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TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

Tamil Cinema and Music - 10N. C. VASANTHAKOKILAM

‘Valmiki’ had C. Honnappa Bhagavathar, the Mysore State-basedCarnatic musician and actor (who replaced MKT Bhagavathar) ashero, with T. R. Rajakumari, T. S. Balaiah, U. R. Jeevaratnam, Kali N.Ratnam, C. T. Rajakantham and Nott Annaji Rao additionally in thecast. Directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni, the film did fairly well at thebox-office.

Vasanthakokilam, as Naradar, sang many songs in this film includ-ing ‘Jaya Jaya Bhuvana Pathey’, ‘Sundaranandaa Vaikuntaa’, ‘PoiThavazhum’ (Simendramadhyamam and Kambodhi) and ‘Puvi Meedhu’(Shankarabharanam). All these songs became popular.

(Nott Annaji Rao was a well known actor of his day. His son wasHaridas Giri, the famed singing guru and cult figure. Haridas told thiswriter in later years that his father had named him after the hit filmof 1944!)

1947 witnessed another film ‘Kundalakesi’ with Vasanthakokilam,but it is scarcely remembered today. Based on a Tamil classic, it waswritten by Elangovan, the first star writer of Tamil cinema, anddirected by Bomman Irani. It had Honnappa Bhagavathar, G. PattuIyer, G. M. Basheer, T. R. Ramachandran, M. R. Swaminathan, N. C.Vasanthakokilam, K. L. V. Vasantha, and others in the cast.Papanasam Sivan wrote the songs and set the tunes while G.Ramanathan and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu took careof the musical score and orchestration.

In this movie, NCV sang songs in Hindolam and Shanmughapriyabut they did not create any impact and were forgotten as fast as thefilm itself was!

Vasanthakokilam again played Naradar in ‘Krishna Vijayam’ (1950)produced byJupiter Pictures and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. BesidesNCV, it had P. V. Narasimha Bharathi, R. Balasubramaniam,C. V. V. Panthulu, Nott Annaji Rao, Trichur Premavathi and M.S.S.Bhagyam in the cast, and Lalitha-Padmini as dancers.

This movie had many songs some of which were written and com-posed by Papanasam Sivan. The music directors were S. M. Subbaiahand the famed play-back singer Chidambaram S. Jayaraman (whosang in ‘Sampoorna Ramayanam’ the hit song ‘Indru poi naalaivaaraay’, the immortal melody in raga Thilang.)

The musical talents and singing skills of Vasanthakokilam were usedto maximum advantage in this ‘Krishna Vijayam’. Her proficiency inclassical Carnatic music surfaced and soared skywards as neverbefore in any of her other films. She sang songs in many ragas includinga ragamalika about the birth of Lord Krishna ‘Porumai KadalaagiyaBhoomadevi’ in Bilahari, Neelambari, Bhairavi, Shankarabharanam,Thodi, Pantuvaraali, Mohanam, Sree Ragam, Anandhabhairavi andHamsnaadham. While NCV sang, the events were shown on screenusing amazing trick photography. One shot had five different eventsin a single frame, a brilliant technical achievement in the early 1950’swhen facilities were nowhere near what they are today! The composerwas Papanasam Sivan while S. M. Subbaiah Naidu handled theorchestration.

‘Karunanidhey Madhavaa’ (in Hindustani Kapi by Papanasam Sivanand C. S. Jayaraman), another ragamalika ‘Aayar Manaiyiley MaayanValarndhu.’ (in Karaharapriya, Atana, Harikambodhi, Senjurutti,Behag, Sriranjani, Gaganakuthoohalam, Kalyani, Vasantha, Surutti(composed by Papanasam Sivan and C. S. Jayaraman), ‘ NavaneethaKannaney’ (in Sindhubhairavi written by K.P. Kamakshi and C.S.Jayaraman,) became hits.

‘Krishna Vijayam’ was long in production and, when it came out, thetrend in Tamil cinema was changing fast under the sledge-hammerimpact of films like ‘Velaikkari’ (1949) and the increasing influenceof the Dravidian brand of politics and anti-god atheistic stance inTamil cinema. Even though the film was well made with tuneful music,it did not do as well as expected at the box office.

