Excerpts from Press Coverage
Chennai Times 15 November 2009
Deccan Chronicle 10 November 2009
Hindu Metroplus 09 November 2009
"Isai Payanam" Articles in Tambras
Deccan Chronicle - 13 July 2009
Deccan Chronicle - 11 July 2009
Deccan Chronicle - 13 December 2008
Chennai Times - 05 December 2008
The Hindu Friday Review - 01 August 2008
Dina Thandi - 25 December 2007
The Indian Express - 22 December 2007
Kutcheri Buzz - 17 December 2007
Chennai Online - 15 December 2007
The Hindu - Friday Review - 02 November 2007
- Press coverage for 2005 - 2006 to be included soon.
- Kumudam - May 2004
- "Charulatha’s song selections and presentation were delightful...she has melted in the music."
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News Today - April 2003
- Charulatha Mani came up with an engrossing recital...Charulatha has evolved a style of her own...she brought out the devotional aspects of the compositions well and her niraval was highly impressive.
- SVK, The Hindu - September 2002
- "With conviction and skill, Charulatha framed her performance. There was pace and tonal variety...musical intensity made her renditions very appealing. Talent and training were very much in evidence."
- The Indian Express - November 2002
- “...it showcased the singer’s perception in presenting the raga in an appealing style...her voice voice rings with an attractive tenor, she sings with a lot of confidence”
- The Hindu - February 2001
- “Charulatha Mani gave an impressive recital for Sravanam at TTD, Chennai. Gifted with a sweet voice, her description of Lathangi was convincing with stress on the details of its appealing Carnatic distinctness.”
- The Hindu - January 2001
- “Young Charulatha Mani presented a pleasant and competent recital, giving adequate expression to her manodharma...the emphasis on the aesthetic and emotional aspects was enjoyed by the audience”
- The Hindu - January 1999
- “Charulatha Mani displayed a mature approach which is rare to find in a teenager. That she has grasped the important factors of Carnatic music, could be understood in her renditions of ragas, kritis and swaras.”
All India Radio (AIR)
Charulatha Mani is a 'B-HIGH' graded artiste of the All India Radio, Chennai, and has performed concerts on various television channels in India and abroad. She was invited by the AIR, Madurai to sing Alwar Pasuram's Divyaprabandhams exclusively for broadcasting every morning.
Jaya TV
Charulatha Mani is presenting a programme every week, starting from 2nd May, on Jaya TV titled 'Isai Payanam', as part of the Kaalai Malar (breakfast show), a segment on music. In this programme, she takes up one raga every week, and outlines its salient features, mentions and demonstrates the popular Carnatic compositions in this raga. She also touches upon how this raga is handled in Cinema Music over the years and sings snatches of some of the cine songs based on the raga. Through this programme people can easily relate their favourite film numbers to familiar Carnatic Ragas, and learn a lot about ragas and their flavours in a concise way. This way they would be able to appreciate Classical Music as well as film music more.
Reviews and Acclaim
Charulatha has been given excellent reviews in all major dailies, including The Hindu, The Indian Express, Dina Thanthi, Dina Malar etc.
She has been rated high by many music magazines, and also recognised by popular Tamil magazines including Kalki, Kumudam, Ananda Vikatan, Kalaimagal. The album 'Bho Shambho' was featured among the top three albums in Kumudam magazine, May 2004
