CMYKMAMBALAM

TIMESThe Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam

FREE830th Issue : May 7 - 13, 2011Vol. 16, No. 50

Now the T. Nagar - Mambalam edition ofMambalam Times can be accessed inwww.mambalamtimes.in

By Our Staff ReporterShoppers thronged jewellery

showrooms in T. Nagar on May6 to make purchases on theoccasion of Akshaya Tritya.

Police had made specialtraffic arrangements andearmarked places for parkingof vehicles. About 300 police-men were deployed to regulate

Gold rush onAkshaya Tritya day

the traffic.Tirupati-Tirumala Devasth-

anam, VenkatanarayanaRoad, T. Nagar organized aspecial sale of gold and silverdollars.

One of the showroomsorganized a procession withKerala style drums on theoccasion.

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Radhatri Nethralaya (12,Hindi Prachara Sabha Street,T. Nagar) and Rotary Club ofChennai Towers join-tly laun-ched ‘Radhatri Nethralaya Dia-betic Retinopathy Project’ inTiruvannamalai district onApril 28 to provide free screen-ing and treatment of patientswith diabetic eye disease.

Dr. Vasumathy Vedanat-ham (Medical Director, Radh-atri Nethralaya) toldMambalam Times that in thefirst camp 161 patients werescreened of which 43 were foundto have diabetic eye disease.

She said that 8 patients withtreatable diabetic retinopathywere referred to the hospitalfor preliminary screening.

Sampath Kumar (RotaryDistrict Governor) presided

Radhatri Nethralaya launches ‘DiabeticRetinopathy Project’

over the function, N. Somas-undaram, Babu Peram (Direc-tor, Community Service, Ro-tary Club), Dr. R. PraveenKrishna (Medical Director,Radhatri Nethralaya), Vijayan(Administrative Officer RMR

Hospital), Rajie (President,Rotary Club of Chennai Tow-ers), Wright (Managing Direc-tor RMR Hospital) and Pr-ithviraj (Community ServiceDirector, Rotary Club of Chen-nai Towers) were present.

By Our Staff ReporterSannyasi Krishnayogam will

conduct free yoga classes foradults for 3 weeks from 5.30a.m to 7 a.m from Sunday, May8 in Bala Vidya Higher Seco-ndary School, 30, Vasudev-apuram (between ChakrapaniStreet and JanakiramanStreet, near Doraiswamy Roadsubway).

The classes are conductedaccording to the curriculum ofthe Bihar School of Yoga. Asa-nas, praanayama pratyahara(sense withdrawal techniques),dharana (concentration),

Free yoga classes fromtomorrow

meditation, mantra, valueeducation, food habits, shatkriyas (internal pathwayscleaning for managingdiseases) etc. are taught.

Doctors give lectures onalternative medicines.

Classes on stress manage-ment for corporate executivesare also conducted.

Those interested can registertheir names in phones 9444240383/94450 51015 orwww.satyamyogatrust.net

Swamiji offers counselling tohis students.

By Our Staff ReporterKothanda Ramar Temple tank behind Kittu Park (Ellaia-

mman Koil Street, T. Nagar) has gone completely dry andbecome a convenient playground for boys.

Picture shows a game of kabbadi in progress on May 4.

Not a drop of water in temple tank

Discourses on‘SrimadBhagavatham’from MondayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofJanabai Trust (10, MurthyStreet, West Mambalam) U.Ve. Sri Venkatesa Sharma(disciple of Sri MuralidharaSwamigal) will give discourseson ‘Srimad Bhagavatham’from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m fromMay 9 to 15 in AyodhyaMandapam, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam.

The following are the topics:May 9: Sri Varaha Avath-

aram.May 10: Dhurva and

Jadabharathar Sarithram.May 11: Prahalad Saritha-

ram.May 12: Gajendra Motcham.May 13: Sri Krishna

Avatharam.May 14: Govindha Pattabhi-

shegam.May 15: Rukmini Kalyanam.All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 97899 27200.

Dance program intemple on MondayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofRecitha Nrityalaya (Mahade-van Street, West Mambalam),Lakshmi Ramaswamy (Dire-ctor, Sri Mudhraalaya) and herstudents will present abharathanatyam program at7.30 p.m on Monday, May 9 inSri Kasi Viswanathar Temple,Kuppaiah Street, West Mam-balam as part of 68th birthanniversary celebrations ofPandit R. Visweswaran.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 94442 00258 and99404 09818.