After this film NCV did not act in movies but she made her way upand up in the classical Carnatic music world. Indeed, according to somemusic lovers and critics, she would even have excelled MSS but did nothave the backing and public relations push. NCV’s Sathasivam(Satchi) was no match to MSS’s Sathasivam whose association withKalki magazine gave the latter a consistent boost! NCV’s health toosuffered and she fell a victim to tuberculosis. Known as an obstinatewoman and a difficult person to get along with, she had problems withSachi and ego clashes occurred between them quite often. (To be continued)

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By Our Staff ReporterA teacher of Anjugam

School, West Mambalam giv-ing last-minute instructions tothe first batch of Std. 10 stu-

Std. 10 State Board exams begin

dents appearing for Tamil un-der Samacheer Kalvi in theState Board examinationswhich began on April 4. Theywill conclude on April 23.

No water to quench thirst

By Our Staff ReporterUnder the auspices of Sri

Anusham.com (G-1, KalaFlats, 63rd Street, AshokNagar) there will be ‘Avahanthihomam’ at 10.30 a.m on Tues-day, April 10 in GohSamrakshana Sala, KasiViswanathar Koil Street, WestMambalam on the occasion ofSri Maha Periyval AnushaJayanthi.

Shymala Subramaniam

‘Avahanthi homam’ on Tuesday(Co-ordinator) appealed todevotees who have collected‘oru pidi arsi’ (one handful ofrice) and one rupee daily (asdirected by Maha Periyaval)to hand over the collections tothe organization for‘annadhanam’.

She said that a special poojawill be conducted on the occa-sion for students appearing forboard examinations.

There will be ‘annadhanam’

at 12 noon.All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 98842 90540.

By Our Staff ReporterMembers of various political

parties have installed ‘waterbooths’ (‘thanneer pandhals‘)on several roads to quench thethirst of passersby during thehot summer days but this re-porter found no water in mostof them.

An advertisement boardhas been put up on a booth atthe junction on RaghavaiahRoad and G. N. Chetty Roadbut here also no water is avail-able.

By Our Staff ReporterWith the temperature rising as summer sets in, traffic policemen have started donning pith

hats to beat the heat. Picture shows a constable regulating traffic at the Madley Road-UsmanRoad-Burkit Road junction in T. Nagar on April 5.

Pith hats beat summer heat

By Our Staff ReporterThe International Society for

Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, con-ducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ pro-grams from 7 p.m to 9 p.mon Saturdays at 28, South K.R. Koil Street, West Mamba-lam.

The program includesbhajans, congregational chan-ting and Bhagwad Gita clas-ses.

More details can be had inphone 2371 3606 or fromRanga Krishna Das (24744900, 98400 27800).

All are welcome.

ISKCON program inMambalam on Saturdays

Wear a helmetwhile riding a

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Amritha’s vocalconcertthis eveningBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofSarvani Sangeetha SabhaTrust (6/52, Vijayaraghava-chari Road, T. Nagar), AmrithaMurali will present a vocal con-cert at 6.15 p.m on Saturday,April 7 in Ragasudha Hall, LuzAvenue, Mylapore.

She will be accompanied byM. Rajeev (violin) and B.Sivaraman (mridangam).

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 2815 1417.

Sai bhajansthis evening

Sai bhajans will be con-ducted from 6.30 p.m to 7.30p.m on Saturday, April 7 in AllIndia Naidu Sangam (1,Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar).

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff Reporter‘Navarathna’ garlands were

used during special pooja con-ducted for Rama and Sita dur-ing Rama Navami celebra-tions on April 1 in SanjeeviniPeetam (13/45, BRP 1st Street,West Mambalam).

K. S. Venugopal (ManagingTrustee) told MambalamTimes that devotees who re-ceived ‘Lord Hanuman Deek-sha’ from Mathaji (Founder)

‘Navarathna’ garlands used during pooja

on April 6 will visit ErikathaAnjaneyar Sannidhi at Dusinear Kancheepuram on April8. (The air-conditioned van willstart at 11 a.m and return by8 p.m. The fare is Rs. 400).

He said that devotees will beperform special abhishekamand astothra pooja.

Those interested in joiningthe trip may register theirnames in phones 98403 64567and 90435 68941.

