ARR News and other Tidbits

[A.ANAND]

Congrats A.R.Rahman !
You have proved your critics wrong and it was lot more REFRESHING to hear your songs be it "New Yark Nagarm" Or "Munbe Vaa". 2006 was indeed a special year for your fans. :clap:

Many more Congrats and Keep up the good work !
selvakumar sir!!!ungga thala-ikkum best actor award kedichirukku pola!!also congrats for ajit :clap:

[A.ANAND]

mr.maddy, ennga sir poningga konja naala intha pakkam alaiye kaanum,nikkah ethachum acha???? :lol: [chumma thamasukku sonnen,kovikkathinnga]

[rayan36]

CONGRATS to ASIAN MOZART

:ashamed: IN UR FACE ANTI ARR's :ashamed:

[Wibha]

:boo: :bluejump: :boo: :bluejump: :boo: :bluejump: ARR SIR CONGRATULATIONSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND MAY YOU CONTINUE TO AMUSE US WITH YOUR MUSIC :boo: :bluejump: :boo: :bluejump: :boo: :bluejump:

[ThalaNass]

CONGRATS RAHMAN SIR !!! :notworthy: :clap: :notworthy: :clap:

SOK, without any doubt, the best Tamil album of '06.. :boo: :bluejump:
New York nagaram.. :musicsmile: -mindblowing

[Movies]

Yes... YIPEEE... finally after 2001 in tamil , although I feel Rythm deserved one. And so did Boys.

I hope 2007 yields onr more for ARR in tamil.

Guess what, ARR has won FF for both Tamil and Hindi after 2001. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wibha]

2003 and 2005 yaaruku kedachudhu? :roll:

[Movies]

Wibha,
The answer to your question is Autograph and Ghajini (?).

Is the news offical fo SOK? What was SOK's competition this year?

Any updates on the national award this year?

[dinesh2002]

2003 and 2005 yaaruku kedachudhu? :roll:

Filmfare BEST MD - 2003 = Harris for Kaake Kaake
- 2005 = Harris for Anniyan

[selvakumar]

Thanks A.Anand :)

[coucou]

:bluejump: :redjump: :notworthy: :boo: :clap: :victory:
ISAY PUYAL ARR SIR CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :notworthy: HE WON AN AWARD FOR A MOVIE CONSIDERED FLOP! THE MOVIE'S SUCCESS DOESN'T AFFECT ARR'S MUSIC (he is only who can do this nowadays) :clap: :thumbsup: :notworthy: :thumbsup: :bluejump: :redjump: :clap:

[prasana84]

After a long gap Rahman is gettin :clap: :notworthy: :2thumbsup: :cool2: :ty:
Bt the news is confirmed any official announcements?

[Wibha]

2003 and 2005 yaaruku kedachudhu? :roll:

Filmfare BEST MD - 2003 = Harris for Kaake Kaake
- 2005 = Harris for Anniyan

kaaka kaaka :clap:

anniyan :shock: :banghead: Kanda Naal Mudhal had much better music :oops:

[A.ANAND]

54th Filmfare Awards-Tamil

By Moviebuzz | Tuesday, 31 July , 2007, 12:01

The 54 th Filmfare Awards for Tamil films were announced through the popular FM station Radio Mirchi. Filmfare awards are considered to be the most prestigious after the National awards, and there is an aura about it. This time the award ceremony is taking place in Hyderabad on August 4, Saturday. All leading artists from Tamil are expected for this grand function.
FILMFARE Award List

Best Actor (Male)- Ajit Kumar, Film- Vararalu
Best Actor (Female)- Bhavana, Film- Chitiram Pesuthadi
Best Supporting Actor (Male)- Pasupathy, Film- E
Best Supporting Actor (Female)- Saranya , Film- En Mahan
Best Music Director ?A.R Rahman, Film- Sillunnu Oru Kathal
Best Playback Singer (Male)- 'Gana' Ulaganathan, Song-Vazha meenukkum?/I>
Vazhameenum?, Film- Chitiram Pesuthadi
Best Playback Singer (Female)- Shreya Ghosal, Song-Munbe Vaa?/I>, Film- Sillu Ena Kathal
Best Lyric Writer ?Na. Muthukumar, Song- Veyiloodu Vilayadi?, Film- Veyil
Best Director- Vasanthabalan , Film- Veyil
Best Film- Veyil


best music director a.r.rahman????-sify.com :lol: vaithricala pattingala???

[selvakumar]

donno whether we have a thread for SHREYA GOSHAL !

My wishes to her :boo: :D :bluejump:

[sanchay]

[tscii:bd99c79cd0]A.R Rahman wins one more filmfare award in tamil for JILENDRU ORU KADAL !

The 54th annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films were announced recently. Filmfare awards, considered to be the Oscar of the Indian cinema, are what every actor and actresses dreams of. This year the awards ceremony will be held on August 4, at Hyderabad - two days prior to the mega event planned in Singapore.


As a result, sources say, the attendance is not expected to be as in the previous years. Ajith has bagged the Best Actor award for his blockbuster Varalaru. The rest of the award winners are as follows:

Filmfare Award Winners’ List

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-04/31-07-07-filmfare.html[/tscii:bd99c79cd0]

[Vaz]

Looks like Samanaasu is all set to "really" start Puli in telugu with Pawan... I'm sure that he's gonna do the same thing as he did with New... i.e. release the film with himself in the lead in Tamil...
Oh God! How lucky we are!

Anyway seems that boss as almost been confirmed....

[Vaz]

I think Suryah has a very clever tactic...
Make the film on a good budget with a Telugu producer... Then use the opportunity to make it in tamil as well... using everything that has already been setup for the initial film... sets, common characters in both languages... etc... And he'll release it as if he did produce everything by himself...

I may be biased coz' I hate the actor Suryah... But good that we have another album to look fwd to...

[united07]

[tscii:4af5ae5ae2]AR Rahman movies on UK based Channel 4...

Channel 4 to show best of 'Bollywood'
Thursday, August 2 2007, 16:07 BST

By Joanne Oatts, Media Correspondent

Channel 4’s annual season of Indian films this year highlights the work of three of India's greatest talents, the best of Bollywood, and an epic Indian silent film recently restored by the BFI.

Four films featuring actor Ali Khan, who came to prominence in 2001, will be shown including Omkara, an adaptation of Othello. Hyderabad Blues 2 directed by prominent India director Nagesh Kukunoor will feature along with four of his other films. Composer AR Rahman - known as the ‘Mozart from Madras’ for the unique quality of his film scores and soundtracks - fuses influences as wide ranging as Western classical music and Carnatic music. His work features in the films Rang De Basanti, Guru, Swades and The Rising all being shown on Channel 4.

A seven film Cinema India season will air which includes Page 3, a controversial look at the Mumbai celebrity circus, Taxi No.9211, director Milan Luthria’s film based on Changing Lanes, and Paheli, starring Shah Rukh Khan, one of Bollywood’s top actors.

Channel 4 has managed to acquire a restored version of A Throw of Dice. Made by German filmmaker Franz Osten’s this 1930 silent epic, is a story of good and evil kings and includes 10,000 extras and 1,000 elephants.

The Indian film season runs every Sunday and Thursday, beginning Sunday September 2 with Saif Ali Khan in Kal Ho Naa Ho.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a69251/channel-4-to-show-best-of-bollywood.html[/tscii:4af5ae5ae2]

[A.ANAND]

ரஹ்மானுக்கு ரூ. 2 கோடி!!


முன்னணி ஹீரோ, ஹீரோயின்களிடம் கூட டேட்ஸ் வாங்கி விடலாம் போலிருக்கிறது. ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மானைப் பிடிப்பது தான் ரொம்ப கஷ்டமாக இருக்கிறதாம். அந்த அளவுக்கு மனிதர் மகா பிஸியாக இருக்கிறார்.





ரஹ்மானின் டேட்ஸ் கிடைப்பதற்காக மாதக் கணக்கில் காத்திருக்கும் கோலிவுட், பாலிவுட் சினிமாக்காரர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை வளர்ந்து கொண்டே போகிறது. இது போல காத்திருப்போர் பட்டியலில் இருப்பவர் தான் இயக்குனர் எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா.

சிரஞ்சீவியின் தம்பி பவன் கல்யாணை வைத்து புலி என்ற படத்தை தெலுங்கில் இயக்கவுள்ளார் சூர்யா. இது அவரது 3வது தெலுங்குப் படம். மெகா பட்ஜெட்டில் படத்தை தயாரிக்கிறார்களாம்.

இந்தப் படத்துக்கு ரஹ்மான் தான் இசையமைக்க வேண்டும் என்று திட்டவட்டமாக இருக்கிறார் சூர்யா. ஆனால், ரஹ்மான் தனது ப்ராஜெக்ட்களில் படு பிஸியாக இருப்பதால் அவருக்கு ரூ. 2 கோடி வரை சம்பளம் பேச தயாராக இருக்கிறாராம் சூர்யா. அந்தப் படத்தில் ஹீேராவின் சம்பளமும் இது தான் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

சமீபத்தில் சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினியின் சிவாஜி படத்துக்கு ரஹ்மான் வாங்கிய சம்பளம் ரூ. 1.75 கோடி என்கிறார்கள். அதையும் விட அதிகமாக ரஹ்மானுக்குத் தர தயாரிப்புத் தரப்பிடம் பேசி அனுமதி வாங்கிவிட்டாாரம் சூர்யா.

இது குறித்து சூர்யா நம் செய்தியாளரிடம் கூறுகையில்,

ரஹ்மான் விலை மதிக்க முடியாத இசைக் கலைஞர். அவருக்கு எவ்வளவு சம்பளம் பேசியிருக்கிறோம் என்பது இப்போது சொல்வது சரியல்ல.

அவருக்கு இதைவிட அதிகமாகக் கூட தரலாம். இந்த கால ஜெனரேஷனுக்கு உரிய இசையமைப்பாளர் அவர் தான். அவருக்கு மிக அதிகபட்சமாக சம்பளம் தர முன் வந்தது நான் தான் என்கிறார்கள். அது எனக்கு பெருமை தான் என்றார்.

புலி படத்தின் பட்ஜெட் என்ன தெரியுமா.. ரூ. 35 கோடியாம். அதில் சூர்யா சம்பளம் எவ்வளவோ








:omg: :omg:

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:7bf907270f]A pat from Rahman
IndiaGlitz [Monday, August 06, 2007]


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Acclaimed music composer A R Rahman has heaped laurels on young debutant director Kala Prabhu after seeing few rushes of Sakkarakatti.

The movie has songs set to tunes by Rahman and is produced by Kalapuli S Dhanu. Rahman has appreciated Kala Prabhu and said,¡± He reminds him of director Shankar in his early days¡±.

¡°The way in which the songs are canned by Kala Prabhu has surprised me. He has immense potential¡±, says Rahman.

The movie features Shanthanu, son of actor-director K Bhagyaraj is lead role. Pat from Rahman has certainly raised expectations for the movie.


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[A.ANAND]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.

[A.ANAND]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.

[A.ANAND]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.

[A.ANAND]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.

[Ramakrishna]

ARR work pannala ennra news-a naalu thadava post pannirukeenga :clap: :lol2:

[dinesh2002]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.

:cry: :( :? :cry:

[rayan36]

Kathir eyes a relaunch
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, August 05, 2007]


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Director Kathir, who gave hits like Idhayam, Kadhal Desam, Kadhalar Dhinam and Kadhal Virus, is all geared up top make his comeback.

Sources close to the director say that Kathir is now ready with a racy romance script and is looking for a top hero to act in the lead role. It is said that the movie would be produced by Kathir himself with a new face playing the heroine.

However, it is also said that unlike the earlier films of Kathir, the music director of the movie would not be A R Rahman. The latter is busy with other prior commitments.


:argh: nnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooo :cry2: :skull:

[A.ANAND]

ARR work pannala ennra news-a naalu thadava post pannirukeenga :clap: :lol2:sorry sir!!!athu vanthu,konjam technical problem achu :)

[Kumar2020]

miss the combination of kathir and rahman.....from the days of uzhavan till kadhal virus....this combination have 'quality' just like maniratnam,shankar,rajeev menon

[Vaz]

Just forget about kathir... They did good things together but his movies were plain boring!

We have quite intersting things to look forward to...

Sakkarakatti (now that ARR himself compares the young director to Shankar my expectations have raised!),
ATM,
Jodhaa Akbar (ARR/Ashutosh --> I have quite huge expectations because of Lagaan and Swades!),
Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kaalam (Gowtham's movie),
Robo (maybe this one will release in 2010),
Puli....

I'm sure that SOK director's next movie will have ARR...

So we are surely going to have 2 soundtracks before the end of the year (ATM, JA)... A possible third one (Sakkarakatti) but I'm not very confident that this movie will release this year...

[Ramakrishna]

A possible third one (Sakkarakatti) but I'm not very confident that this movie will release this year...

yes, he is proving that he is Shankar's successor :lol2:

[Vaz]

yes, he is proving that he is Shankar's successor :lol2:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
That was a good one Ramakrishna!!!

[united07]

who won the National Award for Best Music Director...
was not mentioned in any websites...

