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The film is directed by Atlee and co-written by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, S. Ramana Enver’s Girivasan and Atlee with background score and soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography is done by G. K. Vishnu and editing is by Ruben. Vijay along with A.R. Rahman are marking their 25th year in the film industry as film actor and Ramblings music composer respectively. It is also the 100th production of Thenandal Studios Limited The movie has been showing in Durban and Johannesburg for a week and is now just got back from watching Vijay’s movie opening in PMBurg today. Movie lovers in PMB have always been asking for Tamil Mersal. The movie is doing very well and is movies to be shown on the big screen so here is your chance. I just hope all the Temple heading to break Rs 200 crores (about 450 and cultural organisations especially the Eisteddfod groups support this venture. million Rands) in takings in just over a week Show times in SA till next Thursday. and is hot on the trail of Rajini’s Enthiran as the mostI successful Tamil movie. What has helped is Sun Coast: 09.45 am, 1 pm, 4.45 pm and 8.00 pm that a Mr Raja a member of the BJP party has Killarney: 1.30 pm, 4.45 pm and 8.00 pm attacked Vijay and the producers for his negative views on GST. No one would have reacted if Raja Midlands: 9.30 am and 7.30 pm had not commented. However it has snowballed South African author Naufal Khan has released his debut novel 'A Deal With Mother into a national talking point with just about every TV Kali.' He has promised ten books for readers of Chennai news. So if you want a free channel having chats shows about this. This has copy please send me a mail to [email protected] with the words 'A Deal With probably helped to double the film takings. The Mother Kali.' In the subject line and you could be one of the lucky readers. producers must be smiling all the way to the bank. Vijay can be seen in a triple role and it is perhaps the role of Vetrimaran (Father) which is told in a flashback is perhaps the most appealing. His wife is played by Nithia Menon who is just excellent as his Punjabi wife. The other two roles of Vetri (a magician) and Maran (a doctor) are two brothers who are separated when their mother and then father are killed. The link person who knows the full story is played by Vadivelu who as a boy knew the father and the elder son. Their love interests are played by Samantha (a TV anchor) and Kagal Aggrawal (a doctor). The story is how first one brother takes revenge on the people who killed his parents and how the other brother helps him when he comes to know the story. SJ Suryah as the villain is just two good. He just excels in the role of the suave polished villain. The film is hard hitting against unscrupulous doctors who see medicine and hospitals as a business rather than a service. However as Vijay says in the movie only the guilty ones will be angered. This however has angered many doctors in India. It seems to have gelled well in SA with many cultural commentators says that it seems to reflect the situation there. Upcoming Events

Vanakum/Namaskarum/Namaste Our revered Priest, Guru Kumar Swaminathan, Trustee, President of the Pretoria Tamil League Mr C Juggadesan, his Executive, and devotees of the Marieamman Temple cordially invites you and your family to join us in observing Karthigai Deepam . Venue: Marieamman Temple, 6th Street Marabastad Date: Saturday 02 December 2016. Time: 16h00 Devotees wanting to contribute to the prayer can contact the Treasurer, Mr Vijedharshan Vijendranath or Raman Govender to make arrangements

The temple is in need of saries for our deities as well as garlands for the prayer. Families that want to sponsor the above items can liaise with either Cookie Moodley or Raman Govender. [email protected]

We are appealing to devotees to consider to installing a debit order in favour of the League. Any organization requires funding for operational costs and your contribution will assist in delivering better services to our devotees. Our banking details are as follows: Name of Account: Pretoria Tamil League .Banking Details: First National Bank, Account Number: 51070804500.Branch Code: 250545, Branch: West End insa TOURS

February Group tour: This is the second group tour which is two days longer. It is about R23,000 per person. I have a few more places in this group. I also have place for a single person the first group that I was advertising for all these weeks. This will Tiruvannamalai Temple. suit one single person who can share with another lady or for two others who can share one room. If more people want to join I will have to use a second vehicle. The Promenade, in Pondicherry.