By Our Staff ReporterSomasundaram Ground in T. Nagar is usually crowded with young boys playing cricket during the summer vacation but

it wore a deserted look on May 4 with the temperature rising with the onset of ‘Kathri’. Right: A cap seller on the service alongUsman Road subway doing brisk business on the same day.

Dog days are here!

Sai bhajans on 3 days a weekSri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagar conducts Sai bhajans every

week in the following venues in T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park,

Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays, 5.10 p.m.Ayurvedhaasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal

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

Wednesdays, 6 p.m. All are welcome. More details can be hadfrom D. Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) or C. Ramamurthy(94440 54819).

Discussion on‘Betterment of theworld’By Our Staff Reporter

Local Spiritual Assembly ofBahais of Chennai (21,Sarangapani Street, T. Nagar)has organized a discussion on‘Betterment of the world’ from5.30 p.m till 7.30 p.m daily tillMay 13 in its premises.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 2834 4896 and 28344699.

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Sri Auravindar Annai Dhya-na Maiyam (10, 45th Street, 9th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar) relea-sed a booklet on ‘Vision andboon’, a chapter from the bookon ‘Savitri’ authored by SriAurobindo, last week.

Annai Adigal (ManagingTrustee) told MambalamTimes that the booklet is pricedat Rs.10 and copies areavailable also in the Center at13, Jaishankar Street, WestMambalam. The centers areopen from 8 a.m to 12 noon and4 p.m to 8 p.m on all days.

He said that the chapter on‘Vision and boon’ chapter dealswith goal setting, progress and

Booklet on chapter from ‘Savitri’ released

peaceful life,More details can be had in

phones 93804 50621 and98414 25456.

By Our Staff ReporterA free eye screening camp

was conducted on May 4 forabout 200 students of Stds. 6to 9 who are attending classeson ‘Hindu culture’ being cond-ucted by All India KanchiKamakoti Bakthargal Peravai(Ellaiamman Koil Street, WestMambalam) in Sankaraala-yam, 65, Mayor RamanathanStreet, Chetpet. The classescommenced on May 1 and willconclude on May 7.

Valsai K. Jayaraman(Organizer) told MambalamTimes that a team of doctorsfrom Sankara Nethralaya exa-mined the students. Specta-cles will be provided for thosewith defective vision, he added.

Eye camp for students

He said that yoga, medita-tion, handwriting, Englishconversation, memory impro-vement, Sanskrit, personalitydevelopment and bhajanclasses were conducted

By Our Staff ReporterSri Jayendra Saraswathi of

Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam onMay 1 released CDs of ‘Apr-oksha Anubhoothi’, a recordingof 204 classes on Vivekac-hoodamani conducted bySwami Brahmayoganandaduring the past 5 years inSankara Mutt.

Swami Brahamayoganandais the Founder of YogashanthiGurukulam, Chakrapani Str-eet, West Mambalam.

The CDs, which run for atotal of 20 hours, were releasedduring the valedictory functionof the last class.

The set is priced at Rs. 200.The first copy was received

by S. Vedantham (Internat-

CDs on Vivekachoodamani classesreleased

ional Working President,Viswa Hindu Parishad).

More details can be had inphone 98408 32624.

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‘Kodi Archanai’in ReddiyapattiSwamigal TempleBy Our Staff Reporter

Kodi Archanai will beperformed from May 12 to June8 in Sri Reddiyapatti SwamigalTemple, 6, RanganathanStreet, T. Nagar.

There will be Akanda namabhajan from 5 p.m onWednesday, May 11 to 5 a.mthe next day.

Laksharchanai will beperformed at 7 a.m, 8.30 a.m,10 a.m, 11.30 a.m, 4.30 p.m, 6p.m and 7.30 p.m on all days.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phones 94449 02133, 9840130035 and 98417 48757.

AnnamacharyaJayanthi concerttomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofSarvani Sangeetha SabhaTrust (6, VijayaraghavachariRoad, T. Nagar), GarimellaBalakrishna Prasad willpresent a vocal concert at 6.15p.m on Sunday, May 8 inKasturi Srinivasan Hall, MusicAcademy Mini Hall, TTK Road,on the occasion of Annam-acharya Jayanthi.

