Sri Lankan tsunami in Indian politics

The first of a three-part series on the war in Lanka and its implications for India It is a political tsunami waiting to happen. The dramatic developments in Tamil Nadu on October 14 at the......

India's reluctant diplomacy in Lanka

The second of a three-part series on the war in Lanka and its implications for India Part I: Sri Lankan tsunami in Indian politics From December 2005 till the last week of September 2007, Sri......

India sidelined in Lankan war

The over two-year-old war between the Sri Lanka military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has by all accounts reached a decisive phase. It is crunch time for both sides though it would be......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

Remembering veteran actress Sukumari

We remember the veteran star of Malayalam and Tamil cinema who passed away on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest. It was only a couple of days ago that I saw a photograph of Tamil Nadu......

Malayalam actress Sukumari passes away

Ailing actress Sukumari died at a private hospital here following cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. The 75 year-old veteran star of  Malayalam and Tamil cinema was admitted to the......

'It's easier to improvise with the younger generation of actors'

The Malayalam film Bangalore Days is having a record-breaking run at the box office all over India. Its director Anjali Menon, who showed promise in her first directorial venture Manjadikuru, is......