US Telugus don't see any impact of state division

The announcement to create a separate Telangana state has taken the Telugu people in the United States by surprise. Nobody is sure how to respond to the sudden development in their home state, but......

2009 Padma Award Winners

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2009 on the following persons: Padma Vibhushan Sl.No. Name Discipline State / Domicile 1. Dr.Chandrika PrasadSrivastava......

'Rukmini Devi was a banyan tree under whom everyon

Rukmini Devi: Destined to danceShanta Dhananjayan was one of Rukmini Devi's favourite students. She joined Kalakshetra when she was eight years old and went on to play memorable roles in Rukmini......

'She moulded us into good human beings'

Rukmini Devi: Destined to danceKrishnanveni Lakshman was just three years old when her parents moved to Madras. Her initiation into dance began at the age of five. She continued to be associated......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

Derivatives losses: Tables are turning

The scales are slowly tilting in favour of exporters in their fight with banks on foreign exchange derivatives losses, which triggered a number of court cases in 2008. If banks had an upper hand......

Moser Baer taps Ray film school

The Rs 2,000 crore Moser Baer has identified regional film production as one of its thrust areas this year and is in talks with The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Calcutta, for film......

Check mate for video pirates

With low priced original home videos on offer at a fractionally high cost, who would want to waste money on pirated stuff? Finally, Moser Baer may have found the formula to checkmate video piracy,......

National award-winning lyricist Na Muthukumar no more

National award-winning lyricist, poet and novelist Na Muthukumar passed away on August 14. He was 41. He was reportedly suffering from high fever and succumbed to jaundice. Na Muthukumar worked as......

Kangana bags National Award for Queen

The 62nd National Awards have been announced. Kangana Ranaut has won the Best Actress award for her brilliant performance in Queen. The film, directed by Vikas Bahl, has also won an award for Best......

Review: Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam is interesting

R Parthiepan’s Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam has an entertaining story and is definitely worth a watch, writes S Saraswathi. As actor or director, R Parthiepan has always attempted......

'We have retained the look of Delhi Belly in Settai'

R Kannan made his debut as a director with Jayam Konadan that had Vinay Rai, Lekha Washington and Bhavana in the lead roles. The film was a box office success. Then he remade Jab We Met with......