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The man who created the grammar of modern Tamil drama
The tell-tale moustache seemingly unkempt, eyes taking a measure of you as they look through the spectacles, a disarmingly contained laughter not loud, a pattern of talking that tended to bite the words as they are being rendered - those close to him will miss all of this. Na Muthusamy,...
As AIADMK baulks at a mini-general election, DMK eyes coming to power
The AIADMK Edappadi government may have got a breather through the disqualification of 18 MLAs but it will have to face a major political challenge in the form of 20 by-elections which will amount to a mini general election which can make or break the AIADMK government. Inmathi.com had already...
Edappadi government gets interim relief as high court upholds disqualification
The verdict of the third judge, Justice Sathyanarayanan, upholding of the disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs, has come as a shot in the arm for the ruling AIADMK and its chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami. The AIADMK government, which has moving from one crisis to another, can consider itself...
PH Pandian formula will help save EPS govt: Dinakaran group MLAs have to use surprise weapon
Most people think that the Edappadi Palaniswami government will fall once the 18 AIADMK MLAs (T T V Dinakaran supporters) win their case against the disqualification order issued by the Speaker in 2017. However, the AIADMK government has the P H Pandian formula up its sleeve to continue to be...
SPB supported Ilayaraja and his brothers during their early days yet Balu was missing in IR filmsThe Eighth Column
When the Pavalar Brothers, Ilayaraja, Baskar and Gangei Amaren struggled during their early days in Chennai – no proper place to stay and barely had one meal a day – it was singer S P Balasubrahmanyam who provided them much needed support by including them in his orchestra which performed stage...
Can vegetarians play the nagasvaram? Yes, if they want to and go for a protein-rich diet, say docs
Nagasvaram may be the king of instruments in Tamil Nadu. Musically, it has the pride of place in the Carnatic system. It is to the nagasvaram that vocalists turn to for the nuances. Yet, though the Carnatic music “market” has a flock of ‘disciples’ learning vocal, violin, veena or the flute,...
Ilayaraja, the king of re-recording, was almost kept out of the background score for AnnakiliThe Eighth Column
This article was first published in 2018 Ilayaraja is regarded as the king of re-recording. His background score lends depth, mobility and an emotional bond with the viewer, transcending even an ordinary scene to epic proportions. His re-recording for films like Nayagan, Padhinaaru...
Chinmayi says she will file a police complaint against Vairamuthu: Exclusive no-holds-barred interview to inmathi.com
Noted singer Chinmayi Sripada says she will file a complaint against well-known Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu for alleged sexual harassment while they were in Switzerland a few years ago in connection with a Tamil music event. In an exclusive interview to inmathi.com, Chinmayi, who is among the...
Dear Farmers: An outdated and skewed farm policy works against the Indian farmer, not for him
My dear friends: Our country’s daily turnover from vegetables and fruits could be easily about Rs 290 crore (US$ 59 million). The estimated cost of ‘wastage’ per day is around Rs 100 to Rs 140 crore (US$ 27 million), which is a lot more than the daily turnover of some of the big industrial...
Ilayaraja breeze becomes a tsunami. Tiff with SusheelaThe Eighth Column
This article was first published in 2018. How did Ilayaraja reach cult status? Coming from a small village in southern Tamil Nadu, with virtually no education and no musician in sight except his elder brother Paavalar Varadarajan whom he would accompany for music performances as part of...
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