Naresh Iyer won NA for Best Male Playback Singer for Rang De Basanti

what abt ARR???

[ajaybaskar]

Best Music Director award goes to Lalgudi Jayaraman this year for the film 'Sringaram'. I was expecting thalaivar to pick one for RDB.

[A.ANAND]

mattavangalukkum vaipu kodukkanum illaya??naama alukke kodutha eppadi!!!next year eppadiyum 'guru'movie-ikku thalaivarukku eppadiyum kedachidum.sure!!

[MusicIsLife]

mattavangalukkum vaipu kodukkanum illaya??naama alukke kodutha eppadi!!!next year eppadiyum 'guru'movie-ikku thalaivarukku eppadiyum kedachidum.sure!!

A.Anand
Mattavangalukku vaipu kodukaraennu solli, Lalgudi Jayaraman-e thaalthi pesiteengale. Avarukku kidaichadhuthukku karanam- athu nalla irunthu irukkalam illaya (to the critics and NA jury members)

[rayan36]

mattavangalukkum vaipu kodukkanum illaya??naama alukke kodutha eppadi!!!next year eppadiyum 'guru'movie-ikku thalaivarukku eppadiyum kedachidum.sure!!

A.Anand
Mattavangalukku vaipu kodukaraennu solli, Lalgudi Jayaraman-e thaalthi pesiteengale. Avarukku kidaichadhuthukku karanam- athu nalla irunthu irukkalam illaya (to the critics and NA jury members)


Chumma eppo paathaalum ARRke award kodukkaraanga... Inga vera thiramaiyaana MDyae illaiya?

[A.ANAND]

mattavangalukkum vaipu kodukkanum illaya??naama alukke kodutha eppadi!!!next year eppadiyum 'guru'movie-ikku thalaivarukku eppadiyum kedachidum.sure!!

A.Anand
Mattavangalukku vaipu kodukaraennu solli, Lalgudi Jayaraman-e thaalthi pesiteengale. Avarukku kidaichadhuthukku karanam- athu nalla irunthu irukkalam illaya (to the critics and NA jury members)naan eppa sir lalgudi jayaraman-e thaalti pesana???mattavanggalukkum vaipu kodukanum-than sonnen!!!rahman kuda intha award nichayam lalgudi-ikku than poganum innu solli iruppar!because he is[lalgudi] a veteran iullaya?? :D

[MusicIsLife]

A.Anand,
OK Thanks, but ARR need not recommend Lalgudi, it is a equal playing field when it comes to critics, no one should have bias while judging the score, that is my point. So nobody needs to vittu koduthu for others.

[rayan36]

[tscii:72634c00f4]A.R. Rahman clashes with Harris

By Behindwoods News Bureau.

August 09, 2007

Even though A.R. Rahman is still considered the genius in music, his lack of time to do Tamil movies left a space wide open for his student Harris Jeyaraj to take over. All his movies have become a rage in Kollywood. Harris Jeyaraj’s Unnale Unnale was the talk of the town before A.R. Rahman came back, all guns blazing, with Sivaji which is still ruling the charts. After getting the Filmfare award for Sillunu Oru kadhal A.R. Rahman is ready with ATM and Harris with Bheema.

In Bollywood, Rahman bagged Aamir-starrer Gajini, directed by A.R. Murugoss. The original movie was a musical hit with Suttum Vizhi Chudarae song becoming a sensation, tuned by Harris Jeyaraj. Aamir Khan’s favorite music director is said to have given sensational tunes to Aamir and left A.R. Murugadoss bold over. People can compare the songs only after the movie’s music is released, but that is bound to happen in mid 2008. Still the competition is well worth a wait.
So is the case of Gautham Menon’s next with Trisha in the lead. And the director, for the first time, will work with A.R. Rahman. It will also be his first movie away from Harris Jeyaraj’s studio. Usually Harris is said to have given the best for Gautham’s movies as he was the one who introduced him to films. Starting from Minnale to Pachai Kili Muthu Charam the music has been mesmerizing. Gautham opting for Rahman for this IT-based musical was a shocker to many. Lets see how this musical competition between the Guru and the Sishyan fares, and who will be crowned the best in Kollywood.


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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:8a114b351e]A.R. Rahman clashes with Harris

By Behindwoods News Bureau.

August 09, 2007

Even though A.R. Rahman is still considered the genius in music, his lack of time to do Tamil movies left a space wide open for his student Harris Jeyaraj to take over. All his movies have become a rage in Kollywood. Harris Jeyaraj’s Unnale Unnale was the talk of the town before A.R. Rahman came back, all guns blazing, with Sivaji which is still ruling the charts. After getting the Filmfare award for Sillunu Oru kadhal A.R. Rahman is ready with ATM and Harris with Bheema.

In Bollywood, Rahman bagged Aamir-starrer Gajini, directed by A.R. Murugoss. The original movie was a musical hit with Suttum Vizhi Chudarae song becoming a sensation, tuned by Harris Jeyaraj. Aamir Khan’s favorite music director is said to have given sensational tunes to Aamir and left A.R. Murugadoss bold over. People can compare the songs only after the movie’s music is released, but that is bound to happen in mid 2008. Still the competition is well worth a wait.
So is the case of Gautham Menon’s next with Trisha in the lead. And the director, for the first time, will work with A.R. Rahman. It will also be his first movie away from Harris Jeyaraj’s studio. Usually Harris is said to have given the best for Gautham’s movies as he was the one who introduced him to films. Starting from Minnale to Pachai Kili Muthu Charam the music has been mesmerizing. Gautham opting for Rahman for this IT-based musical was a shocker to many. Lets see how this musical competition between the Guru and the Sishyan fares, and who will be crowned the best in Kollywood.


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aagga!!!kelabitanggayya!!kelabitangga :lol: eppadiyellam 'sindu'muttarannga parunngaiyya :banghead: okkanthu yosipanggalo??? :lol: :lol:

[A.ANAND]

Here's the translation of ARR's interview in tamil magazine, Kumudam...

Have you started a music college in the US?
It is not a music college... It is a different kind of an attempt for exchange of music. For many years now, many American youngsters have been performing my compositions and researching my music, under the name "Global Rhythms". An event named "Rahman Nite" was organised in Michigan University (***not sure if it is Michigan State Univ or Univ of Michigan***) , and the entire proceeds went to poor children . This is just a cultural exchange, that's about it!!

Is this an attempt towards your dream of international confluence of music?
To reach hearts, music is definitely a way. If we understand various cultures and the minds and the soulful raagas within the hearts of people around the world, where is the question of War or violence... This is my small contribution to theis world.

After Bombay Dreams, your mega project, Broadway show "LOTR" has released in London. How do you feel?
This is a big project for me! I worked on this for about a year. This is is Sir Andrew Llyod Weber's dream project. Bombay Dreams, which was based on ,y film music compositions ran successfully in London and New York. But, LOTR is a big challenge, because it is a classic in both the forms - books and the movies. It required lots of effort.

Speaking of Bombay Dreams, it was staged only in New York. We are making efforts to take it to other cities in the US.

Do you have any intention of settling down in New York or Toronto?
All these seem to be the intention of the press!! Wherever I go, Chennai is my native and my hometown. My family live in Chennai. When I started composing for Hindi movies, rumour spread that I was going to settle in Mumbai. Now, it is New York. That is the only difference.. .

I do stay in these countries to compose music. Even for LOTR, I composed in Chennai and Toronto. The world has shrunk to become a global village. One can do anything from any part of the world...

What do you think of the increasing "Kuthu" songs trend in tamil film music?
It is a very sad thing...There can be one such song in an album. Having all songs like this makes it feel like many thunders landing right on your head!!! The thing called "melody" is slowly disappearing from Tamil cinema.

Kuthu songs are nothing but short cuts. But, we shouldnt blame just the music director for this. Directors also have a big role to play, in this. Tamil cinema must be saved from this illusion called "kuthu" songs. Please dont make "Kuthu" songs as anthems of Tamilnadu!!!

In Sivaji, after we finalised Sahara, Shankar argued that the song was too slow, and might hamper the speed of the movie. So, I made it slightly faster. There was no issue of ego, in this case.

You were invited to teach music at some American Universities?
I was invited by California, New York and Weslian Universities. I just said "Sorry"!!!

When is the day when you will be composing for Hollywood movies?
Talks have been on for many years. Hollywood film music is not like Indian film music. I will be required to stay and work in Los Angeles for 1 year. Till now, no movies worth that much of compromise has been offered.


Cheers,
Aravind

source:a.r.rahmanfans@yahoo.groups

[selvakumar]

What do you think of the increasing "Kuthu" songs trend in tamil film music?
It is a very sad thing...There can be one such song in an album. Having all songs like this makes it feel like many thunders landing right on your head!!! The thing called "melody" is slowly disappearing from Tamil cinema.

Kuthu songs are nothing but short cuts. But, we shouldnt blame just the music director for this. Directors also have a big role to play, in this. Tamil cinema must be saved from this illusion called "kuthu" songs. Please dont make "Kuthu" songs as anthems of Tamilnadu!!!

:rotfl: :thumbsup:

[aruvi]

I agree with Rahman. But then, we need to kick out the likes of Vijay out of Tamil cinema. Mudiyuma? Sickening craze that guy has...some things in life are a mystery.

BTW,
Besides munbe vaa...SOK was not impressive. Filmfare seems to use Rahman as default.

[selvakumar]

I agree with Rahman. But then, we need to kick out the likes of Vijay out of Tamil cinema. Mudiyuma? Sickening craze that guy has...some things in life are a mystery.

BTW,
Besides munbe vaa...SOK was not impressive. Filmfare seems to use Rahman as default.
:shock: Again, I donno why people HATE "New Yark Nagaram". IMO, it is much much better than Munbae Vaa. Just listen to it : (On a rainy day with a tea / coffee in hand & in office) You will know how great it is ! IMO, the feel it provides is :notworthy:
"Naangu Kannaadi suvargalukkullae naanum meluguvarthiyum
Thanimai Thanimaiyae" :thumbsup:
When I listend to SOK, only NYN was in my mind and I thought MUnbae was just OK.

[A.ANAND]

I agree with Rahman. But then, we need to kick out the likes of Vijay out of Tamil cinema. Mudiyuma? Sickening craze that guy has...some things in life are a mystery.

BTW,
Besides munbe vaa...SOK was not impressive. Filmfare seems to use Rahman as default.may be u will very happy if harris get win 4 vettaiyadu vilayadu :lol:

[thumburu]

selva "newyork nagaram" is def nice on the ears but it does remind u of a host of english songs with similar tune pattern like "ra ra rasputin" and many others. The big question is , is TFM really starved of nice , wholesome music that we have to settle down with mediocrity like SOK?

[ajaybaskar]

Thumburu sir, can u please explain the terms 'nice, wholesome'? Atlest give some examples for that too because till date I thought SOK was a nice, wholesome album.

[selvakumar]

1) selva "newyork nagaram" is def nice on the ears but it does remind u of a host of english songs with similar tune pattern like "ra ra rasputin" and many others.
2) The big question is , is TFM really starved of nice , wholesome music that we have to settle down with mediocrity like SOK?

thumburu,
1) Can you please elaborate on the first one? I couldn't understand. You meant to say there are lot ofenglish songs who are exactly same as tha tof NYN. IF it is, could you please upload it for me and give it to me :)
IMO, NYN is one of the best songs of 2006. Music should make you feel and it made it. Every composer gives a song like this. For e..g, I love "Ninaithu Ninaithu paarthen" song in 7G a lot compared to other good songso f Yuvan. Mine was based on HOW I liked that song :)
2) I am not too sure on the second point. You mean to say there are few albums in 2006 that were better than SOK :?

[prasana84]

4 me new york nagaram was the best song in 2006 antha mathiri patta nan yengaiyum kettathella beautiful song.

[Ramakrishna]

Making of Jana Gana Mana

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YNx_toIbzzQ

[Ramakrishna]

FM stations in Chennai have been airing this UTI bank's ad very frequently:

The ad goes thus (translated from tamil)

"Who is the person who is creating storm in indian film music? Yes.. that is none other than A.R.Rahman. Earlier, his name was Dileep. Similarly, UTI bank will now be known as Axis bank"

[Ramakrishna]

Aaaha FM 91.9 (tamil FM station in chennai) will air a program called Rahmania from 6 pm to 8 pm daily. This program will be hosted by A.R.Raihana. The program will have ARR songs for 2 hours and also lots of tidbits about ARR, presented by his sister herself. Callers to the show will also get gifts...

The program goes on air from 15th August.

[sat_srini]

[tscii]
Often I get a tune in my dream…

We discovered that when he gets down to talking, the reticent A R Rahman, once as well-known for his monosyllables as his music, can be surprisingly expressive



Meenal Baghel

A R Rahman, 40, walks into the business centre of a suburban five-star hotel looking deadbeat. On a whirlwind trip to Mumbai to promote the new version of Jana Gana Mana produced by his friends Bharatbala and Kanika Myers and released by Times Music, the maestro has spent the entire day giving sound bytes. The last thing that he wants to do as he wraps up the day is give another interview. He looks almost apologetic: "I am naked now, I've said everything that there was to say (sic)."

