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Mahathi Academy of Music concert for an hour. It was p r e s i d e d o v e r t h e & Dance, Virugambakkam followed by a vocal concert programme. has been conducting by Sreeranjani, disciple Mahathi Academy of Music music programmes every and daughter of vocalist & D a n c e i s a t N o third Sunday at Shirdi Neyveli Santhangopalan. 5,Gurukripa,Daliya Castle, SaiBaba Mandir,Balaji . S r e e r a n j a n i ' s V e n k a t e s a N a g a r Nagar,Saligramam for the H a m s a n a d h a m a n d E x t e n s i o n , I s t past six years. swaras in Mohanam were Street,Virugasmbakkam. On April 19, the students of excellent. Directors of the Ph: 98416 98229, Mahathi Academy of Music Academy Thiruvaiyaru P 98841 97172 & & Dance gave a vocal Sekar and Vasanthi Sekar 98411 31564

Virgo Hobby Centre, clay modelling, mask start on May 11. Ashok Nagar conducts making, karate, yoga and Dance classes in western, second batch for kids. meditation, arts and craft, salsa and cine also Children in the age group personal grooming and a v a i l a b l e f o r k i d s , of three to 12 years can mehendi for girls. Puzzles, teenagers and adults. join. competitions and games For details contact : Course content will include will also be there and Vi rgo Hobby Cent res p o k e n E n g l i s h , c e r t i f i c a t e s w i l l b e at 24892798 / gardening, pot painting, distributed to all. Classes 99410 18210

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A free two-day training The key topics scheduled guided meditation. The programme on Pranahuti to be covered in the Institute will conduct the Aided Meditation will be t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m m e programme in English and conducted by Institute of include spiritual way of it is a free programme. S r i R a m c h a n d r a l i v i n g , m e d i t a t i o n Only 15 people between Consciousness at I.I.T, practices, pranahuti and the age group of 18 and 55 Adyar on May 9 and 10 s t a g e s o f s p i r i t u a l w i l l b e a l l o w e d t o between 9am and 6 pm at progress. The programme participate. B-1, Lakeview Road, I.I.T will be followed by 4 For registrations contact Campus, Adyar, Ch – 20. practical sessions of Ph: 42067603.

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Actor Vishal is all set for his lead role. directed by Aiyappan, a film Thoranai’s release. Prakash Raj will be doing a former assistant to director Actor Prakash Raj is acting full-fledged comedy role and Bhoopathy Pandian.with Vishal in the movie. actor Santhanam will give Mani Sharma is the music Actress Shriya is in the him company. Thoranai is director.

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Rasool Pookutty, the ace budget Rs 25 crore film, An emotionally moved sound designer who won made in Malayalam will Rasool said that it was an the Oscars recently is have versions in English, emotional moment to be making an entry into south Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. part of the M.T Vasudevan Indian films. Now we can At a recent press meet, the N a i r - H a r i h a r a n - hear his magic touch in producers Sree Gokulam Mammootty project. He Mammootty- Hariharan- Gopalan and his son added that he adored the M.T Vasudevan Nair Praveen announced that team and loved their first combo's magnum opus Rasool Pookutty would p r o j e c t V a d a k k a n Pazhassi Raja. The big part of this prestigious film. Veeragatha.

Rasool will add to the magic of Pazhassi Raja.

Cheran is back with his two songs from the film were as it is told in the flashback favourite theme, old world screened. style. Sabesh Murali has charm and emotions. The Pokkisham is a simple love scored some pleasing audio launch of Pokkisham story between a Hindu boy melodies. Yugabharathy was held recently. working in Kolkata and a has written the lyrics of the Che ran , Padmapr i ya , Muslim girl in Nagore. The songs.cameraman Rajesh Yadav film is set in 70’s, and is P a d m a p r i y a p l a y s and music director Sabesh similar to his Autograph and Nadira, a Muslim girl in the & Murali met the press and Thavamai Thavamirunthu, movie.

The audio launch of United Maduravan, the film has Sabesh- Murali has scored Arts’ Mayandi Kudumbathar Manivannan, Ponnvanan, the music and three songs as held at AVM studios Tarun Gopi, Ravi Mariya, were shown to the audience recently. The film stars ten Seeman and several other apart from the trailer.directors and is being touted directors in the cast as a as the first ever such movie. large family of feuding D i r e c t e d b y E r a s u brothers.

