{"id":67,"date":"2009-11-07T17:51:20","date_gmt":"2009-11-07T17:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=67"},"modified":"2012-01-21T10:55:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T10:55:58","slug":"tamil-magazines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Magazines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Kungumam<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> has emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly<br \/>\nmagazine overtaking historical market leaders like <span class=\"SpellE\">Kumudam<\/span><br \/>\nand <span class=\"SpellE\">Ananda<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Vikatan<\/span>. Also, <span class=\"SpellE\">Kungumam<\/span> is the No.2 best magazine in national league<br \/>\ntables trailing behind Hindi weekly <span class=\"SpellE\">Saras<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Saleel<\/span>! &#8216;Best <span class=\"SpellE\">kanna<\/span> best&#8217; is the<br \/>\ntagline for the magazine. The magazine is owned by Sun Network<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ebooks.dinakaran.com\/kungumam\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/ebooks.dinakaran.com\/kungumam\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Kumudam<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> is a household name that denotes the most popular<br \/>\npublication in Tamil <span class=\"SpellE\">Nadu<\/span> enjoying the highest<br \/>\nreadership and circulation consistently over the last 5 decades. Even though<br \/>\nthe book is weekly small magazine it covers lot of ground about the events<br \/>\nhappening in Tamil <span class=\"SpellE\">Nadu<\/span>. Magazine is famous for its<br \/>\nglamorous centre page pictures. Simple statistics reiterated through research,<br \/>\nsubstantiate <span class=\"SpellE\">Kumudam&#8217;s<\/span> claim to the first<br \/>\nposition on any parameter. An analysis of the facts and figures places it in a<br \/>\nmuch better position than the electronic media too, in its reach, advertisers?<br \/>\nPreferences and ultimately financial soundness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kumudam.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.kumudam.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Thuglak<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> Tamil political weekly magazine is a Tamil<br \/>\npolitical weekly magazine started by <span class=\"SpellE\">Cho<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Ramaswamy<\/span>. The editor is the much-noted <span class=\"SpellE\">Cho<\/span><br \/>\nRamasamy who is well known for his unbiased and incisive thoughts on current<br \/>\naffairs. Lot of Satirical cartoons and write ups. You find a political cartoon<br \/>\nright on the cover in every issue that sets <span class=\"SpellE\">thetone<\/span><br \/>\nfor further reading<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thuglak.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.thuglak.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Ananda<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'> <span class=\"SpellE\">Vikatan<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>: Over the years has<br \/>\nprovided the opportunity for many great Tamil writers such as <span class=\"SpellE\">Kalki<\/span> Krishnamurthy, <span class=\"SpellE\">Devan<\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>,<br \/>\n<span class=\"SpellE\">Kalaimani<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Kothamangalam<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Subbu<\/span> and <span class=\"SpellE\">Nadodi<\/span>, to name a<br \/>\nfew.<span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Now <span class=\"SpellE\"><span class=\"GramE\">Gnani<\/span><\/span><span class=\"GramE\"> <span>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'><br \/>\n<span class=\"SpellE\">Sujatha<\/span>, <span class=\"SpellE\">Madhan<\/span> <\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>are some of the well-known<br \/>\ncontributors to <span class=\"SpellE\">Vikatan<\/span>.<span>&nbsp; <\/span><span class=\"SpellE\"><span class=\"GramE\">Hai<\/span><\/span><span class=\"GramE\"> <span class=\"SpellE\">Madan<\/span> column written by <span class=\"SpellE\">Madan<\/span>, who is one of the <span class=\"SpellE\">longtime<\/span><br \/>\nand regular contributors for <span class=\"SpellE\">Ananda<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Vikatan<\/span>.<\/span> In this column <span class=\"SpellE\">Madan<\/span><br \/>\nanswers the questions posted by the readers. His answers are very interesting,<br \/>\ninformative, and witty too.<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vikatan.com\/av\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.vikatan.com\/av\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Cinema<br \/>\nExpress<\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> is<br \/>\nSouth India&#8217;s Leading Tamil Cinema <span class=\"SpellE\">Magazine.Cinema<\/span><br \/>\nExpress is one of the most popular Tamil cinema fan magazines featuring news,<br \/>\nviews, <span class=\"GramE\">reviews,<\/span> gossip and star <span class=\"SpellE\">photos.Express<\/span><br \/>\nPublications (<span class=\"SpellE\">Madurai<\/span>)<br \/>\npublishes Cinema Express.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemaexpress.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.cinemaexpress.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Koodal.com<\/span><\/b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>: <\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>An<br \/>\n<span class=\"SpellE\">Entertainmant<\/span> portal in Tamil. It provides Tamil<br \/>\nPoems, Tamil Greetings, Tamil Jokes, Tamil Movie Reviews, Tamil Actor and<br \/>\nActress picture gallery, Tamil literature, South Indian Recipe, Daily <span class=\"SpellE\"><span class=\"GramE\">tamil<\/span><\/span> News, Tamil Greetings, and<br \/>\nTamil <span class=\"SpellE\">Kavithai<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koodal.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.koodal.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Mangayar<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'> <span class=\"SpellE\">Malar<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> &#8211; Women&#8217;s Magazine from <span class=\"SpellE\">Bharathan<\/span><br \/>\nPublications <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mangayarmalaronline.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.mangayarmalaronline.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Gokulam<\/span><\/b><\/span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'><br \/>\nChildren Magazine<\/span><\/b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'><br \/>\noffers both information and entertainment in <span class=\"SpellE\">abundance.The<\/span><br \/>\nmagazine has Serial story, short stories, articles, discussions&#8230; picture<br \/>\nstories, puzzles, activities, jokes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span>v<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Provides variety in content<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span>v<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Finds the balance between<br \/>\ntradition and modern values<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span>v<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Is colourful and well<br \/>\nillustrated<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span>v<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Enhances the reading habit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'><span>v<span style='font:7.0pt \"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>Kindles the creativity in<br \/>\nyour child<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalkionline.com\/subscribe\/gokulamenglish.asp\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.kalkionline.com\/subscribe\/gokulamenglish.asp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span class=\"SpellE\"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:red'>Kalki<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'> is a Tamil magazine published from Chennai, <span class=\"SpellE\">Tamilnadu<\/span>. The magazine was established by <span class=\"SpellE\">Kalki<\/span> Krishnamurthy, a popular Tamil novelist and Indian<br \/>\nfreedom fighter. The magazine was very famous for its publication of historic<br \/>\nnovels by <span class=\"SpellE\">Kalki<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\";color:#993300'>Web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalkionline.com\/\"><span style='color:#993300'>http:\/\/www.kalkionline.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Lucida Sans\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kungumam has emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly magazine overtaking historical market leaders like Kumudam and Ananda Vikatan. Also, Kungumam is the No.2 best magazine in national league tables trailing behind Hindi weekly Saras Saleel! &#8216;Best kanna best&#8217; is the tagline for the magazine. The magazine is owned by Sun Network Web: http:\/\/ebooks.dinakaran.com\/kungumam\/ &nbsp; Kumudam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tamil-magazines","category-tamil-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aortan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}