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THE BOX OFFICE THE OFFICIAL DRAMATICS CLUB OF
MADRAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS ANNA UNIVERSITY
A REPORT
(2019-2020)
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The Box Office is an initiative started during the winter of 2014, with a new skin, having
the young vibrant talented students of Madras Institute of Technology on mind. The Box
Office, a.k.a. TBO, is the official dramatics club of the institution which is a gateway to
unveil the talents, skills, and abilities of the students. It provides a platform to act, direct,
write, and carry out activities related to theatre and film art. This club is not only confined
with dramatics exclusively, but also, there are many skill-oriented activities organized by
the members of the club to provide the students with surplus opportunities to showcase
their expertise.
As far as TBO is concerned, it assures that the students will acquire the right platform to
showcase their expertise in different activities. Further, it fosters various goings-on like
drama, street play, flash mob, dance, music, short film, and several dramatics and literary
activities. In addition, it encourages and prepares the students to partake in the Indian
International Model United Nations, which will provide the students with global awareness
and knowledge about procedure and working of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
TBO has been vastly contributing its part to the institute’s inter-college cultural event
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MEMBERS OF TBO
DETAILS OF THE OFFICE BEARERS - 2020
Chairman: Prof. T Thyagarajan, Dean, MIT Campus, Anna University
Staff In-charge: Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth, English Department, MIT Campus
Mr. Neelisetty Nikith,
III year, ECE
Secretary
Ms. Monika Sree. B,
III year, PT
Joint Secretary
Ms. Sowmya. R,
III year, ECE
Treasurer / Meetings
Coordinator
OFFICE BEARERS:
S. No. Name Department Designation Contact Number
1. Mr. Monish. S II yr, Aero Reach Out In-charge 7708959295
2. Mr. Mahin Aravind. C II yr, ECE Dramatics Director 9962908036
3. Ms. Saloni S. Jain II yr, CT Writing Team In-charge 7708524390
4. Mr. Vamsi Krishna Yadav II yr, ECE Creatives Head 7305403464
5. Ms. Sasi Vimol II yr, IT Designs Head 9840865899
6. Ms. Anuttra Chandhran II yr, Aero Acting Team Coordinator 9176166859
7. Ms. Aarathi K R Chandhran II yr, Aero Acting Team Coordinator 7401825862
8. Ms. Subhikksha Senthil II yr, Aero Acting Team Coordinator 9597492811
9. Mr. Rajsabreesh. R II yr, Aero Chief Photographer 8939208548
10. Mr. Gokula Krishnan. A II yr, PT Chief Photographer 9940401302
11. Mr. Bharathwaj. M II yr, Aero Chief Photographer 7358074625
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DETAILS OF THE CORE TEAM 2020
S. No. Name Year Branch (B.E/B.Tech)
1. Mr. Adhoxaja Kishor Kulkarni I Aero
2. Mr. Aswin Ramasundar S I E & I
3. Mr. Devadharshan R K I CSE
4. Mr. Kavin V I IT
5. Ms. Aditi Baskar I IT
6. Ms. Amruthavarshini R I IT
7. Ms. Ponnarasi P I IT
8. Ms. Aruna Prakash I CSE
9. Mr. Adarsh Raj Patel I CT
10. Ms. Shanmathi Rajakumar I E & I
11. Mr. Dhananjeyan M S I AUTO
12 Ms. Hima Bindhu G I ECE
13. Ms. Divya Dharshini K I IT
14. Mr. Ajith Kumar K I CSE
15. Mr. Soundhara Pandiyan K I CSE
16. Ms. Nithya Janani J I RPT
17. Ms. Sri Venkata Vathsala M I Aero
18. Ms. Neha Kannan I Aero
19. Ms. Rithu Sreetha R I Aero
20. Mr. Karthickeyan V I Aero
21. Ms. Aksayarathna A I IT
22. Mr. Nishanth Singh I ECE
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ENDEAVORS OF TBO
The Box Office has organized and hosted several events and competitions that facilitate
the students an open arena to exhibit their skills, abilities, and talents outside the regular
classroom. The various ventures of TBO are as follows.
Language board
The Language Board is an initiative to make students learn different words in different
languages. Commonly used words are chosen randomly from different contexts and
displayed in the white board exclusively for this purpose. The words are displayed in five
Indian languages, viz. Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi, and in English.
Pronunciation of the words is also displayed using Tamil and English letters.
Image of the Language Board located at RLHC Ground floor
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Debate Contest
Debate competitions are conducted every year to the students of the institution in the name,
“D for Debate”. The students are motivated to participate in the debate contest and the
best performers were awarded. Initially, different qualifying levels are conducted to the
students to test their skills and abilities required for debating. Then, the students who
qualify the preliminary rounds will progress to the Quarter-final, Semi-final, and Final
rounds of the debate contest. Every year the “D for Debate” contest will be based on a
particular theme and the topics of the debates will be related to the theme. Different types
of themes were chosen, viz. “The Mighty Kalam”, “Olympic Games”, “Corruption”, and
“Love and Relationships”.
For the current year 2020, the theme of the debate contest was, “The Celluloid World”.