And yet, when he gets down to talking the reticent music director, once as well-known for his monosyllables as his music, can be surprisingly expressive. The art of the interview is these days requisite for super-stardom. From repackaging patriotism, to his vision of jannat, to his inability to say 'no' (the interview is an example), Rahman holds forth...

Q Ma Tujhe Salaam, Jana Gana Mana... you've been at the forefront of repackaging pop patriotism.

AR: Well, I've teamed up with Bharatbala and he is the engine...

Q But you are the face, the star that drives the engine.

AR: Yes, I understand that but he being the son of a freedom fighter...(tapers off). My first film (Roja) had loads of patriotism, I think that kind of gave the impression...People said, 'Let's go to this guy, he'll give good patriotic songs...But personally too I do like doing these things. I don't like in-your face patriotic songs that harp on (clichés like) You've to be true to your country, do this for your nation, or bring about this or that... that's too boring and nobody would listen to it. Even in Rang De Basanti (RDB), we tried a new approach.

Q Talking of RDB, how would you approach a project like that?

AR: It was a totally different effort. The script was four years old, in the meanwhile four films on Bhagat Singh had already been made, in one of which I had given the music. I just didn't want to do the same kind of thing again so when we started brain-storming it was decided that we should go against (emphasising) the film. Where there is sadness there should be happy songs, where there is aggression there should be dance.

Q Whose idea was it to do that?

AR: Partly mine (laughs, slightly embarrassed). I didn't want to get the people (the audience) in a low mood.

Q So Ru-ba-ru...

AR: Yeah, absolutely. The whole thing is about redemption...It's like singing in paradise. Even the look of it---he's dead but he's in paradise so it's the other extreme way of looking at life...Also, we decided that every single song in the album had to be a hit.

Q But isn't that your approach to every song, that it should be a hit?

AR: No it's not. It's just that this film was very tough. It could so easily have gone wrong. Had anyone got carried away people would have been very uneasy. So whether it was the casting, editing, story, music, everything had to be just right.

Q Are you getting more and more involved in other aspects of filmmaking?

AR: In a way yes, because finally you're blamed for it. People say this doesn't work, his song didn't work, that a piece is not shot well. You don't need all this at this stage. I know there are people waiting (for my music) and there is such expectation and responsibility.

Q Do you feel burdened by that?

AR: Earlier I never used to say anything about the filmmaking process because I used to think that's not my duty, I believed that's the director's call, but I realise it's important to say (your piece) because you're watching so many DVDs and that there could be other ways of doing things. So I may say why don't you picturise a song like that or do something like this. It's not that they necessarily accept it, but they may take the vision or the energy of that suggestion. They can take it in a competitive spirit...like if Rahman is suggesting this, let me do it even better... So it's interesting that you can create competition.

Q Do you see yourself getting more and more involved in filmmaking?

AR: No...there is so much energy required and effort to execute what I do, that I am fine as I am.

Q A lot of your songs these days get cut out of the film... may be there'll be just a strain or two. Does that bother you?

AR: It does bother (pause). But you do it in the interest of the film, for the success of the film.

Q But you know that people may go to see a film because it has your music.

AR: Yes, there is a big responsibility and if you lose people's trust... If they get disappointed twice they wouldn't care the third time.

Q One of the downsides of being successful is that you get afraid of failure. Do you find that happening to you sometimes?

AR: Failure or success, you leave it to God.

Q Does it affect your music in any way?

AR: No if I am constantly insecure, it'll affect my work. It'll become commercial, non-arty and not passionate... That's what happens to most people. If you do something well once, you want to keep doing the same thing again and again. For instance, there may be someone who wore a particular pair of slippers in a film and it worked and he may say let me wear the same slippers again and again in all my films....it's lucky for me, (but) we can't approach art like that.

Q What would you say have been the turning points in your career?

AR: I think every three years there's a turning point in my career because I get bored after that. So you take Roja in '92, Rangeela in '95, Vande Matram after three years, and then in 2001 Bombay Dreams, then Lagaan and then Rang De Basanti. I guess some turning point is due now...

Q When you started scoring for Hindi films, did you prepare differently?

AR: My conscious effort was to learn Hindi a bit and to get friendly with the Hindi audience, musically.

Q How did you do it?

AR: I did it through instruments. There is an in-built friendliness in dholaks and duffs. Now I use them in my Tamil music too. That was a conscious change after I worked with Subhash Ghai in Taal. I kept hammering into my head, 'Learn Hindi, learn Hindi'.

Q So are you now comfortable with the language?

AR: I can understand it if you abuse me (laughs). I also learnt Urdu for a couple of years.

Q Yeah, in Dil Se... for instance, in the song 'Ae ajnabi', you've broken up the words 'tukdo mein'. The way Udit Narayan sings it, tuk-do mein. That can only come with an understanding of the language.

AR: (Looking interested) Oh okay, I didn't notice that the word was broken up....I must credit that to Gulzar saab. The word was placed intelligently.

My conscious effort was to learn Hindi a bit and to get friendly with the Hindi audience, musically.

Q One of the things that stands out about your music is the number of instruments that you tend to use.

AR: Well if you're doing orchestral music then there can be 160 instruments, there is a song in Bose, ‘Jage Hai’ that has a refrain ‘Jai Hind, Jai Hind’ that had 140 people and a full orchestra, but then 'Ru-ba-ru' had just three instruments...

Q You have a great knack for picking random voices, people who are not necessarily great singers, for instance Shweta Shetty, and getting them to deliver.

AR: I had heard her voice in a commercial and when Rangeela's 'Mangta hai kya' came up, I remembered that voice and got her to sing.

Q On an everyday basis, do you hear something that most of us don't?

AR: (Smiles) I try to be a listener, I am open to hearing all kind of music. I always test myself whether what I create is as exciting as the stuff I hear.

Q Nusrat Ali Khan was a big inspiration. What are your other musical inspirations?

AR: Umm...after a point you don't need any inspiration. You clean your mind like a blank paper and then whatever comes, just write it down.

Q You're working a lot outside India. Can you talk a bit about that?

AR: Their whole pattern of work is such that they do one thing at a time. When I tell them that I do a song today and something else tomorrow they're taken aback and worried whether I am crazy (laughs). You need to set aside time to work on a project in the West. There if I say 'no' to something, they say 'Ok, he's busy let's go to the next guy'. Here, nobody takes 'no' for an answer. It's also a relationship thing. If a director I know is doing his next film and I am doing something else at the time, I won't say 'no', instead I'll say, 'Ok, let's see, we'll find the time. I can never say 'no'. Also, my mind doesn't work like theirs (the westerners'), it is constantly wavering. It just takes around 10 to 15 minutes to make a song.

Q Do you hear a lot of music in your head even when you're not working?

AR: Often I get a tune in my dream and I just wake up, pick up my phone and record it.

Q As simple as that?

AR: Just the tune? Yes. It happens like the big bang and most often things fall into place.

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=30&contentid=200708122007081202413731811e75b0[/u]

[sat_srini]

Rahman makes music
8/11/2007 9:14:02 PM
A.R. Rahman, in an exclusive interview with TIMES NOW on the enigma of Indian music and his third innings as music director for Jodha-Akbar

It looks like A.R.Rahman has finally kissed and made up with Subhash Ghai after a seven year fall out. Salil Jaykar finds out more in an exclusive interview with the elusive entertainer.

It looks like A.R.Rahman has finally kissed and made up with Subhash Ghai after a seven year fall out. Salil Jaykar finds out more in an exclusive interview with the elusive entertainer, who has set a new benchmark by redefining contemporary Indian music.

He may be hailed as the Asian Mozart and may as well be influenced by western sounds but that does not stop India's musical maestro A R Rahman from standing up for his country's music and the influence it wields across the world.A coy persona in the bustling music industry, A.R. Rahman vouches for the charm of Indian music and expresses the optimism that it would never die or cease to enthrall the world.He believes that a little push would be sufficient to propel it in the international arena.

That apart,what everyone is curious about is his third innings as music director for an Ashutosh Gowariker film,the much awaited period magnum opus Jodha-Akbar after Lagaan and Swades.Though Rahman preferred to be discreet, after much prodding he spilled the beans.He admitted that the music crew tried three different directions and they finally allowed it to take its own course.

Rahman created magic for Subhash Ghai's Taal.A much publicised fallout later, the duo never worked again for 7 years, until now.While Rahman refused to divulge much, he revealed that he was in the initial stages of composition of music for Ghai's next film Yuvraaj and that though he had a long journey to traverse in this regard, the venture geared him into excitement.

It certainly seems that the maestro's got his hands full, which can only be good news for Rahman's many fans.

http://www.timesnow.tv/Newsdtls.aspx?NewsID=1960

(Check the above link for a video interview)

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:3cbc215102]AR Rehman's 'Jana Gana Mana'
- 13.08.2007
AR Rehman may be a globe trotter, but his thoughts are always with India. After the success of his album 'Vande Mataram,' he has now released his next album 'Jana Gana Mana' on the national anthem.


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Produced by Times Music, the album was released at Chennai's Spencer's Plaza. Bharatbala who had done the visuals of 'Vande Mataram' as well as others participated.


Speaking on the occasion, AR Rehman said that prominent musicians like DK Pattammal, Bhimsen Joshi, Latha Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Balamurali Krishna, SP Balasubramaniam, Pt Jasraj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and others had sung along with him in the album.


Rehman has used 80 musical instruments in 'Jana Gana Mana…' This is the first time he ahs used so many instruments for one song.


"Our tolerance level has decreased. We have to raise our levels of tolerance. This album should strengthen this," said AR Rehman.


While many others estrange themselves under the guise of turning to spirituality, here is a person who is doing something to raise public awareness through his music albums. The Isai Puyal is indeed a special person to the world of music.




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[thineshan54321]

guys i know this is offtopic but i thought maybe i should share here. Listen to Dharan's Sivi. This guy is going to make it big. Listen to his sounds. They are really trendy. his style, simple music. He is got his own style guys unlike other Tamil MDs with the exception of ARR.

If what dharan created is original, he is a really good composer.

I am just loving the baby crying in the rap mix in the prelude.

[A.ANAND]

guys i know this is offtopic but i thought maybe i should share here. Listen to Dharan's Sivi. This guy is going to make it big. Listen to his sounds. They are really trendy. his style, simple music. He is got his own style guys unlike other Tamil MDs with the exception of ARR.

If what dharan created is original, he is a really good composer.

I am just loving the baby crying in the rap mix in the prelude. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[dinesh2002]

i think Vijay Anthony also has his own style.... very very different arrangement with catchy beats & good tune.... :).....

[dinesh2002]

AR Rahman to score music for Power Star's movie
IndiaGlitz [Monday, August 13, 2007]

It is well aware that 'Khushi' directed by SJ Surya with Pawan Kalyan playing the hero was a sensational hit. In fact, there is no such hit for Pawan Kalyan after that movie, especially in that range.

Now, after a long gap the combination is going to repeat for another movie.

Another speciality of the film is that popular music director and maestro AR Rahman is scoring music. The stage is being set to make the forthcoming film yet another bigger hit than 'Khushi'.

Moreover, the audiences in general and the Power Star fans in particular would naturally keep high expectations on the film because of the successful combination.

Presently Pawan Kalyan is busy with a film being produced by Allu Aravind on the banner of Gita Arts with Trivikram Srinivas wielding the mega phone.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/32969.html

[thineshan54321]

AR Rahman to score music for Power Star's movie
IndiaGlitz [Monday, August 13, 2007]

It is well aware that 'Khushi' directed by SJ Surya with Pawan Kalyan playing the hero was a sensational hit. In fact, there is no such hit for Pawan Kalyan after that movie, especially in that range.

Now, after a long gap the combination is going to repeat for another movie.

Another speciality of the film is that popular music director and maestro AR Rahman is scoring music. The stage is being set to make the forthcoming film yet another bigger hit than 'Khushi'.

Moreover, the audiences in general and the Power Star fans in particular would naturally keep high expectations on the film because of the successful combination.

Presently Pawan Kalyan is busy with a film being produced by Allu Aravind on the banner of Gita Arts with Trivikram Srinivas wielding the mega phone.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/32969.html

no rahman what have you got yourself into???????

[Ramakrishna]

AR Rahman to score music for Power Star's movie
IndiaGlitz [Monday, August 13, 2007]

It is well aware that 'Khushi' directed by SJ Surya with Pawan Kalyan playing the hero was a sensational hit. In fact, there is no such hit for Pawan Kalyan after that movie, especially in that range.

Now, after a long gap the combination is going to repeat for another movie.

Another speciality of the film is that popular music director and maestro AR Rahman is scoring music. The stage is being set to make the forthcoming film yet another bigger hit than 'Khushi'.

Moreover, the audiences in general and the Power Star fans in particular would naturally keep high expectations on the film because of the successful combination.

Presently Pawan Kalyan is busy with a film being produced by Allu Aravind on the banner of Gita Arts with Trivikram Srinivas wielding the mega phone.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/32969.html

no rahman what have you got yourself into???????

It is an SJSurya movie. SO there is no surprise here i guess.

