Whom will the astute Bihari choose?

Bihar's progress in the last 10 years under Nitish Kumar has been acknowledged by Biharis -- but whom will the astute Bihari choose this time, A Bihari Abroad asks as the first round of polls in......

Naga chilli, army's revolutionary new weapon

The Defence Research and Development Organisation offers intellectual challenges, but not an adventurous image. A DRDO director is perceived as a man in a white coat working in a laboratory or......

Sorrow exists in all their eyes

Contributing Special Correspondent A Ganesh Nadar reports from Harminder Bay. The second in a series on life in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, six months after the tsunami.Simeon Joshua likes......

Review: Pandianadu is impressive

What makes Pandianadu remarkable is the director’s realistic approach and the right amount of commercialism supported by a well-written script, good dialogues, great music and......

Music review: Silambattam

"Yuvan and Simbhu combo at their best after Manmadhan and Vallavan," blares out the CD, as you recoverfrom the red cover. And considering the hype that usually surrounds a Silambarasan movie (that......

Vambuchanda music review

A few years ago, Malayalam actor Mohanlal wowed the audience with his mind-blowing performance in a full-length role of a Kathakali exponent in his home production Vaanaprastham. Now Satyaraj who......

Sollie Adippaen has youthful music

Comedian Vivek is seeking new pastures. In Ramki Ramakrishnan's Sollie Adippaen you can see him in two avatars -- ahero and a singer! The audio release of this album was celebrated with much......