He will be accompanied byV. V. Ravi (violin) and B.Ganapathiraman (mrida-ngam).

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterThe150-year-old ‘Garuda

vahanam’ in Sri Kothandar-amar Temple, K. R. Koil Street,West Mambalam has beenreconditioned for use during

K. R. Temple’s 3 ‘vahanams’reconditioned for Brahmotsavam

Bramhotsavam being cel-ebrated from May 7 to 17.

D. Mohan Bhattachar (ChiefPriest) told Mambalam Timesthat the 87-year-old ‘SriHanuman Vahanam’ and 50-year-old ‘Hamsa Vahanam’have also been reconditioned.

He said that the 33-ft talltemple chariot will be pulled bydevotees from 5 a.m on Satur-day, May 14 along K. R. KoilStreet, Ellaiamman KoilStreet, Easwaran Koil Streetand Gandhi Street.

Mohan can be contacted inphone 94448 41974.

41,000 copies of this edition aredelivered

FREE every Saturday!

Blood donationcamp tomorrow

Sri Thyaga Brahma GanaSabha has organized a blooddonation camp from 9 a.m to 1p.m on Sunday, May 8 in VaniMahal, G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar.

More details can be had inphone 98406 39934.

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ON-CALL service Rs. 75. Sales,service, upgradation, buyback, UPS,AMC, chip level service on motherboard, monitor & laptops, networking.Contact: Sharp System Care, WestMambalam. Ph: 98843 01234.

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M A R K E T I N GOfficials for je-wellery distri-butorsfor Nakshatra/Asmibranded jewelleryfirm in T. Nagar.Persons with ex-perience or withoutexperience. Contact:92832 57276

WANTED ladystaff, graduates withc o m p u t e rknowledge for parttime clerical work (4p.m to 8 p.m).Students alsowelcome. Contact:Chennai SaiS a n k a r aM a t r i m o n i a l s(Brahmin), No. 7, 9th

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WANTED PlaySchool experienced/fresh Montessori trainedteachers with highenthusiasm and passionfor kids for our pre-school on part / full timewith very good com-munication skill. Ph:98408 16035

Sita Kalyana Mahotsavam from MondayBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sita Kalyana Mahotsavam will be celebrated on Krishnamoorthy Street, West Mambalamfrom May 9 to 15.

The following is the program:May 9: 6 a.m: Sri Ganapathi homam; 8 a.m: Kalasa sthapanam; 5 p.m: Asthapathi bhajan;

8 p.m: Violin and keyboard concerts by students of Sri Harish Raghavendra School of Music.May 10: 5 p.m: Thirupugazh concert by N. S. Mani.May 11: 5 p.m: Trichy S. Mani (vocal), Bhooma Sriram (violin), Trichy S. Ganesan

(mridangam).May 12: 5 p.m: Thevaram and Purandaradasar kritis by Dasagana Mandali, West Mambalam.May 13: 9 a.m: Kuthivillaku pooja; 5 p.m: Asthapathi bhajan; 7 p.m: Namasankeerthanam

by Sethalapathi Balasubramanian & party.May 14: 8.30 a.m: Sri Ram laksharchanai; 6 p.m: Bhajans, Divyanaamam and dolotsavam.May 15: 8 a.m: Unjavrithi; 9.30 a.m: Sri Sita kalyanam; 1 p.m: Maha deeparathanai; 6 p.m:

Procession; 9 p.m: Anjaneya utsavam.Sankar Rama Dikshithar will give discourses on ‘Srimad Ramayanam’ at 7.30 p.m on May

10, 11 and12. All are welcome.

Calling volunteers for free servicein TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Darga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) is sending volunteers for week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work will be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. They can have special darshanof Lord Venkateswara.

Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by the volunteers.Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in

99621 53644, P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

Discourses on ‘SaisathSaritha’By Our Staff Reporter

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

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdaysand Sundays. All are welcome.

More details can be had in phones 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and94444 53777.

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REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

MYLAPORE, New Street, 800 sq.ft, 2nd floorflat, no car park, lift. Ph: 99404 13366.

THIRUVANMIYUR Aibea Nagar, independentduplex house, 3 bedroom, 2 halls, kitchen, plot1500 sq.ft, house 1800 sq.ft, brokers excuse, cashparty preferred. Ph: 94456 11576, 2471 1576.