[Ramakrishna]

ARR listed in Outlook's 60 greatest Indians

He began as a keyboard player in a Chennai band, and shot to fame with
his music for the film Roja (1992). Now his inimitable brand
of `Indian fusion' music is a hit the world over, in shows like Andrew
Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams and Chinese film Warriors of Heaven and
Earth. His Vande Mataram became the anthem for a young, upbeat
generation.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?
fodname=20070820&fname=BThe+Heros&sid=1&pn=9

[Ramakrishna]

Hi All,

Happened to listen to Sachin's interview on Radio One (Mumbai)... and
he was asked about his favourite patriotic song... he answered "Lata
didi's Ae Mere watan ke logo and AR Rahman's Ma Tujhe Salaam"... and
he went on to describe how he feels on listening to these songs...
Then the radio station played Ma Tujhe Salaam :)

Nothing great... but it surely made my day!!!

Ravi.

from yahoogroups

[Ramakrishna]

[tscii:9c5f0aa531]

Sachin Tendulkar: For me, the tri-colour and national anthem are everything. I have a soft corner for two songs: Lata didi’s Aye mere vatan ke logo is my all-time favourite and A R Rahman’s Maa tujhe salaam.

Ganguly: I like to sing Rabindranath Tagore’s rendition of Vande Mataram in Bengali. I also love Vande mataram by Lata didi and A R Rahman. Another song I love is: Bharat humko jaan se pyara hai... (film Roja)

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=2007081420070814030213828352515fb


wow :clap:[/tscii:9c5f0aa531]

[RR]

dinesh, Anand, Ramakrishna & all

When you post a news item, can you add the title of the news in the Subject field of the post? Tks.

[rsubras]

Rahman's Interview in Rediff

Full interview - http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/14slide1.htm



A.R.Rahman : The thing with listeners, fans, is that they might like something you have done, and they will say that this is what you are best at and this is what they like and want more of -- but they won't know what more I have in store for them for the future. For instance, people said Roja was brilliant. If I had kept giving them Roja, then a Thiruda Thiruda would never have happened.

But equally, when I give them something I want to, and they complain about it, I need to listen to them and understand what they are complaining about. Actually, the internet has played a very good role for me in this.

How?

A.R.Rahman : Because when people come up to you and tell you they liked your music, it could be genuine. But it could also be that as fans, they are telling you what they think you want to hear. On the internet, people are saying what they want to say, they don't even imagine or know that you might read what they have said. So their feedback is totally honest. Also, everything is dissected; everything is analysed by many people in many ways. So you get lots of feedback of all kinds. I sift through all of that and I take whatever I think is necessary for progress, and if I think something is not right then I ignore it.


Rahman really stands out among everyone else .... He listens to our views with an open mind.. :D

[dinesh2002]

Rahman's Interview in Rediff

Full interview - http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/14slide1.htm



A.R.Rahman : The thing with listeners, fans, is that they might like something you have done, and they will say that this is what you are best at and this is what they like and want more of -- but they won't know what more I have in store for them for the future. For instance, people said Roja was brilliant. If I had kept giving them Roja, then a Thiruda Thiruda would never have happened.

But equally, when I give them something I want to, and they complain about it, I need to listen to them and understand what they are complaining about. Actually, the internet has played a very good role for me in this.

How?

A.R.Rahman : Because when people come up to you and tell you they liked your music, it could be genuine. But it could also be that as fans, they are telling you what they think you want to hear. On the internet, people are saying what they want to say, they don't even imagine or know that you might read what they have said. So their feedback is totally honest. Also, everything is dissected; everything is analysed by many people in many ways. So you get lots of feedback of all kinds. I sift through all of that and I take whatever I think is necessary for progress, and if I think something is not right then I ignore it.


Rahman really stands out among everyone else .... He listens to our views with an open mind.. :D

wow.... :shock: is our Hub included??? ;)....

ohhk RR :)!

[A.ANAND]

Rahman's new plans
IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, August 15, 2007]


Close on the heels of Bharadwaj starting a music school, ace music composer A R Rahman is nursing ambitions to start a similar venture.

According to the music legend, the school will impart practical knowledge in music besides special training in arts.

Rahman says, "Special preference would be given to those from poor and downtrodden sections of the society".

On the success of his songs in Sivaji, Rahman says, "I took extreme care to ensure that the songs came good. In recent times, movies like Sillunu Oru Kadhal, Varalaru and Sivaji have helped me continue to enjoy the support of the music fans".

But Rahman is also mature enough to see the other side of the success.

"It has created a responsibility in me to continue my good work. Songs in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan too has so far come really good", he adds.

[Ramakrishna]

Close on the heels of Bharadwaj starting a music school, ace music composer A R Rahman is nursing ambitions to start a similar venture.

According to the music legend, the school will impart practical knowledge in music besides special training in arts.

Rahman says, "Special preference would be given to those from poor and downtrodden sections of the society".

On the success of his songs in Sivaji, Rahman says, "I took extreme care to ensure that the songs came good. In recent times, movies like Sillunu Oru Kadhal, Varalaru and Sivaji have helped me continue to enjoy the support of the music fans".

But Rahman is also mature enough to see the other side of the success.

"It has created a responsibility in me to continue my good work. Songs in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan too has so far come really good", he adds.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33009.html

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இசைப்புயல் ஏ ஆர் ரஹ்மான் வருத்தம்:
"குத்துப்பாட்டை தமிழ் நாட்டின் தேசிய கீதம் ஆக்கி விடாதீர்கள்"
http://www.kumudam.com/magazine/Kumudam/2007-08-15/pg3.php

This is the cover story...

[selvakumar]

[tscii:87e548a208]http://www.naachgaana.com/2007/08/15/the-national-anthem-rahman-style/#more-6955

They say he doesn’t talk much, but that is not quite true of Allah Rakah Rahman. Approach him when he is free, and he can — and does — talk nineteen to the dozen on his favourite subject, music.

And then there are days like last Friday, when he was in Mumbai for a little less than a day, and had been scheduled into more interviews, functions and meetings than he could handle and that is when he responds with half his mind on his next assignment.

Rahman was in Mumbai, along with Bharat Bala of the eponymous production house, to release an album that has, over the span of a decade, become something of a pet project for the composer.

The project began 10 years ago, when Bharat Bala and Rahman conceived of the idea of producing a version of Vande Mataram that would make the national song accessible to the modern generation.

Though originally intended — and even released — as a one-off, the project grew in scope and size. Over the years, Rahman and Bharat Bala travelled across the country, shooting India’s leading music maestros in the most unusual and occasionally, inaccessible of locations as they performed the national anthem.

The lineup of talent coming together on Rahman’s production is breath-taking: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali, DK Pattamal, Bhupen Hazarika, Asha Bhosle, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash, Rahul Sharma, Vikku Vinayakram, Uma Shankar, Kadri Gopalnath, Ravikiran, Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy and those names are just samplers of the full list.

The jewel in this crown of audio and video productions of India’s national song and national anthem, however, is the national anthem itself, filmed on the Indian Army, and shot at a height of 21,000 feet, on the icy glaciers of Siachen.

Last week, the producers tested it by playing it before a feature film at a city theatre. “The audience was taken by surprise, when this came in place of the regular anthem,” Bharat Bala told rediff.com. “And when it ended, they remained standing and they cheered; for us, it was a never-to-be-forgotten moment.”

Rahman’s reaction is more muted. He is, he said, happy the project is finally done, and will be on the shelves of bookstores and music outlets this August 15. Snatching five minutes in between a meeting and a publicity appearance, the ace music composer spoke to Prem Panicker.

It is almost 10 years since you and Bharat Bala came together on Vande Mataram, and you are back working on the anthem again. What is it about the national anthem that draws you back to it after all this time?

It is actually the same thing. What we are doing now is releasing the individual versions, performed by the great musicians. It took a while to produce all of that, that’s all — especially because I was also busy with films and other commitments.

If you were to define the core of the album Jana Gana Mana, what would it be? Are you interpreting the anthem in different ways, through different artists?

No. It is each artist bringing his own unique personality to the anthem. We have not changed anything; it is the anthem we are all familiar with. But each artist, when rendering it through his or her voice or musical instrument, brings a unique personality, a unique soul, to that rendition and that is what makes each track stand out. It is not that we have improvised or anything — you cannot tamper with it, it is the national anthem and belongs to the country, not to you, so you cannot do anything improvisational with it.

As a youngster, you played music, then you composed it for many years and for many films. But increasingly, there is a sense you get when reviewing your recent work that you want to move on, do different things. Is that what you feel, or is it just our perception?

I am an open person; I don’t stick within the box. For me, music is an expression and it is also a messenger; so sometimes it is a statement I want to make through my music. Like, you know, I wanted to do that anthem, Pray for Me Brother, as part of the fight against poverty. When I worked on it, I tried to say it, to make my statement, in such a friendly way that you don’t want to switch it off. It is like a love song, so if you take that example, there is a statement I want to make, and also a means of making that statement in the kind of composition I chose to create, and that is all intentional.

In an interview dating back six years, you spoke of how boring it could get doing the same thing over and over again, of how you sometimes combat that boredom by occasionally adding layers to your songs, then erasing them, tinkering with your music. Is this also a way of ensuring that you don’t become creatively stagnant?

Yes, it is in a way. But also, you tinker because you never know when the magic happens. Sometimes, when you think you have finished a song, it is almost being born. You could get to the very end of your composition, and there you could find an idea that is the heart of your song. This idea then prompts you to rework the entire song, you scrap what you have done and start all over again.

So there is no real full stop for creativity, till we say okay, now we are going to release this, let’s give them the master. And even then, it is possible that after mastering the song, fresh ideas occur to you, and the temptation to rework it a bit more — but if by then they have shot it, then of course, that is that.

Does that happen to you, that you release a song, and then realise maybe that you could have done something different, or better? Actually, I don’t judge my work. Music is a divine thing. It is not something you do, it is something that comes to you. You need to value this gift; you cannot keep judging and condemning it. I do have a critical point of view of my own work, but at the same time, I also respect it because I believe I am just being a tube, a pipe for the music to flow through, or an engine that makes it happen. The fuel always comes from above, so I respect that, I respect my work.

What is the one single yardstick for judging music?

If you take Roja, for instance, take the song Chinna Chinna Asai, it is the simplest song ever, but people thought it was magic. So it would be wrong for me to be judgmental; to say okay, I don’t have any fancy chords in it, therefore it is not good; that Thiruda Thiruda for instance is very complex and therefore better.

In all these years of composing, you have perhaps got a fair idea of what people want, and what it is that you have within you to give them. Does that knowledge enter into the equation when you work on your next composition?

After a point in time, that is not the point. At least, that is not the main point. You have established yourself as an artist, and then even a song with four chords in it is more than just that — at a basic level it is the song, but it is also what you are saying through the composition, what you are saying as a songwriter.

Of course, people will still want more of Roja, more of Thiruda Thiruda, more of Pudhiya Mugham, but you have to keep moving on. Like, you know, Guru was different. It is funny, I have almost forgotten Guru, but people keep reminding me, they tell me it was fantastic. So in a sense, it is also a combination of what you have to give, and what people want to take.

So basically, there are two elements to your creative process: the expectations we have of you, and what you as a composer want to do. And it is at the meeting point of these two different needs that great music happens…

Yes. In a way, I need to listen to what people say, and in a way, I need to feed them what I have. It is a delicate balance, and the trick is to find that balance. You may not always succeed, but that is what you try for. If I listen to the people and think that what they say is totally correct, I could be completely misled; in the same way, if I think what the people are saying is totally wrong, I could end up producing music that means nothing to anybody except perhaps me.

The thing with listeners, fans, is that they might like something you have done, and they will say that this is what you are best at and this is what they like and want more of — but they won’t know what more I have in store for them for the future. For instance, people said Roja was brilliant. If I had kept giving them Roja, then a Thiruda Thiruda would never have happened.

But equally, when I give them something I want to, and they complain about it, I need to listen to them and understand what they are complaining about. Actually, the internet has played a very good role for me in this.

How?

Because when people come up to you and tell you they liked your music, it could be genuine. But it could also be that as fans, they are telling you what they think you want to hear. On the internet, people are saying what they want to say, they don’t even imagine or know that you might read what they have said. So their feedback is totally honest. Also, everything is dissected; everything is analysed by many people in many ways. So you get lots of feedback of all kinds. I sift through all of that and I take whatever I think is necessary for progress, and if I think something is not right then I ignore it.

Again — you began as a musician, you did jingles, composed film music, did things for the stage, like Bombay Dreams and then Lord of the Rings, you did the Pray for Me Brother for the United Nations as part of the poverty-eradication drive… In all of this, do you have a roadmap, a sense of where you are going and why?

No, it just happens. You can have maybe some idea of where you want to go, but you can never have a timeline, because then it can get frustrating. It could be that there was something I wanted to do 20 years back, but it is only coming true now. So if, back then, I had given myself a timeline, then I would have been frustrated all those years, waiting for that to happen.

The thing with music is, you are in a space that is open on all sides; it is a universe in itself. You can go anywhere, in any direction — and all those directions are worth exploring, all of them can be very rewarding. Where you go, where you want to go, only becomes apparent as you begin moving. So you cannot really make goals for yourself and timelines and all that — for me, when it happens I let it happen, and as long as I am moving forward I am happy.