08/02 Fly to India 09/02 Arrive in Mumbai and transfer to Hotel. 10/02 Mumbai free for shopping and sightseeing 11/02 Fly to Goa and transfer to Hotel. Dinner included. 12/02 Goa Sightseeing and boat cruise. 13/02 Fly to Chennai and transfer to Hotel. Evening visit the Shiva temple to observe Sivarathri. 14/02 Chennai Sightseeing visiting Kabaleeswarar temple, Santhome Cathedral, Marina Beach, High Court, Old Madras, Central Station and Spenser Plaza. 15/02 Trip to Tirupathi or you can shop in Chennai 16/02 Tiruvanamalai. Visit to the Shiva temple where karthigai deepam flame is lit every year Know your Organisations 17/02 Pondicherry is a former French colony that houses the famous golden dome in the ashram at I would like to feature at least one of our cultural organisations Auroville. There after drive to Chidambaram which is every week. Please send me the details of your office bearers famous for the Nataraja temple. and also contact details if people want to contact you for any 18/02 Drive ro Thanjavur and visit the 1000 year old reason. Please don't be anonymous. Let the whole of SA know Big temple then drive to Trichy. Visit the Rockfort who you are. temple. 19/02 Drive to Madurai and visit the Madurai Meenatchie temple. 20/02 Rameswaram Visit the island of Rameswaram crossing the Pambam bridge. Visit the temple with 22 wells. 21/02 Kanyakumari. Ferry to Vivekananda Rock and Thiruvalluvar statue. You can watch how the sun rises and sets in the same spot. Also the meeting I have mentioned this many times that if you want to contact me please mail place of the three seas. me at 22/02 Drive to Poovar and cruise in the Poovar lake. [email protected] and don’t hit the reply button. I very rarely go into the chennainews addresses except to post mail. On many occasions I miss your Thereafter drive to Trivandrum. Visit the Padhanaban valuable mail. temple and the Kovelam beach. All organisations that hold free classes will be given free publicity. Those that 23/02 Fly to Mumbai and transfer to your Hotel charge will have to pay a fee to advertise. Also if any business/companies will like to advertise in this newsletter please contact me. I will tell you the fee 24/02 Mumbai free for shopping etc structure involved. 25/02 Fly to SA If you do not want to receive this in future please send me a blank mail with the word DELETE in the subject line. INVITATION High Tea

Date 29th October 2017 Venue Taa Hall Address 76 Samora Machel St, Durban Time 2.30pm for 3pm

