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The Kannada constellation is now two stars less
12 April 2006: Kannada thespians Dr Raj Kumar and Dr Vishnuvardhan come together at Sarthaka Suvarna, a felicitation for Raj Kumar organised by the State government at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore.… more →
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The Kannada constellation is now two stars less
wrote 9 hours ago: 12 April 2006: Kannada thespians Dr Raj Kumar and Dr Vishnuvardhan come together at Sarthaka Suvarna … more →
Brother, father, son. Leader, protector, nice guy.
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wrote 12 hours ago: SUNAAD RAGHURAM writes: I woke up, like the rest of Karnataka and the rest of the world, to the news … more →
CHURUMURI POLL: Vishnuvardhan's top-5 films?
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wrote 13 hours ago: Vishnuvardhan starred in tens of memorable songs, but his brief guest appearance as a lecturer in fr … more →
Before the Sahasa Simha received Honoris Causa
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wrote 14 hours ago: Vishnuvardhan’s long and happy marriage with the actress Bharati was one of Kannada cinema … more →
The only time the two legends came face to face
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wrote 16 hours ago: The rivalry between the two titans of Kannada cinema Dr Raj Kumar and Dr Vishnuvardhan, more real th … more →
Vishnuvardhan, the Decent Star, is no more. RIP.
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wrote 17 hours ago: churumuri records with deep regret the passing away of the Mysore-born Kannada superstar H.N. Sampat … more →
Dreaming in technicolour, DTS, cinemascope
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wrote 3 days ago: In the film neighbourhood where a hundred-odd dreams take celluloid shape every year, Gandhinagar in … more →
Can Carnatic music do with a little more sax?
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wrote 3 days ago: An evergreen debate on tradition versus modernity in Carnatic classical music has been revived with … more →
Greatest actor in the history of Indian cinema?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Naseeruddin Shah (left), probably the greatest Indian actor to have dabbed the greasepaint, shares t … more →
Does art imitate life or is it the other way round?
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wrote 1 month ago: 22 students of a teachers’ training institute in Tamil Nadu get caught cheating in an exam usi … more →
The perils of page 3 journalism are crystal clear
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wrote 2 months ago: The BBC’s star of the millennium, the father of Abhishek Bachchan and the father-in-law of Ais … more →
Amitabh Bachchan hurls 'sting' bomb on Diwali
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wrote 2 months ago: The BBC’s “star of the millennium”, Amitabh Bachchan, has always had a hate-hate r … more →
Is everybody naked in a newspaper's hamaam?
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wrote 2 months ago: If you don’t like the message, shut out the messenger? Two weeks ago, the Indian government th … more →
At last, a 'different' film that is actually different
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wrote 3 months ago: RAJEEV A. RAO writes from Bangalore: After watching Gaalipata, I had mentioned that Yogaraj Bhat had … more →
Why the national media ignores National Awards
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wrote 3 months ago: Girish Kasaravalli, winner of four national film awards—third only to Satyajit Ray (6) and Bud … more →
Why Pokiri (Telugu) is better than Wanted (Hindi)
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wrote 3 months ago: ARVIND SWAMINATHAN writes from Madras: As a shameless fan of the new breed of slick South Indian fli … more →
When last did both Bests come from one State?
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wrote 3 months ago: Umashree, winner of the national award for the best actress of 2007, and Prakash Rai, winner of the … more →
PRAKASH RAJ: Kannada's loss, cinema's gain?
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wrote 3 months ago: Prakash Raj alias Prakash Rai, the Mangalore-born actor, who began his career as an actor on Bangalo … more →
Kaminey is dead, but long live Vishal Bharadwaj
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wrote 4 months ago: CHETAN KRISHNASWAMY writes from Bangalore: Sparks of cinematic brilliance crackle in isolated bursts … more →