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of butter stealing were ref lect ions of Swathi Thirunal`s influence. Sree S u b b u d u ` s v a r n a m Anname aruginil va was very attractive, as it justified the composition in valachi ragam set to adi t h a l a m . S a n c h a r i charanams Enna than mayamo and varattum varattum captured the audience mind and tied them to their seats. Saint T h i r u n a v u k k a r a s a r devaram on Lord Siva in K a m b h o j i s e t t o Misrachapu, Enenintha Ambalathil on Lord Krishna in Kambhoji set to Adi,

J.Priyadarshini, disciple of format. She maintained her Thottu Thottu in Behag set Bharathanatyala director, pleasing smile throughout to adi and Bharathiyar`s Latha Ravi presented a t h e p e r f o r m a n c e . thaga thaga in sivasakthi bharatanatyam recital at P u s h p a n j a l i i n set to adi were captivating V D S A r t s A c a d e m y. H a m s a n a d a m a n d a n d r e f l e c t e d t h e Bharathanatya exponent karpagavinayagarane in g u r u ` s t r a i n i n g i n K a l a i m a m a n i P r i y a Hamsadhwani, Madurai abhinayam. Jayaraman graced the M u r a l i d h a r a n ` s A rare thillana on Lord occasion and appreciated c o m p o s i t i o n w a s Krishna narrating kalinga dancer`s talent, guru`s presented along with narthanam in Gambheera training duly detailing item- sculptural poses. Alarippu Nattai , a composition of wise. in dhruva kanda jaathi was O o t h u k a d u Sridharan, vice-president executedwi th rh thym Venkatasubbaiar was a of the selection committee sense. Tanjore quartet`s visual treat. Latha Ravi on a p p r e c i a t e d t h e j a t h i s w a r a m i n n a t t u v a n g a m , performance and handed chak ravakam se t t o VidhyaSankar on vocal, over the certificate along roopakam, shabdam in Shozhyavaram Sankar on with scholarship amount of r a g a m a l i k a s e t t o violin, Sankaranarayanan Rs.1000 . M i s r a c h a p u w a s on flute, Dhananjayan The highl ight of the performed with sanchara o n m r u d a n g a m performance was that all bhava. Lord Krishna, gave support to the the items were in margam gopika and the sequences audience.

Traditional and captivating

Namasankeerthana in the Mrs.Krishnaswamy were mampahi sambhosankara f o rm o f bha jans by instrumental in spreading m a m p a h i , N a m a m i P e r a m b u r P . K . spiritual awareness and bhagvathpath sankaram, R a j a g o p a l a n a n d they used to arranged sankara thirukkumaran Chrompet Balakrishnan many programmes related naga, sankara guru jaya k e p t t h e a u d i e n c e t o m u s i c a n d s a n k a r a g u r u , engrossed in it till the end. n a m a s a n k e e r t h a n a . sachichidananda guru Perambur Sangeetha Perambur Rajagopal and sachchi thananda and Sabha has organised Chrompet Balakrishnan slokams from geetha Namasankeerthana as justified the organizers g o v i n d a , part of their three days intention by generating r a d h a m u r a l i d h a r a p r o g r a m m e a t devotion in the minds of s h a y a m a s u n d a r a S a n k a r a l a y a m . T h e audience through their bhajagopi manohara, p r o g r a m m e w a s committed performance. p ra bho ganapathe, vani conducted in memory of N a r a y a n a t h e n a m o mampahi veena were L a t e M e e n a k s h i namah, Balabhavathu, executed with traditional Krishnaswamy by her Hare rama gopa lam m u s i c a n d b h a j a n daughters. V.Srinivasan, b h a j a g o v i n d a sampradhaya format. secretary of the Sabha m amajeevanam and all Nagaraja Iyyer, Jamalia told that the programme c r e a t e d a d i v i n e Krishnamoorthy, Badri, w a s a r r a n g e d b y atmosphere and inspired L a k s h m i p a t h y , S m t . M e e n a k s h i ` s the audience to participate Ve n k a t e s a n , R a m a n daughters, as Meenakshi along with the performers. p e r f o r m e d w i t h t h e c o n s i d e r e d Bhakti literature was sung suppor t o f Anbu on namasankeerthana as her in viruttam style before h a r m o n i u m a n d b r e a t h . L a t e presenting the bhajan. V e n k a t e s a n o n K r i s h n a s w a m y a n d D a k s h i n a m o o r t h e mrudangam.