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SINGER: Branded Sewing Machines and Home WESTERN CAPE Appliances. SALES, REPAIRS & SPARES to Industrial and Domestic Parklands Hindu Cultural Society will be offering Harmonium and Tabla Machines. Contact: CHIN NAIDOO - 084 512 9033 or 031 205 lessons at their venue: 12 Marine Circle, Blouberg on Saturdays. 2473. Address - 668 Umbilo Road Durban. Harmonium lessons will start at 8.45am and Thabla lessons will start at Email: [email protected] 9.30am Fees -R100 p/p per month and for every additional member of the same family it will cost R50 (i.e. 2 members R150, 3 members R200 etc) VM Melodies – For the best in South Indian Music. Wedding Tamil classes every Tuesday. Eve, Wedding, Wedding Reception & Birthday Party. Contact: Venue: 12 Marine Circle, Blouberg. Time: 7pm - 8pm For further information contact Prebashni, PHCS Secretary: Vincent Moonsamy – 083 5700551 or 032 9444722 Email: [email protected] [email protected] GAUTENG Purple Lounge Midrand no 13 home gallery centre 124 Richards drive Midrand Tel 011 2050455 or 011 0500744 Transvaal Andhra Sabha cordially invites you and your family to it’s 0833055099 monthly Bhajan services. Bhajan services on 1st Sunday of every the month, commencing from 10.00 am to 11.00 am. @ 1018 Sheffield Street, Lenasia South. Contact: Ram Naidoo 083 775 4794 / Sam For your copy of Saami Kumbidu and Govindaa (with CDs) Naidoo 084 801 0108. you can contact Prof KG Moodley on 032 533 5680 or 072 4788 242 or mail him at [email protected]. The Johannesburg Melrose Shree Siva Subramaniar Temple: Separate classes are held for adults and children, from 9am to 10am on Sundays. Families are encouraged to join the classes followed by Sai…Simply Love (South African Experiences) contact G Sunday Service from 10am to 11am Mahalingum's at 031 3681103 and 0797255111 and email Benoni Tamil School Board is passionate about Tamil language and [email protected]. culture. We hold free Tamil classes: Monday to Friday 3pm to 5pm Guidebook for speakers in Tamil with English transliteration Saturday 10:30 to 12:30 and meaning and CD for pronunciation in Tamil. Contact Mrs Free transport Monday to Friday for surrounding areas. Sothinathan at 031 4001360. Kalayvani Tamil Institute Invites you & your children to become part of the race to learn your To those of you who wanted to buy the Learn Spoken Tamil language & culture. Join Tamil classes. Day of classes: Saturday through English books please note that they are on sale at Venue: Laudium Primary School, Laudium, Pretoria R40 each. You can get them at all the Eisteddfod venues. You Time: 9.00am to 11.00am Classes include: Language, Dance & Music lessons. Classes are can also buy them from Harvey World at Overport City and offered to you at no cost and should there be a Large enough group from us in Sydenham. If there are anyone from business transport will be provided free of charge. houses who would like to keep some of these books for sale Call Roxanne: 0825542293, Loshnee: 0835553489, Pravie: 0715794844 please let me know. If there are any organisations that would like to buy these books in bulk please inform me. You will get KWAZULU-NATAL them at a discount. We have some books in Lenz Flower Kalasthaana Market, Lenasia Extension 1. We also have the books at Offers Bharatanatyam lessons which covers all the theoretic and Lenasia Extension 10. Contact Gonnie or Hazel at 082 927 physical aspects. It has also included modern Indian, folk, village and 0628 and 011 857 2475.You can contact Vijay on 011-852 Bollywood dance. Classes are held at the following venues: 7365 and 083 655 8336 or Ravi on 082 922 8336. 1. Bluff on Monday (5 to 6 pm) 2. Merebank on Tuesday (5 to 6 pm) 3. Natest Primary School on Friday (5 to 6 pm) 4. Sungam Hall, Derby Street, Durban on Saturday mornings (9 to 10 am) insa Please contact Pregashni on 0618972098 or email: TOURS [email protected] For all enquiries on tours to India please contact Enver on [email protected]