By Our Staff ReporterHundreds of devotees pulled the chariot of Arulmigu Kasi

Visalakshmi Udanuri Arulmigu Kasi Viswanathar Temple(Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam) on April 1 as part ofbrahmotsavam celebrations.

Hundreds pull temple chariot Vigneswar’skeyboard concert

on Thursday

By Our Staff ReporterV. G. Vigneswar (resident of

BRP 1st Street, West Mamba-lam) will present a carnatickeyboard concert at 6.45 p.mon Thursday, April 12 in T.T.DInformation Center, Venkata-narayana Road, T Nagar.

He will be accompanied byGuru Raghavendra (mridan-gam), H. Sivaramakrishnan(ghatam) and Sai Subramani-am (morsing).

Vigneswar is a Std. 11 stu-dent of GRT MatriculationSchool, Ashok Nagar.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

98409 68953 and 9840068953.

Bhuvaneshwari’sdance program

tomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterBhuvaneshwari Vaidhya-

nathan (resident of 9/4, Vara-dappan Street, West Mamba-lam) will present a bharatha-natyam program at 7.15 p.mon Sunday, April 8 in T. N.Rajarathnam Pillai Audito-rium, 92, Durgabai Desh-mukh Road, Adyar.

She is a disciple of J.Suryanarayanamurthy andBragha Bessel.

Bhuvaneshwari is a 2nd yearstudent of S.S.S. Jain Collegefor Women, T. Nagar.

All are welcome.

Reading from Aurobindo’s bookon Sundays

By Our Staff ReporterSri Annai Ashram (19, 9th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar) has

organized reading from SriAurobindo’s ‘Savitri’ in Tamilat 6 p.m on Sundays.

Annai Adigal (Founder) toldMambalam Times that a one-day visit to Auroville andPondicherry Ashram has beenorganized on Sunday, April 8.The bus will be start at 6 a.mfrom the Ashram office andreturn by 8 p.m the same day.Breakfast and lunch will beprovided. The fee is Rs. 800.

He appealed for donationsfor distribution of food on the 1st

of every month, Sundays andPondicherry Ashram darshandays.

Pushpanjali was performedfor the statues of The Motherand Sri Aurobindo on April 1on the occasion of ProsperityDay.

More details can be had in2474 6000, 98414 25456/22456 and 99412 48456.

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Sai bhajanson 3 days a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T.Nagar conducts Sai bhajansevery week in the followingvenues in T. Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.

Ayurvedasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark), Mondays, 6 p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppo-site Ranganathan Street),Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had from

D. Srinivasa Rao (9840050875) or C. Ramamurthy(94440 54819).

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By Our Staff ReporterSri Swathi Nrusimha Maha

Yagna Trust (Sri MukkurLakshmi NrusimhachariarSannidhi, 34/24, VenkatesanStreet, T. Nagar) presented dressmaterial to a hundred needy

Dress material presented to 100 boys, girls

boys and girls during the‘thiru kalyanam’ of Sri Vardha-raja Perumal and Sri PerundeviThayyar on April 5 on the occa-sion of Panguni Uthiram.

M. L. Srinivasan (Chairmanand son of Mukkur Nrusim-

hachariar) told MambalamTimes that the 3rd phase of the32-day ‘Sri Swathi Naksha-thra Maha Narasimha MahaManthra Japam’ will be com-pleted on April 13 (Pooradambirth star of Sri Mukkur Lak-

shmi Nrusimharchariar) inMukkur Village near Chae-yyar. Srinivasan said thatdevotees who want to partici-pate in the japam may contact93810 85167 and 9444886059.

Large-hearted lottery seller honouredBy Our Staff Reporter

Suresh, a lottery ticket sellerfrom Ernakulam, Kerala, whohanded over a ticket whichhad won Rs. 1.4 crores to anold man who had ‘blocked’ itbut not paid for it, was pre-sented ‘Manidha NeyamAward’ by Actor R. Parthiban’sManidha Neyam Mandram,K. K. Nagar recently.

The award carries a cashcomponent of Rs. 1 lakh.

The old man wanted to buy5 tickets at a total cost of Rs.250 but did not enough cash.He told Suresh to keep thetickets separately and hewould collect them late. Evenbefore he could collect the tick-

ets the results were declaredthe next day and one of themhit the jackpot.

