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The signboard of Rajachar Street in T. Nagar put up by Chennai Corporation at the intersection with Hanumanthan Road | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The regulars at Madras Musings are having a field day discussing the latest name change announcements of the government. Is it necessary, ask many. Some argue that it is all an eyewash with no change at ground…
Amalgamations founder S. Anantharamakrishnan. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives It was a #TIL moment for me. For years, I had passed by A.R.K. Colony, a cul-de-sac off Eldams Road, and always wondered as to what those initials stood for. You could have knocked me down with a feather when I got to know recently that they…
At a performance by the Madras Guild of Performing Arts (MGPA) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Atul Isaac Jacob, the conductor of the Madras Guild of Performing Arts (MGPA), says that the Shortz or the children’s wing of their choir cannot be messed with. It is why he has entrusted the choreography of their upcoming…
The Nineties were simple. Much before cellphones and technology entered our lives, fun in Madras meant spending evenings playing bet cricket matches. Or heading to Spencer Plaza for free air conditioning and window shopping. Or just taking a bus to the Marina Beach or Woodlands Drive-in, where one could have some bajji or masala dosa…
A poster of the Tamil film Manushi | Photo Credit: X / @GopiNainar The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), disposed of a writ petition filed by film director Vetri Maaran after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reported that it had reviewed the Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him, as per…
Vetri Maaran. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Popular film director and producer C. Vetri Maaran has approached the Madras High Court challenging the denial of a censor certificate for Andrea Jeremiah-starrer Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him and directed by Gopi Nainar. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh is slated to hear his writ…
A poster of Devil’s Double Next Level | Photo Credit: X/@iamsanthanam The Madras High Court on Thursday (May 15, 2025) wanted to know whether the producers of actor Santhanam’s upcoming movie Devil’s Double Next Levelwould be willing to delete or mute an objectionable portion of the lyrics and tune in the film’s song titled ‘Kissa 47’….
Senior artist M. Senathipathi at Cholamandal art village on Friday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The many worlds of Manickam Senathipathi’s artistic journey came to a profoundly moving trajectory in the last canvas he painted at the Artists Village of Cholamandal on Saturday, May 10, 2025. He called it ‘Christ’, symbolising perhaps the recent elevation…
Sathyaraj; title poster of ‘Madras Matinee’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madras Matinee is the title of actor Sathyaraj’s upcoming Tamil movie, the makers announced on Friday (March 4). Also starring Kaali Venkat in the lead, the film is set to release in May. The title poster, designed in a retro poster style, shows a…
The quintessential Chennai college experience is incomplete without days spent frolicking at Saarang, IIT Madras’s long-hailed cultural festival. Over five days, the largely-quiet green oasis turns into a carnival, teeming with the city’s youngsters; some warding off boredom, some in pursuit of their favourite musician, or others on the lookout for talent they need to…
