2006 In Entertainment
Early years (Viewed 3268 times)
Written by Sharada
ProfileThough countless others have won the award for the Best Actress year after year, it is still Sharada who is known as Oorvasi Sharada. For OORVASI was the name of the award before it was changed to Best National Actress. Though there are a couple of amazing facts about her receiving ...
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Published on September 26, 2006 In Entertainment
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