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Swaralaya Music Academy conducts Karnatic music classes The Tamil Advancement Society is now using a modern under the tutorship of Guru Kumaresan Chetty (student of innovative method to teach Tamil from basics. The use of a Sangeetha Booshanam Nadarajan Naicker). projector and screen brings pictorial and audio tuition into the Classes held at the following venues: classroom enhancing correlation and understanding. These Monday: RB Chetty Hall, Phoenix 5pm to 7 pm classes are on Wednesdays from 7 to 8pm at Seven Hills Primary Tuesday: Devotional and Carnatic classes. Sydenham, Durban School, Montford, Chatsworth. For more info contact Mrs Salo on Tuesday 6pm to 8pm. (031-2086929) Muthan on 0314045281 or 0742244923. The classes are Wednesday: Chidambaram temple 6pm to 7pm (Children) and 7 absolutely free. pm to 8 pm (adult’s devotional). (0724071277) Thursday: Stanger Sabha hall 6 pm to 7.30 pm (0715514413) The Andhra Maha Sabha holds free Telugu classes on Fridays: Wyebank Saiva Sithanta Sungam 6 to 7 pm (children) Saturdays from 8.30 to 11am all welcome to attend contact Mrs 031-7110016 and 7012341 Rani Naidoo on 031 4006177 for further details. Wyebank Hindu Temple 7 to 8 pm (Adults Devotional class) 083 777 1233 The Guru Gopalan School of Drums tutored by Deshan Naidoo. Saturdays: 8 to 9.15 am. Westpark School, 382 Stella Road, 7 to 8 am Keyboard and 8 to 9am thabala at Natest Primary Malvern, Queensburgh. Children, Youth and adults are welcome. School in Mount Edgecombe & 10am To 11am at the Break Contact Guru 072 591 0754 and Kubashnee Moodley Village Sri Siva Soobramaniar Alayam every Saturday! 083 562 9543 I encourage Parents to get your children involved in RB Chetty Hall: 1 pm to 3 pm (Advanced). This is a free class for music/thabla/harmonium lessons from an early age... for More all his students from all the different classes to meet and learn inquires Contact me directly Deshan Naidoo on 0845796766 or together under his guidance. Please feel free to come to any Email [email protected] class for an observation. One to one classes can also be arranged. Lessons in vocal, Ashley Kiston: Thabala and Mridangam harmonium and violin. Interested persons to contact Kumaresan Tuesday: Pioneer school, Unit 4, Phoenix - 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Chetty on 031-2076023, 0725910754 and 0848191806.. Saturdays: MTSS Hall, Merebank: 8:30 to 9:30 am.

Asherville Saiva Sithantha Sungum MTSS Music Classes (80 Clayton Road, Asherville, Durban) Saturday between 8.30 am to 10 am Monday Meditation Classes (18:00-18:30) Tabla and Mridangam by Ashley Kiston Tuesday Vocal Music Classes (18:00-19:00), Mridangam Flute and Veena by Santheiren Marimuthu Classes (18:00–19:00) and Harmonium & Violin Classes Harmonium and Vocals by Sundrambal Govender (19:00–20:00) Venue: MTSS hall, Merebank Wednesday Yoga Classes (18:00–19:00) Tel: 031 462 9210 email: [email protected] Sunday Weekly Saivite Services (09:00–10:00), Saivite Classes (09:30–10:00) and Tamil Classes (08:00–09:00) Sri Saradha Institute of Arts and Culture Email: [email protected] We provide tuition in Tamil, Music, Dance & Progithar training. Tuition provided on Saturdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Brass Instruments: Roy has his free classes on Monday Call Suja / Kovilan Muthumanikam (032) 5376875 (5.00pm – 6.30pm) at the Pioneer School in Stonebridge. Tel – 0844001188 Manormani Dance Academy. A school of Bharatha Natyam and Folk Dance. Free Music Classes for Harmonium and Thabla are Monday 16-30 – 18:.00 Woodview Ramayan Mandir. conducted at Woodhurst Sai Centre at the Woodhurst Seconday Saturday 9.00 – 13.00 at Umgeni Road Temple. School, Westcliff, Chatsworth every Friday commencing at 6pm. For further details contact Mrs Govender on 031-505 3379, Cell: Classes are conducted by Keegan and Preston Poonsamy, feel 084 88 88 500, alternative 084 505 3379 free to contact us on 084 490 2181 or 061 043 6159 Rockford Sungum: Bhajan classes on Wednesdays at 7:00pm Design & Layout of at the temple premises. For any queries please contact: Sage Govender: 0768592010 or email: [email protected] Chennai News by

Ladysmith - Free Tamil classes offered Venue: Shree Siva Subrahmanya Temple ( Drividian Road) Time: 14:00 – every Saturday Learners of all ages are welcome. Even if you don’t know anything in Tamil For more information contact Marlene Pillay (0745819999)

Free Tamil Lessons on Mondays and Wednesday at 7pm-8pm. Venue: Oceanview Primary School; room number 7, 11 Rushle Design Print Signage Street, Havenside, Chatsworth Contact Thiru on 0842298370/031-4002029, Angie 0834062149 [email protected] whatsapp: 084 6789 607 or Lilly 0837469949