Hardcore fans who have followed you from your first album and are the first to listen to each fresh work, say that when it comes to your film music, they get the feeling that you are increasingly painting by numbers. They say that in your latter film compositions, you are not all there. Because of your mastery over the craft, you can still come up with superb compositions but that earlier playfulness, where you would plant a little sound as a teaser for the senses, is increasingly missing. Is that an assessment you would agree with?

I would say that I have moved on from formulas. Sometimes, when people define me as something, I move on from it. If you have favourite modes of expression, then people will say your music has a sameness to it. The point is not to have a favourite way of expressing, of composing — the point is that the song, the composition, needs to have a heart, and I am always searching for that heart. Sometimes you find it, sometimes you don’t. But always, you search for it.

You never know where it is, till you start composing and refining, and at times, I surprise myself with what I discover and where I discover it. Also, the journey has become more broad-based; for instance, where earlier you looked to express yourself in music. It has now gone on to become a thought, a feeling, so many other things that you are trying to convey, and not just the music itself. For instance, Pray For Me Brother, which became completely different — for me it was a success because, you know, the first time in English, an attempt to express a thought in a different musical idiom, all of that.

So your goals are no longer about delivering the next hit album…

No. Actually, it is in a way, because you want people who listen to your songs to get what you are trying to say, and when they do, then the album becomes a hit. But that is like a by-product, the hit album is not the foremost goal.

Sometimes it happens that way too. If you take Sivaji, it was fruitful as a team effort — not just the compositions, but the way they were shot, the movements, the way it came out on screen, and that total package was successful and I was part of it and I loved doing that.

At this point in your career, do you have some major goal you are working towards, a solid sense of what you want to do next?

Maybe it is the company that I have started, K M Music. My film music won’t be on it; this label will be dedicated to putting out alternative forms of music, the kind of compositions I don’t have the freedom to create when working on films. This could be my new inspiration, my goal and my direction all at once, it all depends on how successful it is. It also depends on what fresh thoughts, and directions, come to you as you move forward.[/tscii:87e548a208]

[vijayr]

Rahman's Interview in Rediff

Full interview - http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/14slide1.htm



A.R.Rahman : The thing with listeners, fans, is that they might like something you have done, and they will say that this is what you are best at and this is what they like and want more of -- but they won't know what more I have in store for them for the future. For instance, people said Roja was brilliant. If I had kept giving them Roja, then a Thiruda Thiruda would never have happened.

But equally, when I give them something I want to, and they complain about it, I need to listen to them and understand what they are complaining about. Actually, the internet has played a very good role for me in this.

How?

A.R.Rahman : Because when people come up to you and tell you they liked your music, it could be genuine. But it could also be that as fans, they are telling you what they think you want to hear. On the internet, people are saying what they want to say, they don't even imagine or know that you might read what they have said. So their feedback is totally honest. Also, everything is dissected; everything is analysed by many people in many ways. So you get lots of feedback of all kinds. I sift through all of that and I take whatever I think is necessary for progress, and if I think something is not right then I ignore it.


Rahman really stands out among everyone else .... He listens to our views with an open mind.. :D

I hope he is'nt reading the current threads in TFMDF :-)

But seriously, does anyone close to him or his fan club know if he has sifted thru DF pages? We have had quite a few celebrity sightings here in the past, including Ehsaan of S-E-L who was patiently answering all sorts of questions for awhile.

Overall, that interview and the previous one done by Prem Panicker as well were both interesting to read. And Rahman's answers in some cases are pretty good too. Good job overall.

[SoftSword]

guys i know this is offtopic but i thought maybe i should share here. Listen to Dharan's Sivi. This guy is going to make it big. Listen to his sounds. They are really trendy. his style, simple music. He is got his own style guys unlike other Tamil MDs with the exception of ARR.

If what dharan created is original, he is a really good composer.

I am just loving the baby crying in the rap mix in the prelude.

but that rap sequence in sivi strongly reminds me of the madai thirandhu rap song by Yogi B...

[A.ANAND]

WOOW!!READ SPECIAL A.R.RAHMAN EXCLUSIFE INTERVIEW IN LATEST ANANDA VIKATAN WEEKLY MAGAZINE :thumbsup:

[Ramakrishna]

Mudinja scan panni podunga anand sir.

[sat_srini]

Here you go!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1148659569&size=o
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1148665625&size=o
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1148668369&size=o

[Ramakrishna]

Thanks dude

[rsubras]

Rahman interview ovvoru time padikkumbothu it gives u that kind of refreshing and divine feeling.......

Rahman................. u are greattttttt

[A.ANAND]

A.R.RAHMAN INTERVIEW IN ANANTHA VIKATAN IN ENGLISH



An Exclusive Interview with Isai Puyal (Musical Storm) A.R.Rahman :

He comes & sit like a secret. (murmur). Still d same calmness in him despite reaching International heights. With fingers waving between black & white keys, his eyes give a friendly smiling !

The success of PFB album made rahman to be more happy.

Prayer is an expression of Love. There is nothing equal to the kind of love, when we pray to god for others. We decided to tell about that kind of love. We need more efforts to fight against poverty, disease kind of problems. In that fight, my small effort is this album. As this should not sound as devotional song, we composed this tune as a song of love. While writing lyrics, we used words that give us confident. It took two years to search for apt visuals & get sponsors for this. It gives a confidence in me to see people acknowledging this album so much. Next move is A.R.Rahman Foundation. It is to help poor children who dream to study. (here- education). All the proceeds from PFB album sales will go to this foundation only.

1. AV : One end World Music, other end Tamil Cinema... how you prepare yourself between these ?

Arr : While saying.., this house is mine, Is not that the world also becomes mine ? As a student i always desire to learn new new things. Regarding western countries, if we miss an opportunity then we need to wait for longer years to get such an excellent chance. LOTR is my three-years effort. It gives me new energy to see the acknowledgement it receives. But wherever i go round the world, my address is Tamil Cinema. To balance the both, I am choosy in doing films. Our taste differs from that of western countries. To see to that i keep changing myself. And only this challenge makes me, myself more interesting. "World Music is for me... Film Music is for people..."

2. AV : Reached the International level. Then what is the next goal ?

Arr : I consider this as a journey. I could feel about the change always takes place in my life in every three years. First a musical album, then tamil cinema. hindi cinema, music tours, stage drama (here- bombay dreams, lotr etc.) so i am searching for different directions & travelling in the same. See.., next I am going to do a hollywood movie Golden Age in Shekar Kapurs direction. This is another important turning point in my life. Otherwise awards are not my only targets. They all come in half-way (here- of my journey) as an honour. Just small little happinesses. Thats all.

3. AV : Is it not a big boon to see greats like Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Aamir Khan celebrate you ?

Arr : Friendship happens automatically. Successes that is achieved in business strengthens this friendship more. I think it is all the success formula we gave, keeps us more strong even today. Whenever we combine, an expectation is created, that we are going to do something to give a blast. Now i am doing Gajini with Aamir. Next Lajjo with Mani sir. Moreover a good combination of Mani Ratnam, P.C.Sriram, Aamir Khan. Apart, it is a musical subject, a good exercise is awaiting in that for me.

4. AV : How is Sivaji experience ?

Arr : I have a hesitation while doing Rajini sir film. He would have finished acting half of the film while i go in search of suitable tunes for him to finalise. Rajini sir's films happen in such a pace. But sivaji is not a problem for me. Before announcing the movie, when Shankar spoke to me, I was in a programme in Australia. Shankar left for Australia, the next day itself. As we had time, we finalised Sahara, Vaji Vaji & Sivaji tunes there itself. As we had enough time there, we were able to give good tunes. Happy to see both music & movie a hit. Till now Rajini sir did not converse with me regarding Sivaji songs. Shankar told me on the day, when Rajini sir listened to sivaji songs & felt happy about it. Latha Rajinikanth sent a bouquet. Ok.!

Now it is also another Rajini's film. I am only doing music for 'Sultan the warrior'. Though it is an animation film, has four songs. This film will not have an advice song (here- philosophical song) as in the usual rajini films. It will have more joyful, colourful, commercial & jolly kinda songs. I am guaranteeing.

5. AV : How is your children ?

Arr : My eldest daughter kathija is learning piano & hindustani music to gulam mustafa. Dont teach her music based on my music style. I told mustafa she should not be influenced by anyone's music. So she is not listening to my music. I-pod is the world for younger daughter Rahima. She is my first fan. If a happy smile comes from her face to my tune, then that song is a sure hit. My youngest child Ameen is four years old. Within this age he has given voice for an animation character and also done a music sample.

To me night is the world. When i woke up in the evening, my children would have returned from school. That is the time for me & my children. I lost my father when i was nine. I still remember my childhood days, the time i spent with my father. So as a father i must spend time with my children. When i am with my children, the first thing i forget is music. I belong to fathers, who lend their ears to their children, to listen to what they say.

6. AV : Almost all the music directors are religious ? what is the reason ?

Arr : "It is being said, music is the language of God. A secret that each n every soul cannot feel. God opens it with the key of music. When listening to good music, soul will have happiness & fulfilment intimately. Even without understanding the language, music has the power to make one become emotional. People who know music, who could appreciate music [here- good music ;-)] are said to be being nearest to God. We all are just instruments. Music belongs to HIM. (GOD)!"

- For Anantha Vikatan, Tamil Weekly - N.Kathirvelan, S.Kaleelraja - Issue dt.22.8.'07

P.S. Thank you for reading & bearing any errors. Yours patiently, Sarathy :-)



Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@yahoo. com> wrote:

Could someone translate this for the benefit of fans who cannot read Tamil?

Thanks,

[thineshan54321]

Dharan (MD of Sivi and Parijatham) talks about his inspiration ARR: http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/dharan/dharan.html

its at about 4 minutes. Sivi songs r nice guys (very diff).

[Yathu]

[tscii:de2e262984]A.R. Rahman may get three years imprisonment :shock:

A.R. Rahman – the proud Indian he has always been, had released Vande Mataram on the occasion of the 50th year of independence and in the 60th year he came up with an album "Jana Gana Mana".

Even though the intentions were good, he seems to have forgotten that there is a law that the national anthem should be sung in a specific way and should be finished within the stipulated seconds.

And if done otherwise it is deemed as disrespect to the national anthem and could attract a sentence of a maximum of three years imprisonment. And now many people are ready to sue Rahman for this action.

"Do good, there will be none to support; do good, there will be hundreds to find fault". How true is this statement!

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/aug-07-04/21-08-07-ar-rahman.html

THIS CANT BE RIGHT! :curse: [/tscii:de2e262984]

[dinesh2002]

[tscii:171fa0dbdc]A.R. Rahman may get three years imprisonment :shock:

A.R. Rahman – the proud Indian he has always been, had released Vande Mataram on the occasion of the 50th year of independence and in the 60th year he came up with an album "Jana Gana Mana".

Even though the intentions were good, he seems to have forgotten that there is a law that the national anthem should be sung in a specific way and should be finished within the stipulated seconds.

And if done otherwise it is deemed as disrespect to the national anthem and could attract a sentence of a maximum of three years imprisonment. And now many people are ready to sue Rahman for this action.

"Do good, there will be none to support; do good, there will be hundreds to find fault". How true is this statement!

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/aug-07-04/21-08-07-ar-rahman.html

THIS CANT BE RIGHT! :curse: [/tscii:171fa0dbdc]

im sure Behindwoods is exegerating it too much... probably they will make ARR pay some fine and case closed... its imp they prisoned some 1 like ARR, it will bring shame to the whole INDIA nation on a whole.... :evil:

[ajaybaskar]

http://tamil.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/featuresorarticles/0708/17/1070817020_1.htm

[inetk]

I believe a public interest litigation has been filed in this regard against Rahman and Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal. Link to that and my take on this silly issue...
http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2007/08/22/jana-gana-mana-and-a-few-retarded-opinions/

[Ramakrishna]

ARR interview in CNN (International)

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2007/08/24/screening.room.music.morricone.cnn

[Ramakrishna]

An article about ARR

http://epaper.newindpress.com/Web/PagePrint/2007/08/26/26_08_2007_151.pdf

[Vaz]

Hi Ramakrishna,

Thanks for the CNN video link! Great to see that the Boss is setting his foot in Hollywood!!!

[A.ANAND]

Rajni meets Mani!

By Moviebuzz | Sunday, 26 August , 2007, 12:12

Rajnikanth's casual visit to Mani Ratnam's office has set tongues wagging! The rumour mill is working overtime, with the news that Mani is going to direct Rajni again, 18 years after they did Dalapathy!
But Mani watchers are saying that today the noted director is more into meaningful cinema within the commercial format (songs and big stars) than Rajnikanth type larger than life crass commercials. So it is unlikely that the parallel lines will meet, but you can't rule it out because the combination looks exciting on paper!

Meanwhile Rajni associates say it was a condolence call, as the superstar was not in station when GS, Mani's brother passed away a few weeks back. But then the question is, why Rajni spent nearly two hours with Mani? The local media feels that they were discussing the one-line story for their next film!