If Suresh had treated theticket as ‘unsold’ he could havehimself collected the prize

money but he was honest andlarge hearted enough to givethe ticket to the old man.

Following a report in aMalayalam newspaper aboutSuresh’s gesture, he was fe-

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licitated in 60 functions.Manidha Neyam Mandram

also decided to honour himwith its award.

It arranged to bring him,his wife, son and daughter toChennai by air for the func-tion and accommodate themin a 5-star hotel.

Suresh said that Parthibanhas promised to help him starta new business.

Vivek (actor) also presentedRs. 50,000 to Suresh for theeducation of his children.

Justice K. Chandru (MadrasHigh Court Judge) also felici-tated Suresh.

Film personalities Bha-gyaraj, Rohini and Prasannawere also present.

Lakshadeepamfestivalon FridayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriNarayana Kaingarya SabhaTrust (24, Vinayagam Street,West Mambalam), devoteeswill light earthen lamps at6.15 p.m on Friday, April 13in Sri Bashyakara Sri Chen-gamalavalli Sametha ChennaSri Adhikesava PerumalTemple, Govindan Road, WestMambalam on the occasion ofLakshadeepam festival.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 93834 60379 and93827 04328.

By Our Staff ReporterStudents of Sri Lalitha

Kalakshetra (K. R. Koil Street,West Mambalam) have pre-sented more than 100 free

Music students present free concerts

music concerts in temples, sa-bhas and other venues in thelast 5 years.

M. Andalamma (Founder)told Mambalam Times that

she started the music school12 years back.

She said that students areencouraged to perform in pub-lic venues to enable them toovercome stage fright.

Andalamma said that vo-

cal, violin, keyboard, guitar,veena and mandolin clas-ses are conducted in the sch-ool.

More details can be had inphones 2470 0145 and 9840664278.

New Year pooja inAbhayahastha

Hanuman Temple

By Our Staff ReporterOn the occasion of ‘Nandana

Year’ (Tamil New Year), therewill be special ‘alangaaram’and poojas from 8.30 a.m to 10a.m and 5.30 p.m to 8.30 p.mdaily till April 16 in AyodhiAbhayahastha HanumanTemple (98, Naickmar Street,West Mambalam).

Prospective brides andgrooms are advised to presenttwo garlands each.

More details can be hadfrom R. M. Devanatha Desi-kan in 98415 02313 or 94444332435.

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Lake View Road,near ManirajamMahal. Admissionsopen for June 2012,play group (1 1/2 to 21/2 years), pre-school(2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years).Day care & after-school facility avai-lable. Ph: 9944802103, 2474 0349,uniquekidschennai@ y a h o o . c o m ,www.uniquekids.in

SITUATIONVACANT

(EDUCATIONAL)WANTED teachers, primary to

high school level, all subjects.Contact: Park Matriculation Hr. Sec.School, No. 30, Brindavan Street,West Mambalam. Ph: 93823 22927,92831 90796, 92831 60667.

WANTED teachers and ayah forKalyani Kumaramangalam Nursery& Primary school (Unit of BengalAssociation), approved by Govt. ofTamil Nadu, 29, Giri Road, T. Nagar.Contact timing: 9 a.m to 11.30 a.m.Ph: 2834 3191.

WANTED Ayah (2 – 7 p.m) and alady teacher for a play school in LakeView. Ph: 99448 02103.

WANTED lady graduates withgood English communication skillfor teaching Abacus at UCMAS,Habibullah Road center, Abacustraining will be given. Ph: 7401517773, 74015 17774.

SITUATIONVACANT

(GENERAL)REQUIRED experienced driver

to drive Skoda Octavia and a car withautomatic gear in T. Nagar. Contact:Mrs. Subash Ph: 98402 90044.

WANTED for a private limitedcompany: 1) Office assistant (M/F)2) Marketing executive (M/F),qualification +2/graduate. Ph: 9444088898, 94440 65805.

WANTED Brahmin lady cook,near Tirumala Tirupati Devast-hanam. Ph: 93801 43102, 2434 6778.

WANTED male/female graduatewith computer and accountsknowledge for shipping company inT. Nagar. Ph: 2434 6778, 2435 1597.