K. K. NAGAR, Main Road, near PSBB, 1153sq.ft, 3 bedroom, 2nd floor, lift, covered car park,new flat, price Rs. 8500 per sq.ft. Ph: 9884759260, 98847 81912.

PLOTS for sale near Potheri. Ph: 99418 16999,96003 13892.

RENTALWEST MAMBALAM, 1, Kuppaiah Street, near

railway station, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bathattached, 650 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, Brahmins only.Ph: 2472 4720, 90032 83187.

K. K. NAGAR (WEST), 10th Sector, near PSBB,3 bedroom, 1450 sq.ft, 1st floor, furnished, coveredcar park, 24 hours water, vegetarians only, nobrokers. Ph: 94451 68841, 94459 25840, 24740483.

T. NAGAR, Balamuthu Krishna Street, nearKarnataka Sangha School, Habibullah Road, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, pooja room, 2nd floor,independent house, rent Rs. 18000, immediateoccupation, brokers excuse, Brahmins only. Ph:2372 2367.

WEST MAMBALAM, Murthy Street, nearAyodhya Mandapam, 2 bedroom, 1250 sq.ft,ground floor, service verandah, closed cupboards,Indian & Western toilets, rent Rs. 18000, advance1 lakh, brokers excuse, Brahmins only, 2-wheelerparking. Ph: 4204 6888, 93809 73355.

T. NAGAR, Gopalakrishna Street, 3 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1650 sq.ft, independent house, 1st

floor, rent Rs. 30K, vegetarians only. Ph: 9600099851.

C.I.T. NAGAR (EAST), 2nd Main Road, nearMount Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft,marble flooring, open car park, Rs. 17000, advance6 months, brokers excuse, Brahmins/strictvegetarians only. Ph: 98410 31895.

KOTTURPURAM, Sowbhagya Avenue, poshcorner bungalow, 4 bedroom, 2 covered carparking, complete woodwork, Vaasthu, rent Rs.45000. Ph: 2447 0707.

WEST MAMBALAM, K. R. Koil Street,spacious family accommodation, A/c, no car park,vegetarians only, no brokers, rent Rs. 12000(negotiable), Ph: 2370 0009.

WEST MAMBALAM, Sathya Narayana Street,near Lake View Road, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen,bath attached, ground floor apartment, rent Rs.7600, tiles flooring, car parking, family or bachelorsalso. Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

VIRUGAMBAKKAM, Yadaval Street, nearmarket, 2 bedroom, 1st floor flat with all amenities,rent Rs. 7200, Brahmins/vegetarians preferred,no brokers. Ph: 99400 33315, 2377 5241.

WEST MAMBALAM, Chakrapani Street, nearFive Lights, independent bachelor accommodationfor well employed, rent Rs. 4000, no water problem,no brokers, Brahmins only. Ph: 93822 26384.

JAFFARKHANPET, Kasi Estate, near AshokPillar, by the side of Kasi Theater, 2 bedrooms,1300 & 1350 sq.ft, 1st & 2nd floor, all amenities,commercial purposes, decently placed parties.Ph: 99401 44080, 2489 4848, 94440 04848.

WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiram Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs.14000 (negotiable), Brahmins only, 2-wheelerparking. Ph: 2481 1550, 99400 29283.

T. NAGAR, Thukkaram Street, nearRanganathan Street & bus terminus, unfurnished/semi furnished, 2200 sq.ft, 2-wheeler & car parking,office/godown/tuition center/computer center, nobrokers. Ph: 99418 70581, 99414 68221.

WEST SAIDAPET, Perumal Koil West, newlyconstructed house, car parking, rent Rs. 16000,brokers excuse. Ph: 94445 23186.

WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra PrasadStreet, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor, lift,Brahmins only. Ph: 97100 25880.

T. NAGAR, Chinniah Road, off ThirumalaiPillai Road, near PSBB School, 3 bedroom, bathattached, 1240 sq.ft, ground floor flat, open carpark, vegetarians/Brahmins only, occupation on1st of June. Ph: 2834 4629, 98840 26806.

