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C M Y MAMBALAM K TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 20, No. 22/23 1010th Issue : November 1 - 7, 2014 FREE Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES October 18 - 24, 2014 T. NAGAR BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and West Mambalam to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 500) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1000) POLYWOOD Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, 5% - 10 % Showcase, Discount Modern Kitchen, upto Oct. 24 False Ceiling, Painting VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI 98400 18492, 6537 9721 www.viswadecorators.com, E-mail: [email protected] This space costs Rs. 500 only 3-day ‘Heel pain relief’ program from Nov. 5 By Our Staff Reporter Jayam Ortho Care (No. 4, 6th Cross Street, United India Colony, Kodambakkam), will conduct a 3-day ‘Heel Pain Relief’ program from Monday, Nov. 3 to Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 5 p.m to 8 p.m in its premises. Patients with chronic heel pain, foot pain, early morning foot pain can benefit from the program. Dr. Arun Kannan (Orthopedician) will examine the patients. The cost of consultation with X-Ray and 5-day physiotherapy will be Rs. 600. For registration, please contact Jayam Ortho Care in 87544 98680. November 1 - 7, 2014 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 Carnatic music Dugar Housing MD bags Asian awards contests by Thyaga By Our Staff Reporter Brahma Gana Sabha Padam Dugar (Managing next weekend Director, Dugar Housing Lim- By Our Staff Reporter ited, Chennai) won the Asian Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Leadership (ALA) awards for Sabha will conduct music com- the ‘Most Enterprising CEO of the Year in Real Estate’ and petition on the compositions of the ‘Best Real Estate Devel- Thyagaraja Bhagavathar on oper of the Year’ in the residen- Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m tial category. and on the compositions of The awards were presented Muthuswami Dikshitar, by Khaled Al Kamda (Director Syama Sastri and Papana- General, Government of UAE) sam Sivan on Sunday, Nov. 9, in a function in Dubai. from 9 a.m in Vani Mahal (G.N. ALA has been instituted to Chetty Road, T. Nagar). distinguish and honour leaders is the first time a Chennai based was the first builder to launch developer has bagged these a gated community of 150 in- For registration, please con- who have contributed in shap- ing Asian economy. awards. dependent houses 25 years tact the Sabha in 2815 2166. Padam Dugar said that this He said that Dugar Housing back. Free Veda classes K. R Temple tank full thrice a week Kurichi Lakshmina- rasimhachariar (resident of 8, 2nd Main Road, CIT Nagar East, Nandanam) conducts Keep your free Veda and Suktham classes from 9 a.m to 10 a.m on neighbourhood clean Mondays, Wednesdays and and green. Fridays. More details can be had in phone 98406 40705. Arulmigu Kothandaramar Temple tank adjoining Kittu Park (Ellaiamman Koil Street, West Mambalam), which had dried up, has filled up following the recent rains. Earlier, boys to use the dry tank bed as a playground. Free coaching classes for OBC IBPS exam candidates By Our Staff Reporter scanned copy of their IBPS Union Bank of India application form to Backward Classes Employees [email protected]. Welfare Association along with For further details, call Empower Trust will conduct a 93810 07998 / 94451 74128 / free 3-day coaching course from 94449 93844. Nov. 7 to 9 in Periyar Thidal (50, E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Chennai 7) for OBC candidates scheduled to take the IBPS entrance exam for clerical posts in public sector banks. Candidates willing to attend the classes may email a Donate Blood Page 4 November 1 - 7, 2014 MAMBALAM TIMES C M Y TAMIL CINEMA 75 - Installs bus-stop shelter in memory of wife K By Our Staff Reporter One of Sriram’s two daugh- A LOOK BACK 67-year-old T. R. Sriram ters, who work in the United By RANDOR GUY (resident of 1, Kamatchi- States, came down to stay with st G. RAMANATHAN - 16 puram 1 Street, West him till he recovered from the Mambalam. Ph:99401 03843) shock. When he was thinking 1954 witnessed the peak of success for G. Ramanathan and has installed a bus-stop of a memorial for his wife, he the film ‘Thookku Thookki,’ was indeed his career best. In this shelter in memory of his wife happened to visit Chennai film, his music touched rare heights of melody, rhythm and Saroja who died in June 2013 Corporation’s zonal office excellence and almost all its songs became hits and some of cancer. where he was told about