WANTED Brahmin lady withcomputer knowledge to look aftersales in jewellery shop in T. Nagar.Ph: 94430 92237.

WANTED a typist with data entryskills and good typing speed, male/female, part time, 3 p.m to 6.30 p.m,in T. Nagar, salary Rs. 5000. Ph:94448 20697, 2433 8587.

WANTED lady Brahmin Iyengarcook above 50 years to work for anIyengar family of four. Morning tiffinand lunch. Women in & around K. K.Nagar preferred. Ph: 4551 3740, 9940032437.

WANTED professional cook toprepare chikkis, fried nuts, snacks,savories & sweets on contract basis.Ph: 095001 33880.

WANTED: 1) A ladyTally accountant,experienced with fullknowledge in filing &maintenance ofSales Tax, E.D &service tax returns &maintenance ofoffice files withtypewriting skils. 2)Office boy – age limit18-25 years. 3) Cardriver – experiencedfor domestic pur-pose. Ph: 9444817468.WANTED pick-up staff for

courier company, part-time 3.45 p.mto 7.45 p.m, age 22–35, salary Rs.4000. Globex Business Service, 23/45, Mahadevan Street, 2nd floor, WestMambalam. Ph: 97899 92848, 9789064266.

SUMMER CAMP

UNIQUE KIDS,Lake View Ro-ad, near ManirajamMahal, conductssummer cam for kids.(1) Starts on April 9:Age 3+ years, 10 a.mto 1 p.m, age 8 to 14years, 5 p.m – 7 p.m.(2) Starts on May 7,age 7 to 14 years,10a.m to 3 p.m, age 8 to12 years, 4 p.m to 7p.m. Ph: 9944802103.

SUMMER camp forladies on Lake ViewRoad, West Mamb-alam. April 19 to May4 (12 days), timings:11 a.m to 1 p.m.embroidery, potpainting, baking,chocolate etc. fees -Rs. 2500. UniqueKids, near ManirajamMahal, Ph: 9944802103, 2474 0349.

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Calling volunteers for freeservice in Tirumala

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar,Pallavaram) sends volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumala starting onSundays and ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physically fit andare willing to stay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their services for 6 hourseveryday. The work will be of supervisory na-ture.

Accommodation, lunch and dinner will beprovided free of cost. They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkateswara.

Travelling expense and the cost of breakfastmust be borne by the volunteers.

Those interested can contact NaliniRavikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, WestMambalam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram(98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

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(Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 400 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 600. Ashok

Nagar- K.K. Nagar and Mambalam-T.Nagar Editions; Display: Rs. 220 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and

Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MARRIAGE HALLKANTHIMATHI Kalyana Mandapam, North

Boag Road, T. Nagar, available on 6th and 7th May2012 (2 full days). Ph: 99401 74430, 2815 0635,2661 3638.

MINI HALLBALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, Veerasamy

Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), WestMambalam, for all functions at nominal rate. Ph:94449 18484, 2489 3884.

T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No.174, Habibullah Road, near KodambakkamRailway Station, available for small functions,non A/c. Ph: 2814 3406, 92831 12153,94446 38577.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street(State Bank Building), 2 Halls – Kamakshi MiniHall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests) Newly opened. Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556,99404 54545, 94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMESRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, West

Mambalam. We care for aged citizens (both menand women). Healthy, hygienic food and cleanaccommodation will be provided with motherlycare. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 95660 28520,97154 26912, 2474 0259.

REAL ESTATE (BUYING)

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

WEST MAMBALAM, Devanathan Colony,near Srinivasa Theater, single bedroom flat, 535sq.ft, ground floor, 17 years old, 2-wheeler parking.Ph: 93828 22584.

T. NAGAR, Dr. Thomas Road 2nd Street, offSouth Boag Road, near Sivaji Ganesan’s house, 2bedroom flat, 741 sq.ft, 2nd floor, A/c, geyserattached, inspection on Sunday, 08.04.2012 only.Contact: R. Jayadev. Ph: +9182774 91468.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kavarai Street, underconstruction, double bedroom, 846 sq.ft, 1st floor,lift, covered car park, price Rs. 7800 per sq.ft(negotiable), brokers excuse. Ph: 78712 00973.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, 12years old, open car park, lift, woodwork, price Rs.65 lakhs, cash party, immediate settlement.Anand. Ph: 89396 84842.