Namasankeerthana with bhajan sampradayam

Bhanu Kannan`s voice K a r u n a j a l a d h e i n P u r a n t h a r d a s a r ` s stood for melodious voice nadanamakriya created a Venkatachala Nilayam in c u l t u r e d u r i n g h e r bakthi feeling and made Sindhubhairavi inspired p e r f o r m a n c e a t the audience concentrate devotion. The concert A s w a m e d h a M a h a further in the concert. c oncluded with traditional Mandapam in connection Thodi raga was chosen as thillana. Kovai Chandru on with Sri Rama Navami main item and was detailed violin , G.Ganesan on Ce leb ra t ions . Bhanu with alapana, lengthy m r u d a n g a m a n d commenced her concert kalpanaswara prasthanam G . R a v i c h a n d r a n o n with Sri Mahagnapathim in a n d t h e d i c t i o n o f ghatam gave a very good hatana. Selection of s a h i t h y a m – s u p p o r t a n d t h e thiagaraja`s kruthhis for koluvamaragatha stood as presenta t ion o f laya the occasion was apt. the h igh l igh t o f the v i n y a s a y a m d u r i n g Sobhillu sapthaswara in evening. Kundreduthu in thaniavarthanam was a jaganmohini, Ninne near johnpuri was so pleasant. treat to rhythm lovers. n a m m i n a n u r a i n Kulam tharum was sung as p a n t h u v a r a l i a n d v i r u t t h a m a n d

Melodious and inspiring concert

S.D.Prashanthi, disciple of reflected vocalist's clear the h igh l igh t o f the Radha Chandrasekaran diction and voice culture. evening. Thani was very and daughter of Sri & Smt. Lalitha dasar`s Paavana good and enjoyable. There Devaraj performed a vocal guru in hamsadhwani set was a sportive competition

th to roopakam conveyed the among percussionists. concert as part of the 16 impor tance o f gu ru . M a h a r a j a p u r a m week of Music Festival M u t h u s w a m i Santhanam`s vilayada organised by Vadapalani Deekshithar`s Vathapi i d h u n e r a m a i n Times and Music World, G a n a p a t h i m i n S h a n m u g a p r i y a , S a l i g r a m a m . S h e hamsadhwani set to adi Brahmam Okate, Sree commenced her concert was pe r fo rmed w i th Chakra raja in ragamalika, with Tanjavur Ponnaiah neraval, swaram. If it was a composition of Agasthiar, Pillai`s varnam Anname in performed in beginning, it A r u n a g i r i n a t h a r ` s Arabhi ragam set to Adi could have attracted Thirumagal Ulaavum in thalam. Sree Ganapathe, special attention. Her k u n t h a l a v a r a l i a n d a composition of Gowri t a l e n t w a s c l e a r l y Dhanasree raga thillana Sankara Stapathi was n o t i c e a b l e i n t h i s were very pleasant. The p e r f o r m e d w i t h k e e r t h a n a . G N B ` S accompanists Harish on kalpanaswaram and made compos i t i on Ran jan i v i o l i n , P r a p a n c h a m a mark in the audience's Niranjani in ranjani ragam, Surendran on mrudangam minds.Poojyaya Raghavendraya a n d P r a p a n c h a m Selection of different in saalaha bhairavi, a Shylendran on kanjira v a g g e y a k a r a ` s composi t ion of Guru supported the vocalist in compositions provided Rajachariyar, Mari mari such a manner that it variety and depicted guru`s nine in charamathi were helped her to further excel taste. Saint Thiagaraja`s m e l o d i o u s . G N B ` S in the singing. At the same compositions Sobhillu c o m p o s i t i o n N e e time it showcased their S a p t h a s w a r a i n Charanam in Keeravani talent too. The rare J a g a n m o h i n i s e t t o was selected as main item gesture of Vadapalani roopakam , Marugelara in and it was apt as this year Times in encouraging jayanthisree set to adi, is being celebrated as GNB young talents is gaining Nagumomu in Aberi set to centenary year. Detailed popularity and is indeed a adi and Yochana in durbar alapana with swaram were boon for budding artistes. w i t h ka lpanaswaram

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