T. NAGAR, Dhandapani Street, shop available.Ph: 98407 89691. 6450 5430.

T. NAGAR, Gopalakrishnan Street, officespace available, 1350 sq.ft, 3rd floor, car parking.Ph: 98407 89691. 6450 5430.

WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra Prasad1st Street, 3 bedroom, 1200 sq.ft, 1st floor, completewoodwork, covered car parking, 2 A/cs, 2 geysers,vegetarians only. Ph: 72991 10044, 2470 0044.

T. NAGAR, Thilak Street, near North UsmanRoad, independent house, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft,ground floor, 3 phase, 1 window A/c, sufficientwater, only small Brahmin family, 2-wheelerparking, no brokers. Ph: 2834 2919, 94451 19265.

WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 60, MahadevanStreet, 1st floor, 1 room and kitchen, separatewater tank & motor, rent Rs. 5000, small Brahminfamily of 3 persons only. Ph: 94452 34899.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ganapathi Street, nearShobana Kalyana Mandapam, 3 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 1270 sq.ft, semi furnished, rent Rs. 25K,vegetarians only, covered car park, brokers excuse,inspection on between 6 p.m and 8 p.m. Ph: 9445279532.

T. NAGAR, Sarojini Street, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 2 balconies, 800 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheelerparking, uninterrupted water supply, strictly SouthIndian vegetarian, service people preferred (Bankand IT), brokers excuse, Ph: 98843 40871, 28140581.

RANGARAJAPURAM, New No. 24, Old No.15, 2nd Street Subramanya Nagar, near Five Lights,2 bedroom, new flat, 2nd floor, only Brahmins, nobrokers, inspection on Sunday, May 8 after 8 a.m.Contact: Varadarajan. Ph: 90031 22051.

WEST MAMBALAM, Sathyapuri Street, nearDuraisamy Subway, 2 bedroom, 650 sq.ft, 1st floorflat, 2-wheeler parking, vegetarians only. Ph: 8754530640.

WEST MAMBALAM, Thambiah Road, 2bedroom, 800 sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 12000,advance 6 months, car park. Ph: 95661 60965,89256 04895.

T. NAGAR, Mambalam High Road, nearKodambakkam Railway Station, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, rent Rs. 10000, only smallBrahmin family, no brokers. Ph: 94445 72691,98843 67534.

WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 3bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor, 3 bathrooms, 2balcony, woodwork, lift, car park, security, 5minutes walk to all amenities. Contact: Srinath.Ph: 89399 52800.

T. NAGAR, Sarathambal Street, North T.Nagar, opposite Vidyodaya School, newlyrenovated, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft,ground floor, independent house, open car park.Ph: 98407 43615, 4203 5615.

ASHOK NAGAR, 11th Avenue, independenthouse, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2500 sq.ft, ground+ 1st floor, dining, store, car park, vegetarians only.Ph: 2364 3340, 2364 3350.

ASHOK NAGAR, Door No. C-339, 8th Avenue,950 sq.ft, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor, rentRs. 15000, vegetarians only. Cotact: Agent Mani.

WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, pooja room, 2nd floor, no lift, rent Rs.6500 + maintenance, only vegetarian family. Ph:9940635974, 98402 34636.

Yogam Srinivasan (resident ofAnsari Flats, 14/2, Dhanda-paniStreet, T. Nagar) passed away onApril 8. She was 77 and had beena resident of T. Nagar for morethan 35 years.

Yogam is survived by her hus-band N. Srinivasan (retired Ac-counts Officer, KVIC, Mumbai),sons Malli and Rajendran, daugh-ters Mani Ramesh and SandhiyaChandrashekaran, and grandchild-ren.

OBITUARYYOGAM SRINIVASAN

Special abhishekamfor Dakshinamurthyin Siva-VishnuTempleBy Our Staff Reporter

Special abhishekham and homamwill be performed for LordDakshinamurthy at 7 p.m onMonday, May 9 in Sri Siva-VishnuTemple, Usman Road, T. Nagaron the occasion of Guru Peyarchi.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phone

2434 6031

VishnuSahasranaamaYagna Homamnext SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Srimath Ramanujas WelfareOrganization (15/6, Subba Street,West Mambalam) has organizedVishnu Sahasranaama YagnaHomam at 8 a.m, 9 a.m and 10a.m on Saturday, May 14 inPandiyan Hall, Station Road, WestMambalam

Kalyanapuram Veeraraghavach-ariar will give a discourse onBhagawad Gita from 5 p.m to 9p.m.