WEST MAMBALAM, B.R.P. 1st Street, nearrailway station, single bedroom flat, 390 sq.ft. Ph:98845 59588.

ADYAR, Jeevarathnam Nagar, 3 bedroom, 2master bedroom with toilet attached, 1 study room,kids’ room, 1330 sq.ft, UDS – 200 sq.ft, lift, coveredcar parking, 16 years old, price Rs. 95 lakhs(negotiable), 2% service charge. Ph: 98416 10879,98407 00019.

RENTALWEST MAMBALAM, close to 7th Avenue,

Ashok Nagar, vantage location, 3 bedroom,attached bath + 1 extra, spacious hall, big kitchen,dining, dressing, pooja, 2 balconies, 1st floor,covered car parking, independent entry, 3 phase,separate meter, rent Rs. 25000, Brahmins only,no brokers, inspection from 7 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph:2489 4567.

T. NAGAR, Tilak Street, near Joy Alukkas,decent accommodation for 2 working women,vegetarians, all facilities, A/c, wi-fi, common area,dining space, kitchen, geyser, telephone, TV,washing machine, also daily rental basis. Ph:2834 3316, 99400 36954.

VADAPALANI, A.P. Koil Street, behind KamalaTheater & Vijaya Hospital, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,900 sq.ft, ground floor, only small Brahmin/vegetarian family, no car park, no pets, rent Rs.9500, brokers excuse. Giri. Ph: 94449 35650.

T. NAGAR, Moosa Street, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 770 sq.ft, 1st floor, A/c, bath attached,vegetarians only, no brokers. Contact: S.Narayanaswamy. Ph: 2815 2884.

RANGARAJAPURAM, Viswanathapuram 3rd

Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor,car parking, semi furnished, vegetarians only,rent Rs. 15000, no brokers. Contact: Sriram. Ph:93825 13825, 4204 6104.

ASHOK NAGAR, 4th Avenue, near 6th Avenue& G.R.T, Jawahar Vidayala Schools, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, bath attached, 1st floor apartment,rent Rs. 10500, advance 6 months, car parking,family or bachelors also. Ph: 2433 3477, 9841193685.

T. NAGAR, Gandhi Street, near Panagal Park,individual bedroom, bath attached, 225 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, road facing balcony, 24 hours water, lift,parking, accommodation for corporate executives,women or men, rent Rs. 8000. Abdul. Ph: 9600191726.

WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 45/1, RajuNaicken Street, 2 bedroom flat, about 900 sq.ft,ground floor, rent Rs. 17000, Brahmins preferred,brokers excuse. Ph: 94434 94407.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, nearStation Road, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd floorflat, lift, car parking, semi furnished, rent Rs.25000, Brahmins only, inspection 10 a.m to 5 p.m.Ph: 93810 01063.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3rd

Street, independent self contained, ground floorportion, Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Availablefrom 01.05.2012. Ph: 94440 81705.

T. NAGAR, Sivaji Street, near bus terminus, 3bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2 A/c,open car parking, rent Rs. 25000, Brahmins only.Ph: 98840 55669.

ASHOK NAGAR, 12th Avenue, 65th Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, separate pooja room,geyser, Aquaguard, 3 phase, 24 hours metro water,covered car park, vegetarians only. Ph: 24891332, 94449 51332.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 3rd Street,2 bedroom, 1st floor, complete woodwork,vegetarians only, rent Rs. 12000, 2-wheelerparking. Ph: 94423 30797, 97898 87621.

ASHOK NAGAR, 4th Avenue, near AshokNagar Mosque, HDFC Bank, 3 bedroom, hall,kitchen, approx 1200 sq.ft. Contact: R.Jagannathan. Ph: 99406 20034.

WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiraman Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 970 sq.ft, 1st floor, westerntoilet attached, semi furnished, electrical fittings,geyser, inverter, 24 hours water, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 15000, vegetarians only, brokersexcuse. Ph: 98846 16692.

WEST MAMBALAM, Narasimhar Street, 3bedroom, hall, kitchen, 3 bathroom, 1100 sq.ft,ground floor flat, 24 hours water, marble flooring,newly painted, rent Rs. 17500. Anand. Ph: 8939684842.