SSS became immortal melodies of Tamil Cinemawhich are still He has done this under which requires contribution of popular. After more than half a century, those tunes are Chennai Corporation’s Self at least one-third of the cost of remembered, heard, and hummed by millions of Tamilians Sufficiency Scheme (SSS) the infrastructure. Sriram wherever they live around the globe. which encourages members of contributed Rs. 4.5 lakhs to- Before taking an in-depth look at the various songs the public to contribute to- wards cost of the project. wards construction of public The civic body provided him Ramanathan composed for this film, it will be interesting to utility infrastructure space to display a portrait of take a look at the production ‘back-story’ (a familiar Hollywood The shelter, constructed at his wife along with a few words expression translated as ‘pin kathai’ in Tamil!) which created a cost of Rs. 10 lakhs, has been from her poem. movie history in more ways than one. provided for the stop near the Corporation officials hoped ‘Thookku Thookki’ was a popular folk tale and stage play in TTD temple on Venkata- anniversary. Sriram, Street, T. Nagar. She was very Sriram’s gesture will encour- Tamil Nadu. It was brought to the screen for the first time in narayana Road from where who retired from SPIC, now friendly and would make friends age more people to take ad- 1935 by the famous Madurai-based Rayal Talkie Distributors Saroja used to take a bus to works as Legal Manager in with people during their first vantage of SSS. Anyone can with the movie pioneer R. Prakash directing it and handling the visit her family in West GRN Builders. Sriram and meeting itself, he recalled. “Her meet Sriram in the stop be- camera. Mambalam. It was inaugu- Saroja lived together for 45 death broke me”, he said as tween 1 p.m and 2 p.m during rated on Oct.15, her 61st birth years in Hindi Prachar Sabha which period he is present daily. Noted star of that era C. V. V. Panthulu played the title role tears welled up in his eyes. with the star of yester-decades, known as ‘Stunt Queen’, K. T. He specializes in interviewing cinema, ‘Tulasi Kalyanam’ Rukmini in the female lead. K. N. Kamalam and ‘Clown’ on Tuesday Sundaram formed part of the cast. R. M. Krishnaswami TV personalities (RMK), then a young, talented camera assistant, was working By Our Staff Reporter Sanjeevini Peetam (Kavarai with Prakash. This film was embedded in his mind. He turned By Our Staff Reporter He and his family have been Karukurichi K. Varadha- residing in Ashok Nagar for 35 producer in the 1950s with his Aruna Films and made his Street, West Mambalam. rajan (resident of D-1, 240 LIG years. He has three daughters Ph:2471 2231) will perform directorial debut with ‘Rajambal’. He took up ‘Thookku Thookki’ th Flats, 7 Avenue, Ashok (Padma Shridhar, Priya ‘Tulasi Kalyanam’ at 5.30 p.m as his next production, which turned out to be the biggest Ramesh and V. Mahalakshmi). Nagar) is a freelance Tamil on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Infosys success of his career. journalist who specializes in The youngest is studying ar- Hall, Sri Ramakrishna Mission (This writer knew RMK well and worked with him on some of interviewing cinema and tele- chitecture. his Malayalam movie projects in the script department. For a vision celebrities who include He said that his wife Uma, Matriculation Higher Secon- while, both worked on a thriller screenplay with MGR to be cast actors, directors, producers, who recently retired from ser- dary School, Bazullah Road, T. th as hero but for many reasons the production had to be shelved music directors and techni- vice in the Department of Ag- Nagar as part of its 30 year because MGR was not available for RMK on the latter’s terms! cians. riculture, Government of ‘Ksheerabdhi Dwadasi’ His articles have been pub- Tamilnadu, has been backing RMK was a tough guy and among his intimate circles he was celebrations. lished in magazines like him all these years. She is still known as ‘Murattu’ Krishnaswami’!) There will be ‘Samuhika Kungumam, Cinema Express, interested in arts and handi- the program ‘Nam Virun- Tulasi Arachana by 108 The tale of ‘Thookku Thookki’ was all about five maxims: 1. Vannathirai, Filmalaya, dhinar’ telecast last year. crafts, he added. devotees. A father cares only for the riches earned by his son. 2. Only a Kalaimagal, Amudhasurabhi He said that he has received He is also a singer and a mother stands by the son through thick and thin. 3. A sister etc. His articles are also being encouragement from Editors ganjira player. Vemuri Bala Krishna values her brother only for the gifts he brings her. 4.