Vishnu Sahasranaama YagnaHomam will be conducted at 8 a.mon Sunday, May 15 and there willbe annadhanam at 1 p.m the sameday.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phones

94443 32435 and 99403 90005.

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

THE AVM STORY - 65

H. M. Reddi, a pioneer of Indian Cinema, gave Prasad the breakto play roles on and off the screen. In Madras Reddi made twoTelugu films ‘Tenali Ramakrishna’ and ‘Gharana Donga’ in whichPrasad played important roles on screen and also worked in thedirectorial departments behind the screen. However he found thegoing unsteady in Madras and went back to Bombay where he wasassociated with the great Indian stage and screen person Prithvi RajKapoor in his theatrical activities.

Once more Madras beckoned its finger at him and during mid-1940s he came back to Madras, this time for keeps.

Prasad made a mark with ‘Grihapravesam’ (1947, Telugu) inwhich he played the lead role too. He also completed the historic film‘Palnati Yuddham’(1947, Telugu) when its maker, the rebel Telugufilmmaker Gudavalli Ramabramham passed away while the film wasin progress. Critics acclaimed both films and hailed Prasad as a manto be watched and destined to go places in movies. And he did…...

‘Drohi’ (1948, Telugu) witnessed Prasad moving up the ladder.The movie highlighted the differences between the haves and thehave-nots. A memorable sequence of the slum-dwellers rising inrevolt and marching in protest seeking revenge against against theexploiting rich attracted considerable attention in many quarters. Astirring background song, rendered by a popular singer of that eraM. S. Rama Rao, ‘ Padhandi raa...padhandi raa..’ (Come on, let’sgo...) added punch and power to the sequence. The theme, screenstory, powerful narration by Prasad, good acing and melodiousmusic created a sensation all over the Telugu-speaking districts of theMadras Presidency. In certain quarters the film was branded ascommunist propaganda! Obviously engendered by certain vestedinterests of the Telugu film industry, ‘Drohi’ was subjected to re-censoring because of its alleged political inflammable content whichwas something new in that period of time, the late 1940s when thecountry was free. Indeed, there were even questions in the MadrasLegislative Assembly, again a rare happening those days.

However ‘Drohi’ emerged unscathed and turned out to be a bighit and was critically praised. With the thumping success of ‘Drohi’,Prasad had arrived as a top filmmaker of Madras. In 1949, hedirected ‘Mana Desam’, again a film with a social content, whichcreated history in a manner. In a minor role as police inspector wasintroduced a handsome young man destined to create history not onlyin movies but also in the Indian political world, N. T. Rama Rao!

Prasad soared skywards with many hits not only in Telugu andTamil but also in Hindi and soon became a force in the Indian motionpicture world. He gave breaks to many of his assistants who emergedas successful filmmakers. His list of films is long but mention shouldbe made of some like ‘Sahukaru’ (1950, Telugu), ‘Samsaaram’(1950, Telugu), ‘Pelli Chesi Choodu’ (1952, Telugu, ‘KalyanamPanni Paar’, Tamil), ‘Manohara’ (1954, Tamil), ‘Sharada’ (1957,Hindi), ‘Mangayar Thilakam’ (1955, Tamil), ‘Jeene Ki Rah’ (1969,Hindi) and ‘Bidaai’ (1974).

During a career spanning over forty years, Prasad received severalawards,prizes and encomiums from many quarters. The mostprestigious of them all was the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, thehighest ever given by the Indian Government in Delhi for meritoriousservices to cinema .After a glorious career spanning forty years,Prasad passed away in 1994.

‘Missiamma’, which led to the Hindi version ‘Miss Mary’, wasinspired by a classic Bengali comedy ‘Manmoyee Girls’ School’(1935) which in turn was based on one of the most famous Bengaliplays written by Rabindranath Maitra. A rich man starts a school forgirls and would employ only married couples as teachers. Twoteachers, male and female - both single - pretend to be a marriedcouple to get the jobs and then the fun starts! This interestingstoryline has been filmed in more than one language with success. (To be continued)

ISKCON program inMambalam on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),Injambakkam, conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ programs from 7 p.m to 9p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam.

The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and BhagwadGita classes.

More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga KrishnaDas (2474 4900, 98400 27800). All are welcome.

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