WEST MAMBALAM, Chakrapani Street, 4bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1650 sq.ft, mezzanine flat,1st floor, 2 sit-outs, independent car park, pumps& water, IT/ guest house / family, vegetarianspreferred, rent Rs. 20000, contact after 11 a.m.Ph: 94442 07122, 2443 0063.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ellaiamman Koil Street,near Chandrasekhar Kalyana Mandapam andKittu Park, single bedroom flat, 3rd floor, rent Rs.7000. Mediator – J. Raja. Ph: 98402 70096.

ASHOK NAGAR, C- 339, Flat No. 6, (Total 6flats), 8th Avenue, 2 bedroom, kitchen with granitetop, 820 sq.ft, fully tiled floors and bath room,modern fittings, rent Rs. 17000 (negotiable),vegetarians only, no brokers. Ph: 98403 52655.

T. NAGAR, Srinivasa Reddy Street, near busterminus, single bedroom, 550 sq.ft, 1st floor flat,rent Rs. 10000, advance 6 months, family, bach-elors or office also. Krishnan. Ph: 96771 19137.

JAFFERKHANPET, Pillaiyar Koil Street,near Vijaya Theatre, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,bath, toilet separate, 2nd floor, 2-wheeler parkingonly, rent Rs. 10000. Ph: 4557 9441, 95511 18857.

The Madras High Court hasordered that the status quo pursu-ant to the Supreme Court’s direc-tion for removing the seal on somebuildings in T. Nagar and allow-ing them to function, be main-tained till June 4.

Declining to grant two-and-a-half months more time for the Stateto take a decision on the Justice S.Mohan committee report, the courton April 2 granted 3 weeks for theTamilnadu Government to decidethe matter. The court said that theGovernment should take the deci-sion within the time stipulated.

The panel headed by the retiredSupreme Court Judge was consti-tuted to consider all aspects ofdevelopment and suggest neces-sary modifications to the TamilNadu Town and Country Plan-ning Act.

As the Supreme Court directionto remove the seal on some build-ings in T. Nagar and allowingthem to function for 6 weeksended on Feb. 21, the High Courthad on Feb. 17 ordered that thestatus quo pursuant to the Su-preme Court direction be main-tained for 8 weeks.

It passed the interim order onpetitions filed by owners and oc-cupiers of the buildings challeng-ing the action of CMDA andChennai Corporation in lockingand sealing their premises.

The court had also directed theState Government to decide on thepanel’s report and file an affidavitclearly disclosing its stand and itsdecision. It had posted the matterfor further hearing on April 2.

When the matter came up beforethe First Bench comprising ChiefJustice M. Y. Eqbal and JusticeT. S. Sivagnanam, an applicationseeking extension of time by 10weeks for the Government to de-cide on the committee’s report wasfiled.

A. Navaneethakrishnan (Advo-cate-General) submitted that as theState Assembly budget sessionwas on, a decision could not be

Government gets 3 weeks to decide onpanel report on shops

taken and it was pending consider-ation by the Government.

He prayed for extension of time.“We are not inclined to grant two-and-a-half month’s time for takinga decision,” the Bench said. Itdirected the State to take the finaldecision within 3 weeks. Since thesummer vacation was intervening,as jointly prayed for by the respec-tive counsel, the Bench ordered that

the writ petitions be listed on June4.

The Government should takethe decision within the time stipu-lated. The report should be circu-lated to counsel appearing for therespective parties before the nexthearing date.

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Discourses on ‘SaisathSaritha’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6, SarojiniStreet, T. Nagar) there are discourses on ‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30p.m on Sundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times that massspiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdays and Sundays.

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More traffic changes from today forMetro Rail work

According to a press release,the existing diversions onEldams Road will be shifted toNandanam junction. One lanewill be dedicated for MTC buses,on the western side of AnnaSalai from Nandanam junc-tion upto Gemini Flyover.Other motorists coming fromSaidapet will be diverted atNandanam junction to takeVenkatanarayana Road,South Boag Road, North BoagRoad and G. N. Chetty Road toreach Anna Salai.