Prof. T Thyagarajan, congratulating the Staff In-charge Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth and the
Winners and Runners of the Debate Contest
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International Women’s Day Celebration Performance
The Women’s Cell of Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
(CVRDE), DRDO, commemorated the International Women’s Day (IWD) on 6 March,
2020 in its establishment at Avadi. The celebration of Women’s Day has been most
significant for employees, especially women, of CVRDE of India. The meritorious
members of The Box Office MIT Campus was invited by the organization to give a cultural
performance (Dance and Musical) during the International Women's Day celebration. The
musical performance was staged by the VIBEZ MIT, which is the official musical band of
the institution, powered by TBO. Music of different genres like light music, rock, rhythms,
and fusion were performed by the student singers and musicians.
The astounding dance show was the culmination of the forenoon session performed by the
Girl-students of the Dance Team of TBO with a blend of genres and styles like western,
classical, contemporary, and folk. The dance team mesmerized the audience with a
spellbinding chorographical moves and stunts.
Eventually, the Eminent Scientist, Shri. V. Balamurugan, Director, CVRDE of India,
DRDO, presented a Shield of Honor to the Staff In-charge Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth, and
souvenirs to the students.
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Street Play Performance at Anna International Airport, Chennai
The team ‘The Actitude’ of the TBO MIT Campus was invited by the Vigilance
Department of Air India, Chennai Zone, to perform a Street Play at the Anna
International Airport, Chennai, on the occasion of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW)
2019-2020’. The team performed a Street Play at the International Departure Terminal of
the Chennai International Airport in front of the open audience who were at the Airport.
The Street Play depicted the theme ‘Anti-corruption’. The students who performed the
street play were - Mr. Rohit, Ms. Adhirai, Mr. Shakthi, Ms. Harshini, Ms. Harinandhini,
Mr. Tarun, Mr. Krishnan, and Ms. Bakhya.
The Team ‘The Actitude’ - Street Play Performance at the Chennai International Airport
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TBO’s BENCHMARK OF 2019-2020
INTERCOLLEGIATE DRAMATICS COMPETITIONS
Winners of 72-hour Drama Challenge
The team ‘The Actitude’ of the TBO MIT Campus participated in the ‘Intercollegiate
Theater Competition’, a part of the ‘National Theater Workshop and Scrabble Tournament
(NATWST-2019)' organized by Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS),
Chennai. The competition was named as “72-hour challenge”, in which the script for
enacting a Stage Play was sent to the participants 72 hours before the commencement of
the competition. The team ‘The Actitude’ of TBO was given a play titled ‘The Irish
Wedding’. College students across the State of Tamil Nadu participated in the competition.
In which, the team ‘The Actitude’ of TBO MIT Campus were declared as the WINNERS
of the dramatics competition by the Members of the Jury and was awarded with a cash
prize. The students of the team ‘The Actitude’ are - Ms. Sowmiya, Ms. Monika, Mr. Mahin,
Mr. Devadharshan, Ms. Aruna, Mr. Vamsi, Mr. Nikith, Mr. Monish, and Mr. Gokul.
The Team ‘The Actitude’ with the Staff In-charge Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth at HITS, Chennai
TBO’s BENCHMARK OF 2019-2020
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INTERCOLLEGIATE DRAMATICS COMPETITIONS
II Prize in Intercollege Drama Competition by Indian Red Cross Society
The team ‘The Actitude’ of the TBO MIT Campus participated in the ‘Intercollegiate
Drama Competition’, during the ‘Commemoration of Seventieth Geneva Conventions
2019-2020’ organized by Indian Red Cross Society, Chennai. In which, 28 teams from
various colleges across the State of Tamil Nadu participated. The team ‘The Actitude’ of
the TBO MIT Campus won the II Prize for the extraordinary performance of a stage drama
which depicted the seven major principles of the Youth Red Cross Society.
The students of the team ‘The Actitude’ of the TBO MIT Campus were: Mr. Abdul,
Ms. Sangamithra, Mr. Gnanaadhitya, Ms. Hari Nandhini, Ms. Keerthana, Mr. Sudhan,Ms.
Keerthika, Ms. Asha Preethi, Ms. Kavya, and Mr. Sanjay.
The Team Actitude with the Staff In-charge Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth at Youth Red Cross
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Being a host
Every year, TBO hosts the Intercollegiate Debate Competition, powered by the
Vigilance Department of Air India Chennai, on the occasion of “Vigilance Awareness
Week (VAW)”. In the year 2019, the students of MIT campus have won the First and
Third Prizes in the debate contest.
Online Events during the Pandemic Covid-19
During the prevailing lockdown conditions owing to the fatal pandemic COVID-19,
various steps were espoused to push ahead with the regular activities of the club. The
members of TBO ensure the activities of the club to be in operation via online platforms
like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. Several web based competitions like online
Slogan contest, Mono-Acting competitions, Script Writing, and Snippet Contests were
hosted.
Moreover, the students were advised to stay home safe during the lockdown and instructed
to follow the health guidelines from the doctors and the government.
These are the various endeavors of the institute’s official literary and dramatics club, “The
Box Office”.
Submitted by, Dr. A. R. S. Jayanth Staff In-charge The Box Office, MIT Campus