[A.ANAND]

Thalaivar might act under Maniratnam direction
(8/26/2007)


17 வருடங்களுக்குப்பின், மீண்டும் இணைகிறார்கள்
ரஜினிகாந்த் புதிய படம் மணிரத்னம் டைரக்டு செய்கிறார்

ரஜினிகாந்தின் புதிய படத்தை, மணிரத்னம் டைரக்டு செய்கிறார். 17 வருடங்களுக்குப்பின், இருவரும் மீண்டும் இணைகிறார்கள்.

அபூர்வ ராகங்கள்

ரஜினிகாந்த் 1974-ம் ஆண்டு திரையுலகுக்கு வந்தார். அவரை, `அபூர்வ ராகங்கள்' படத்தில், டைரக்டர் கே.பாலசந்தர் அறிமுகம் செய்தார். 16 வயதினிலே, மூன்று முடிச்சு போன்ற படங்களில் வில்லனாக நடித்த ரஜினிகாந்த், `பைரவி' படத்தின் மூலம் கதாநாயகன் ஆனார்.

மளமள என்று தமிழ், தெலுங்கு, கன்னடம், இந்தி ஆகிய 4 மொழி படங்களிலும் நடித்து, முன்னணி கதாநாயகனாக உயர்ந்தார். அவருக்கு கிடைத்த ரசிகர்களின் வரவேற்பும், அவர் நடித்த படங்களின் வசூல் சாதனைகளும் சேர்ந்து, `சூப்பர்ஸ்டார்' அந்தஸ்துக்கு அவரை உயர்த்தின.

பாட்ஷா

ரஜினிகாந்த் நடித்த படங்களில், அவருக்கு மிகப்பெரிய திருப்புமுனையாக அமைந்த படம், `பாட்ஷா.' தமிழ் பட உலகில் பெரும் பரபரப்பையும், அபாரமான வசூல் சாதனையையும் செய்த படம் இது.

இதையடுத்து, ரஜினிகாந்த் நடித்து, மேலும் ஒரு வசூல் சாதனையை நிகழ்த்திய படம், 'படையப்பா.' இந்த படத்தை அடுத்து, சில வருட இடைவெளிக்குப்பின் அவர் நடித்து வெளிவந்த படம், `சந்திரமுகி.' இந்த படம், பாட்ஷா, படையப்பா ஆகிய படங்களின் வசூல் சாதனைகளை முறியடித்ததுடன், மிக அதிக நாட்கள் ஓடிய படம் என்ற பெருமையை தக்கவைத்துக்கொண்டது.

சிவாஜி

ரஜினிகாந்த் நடித்து, சமீபத்தில் திரைக்கு வந்த `சிவாஜி,' அவருடைய 152-வது படம் ஆகும். தமிழில், அவர் நடித்த 100-வது படம். இந்த படத்தை ஏவி.எம்.நிறுவனம் தயாரித்தது. ஷங்கர் டைரக்டு செய்தார். `சிவாஜி,' உலகம் முழுவதும் திரையிடப்பட்டு, மாபெரும் வசூல் சாதனை செய்தது. திரையிட்ட இடமெல்லாம் திருவிழா கூட்டம் போல் ரசிகர்கள் திரண்டனர்.

படம், 50 நாட்களை தாண்டி வெற்றிகரமாக ஓடிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறது. `சிவாஜி' பரபரப்பில் இருந்து ரசிகர்கள் இப்போதுதான் மெதுவாக சகஜ வாழ்க்கைக்கு திரும்பி இருக்கிறார்கள் என்றால், அது மிகையல்ல.

புதிய படம்

`சிவாஜி' சூடு ஆறுவதற்குள், ரஜினிகாந்த் தனது அடுத்த படத்துக்கான வேலைகளை தொடங்கி விட்டார். அவர் நடிக்கும் புதிய படத்தை, மணிரத்னம் டைரக்டு செய்கிறார்.

இதுதொடர்பாக ரஜினிகாந்த், மணிரத்னம் அலுவலகத்துக்கு சென்று அவரை சந்தித்து பேசினார். இரண்டு பேரும் மணிக்கணக்கில், மிக நீண்ட நேரம் பேசிக்கொண்டிருந்தார்கள்.

மறுநாளும் அவர்களின் சந்திப்பு தொடர்ந்தது. 2 நாட்களாக ரஜினிகாந்தும், மணிரத்னமும் கதை விவாதம் நடத்தியதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

தளபதி

இதற்கு முன்பு, 1990-ம் ஆண்டில் ரஜினிகாந்த் கதாநாயகனாக நடித்து, மணிரத்னம் டைரக்ஷனில், `தளபதி' என்ற படம் திரைக்கு வந்தது.

17 வருடங்களுக்குப்பின், ரஜினிகாந்தும், மணிரத்னமும் மீண்டும் இணைகிறார்கள். இரண்டு பிரமாண்டங்கள் மீண்டும் இணைவது, தமிழ் பட உலகில் பெரும் பரபரப்பையும், சுறுசுறுப்பையும் ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளன.

அன்று, ரஜினிகாந்தை `தளபதி'யாக அறிமுகம் செய்த மணிரத்னம், புதிய படத்தில், `சக்கரவர்த்தியாக' உயர்த்தி, சித்தரிப்பார் என்று ரசிகர்கள் எதிர்பார்க்கிறார்கள்.


INTHA NEWS MATTUM UNMAIYA IRUNTHA ENNGA OORU BATU CAVES-LA POI MOTTA ADICHUKUVEN :D
MANIRATNAM+RAJINI+A.R.RAHMAN :omg: :omg: :omg:

[SoftSword]

in behindwoods to some extent they have cleared this interaction between superstar and maniratnam as act of condolence for the death of mani's brother.

[selvakumar]

in behindwoods to some extent they have cleared this interaction between superstar and maniratnam as act of condolence for the death of mani's brother.
:rotfl:

[SoftSword]

in behindwoods to some extent they have cleared this interaction between superstar and maniratnam as act of condolence for the death of mani's brother.
:rotfl:

what is there to laugh here, selva???

[A.ANAND]

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Rajini and Mani Ratnam's sudden meeting
- 27.08.2007
Everyone is naturally eager to know what Rajini's next film is going to be and as if in reply to that was a meeting between Rajini and Mani Ratnam.


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A few days back, cinesouth had published a news that Rajini had watched a Hindi film and that could most probably result in his acting in a Tamil remake of that film.



That same evening, Rajini had secretly visited Mani Ratnam's office in Mandaveli. It is learnt that Mani Ratnam had narrated a story to Rajini in a meeting spanning around 2 hours. The next day also, the two are supposed to have had a long meeting, so it is surmised in Kodambakkam that Rajini could next be acting under Mani Ratnam's direction.




In 1990, Rajini acted in 'Dalapathy' directed by Mani Ratnam. So if this deal works out, the two of them will be collaborating after 17 years.



This film could be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindu for simultaneous release.





















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[A.ANAND]

Rajni and Mani Ratnam to work together?
IndiaGlitz [Monday, August 27, 2007]


Grapevine is abuzz with rumors that Rajnikanth has finalized his next project. A couple of visits by Rajnikanth to director Mani Ratnam's office in Chennai have sparked off rumours that the two would come together for a movie next.

After Guru, Mani Ratnam was supposed to commence his next starring Aamir Khan. However with the actor's Hindi version of Ghajini getting delayed, sources say Mani Ratnam would venture to do a movie with Rajnikanth.

Rajnikanth and Mani Ratnam last came together for Thalapathy released in 1991.

Produced by GV Films and directed by Mani Ratnam, Thalapathy featured Mammootty, Shobana and Bhanu Priya besides Rajnikanth.

The familiar story of Karna from the epic Mahabaratha was skillfully modernized with typical 'Mani Ratnam trademark' screenplay and dialogues and foot-tapping numbers by Ilayaraja.

[selvakumar]

in behindwoods to some extent they have cleared this interaction between superstar and maniratnam as act of condolence for the death of mani's brother.
:rotfl:

what is there to laugh here, selva???

:huh: I just laughed at the reason. The meet being labelled as an "Act of condolence for the death of Mani's brother" who departed this world years ago looks, not just funny but irritating as well. They could have SEARCHED for better reasons. If I am not wrong, Rajini did attend the condolence meet that was organized for G.V's sudden demise then :P
I am wondering whether associates of rajini gave this info or it is a "creative work" from behindwoods

[SoftSword]

hey selva,
you have understood wrong...
do you think that condolin for a persons death which happened 1 yr ago will be the reason any stupid website will say...
they could be bad at news... but not as worser as you could imagine...

its not gv...
hope you din come across the news a couple of weeks aga about the death of the relative of maniratnam(not sure if he is his own brother)...
the website spoke about this... not gvs...

[Vaz]

In fact one or two months ago, Mani's younger brother died at the age of 43... while he was trekking he fell from a cliff...

[Vaz]

In fact one or two months ago, Mani's younger brother died at the age of 43... while he was trekking he fell from a cliff...

[selvakumar]

oh :oops: :oops:
Sorry SS ! Now, I remember reading it.

[united07]

May be...just may be....
They will be re-making Thalapathy itself!

Since the re-make fever is everywhere...why not Rajni+MR?

It will be cool to watch Thalapathy with ARR's music though!

What do you guys think!

[SoftSword]

united...

idhellaam romba too much...
epdiyum padam odum'na enna vena seiveengalaa...

[A.ANAND]

Thursday, August 9, 2007
Me, Music and 'The Maestro'

I am really puzzled how i am gonna search for words to describe a wonderful tale of triumph and that too by a fellow Tamilian. Yet I leave all those worries with the almighty and try my best to pen this down.
Flashback:
The year is 1991 and the day was very special to me. My favourite music director Ilaiyaraja's Thalapathi album is releasing today. Its so special for another reason too. The film is directed by my favourite film director Maniratnam. I am following the duo's movies from the days of Agni Nakshathiram. What a perfect combination? The masterpieces of Ilaiyaraja canned by the genius of Maniratnam. What more can a movie buff expect? Ok..Lets come back to the scenario. I was in the music shop at 10 am in the morning with a neighbour of mine. He was also a HC Raja fan. When we got the cassette in our hand, we couldnt hide our emotions. A film which has names like Raja, Rajni and Maniratnam and I have the movie's soundtrack in my hands. We pedalled the cycle as fast as we could and reached home in 10 minutes. The first track was 'Rakkamma kaiya thattu' and it was a completely different orchestration at that time and it was very different from the previous Raja numbers. I liked the freshness in the songs. It also had some other mindblowing songs like Chinna Thaayaval, Putham pudhu poo, Sundhari and kaatukuyil. As expected the album was a huge hit among the masses. I remember all the Tamil Magazines praising Raja for the splendid work he had done with Thalapathi. I was boasting with my friends.."Ilaiyarajava adikkiradhukku oruththan porandhuthaanya varanum...."
The year is 1992. I read in a magazine that Maniratnam was going to make a film for Kavithalaya with newcomers in the lead. I wondered what Maniratnam is going to do with newcomers in the lead because all his previous films had stars in the cast like Kamal Hassan, Prabhu, Karthik, etc. Still I had a strong faith that Ilaiyaraja would save the movie with his numbers. Finally one day Mani announced the movie titled 'Roja' with Arvindswamy (Known as the leo coffee model those days) and Madhubala. However no one knew about the crew though. Nobody managed to find it too because everybody expected the same team of Ilaiyaraja and P.C Sriram to assist Mani.
One fine day I heard a rumour that the film's music is being composed by a new one. "Oh god..Dont make this happen..Maniratnathukku arivae illaya? If this happens, i am not going to watch Maniratnam movies in my life again". I became curious to know about the crew and started inquiring about this with all my friends. But..Alas..Nobody knew about this. Ok..I will wait till the official announcement.
Few months after that I was reading a magazine and in one page there was an ad for K.Balachander's next directorial venture 'Jaadhimalli'. I was casually seeing the ad and in the bottom portion of the ad there was a 'coming soon' ad for 'Roja'. Seeing this my eyes lit up. I was literally scanning the ad..Direction: Maniratnam...Produced by: Rajam Balachander, Pushpa Kandhaswamy.. Music: Oh..My god..Its not Ilaiyaraja...Its by some Rahman..Sob..sob..
I immediately thought.."Kadavulae..Indha padam odavae koodathu.."
(To be continued..)

:clap: :clap: :thumbsup: superb ajay!!!simple and powerfull
waiting 4 part2 :D
source:ajaybaskar.blogspot.com

[thineshan54321]

i am just waiting to read how he accepted the album from ARR. :) i know it shouldve been very hard.

[ajaybaskar]

Thanks Anand. Was busy for the last 2 weeks. Will certainly continue with that this week..

[muzammil_fr]

hey man, plz don't make me wait like a ARR albems, plz write today plzzzz ya.

[selvakumar]

Thanks Anand. Was busy for the last 2 weeks. Will certainly continue with that this week..
anne, athu neenga thaana :oops: :lol:
hmm. even I am planning to write something about 15 years of ARR. time kedaikala

[SoftSword]

ajay...
come on... its very interesting to read...
awaitin for your furhter episodes...

and the magic here is, arr, other than making everyone to sing and dance, he is making people to write also... or he is the inspiration for such writers i could say...

hail the creator...