The stretch of Venkatana-rayana Road from Anna Salaiupto South Boag Road will bemade a one-way with entryfrom Anna Salai and no entryfrom Venkatanarayana Road-South Boag Road junction.

South Boag Road and NorthBoag Road will be made one-way with entry from Venka-tanarayana Road and no en-try from G. N. Chetty Road.with entry from G. N. ChettyRoad and no entry from AnnaSalai.

Existing traffic movementon Vijayaraghava Road andTheyagaraya Road (bothways) will continue. The exist-ing one-way on North BoagRoad (Ma Po Si junction) will bereversed and vehicles will beallowed from Ma Po Si junctiontowards Vijayaraghava Road.

Cine dancer heldfor stealing jewels

Senthil Kumar (38) of Ka-rambakkam, Porur, a cine gro-up dancer, was arrested onApril 2 on the charge of steal-ing jewellery worth Rs. 10 la-khs from a marriage hall onSouth Boag Road on March 24posing as a guest.

According to G. Prabhu (In-spector, Soundara PandianarAngadi), Hemantha, a guestfrom Rajasthan, had placed abag containing the diamondjewellery on a chair in the halland gone to pose for a photo-graph with the couple. Whenshe returned she found the bagmissing. CCTV footage showedSenthil leaving the hall withthe bag. He was traced andarrested, and the stolen jewe-llery was recovered.

Metro Rail project workers are helping todivert traffic

More changes in the patternof flow of traffic in Nandanamand T. Nagar to facilitate workon the Metro Rail project will

be come into effect on Satur-day, April 7 in three locationson Anna Salai between Geminiflyover and Nadanam junction.

Jayakumar (35) (an MTCconductor attached to Alandurdepot and resident of KaveriNagar, Saidapet) was arrestedon April 1 for allegedly attem-pting to snatch a gold chain

MTC conductor caught in chain snatch bidfrom Shanthi (36) of K.R. KoilStreet in West Mambalamwhen she was walking to anearby shop.

Police are on the lookout forhis accomplice.

When Jayakumar and hisaccomplice, who were on amotorcycle, tried to grab Shan-

thi’s chain, she resisted theattempt and started scream-ing.

Passersby caught hold ofJayakumar while his accom-plice escaped after abandon-ing the 2-wheeler.

Police said that Jayakumarwas in an inebriated state.

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Ramana Maharishi‘aaradhana’celebrations

Sri Ramana Baktha Sama-jam, West Mambalam has or-ganized a procession at 6.30p.m on Friday, April 13 as partof Sri Ramana Maharishi’s 62nd

‘aaradhana’ celebrations.The procession will start

from BVSN Murthi School,Thambaiah Road, West Mam-balam and pass along StationRoad, Lake View Road, AryaGowda Road and Thiruvenga-dam Street. The procession willbe preceded by paarayanam.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2371 6495/9444172623.

Jewellers called off theirstrike on April 6 after repre-sentatives met CongressPresident Sonia Gandhi andFinance Minister PranabMukherjee in New Delhi.

The jewellers’ strike has beencalled off till Parliament takesa final decision on the exciseduty hike on non-brandedjewellery and import duty hikeon gold.

Jewellers are demanding roll-

Jewellers call of strikeJewellers call of strike

back of excise duty on non-branded jewellery, reductionin customs duty and loweringof TDS on sale of jewellery,All India Swarankar SanghPresident Madhukar Chachadsaid in Delhi after meetingSonia.

Ahead of the meeting of jew-ellers with Sonia, the Congresshad asked the Government tolook into the demands of jewel-lers, who have been agitating

for more than a fortnight.Barring a few shops, most of

the jewellery showrooms in T.Nagar have remained closedfrom April 4 in response to acall by associations for a 7-dayState-wide bandh to protestthe proposals in the Unionbudget.

But a few large jewelleryshops on Usman Road wereopen and did brisk business asthey claimed that the strike

was called at short notice.Some shops did business onthe sly by letting in customersthrough a side entrance.

Besides over 4,000 jewelleryshops in and around the city,every section of traders includ-ing goldsmiths, pawnbrokers,gold polishing units and thoserunning hallmarking centersalso took part in the bandh,according to jewellers’ associa-tions.

Closed in the morning (April 6) Open in the evening after strike called off