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TIP is the acronym for "To Insure Promptness." Excessive use of credit is cited as a major cause of non-business bankruptcy, second only to unemployment. Statistics show that people with high, medium and low income groups spend about the same amount on Christmas gifts. 80% of millionaires drive second-hand cars.

U. SRINIVAS Upalappu Srinivas also known as Mandolin U. Srinivas ( U. Shrinivas; born February 28, 1969 in Palakol, in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh) is a musician in the Carnatic musical tradition of southern India. He came to prominence not only for his playing but for his choice of instrument: an electric mandolin. His brother U. Rajesh is also an accomplished mandolin player. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANDOLIN HISTORY: Mandolins evolved from the lute family ( Plucked string instrument ) in Italy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the deep bowled mandolin produced particularly in Naples became a common type in the nineteenth century. ARTIST IN THE MAKING At the age of six U. Srinivas picked up his father Satyanarayana's mandolin. Upon realising the talent of his son, his father started teaching him whatever Carnatic music he knew. Soon, Satyanarayana's guru, Rudraraju Subbaraju, realized the poten...

Anandan Sivamani (born 1959), popularly known as Sivamani, is an Indian Tamil percussionist. (Musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or an object such as a stick) He plays many instruments including drums, Octoban, ( from octo meaning "eight" ) Darbuka, (goblet shaped hand drum used in Arabic) Udukai, and Kanjira, as well as many more. Goblet: A container from which drink, especially wine, is drunk, usually made of glass or metal, and with a stem and a base but no handles BIOGRAPHY Sivamani is the son of S. M. Anandan, a Chennai-based percussionist. He began drumming at the age of seven. Sivamani started his music career at the age of 11, and later shifted to Mumbai. He touts S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as his Godfather. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSOCIATION Sivamani's earliest experiments with music were with Carnatic maestros including Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Valliyapatti Subram...

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Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna Padmabhushan Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna is a Carnatic vocalist. Born on July 6, 1930 at Sankaraguptam village in Rajolu Taluk in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, he inherited the musical traits of his parents .His father Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya was a famous flutist and a music teacher and mother Suryakanthama was a veena artiste. His father put him under the guidance of Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantul under whom he reached the heights of fame in the field of Carnatic music. Balamurali Krishna gave his first performance at the age of eight at the Sadguru Arandhana Utsava at Vijayawada. Besides being a versatile singer, he is a master in playing the Mridangam and the violin. Dr.Balamurali Krishna has enriched Carnatic music with his compositions and created new ragas. Dr.Balamurali Krishna has also proved his talent as a playback singer, music director and actor in several languages. He has more than 91 albums released till date...

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GOLDEN LOTUS AWARD: 1. BEST FILM 2. Best Direction 3. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment 4. Best Children's Film --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Film Award (Golden Lotus Award) for Best Film winner National Film Awards Director of Best Film 1991 - Marupakkam (Tamil) K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN K. Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan Born 1931 Palakkad, Kerala, India OCCUPATION: Film director YEARS ACTIVE: 1960 - 1995 SPOUSE(S): Valsala K. S. SETHUMADHAVAN (born in Palakkad in 1931) is an Indian director of Malayalam films. He has also directed films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, since the early 1960s he has directed over 60 movies. His film Achanum Bappayum won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, a National Film Award, in 1973. He is also the winner of 4 Kerala State Film Awards for Best Direction. BIOGRAPHY: K. S. Sethumadhavan was born to Subrahmanyam and Lakshmi in Palakkad, Kerala, I...

RAGHUVARAN (December 11, 1958 - March 19, 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South Indian languages. He became famous for his portrayal of villain roles and character roles in Tamil movies. He has acted in more than 150 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. The actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation and was considered a natural actor. He was noted for his role as the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, "Oru Manidhanin Kadhai" (One Man's Story), about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic and faces the consequences. He got critical acclaims for his role as Father Alphonse in Malayalam movie 'Daivathinte Vikruthikal', directed by Lenin Rajendran and based on a book by M Mukundan with the same title. PERSONAL LIFE Raghuvaran with his son and wife Rohini He was Born in Kollengode as part of the Chakkungal Tharavad in Palakkad district, Kerala. He was the Grand Son of M...

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Vaali (Tamil: வாலி) is a Tamil language poet who writes lyrics for songs for films. Most recently he has written a song Athiradee in Sivaji: The Boss for the music of A. R. Rahman. He has also acted in a couple of films most notably, Hey Ram and Parthale Paravasam. He was recently nominated for Padma Shri for his literary work. Biography Kavignar Vaali's real name is Rangarajan. He was born at Srirangam in Tiruchi in 1931. He was an artist and he worked in AIR (All India Radio). He has the record of having written most number of lyrics in Tamil. He has written more than 10,000 lyrics. He is a prolific writer too, he has written books like Avathara Purushan, Pandavar Bhoomi, Ramanuja Kaviyam, Krishna Vijayam, Kalaignar Kaviyam, Krishna Bhakthan, Naanum indha Nootrandum, etc. Trivia Kavignar Vaali is the only lyrics writer in Tamil who can write any sort of song for Tamil movies. He has proven that he can not only write lyrics in pure Tamil, but all sorts of folk, hip-hop, rhythm and...