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Why Ponniyin Selvan won’t redeem Jeyamohan’s reputation in films
Ponniyin Selvan, written by Kalki, has been read , rather devoured, by Tamils of many generations. When it was announced that Mani Ratnam, acknowledged as an auteur of Tamil cinema, was going to make it into a film, every bit of information oozing out about the film has become breaking news....
Pipe up ladies! Featuring Sankari-Venkatesh
Venkatesh and Sankari are the second couple Parivadini is featuring in Navaratri 2021, Nava Shakthi series. These concerts are supported by Srivathsam and inmathi.com. Vidushi Sankari was born in Thirukazhukundram in Kancheepuram. She learned the basics of Nagaswaram playing from her father...
This day 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai
Today marks the 25th year of the change in name of Greater Chennai city from Madras to Chennai. This historic announcement, a celebration of Chennai and Tamil Nadu's culture and civilisation as opposed to being a legacy of British rule, was made by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M...
Pipe up ladies! For this Kolar gold, husband is mentor
In the Navaratri Navashakti series curated by Parivadini along with ‘Srivathsam’ and Inmathi.com, we feature nine “Nagaswaram Couples”. First in the series is Vid SP Palanivel and Vid R Prabhavathi based out of Bangalore. Prabhavathi hails from Doddapannandahalli village in Kolar district. Her...
NEET repeaters get most of seats, concession mark for first-timers may make it neat
While there is consensus on the demand for scrapping NEET in the state, there are suggestions to check the trend of repeaters cornering most of the medical seats, leading to disappointment for students who take the exam for the first time. Actually, most of the students from middle and lower...
Despite ruckus, Stalin retains faith in PTR who will continue as FM
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan who has been strident in his criticism of DMK's political enemies has now crossed swords with DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan. When Elangovan told a journalist that PTR should have attended a recent GST meeting that he skipped, and that his...
Tamils are Tamils, not Hindus. No space for BJP here
In most states including in formerly Left-ruled West Bengal, Hindutva as a political ideology has struck roots. In Tamil Nadu, however, the same success has been hard to achieve for the BJP despite campaigns such as the Vel Yatra undertaken before Assembly elections. This raises the question...
Labam: Where Dravidian ideology rules, others have little space
Though Tamil cinema is mostly commercial, some writers and directors have discussed ideologies within the space available to them. When cinema grew into a mass media in the 1940s, ideas of freedom struggle were scattered in Tamil movies. After independence, films celebrating patriotism,...
Why is Swetha’s murder not moving us as much as Swathi’s
In its brutality, sickness of intent, execution, and the profile of the victim and the murderer, the two murders are not very dissimilar. The reaction to Swathi’s murder in June, 2016, was immediate and visceral. It seemed to strike a stronger chord among people. But it is quite likely Swetha’s...
Suriya may seek Dalit film tag but the genre doesn’t need heroes
Actor Suriya’s release of the film poster for ‘Jai Bhim’ has turned the attention of social media towards the movie. The actor’s film ‘Surarai Potru’, which was a narration of Dravidian politics, released on Amazon Prime, was a success. The title of his next film ‘Jai Bhim’ has led to an...
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