Saturday, November 30, 2013

Etcetera: Cocktail in Tamil

Cocktail, a 2010 Malayalam thriller, is being remade in Tamil by director Bharathan of Azhagiya Thamizh Magan fame. Titled Athithi, it features Nandaa, who played the lead in...

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Contemporary transformation

Narratives and texts are a part of our lives. In this essay, the novelist-author explores the reinvention of mythology in the present Indian context.

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Ahead of her times

Doris Lessing will be remembered as one of the most powerful and socially conscientious writers of our times.

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Straight Shooter

Saif Ali Khan tells Harshikaa Udasi what it was like playing a gangster in Bullett Raja and how he worked on the look and body language of the character

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Toroloco may score

Toroloco, who is in good condition as evidenced by his track work and mock race, may score in the Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy, the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 1)...

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Outtakes: Wong Kar-Wai

WHO is he? Hong Kong film director, producer and scenarist who has made over 20 feature and short films since his debut in the late eighties. Wong is notorious for his long shootin...

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District magistrate arrested for misappropriation of funds in WB

The district magistrate of Malda was arrested in Siliguri on charges of misappropriation of funds during his last tenure as the CEO of Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA), police said...

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Mariinsky justifies favouritism

Aquarius Maritime Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Mehemosh H. Deboo & United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd's Mariinsky (P. Trevor up) won the Abaran Bangalore 1000 Guineas, the chief event of the r...

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He has his hands full

Producer-director Shoojit Sircar is back, this time with a fun film, Running Shaadi.com

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All set for voting in Rajasthan on Sunday

Around 40 million people are eligible to vote on Sunday to elect a new 200-seat Rajasthan legislative assembly.Ballotting will take place in 199 constituencies. Polling has been postponed in...

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How hunger makes you support the welfare state (... but you doesn't make you any more likely to share your own cash)

The extraordinary results of a Danish study suggest that the state of our bodies has a significant influence on our position on specific political issues.

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Boozy MPs and their staff downed more than 65,000 taxpayer-subsidised alcoholic drinks in a year

Figures released to The Sun show there has been only a slight dip in the number of drinks since 2012 - despite the cheap bars' reputation being marred by fights.

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First picture of man, 32, who lay dead in a garden well for two years before being found

Workmen discovered the decomposing body of Damian Chlywka, 32, pictured, when they began renovating a garden in Warlingham, Surrey, two weeks ago.

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Top of the charts: Manjul Bajaj

Meet Manjul Bajaj whose book Another Man's Wife has been shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2013.

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Top of the charts: Manu Joseph

Meet Manu Joseph whose book The Illicit Happiness Of Other People has been shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2013.

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Faces and facts

Meet the British actors who play pivotal roles in Ramanujan, a biopic on the mathematical genius

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Bullett Raja: Dodge this bullet

Looking at the trailer and its bad film vibe, you could easily be mistaken about Tigmanshu Dhulia's intention. Maybe he is doing what Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez did with Grindhouse<...

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Spread the Word

What are your plans for January 11-13, 2014? Just drop whatever you're doing, because the The Hindu's Lit for Life is back, and it's bigger than ever. Featuring three days of lectures, panel...

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Adam Lanza's father is a 'broken man' since Sandy Hook murder spree as family reveal what it is like to live with one of most hated names in America

Peter Lanza, is wracked by guilt, confusion and grief after Adam shot dead 20 children and six schoolteachers before taking his own life, according to his family. He is finding it 'impossible' to deal with what has happened.

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Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham: The gods must be crazy

K. Chandru, the director of Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham, appears to be a fan of the irreverent fake-mythological plays staged by S. Ve. Shekher and 'Crazy' Mohan in the 1980s. He also appea...

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Top of the charts: Anees Salim

Meet Anees Salim whose Vanity Bagh has been shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2013.

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Vidiyum Munn: In the mood for thrills

We are subjected, so often, to flat staging and the dialogue-over-all-else style of filmmaking that when someone makes a movie that actually looks like a movie, a piece of cinema, the quest...

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Real vs. reel

Are Tamil films overly insensitive? A look at what people in the film industry have to say

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Master movie maker

The birth centenary of Adurthi Subba Rao, who gave several super hits in different languages, is to be celebrated this month. Randor Guy pays tribute to the multifaceted filmmaker

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Top of the charts: Amandeep Sandhu

Meet Amandeep Sandhu whose book Roll Of Honour has been shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2013.

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MP caught in lobbying scandal fighting for his political career after being ditched by his local party

The South Suffolk Conservative Association has refused to re-adopt veteran MP Tim Yeo just days after he cleared his name in scandal.

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Audio Beat: Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum - Trendy tunes

What it is about… KRK Movies Production's Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum is written and directed by M.A. Ramakrishnan and produced by K.R. Kannan. While the directo...

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Audio Beat: Pannaiyarum Padminium - Appeal across age groups

What it is about… Magic Box Films' Pannaiyarum Padminium revolves around a landlord (pannaiyar) and his car, a Premier Padmini. The story is said to have seve...

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Howrah police takes custody of Kunal Ghosh

Howrah district police today took custody of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested in connection with the Saradha Group ponzi scam a week ago.When Mr. Ghosh was prod...

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Cinema Quiz

1. Which classic has this famous line "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"? 2. Which all-time Hindi superhit is being touted as the first Hindi film to be sho...

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Punching PIN must for debit card transactions from Dec.1

Debit card holders will be required to punch in their PIN numbers every time they use the card from Sunday, Dec. 1, a move aimed at minimising frauds. In June, the Reserve Bank ha...

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Top of the charts: Amandeep Sandhu

Meet Amandeep Sandhu whose book Roll Of Honour has been shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2013.

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Inbavalli (1949)

T.R. Mahalingam, B.S. Saroja, N.S. Krishnan, T.A. Mathuram, P.K. Saraswathi, M.R. Swaminathan, E.R. Sahadevan, K.S. Angamuthu, T.V. Sethuraman, C.V. Velappa, P. Sundar Rao, A.V. Ramkumar, R. Vinayakam, S. Menaka, M.D. Krishna Bai, M. Lakshmanan, M. Saroja, Sethulakshmi, K. Jayalakshmi, Bhagyalakshmi, K.S. Harihara Iyer, 'Kaka' Radhakrishnan and M. Saminathan

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Sharif meets Karzai in Kabul

Discusses Taliban, energy

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‘Meanings aren’t in dictionaries alone’

Lakshmi Holmström, whose translations introduced distinct Tamil authors to readers of English, talks about finding the 'right pitch' of a book.

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UCI recognises Tour de India 2013

The Tour de India 2013 has been listed in the international race calendar of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the second edition of the multi-city event will witness the participation o...

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Porn risk for children on iPad presents

Tablets such as iPads and Kindles are expected to be one of the top presents this year - with Tesco and Argos coming on the market with cheaper versions.

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Captain Calamity's latest rowing record bid wiped out by wave

After a disastrous end to his third attempt to break the Atlantic rowing record, sailor Roy Finlay, (pictured), explains how a wave wiped out his latest effort and wrecked his £50,000 boat.

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