[Wibha]

ajay anna :thumbsup: :D

selva anna rite fast :twisted:

[ajaybaskar]

Thanks Anand. Was busy for the last 2 weeks. Will certainly continue with that this week..
anne, athu neenga thaana :oops: :lol:
hmm. even I am planning to write something about 15 years of ARR. time kedaikala

Adhu Naanethaan thambi.... :D

[SoftSword]

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The National Anthem Controversy
Kollywoodtoday [ August 29, 2007 ]
Tamil-> News
The National Anthem Controversy

The hullabaloo surrounding the Jana Gana Mana album by A.R.Rahman came to an end today, with the Chief Justice A.P. Shah and Justice Jyothimani dismissing the petition to ban the album. According to the petitioner, Mohanraj, General Secretary of Jebamani Janata Party, the music director’s intention to release the album was to cash in on the national anthem.

Moreover, he alleged that the national anthem should be sung within predetermined seconds but Rahman has sung it for over seven minutes. The judges, while dismissing the petition on both counts, said that it is the right of the citizens to sing the national anthem and it cannot be deemed as an act of disrespect. Also they gave the verdict that there is no such rule as to the stipulated.

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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:0ea841dfef]Harris rules!

By Moviebuzz | Wednesday, 29 August , 2007, 10:30

The audio sale of ‘Chiyaan?Vikram’s Bheema is very impressive. It has displaced Sivaji as the number one in sales and on ‘Radio Mirchi?countdown!
This is Harris power in the audio market. Says a top music label chief: “Harris is definitely the number one music composer in Tamil cinema, basically because he takes time over his compositions and has something new in each album which catches the imagination of the listeners.?P> In Bheema album, the number which has caught the masses is Rangu Rangamma?/I>, the Kailash Kher, Vijay Yesudas and Swarnalatha which is said to be the item song in the film. What has made it popular is the drum beats in the beginning, which is awesome as a crescendo is built for the song.

The pick of the audio for Harris fans is Ragasiya Kanuvukal?/I> and Muthal Mazhai?/I>, both lilting melodies which may top the charts later, once the song video of the film appears on television. Harris does a lot of homework, before the final mixing. When we spoke to Vikram he says that all the songs are his favourite though Muthal Mazhai?/I> is his pick.

What really makes Harris tick is that he does not take too many assignments at the same time. He picks and chooses his films and directors, and is very particular that he vibes with them. Remember Harris has just three films on hand at the moment- Vaaranam Aayiram, Sathyam, Dhaam Dhoom, while other music directors at any given time commits to 10 or 12 films at a time!

How can quality music evolve if you compose for 50 songs a year? Harris` policy of doing very few films at the same time being the costliest music director in Tamil has paid off in a big way!


THE BEST 'KADI JOKE'OF THE YEAR!!! :lol: [/tscii:0ea841dfef]

[A.ANAND]

Thanks Anand. Was busy for the last 2 weeks. Will certainly continue with that this week..
anne, athu neenga thaana :oops: :lol:
hmm. even I am planning to write something about 15 years of ARR. time kedaikala :roll: :roll: :shock: :lol:

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:05c0bcc22a]Rahman, Shekhar Kapur come together
IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, August 29, 2007]


Music composer A R Rahman, who achieved great laurels in Tamil and Hindi movies besides making his presence felt in global arena, will compose music for an English movie to be directed by Shekhar Kapur.

Rahman says, “I worked with Shekhar for an ad jingle before. I was thrilled when he approached me to work in his movie”.

Rahman is currently working in a couple of Hindi ventures besides Sakkarakatti, Azhagiya Tamil Magan and a movie with director Goutham Vasudev Menon.


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[A.ANAND]

Thanks Anand. Was busy for the last 2 weeks. Will certainly continue with that this week..
ROMBA WAIT PANNA VEKKATHINNGA AJAY[ananda vikatan-la vara story mathiri irukku :lol: ]

[SoftSword]

[tscii:a48e3bb3da]Harris rules!

By Moviebuzz | Wednesday, 29 August , 2007, 10:30

The audio sale of ‘Chiyaan?Vikram’s Bheema is very impressive. It has displaced Sivaji as the number one in sales and on ‘Radio Mirchi?countdown!
This is Harris power in the audio market. Says a top music label chief: “Harris is definitely the number one music composer in Tamil cinema, basically because he takes time over his compositions and has something new in each album which catches the imagination of the listeners.?P> In Bheema album, the number which has caught the masses is Rangu Rangamma?/I>, the Kailash Kher, Vijay Yesudas and Swarnalatha which is said to be the item song in the film. What has made it popular is the drum beats in the beginning, which is awesome as a crescendo is built for the song.

The pick of the audio for Harris fans is Ragasiya Kanuvukal?/I> and Muthal Mazhai?/I>, both lilting melodies which may top the charts later, once the song video of the film appears on television. Harris does a lot of homework, before the final mixing. When we spoke to Vikram he says that all the songs are his favourite though Muthal Mazhai?/I> is his pick.

What really makes Harris tick is that he does not take too many assignments at the same time. He picks and chooses his films and directors, and is very particular that he vibes with them. Remember Harris has just three films on hand at the moment- Vaaranam Aayiram, Sathyam, Dhaam Dhoom, while other music directors at any given time commits to 10 or 12 films at a time!

How can quality music evolve if you compose for 50 songs a year? Harris` policy of doing very few films at the same time being the costliest music director in Tamil has paid off in a big way!


THE BEST 'KADI JOKE'OF THE YEAR!!! :lol: [/tscii:a48e3bb3da]

we cant rule it out completely as a joke...
but can say its a good blend of wit and fact...

or maybe someone might have search-replace'd arr with harris...

[rayan36]

[which has caught the masses is Rangu Rangamma?/I>, . What has made it popular is the drum beats in the beginning, which is awesome as a crescendo is built for the song.



I've heard some of the drum beats before...somewhere,can u rahmanians notice that :wink:

[rayan36]

[tscii:d975381d28] Will A.R. Rahman get an Oscar?

By Behindwoods News Bureau.

August 29, 2007

The Indian maestro A.R. Rahman has just completed a new English movie, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, directed by Shekar Kapur - an Indian as well. It is a sequel of Shekar’s very popular - Oscar winner and multiple Oscar nominee - Elizabeth. Big names like Kate Blanchett, Oscar nominee Clive Owen and Geoffrey Rush are involved in this project.




The first movie was made at a budget of $25 million and garnered more than $60 million all over the world, and also bagged an Oscar for the best make up. Apart from this, it was also nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role award, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration award, Best Cinematography award, Best Costume Design, including Best Picture award and not to forget the Best Music - Original Dramatic Score by David Hirschfelder. David will also work in this colossal project along with A.R. Rahman. The sequel of Elizabeth is getting much bigger with much higher budget.

Also, chances are high for A.R. Rahman to be nominated for an Oscar. Shekar Kapur, one of the finest directors that India has ever produced is very optimistic about this movie. It will be released in the US this October and Indian audience can catch this movie in the theatres only by next year. Hope we get good news by January and better news by March. Behindwoods has only one thing to say to Rahman: “We will pray for you brother”.


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[Vaz]

Hi Rayan,

Regarding Rangu rangamma...

The drum beats are lifted from WHAE (I think it is called Dacoit's duel)...

The violins usage just reminds me of Rakkama from Thalapathy...

And the Ennadhuyire is definitly inspired by Munbe Vaa in a few parts...

[Vaz]

No more news regarding that untitled movie the master of movie announcements is supposed to do as a quickie with Trisha and newcomers??

Sad that there have no new releases by the Boss since Sivaji!
The drought period is still not finished!

[rayan36]

Hi Rayan,

Regarding Rangu rangamma...

The drum beats are lifted from WHAE (I think it is called Dacoit's duel)...

The violins usage just reminds me of Rakkama from Thalapathy...

And the Ennadhuyire is definitly inspired by Munbe Vaa in a few parts...

CORRECT ANSWER :D (it's WOHE) , & really not sure about Ennaduyire inspired by Munbe Vaa, which part exactly??

[dinesh2002]

Hi Rayan,

Regarding Rangu rangamma...

The drum beats are lifted from WHAE (I think it is called Dacoit's duel)...

The violins usage just reminds me of Rakkama from Thalapathy...

And the Ennadhuyire is definitly inspired by Munbe Vaa in a few parts...

CORRECT ANSWER :D (it's WOHE) , & really not sure about Ennaduyire inspired by Munbe Vaa, which part exactly??


yes...Endhan Uyire is from Munbe va... the overall feel... and u can hear the line " Naan...Naana...Ketten ennai Naane...Naan...Neeya...Nenjam Sonnethe " from Munbe Va at 1.40 - 1.55 in Endhan uyire... listen to the tune & feel...

and the charanam is def from Munbe Va's " Poo Vaithai...Poo Vaithai...Nee Poovaikor Poovaithai....Manam Poo Vaithe..... Ohh..Ohhh..."

even my fren said Chinmayi sounds very much like Sherya Goshal in Munbe Va... mind u she is not a tamil song fan... she listens to them occasionally only.... even she could pick it out that Endhan Uyire is a new version of Munbe Va....

:)

[ajaybaskar]

Thalaivar threadla kanda n****i pathi namakkenna paechu? Back to Boss...

[dinesh2002]

Thalaivar threadla kanda n****i pathi namakkenna paechu? Back to Boss...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: chill Ajay.... :lol:

[A.ANAND]

Thalaivar threadla kanda n****i pathi namakkenna paechu? Back to Boss... :lol: ajay,naanthan rahman mela 'veri pudichi'alaiyaren sonna,ennaku mela irukiriye thalaiva!!! :lol: :lol: cool!!cool!!ma :lol:

[A.ANAND]

Gautham gets a bomb scare!

By Moviebuzz | Saturday, 01 September , 2007, 10:46

Gautham Menon, has decided to shoot his new film featuring Trisha and four new boys Chennayil Oru Mazhaikalam (working title) in Hyderabad! Gautham the smart guy that he is has now made it a bilingual- a Telugu version too!
Actually Hyderabad was chosen for the convenience of Trisha, who is also shooting simultaneously for a Telugu film with Ravi Teja. But after the Hyderabad blasts a security cover was thrown over the city, making shooting in the city a nightmare. Twice there were bomb scare at the place they were shooting, disrupting the shoot!

But Gautham went ahead and completed a good part of his shoot, and even managed to shoot outside the city on the day of the Hyderabad bandh! The film is shaping out extremely well and may give Trisha an all new image.

Gautham will be shooting for the film till September 25, before he leaves with Surya for US for the shoot of Vaaranam Aayiram.

[A.ANAND]

guys! listen this internet tamil radio www.aahaafm.com
namma thalaivar songs pottu chumma kalakaranngappa!!!
:clap: must listen all arr fans :cool2:

[rayan36]

Thalaivar threadla kanda n****i pathi namakkenna paechu? Back to Boss...

Sorry sorry machi, :noteeth: COOOL :wink:

[A.ANAND]

கோலிவுட் 'பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ்':
தொடர்ந்து முதலிடத்தில் சிவாஜி!



சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த்தின் சிவாஜி தொடர்ந்து முதலிடத்தில் உள்ளது. 2வது இடத்தில் மாதவனின் ஆர்யாவும், 3வது இடத்தில் பார்த்திபன்-பாரதியின் அம்முவாகிய நான் படமும் உள்ளன.




85வது நாளை முடித்துள்ள சிவாஜி தொடர்ந்து முதலிடத்தில் உள்ளது. சென்னை நகரில் 10 தியேட்டர்களிலும், புறநகர்களில் 16 தியேட்டர்களிலும் சிவாஜி ஓடிக் கொண்டுள்ளது.

வார இறுதி நாட்களில் 85 சதவீதம் முதல் 90 சதவீதம் வரையிலான இருக்கைகள் நிரம்பி விடுகின்றன. வார நாட்களில் பாதிக்கும் மேற்பட்ட சீட்கள் நிரம்புகிறதாம்.

பல வகையிலும் பல்வேறு சாதனகளைப் படைத்துள்ள சிவாஜி, விநியோகஸ்தர்களுக்கும், திரையரங்க உரிமையாளர்களுக்கும் பெரும் லாபத்தை சம்பாதித்துக் கொடுத்துள்ளது. போட்ட பணத்தை விட 2 மடங்கு அதிக பணத்தை வசூலித்துத் தந்துள்ளது.

சென்னை நகரில் இப்படத்தை விநியோகிக்கக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட தொகை ரூ. 6.7 கோடிதான். ஆனால் இதுவரை கிடைத்துள்ள வசூல் ரூ. 13 கோடியாம்.

தற்போதைய நிலவரப்படி முதல் ஐந்து இடங்களைப் பிடித்துள்ள தமிழ்ப் படங்களின் பட்டியல்:

1. சிவாஜி - தி பாஸ்:

பாய்ஸ் தோல்வி, சராசரி அந்நியன் ஆகிய படங்களுக்குப் பிறகு ஷங்கருக்கு புது வாழ்க்கை கொடுத்த படம் சிவாஜி. ரஜினிக்கு இன்னும் ஒரு சிறப்புப் படம்.

[A.ANAND]

The Indian & American Achiever Awards (IAAA) will be presented in the following categories to individuals and companies who have played a vital role in enhancing the India-USA relationship:

Innovation, Science & Technology

Arts, Entertainment and Media

Multi-National Company (MNC)

Gandhi Lifetime Achievement Award
There will be two honorees in each category.one Indian and one American. These two achievers will be individuals (and entities in the MNC category) who have made a significant impact on the India-US relationship through their work.



AWARDS NOMINEES

INDIAN AMERICAN

INNOVATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Professor Srinivasa S. R. Varadhan Bill Gates
Abel Prize Laureate - 2007. Professor at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University Chairman, Microsoft

N. R. Narayana Murthy Samuel J. Palmisano
Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited Chairman & CEO, IBM

Sam Pitroda Jeffrey R. Immelt
Chairman WorldTel Ltd., Founding Chairman of Telecom Commission - Government of India, and Head of Knowledge Commission - Government of India. Chairman, General Electric

Dr Deepak Chopra, M.D. W. James(Jim) McNerney, Jr.
Chairman and co-Founder, Chopra Center Chairman, President & CEO, Boeing

ARTS, ENTERTAIMENT AND MEDIA

A R Rahman Rupert Murdoch
Music Director CEO, News Corp Ltd

Subhash Chandra Charles W. "Charlie" Ergen
Chairman, Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Promoter, Essel Group of Companies Co-founder and CEO, Echostar Communications Corporation

Shah Rukh Khan Tom Freston
Film Actor MTV Networks

Pandit Ravi Shankar Richard Gere
Sitar Maestro Film Star

MNC

Tata Group of Industries Citigroup Inc.
Zee Telefilms Ltd Microsoft Corporation
InfoSys Technologies Limited General Motors
Wipro Technologies New York Life Insurance Co.

GANDHI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Bill Gates
Art of Living Founder, Gates Foundation

Late Dhirubhai Ambani Bill Clinton
Founder, Reliance Industries Former President USA

Prof Amartya Sen Jimmy Carter
Noble Prize Winner, Economics Former President USA

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Al Gore
Former Prime Minister of India Former Vice President USA

[rsubras]

seems like Shekar kapur's Elizabeth:The golden age premiered at the toronto festival yesterday and won rave reviews

http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/10tiff.htm

There was no mention about the musical score by rahman though.. The trailor is available at You-Tube... The pride of hearing rahman's music for a original hollywood film is amazing :).. i dont know why, but there is a feel of new york nagaram song and varalaru bgm in the trailor music....probably both these works evoloved while ARR was composing score for this film :D

[SoftSword]

subras...
can you mention the youtube link here...

[rsubras]

with pleasure :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDIyo8anaIU

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vITxj7Tq4f4&mode=related&search=

[Ramakrishna]

[tscii:107aaac900] A.R.Rahman makes India proud yet again
By Behindwoods News Bureau.
September 10, 2007
A.R.Rahman has again made India and especially Chennai proud. CNN, in a special program, listed the world’s best music directors and amidst the big names of "Ennio Morricone" & "Hans Zimmer” Rahman managed to find a place. CNN called Rahman the “Maestro of Madras” who has sold albums more than the Beatles.

The show also discussed his popular rendition for the “Lord of the rings” stage drama. There was also mention about his first international movie, Elizabeth 2, directed by Shekar kapur.

If the very fact of gaining mention in an international program is big, then being compared with the likes of Ennio Marricone and Hans Zimmer is nothing short of a Wow. Behindwoods.com salutes Rahman for taking India to the world.[/tscii:107aaac900]

[anoops]

[tscii:dad34e110e] A.R.Rahman makes India proud yet again
By Behindwoods News Bureau.
September 10, 2007
A.R.Rahman has again made India and especially Chennai proud. CNN, in a special program, listed the world’s best music directors and amidst the big names of "Ennio Morricone" & "Hans Zimmer” Rahman managed to find a place. CNN called Rahman the “Maestro of Madras” who has sold albums more than the Beatles.

The show also discussed his popular rendition for the “Lord of the rings” stage drama. There was also mention about his first international movie, Elizabeth 2, directed by Shekar kapur.

If the very fact of gaining mention in an international program is big, then being compared with the likes of Ennio Marricone and Hans Zimmer is nothing short of a Wow. Behindwoods.com salutes Rahman for taking India to the world.[/tscii:dad34e110e]

:cool2: :cool2:

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:bcdd07da9d] A.R.Rahman makes India proud yet again
By Behindwoods News Bureau.
September 10, 2007
A.R.Rahman has again made India and especially Chennai proud. CNN, in a special program, listed the world’s best music directors and amidst the big names of "Ennio Morricone" & "Hans Zimmer” Rahman managed to find a place. CNN called Rahman the “Maestro of Madras” who has sold albums more than the Beatles.

The show also discussed his popular rendition for the “Lord of the rings” stage drama. There was also mention about his first international movie, Elizabeth 2, directed by Shekar kapur.

If the very fact of gaining mention in an international program is big, then being compared with the likes of Ennio Marricone and Hans Zimmer is nothing short of a Wow. Behindwoods.com salutes Rahman for taking India to the world.[/tscii:bcdd07da9d]

behindwoods.com news-sa eppavume namba mudiyathu!eppadi thukki apparam behind-la adipanunnga :lol: 'harris claches with rahman'g.v.prakash vs a.r.rahman :poke:

[ajaybaskar]

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Bottom Line: Once more Shekhar Kapur and Co. find fun and romance in 16th century English history.
By Kirk Honeycutt
Sep 9, 2007


Toronto International Film Festival

TORONTO -- Queen Bess is back in fine form in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," the second of a potential three-part historical romance about England's Virgin Queen. Cate Blanchett has lost none of the brio that earned her an Oscar nom for 1998's "Elizabeth." Nor has returning director Shekhar Kapur toned down any of the energetic camera moves, pageantry or vivid colors he deployed to reformulate historical drama in the original movie. This is history writ large, presented in terms of larger-than-life personalities rather than changing political, social and religious climates. It's robust historical fiction, designed as movie spectacle, which calls out to toss aside dusty history books and join the fun.

Remnants remain from Hollywood's own golden age of historical drama. A musical score by Craig Armstrong and AR Rahman is virtually a character itself, huffing and puffing through nearly every scene, provoking tension and calling characters to action. Resplendent costumes, grand sets build in England's Shepperton Studios and architecturally magnificent locations all give a feeling of majesty. So the second "Elizabeth" movie should appeal to a broad age range, as did its predecessor. This unabashedly romantic epic from Working Title and Universal looks set to deliver boxoffice gold.

The good queen is now in her third decade of rule. No longer a young girl struggling to learn the ruthless ways of court life, Elizabeth is thoroughly at home with flattering wooers, fawning sycophants and courtly spectacle. (Indeed, with Kapur at the helm, her court looks like a circus with exotic humans, wild animals and nimble dancers vying for her pleasure.)
Storm clouds gather across the English Channel in Spain where King Philip II (Jordi Molla) assembles his Catholic forces to free England from its Protestant queen. This marks the filmmakers' attempt to contemporize 16th century European conflicts in a model resembling our modern struggle with religious fundamentalism. Elizabeth is seen here as the leader of the forces of enlightenment and liberality -- which is not entirely inaccurate -- against the religious intolerance and barbarism of the Spanish Inquisition.

In Michael Hirst (who wrote the first movie) and William Nicholson's screenplay, Elizabeth is a woman of action and sharp words rather than the historical Elizabeth, a notorious ditherer -- who nevertheless was a shrewd politician and social engineer -- and a ruler whose motto was "I see and keep silent."

Her circle of advisors has been reduced to one, the great spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham (a returning Geoffrey Rush). Her romantic interest falls on a person who was indeed a favorite courtier yet one historical gossip usually omits from her list of alleged lovers, the dashing explorer and author Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

The writers have moved up Raleigh's clandestine affair and marriage to lady-in-waiting Bess Throkmorton (Abbie Cornish) by several years so it can coincide with the legendary English defeat of the Spanish Armada. Raleigh plays a huge (and historically unlikely) role in this version of that battle but one that fits in well with the escalating drama of the Queen's personal and public crises.

That naval battle, recreated through all manner of movie trickery from digital effects to underwater action, is wonderfully staged and not too elaborate. (End credits even mention the use of footage from David Lean's "Ryan's Daughter," possibly those mighty waves crashing on a dark, rocky shore.) Blanchett in her glistening body armor astride a fine stallion overlooking the sea, delivering a great rally speech to the troops, gives the movie its most resplendent moment of sheer majesty.

Yet whether in her bath or glaring at underlings, Blanchett has made this Queen her own, a woman of fierce independence and thought, who only in her most private moments yearns for the male touch that she must deny herself. For virginity is part of her statecraft.

Rush is wily and self-contained as the spymaster while Owen as Sir Walter channels a toned down yet still quite debonair Errol Flynn. Cornish comes off a little too sweet and reserved for the rebellious Bess. The film never finds a way to fully utilize Samantha Morton as the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, and fudges Walsingham's own possible role in Mary's "treason."

All in all, it's a grand package of hearty acting, design and action with the only caveat being that unlike the first film this "Elizabeth" can no longer surprise us with its modern twists.


ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
Universal Pictures
Working Title Films

Director: Shekhar Kapur
Writers: Michael Hirst, William Nicholson
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish
Executive producers: Debra Haywood, Liza Chasin, Michael Hirst
Director of photography: Remi Adefarasin
Production designer: Guy Hendrix Dyas
Costume designer: Alexandra Byrne
Music: Craig Armstrong, AR Rahman
Editor: Jill

Cast:
Elizabeth: Clate Blanchett
Sir Francis Walsingham: Geoffrey Rush
Sir Walter Raleigh: Clive Owen
Bess Throkmorton: Abbie Cornish
Mary: Samantha Morton
Robert Reston: Rhyr Ifans
King Philip II: Jordi Molla

MPAA rating PG-13, running time 115 minutes

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/fest_reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=9779

[A.ANAND]

AR Rahman to perform at John F. Kennedy Center
IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, September 12, 2007]


India's finest and most reputed international music director, AR Rahman, will perform Jana Gana Mana - The National Anthem of India at the inaugural CineMaya Media Group Indian & American Achiever Awards on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.

Beloved for his renditions of Maa Tujhe Salaam and Vande Matram, AR Rahman is one of the most prolific music composers of his generation internationally. He has scored the music for number of popular and critically acclaimed films.

His first movie album Roja was listed in TIME magazine's "Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of All Time". AR Rahman has also achieved international acclaim for his musical compositions. He has composed the score for Shekhar Kapur's film 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'. Andrew Lloyd Webber, well-known composer of musicals, hired AR Rahman to compose his maiden stage production, 'Bombay Dreams' in 2002. He has also composed the music for 'The Lord of the Rings' theatre production, which first opened in Toronto on March 23, 2006.

Rahman says "It is my great honor to be able to sing Jana Gana Mana, India's National Anthem during the 60th Year of Independence Celebrations in the heart of the US Capital. CineMaya Media is doing a great job by celebrating the 60th Anniversary of India's Independence and recognizing individuals and MNCs which have contributed towards the collective advancement and growth of the two largest democracies in the world. "

Supported by the US-India Business Council, this inaugural event also features performances by internationally acclaimed maestros of Indian music Dr. Balamurali Krishna and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (in a duet - jugalbandi), Pandit Birju Maharaj, and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.

The evening is hosted by rising Bollywood star, Kunal Khemu and the US National Anthem will be performed by Penn Masala, the world's first and premier Indian a-cappella group.

The prestigious awards are instituted to recognize individuals and companies who have excelled in their fields, in four separate categories. There will be two Honorees in each category, one an Indian and the other an American. The categories are Innovation, Science & Technology, Arts, Entertainment and Media, Multi-National Company & Gandhi Lifetime Achievement Award

The list of Nominees is impressive as it includes great individual achievers in their respective fields, such as President Bill Clinton, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, A. R. Rahman, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Shahrukh Khan, and Dr. Deepak Chopra, amongst other great individuals and corporations.

[anoops]

wow!!!

[A.ANAND]

By IANS

Friday September 14, 11:19 AM
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Infosys chairperson N.R. Narayana Murthy, Microsoft chief Bill Gates, music composer A.R. Rahman, Hollywood actor Richard Gere and the late Dhirubhai Ambani have won the Indian & American Achiever Awards.

While Murthy and Gates won the award for innovation, science & technology, Rahman and Gere were honoured in the arts, entertainment and media category. The Gandhi lifetime achievement awards went to Ambani and Gates. Data Group of India and New York Life Assurance were given the award for multinational companies.


The inaugural CineMaya Media Group Indian & American Achiever Awards celebrating the 60th anniversary of India's independence were presented at the John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts here Thursday.


Composer Rahman, who was the only winner to receive the award in person, presented India's national anthem at the function. Messages from Indian President Pratibha Patil and US President George Bush were read out.


The Indian Ambassador to the United States Ronen Sen described it as a 'celebration of the achievements of Indians and Americans who excelled in their respective fields, while contributing significantly to India-US relations'.


The award function featured performances by noted artistes like Balamurali Krishna and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (classical music), Pandit Birju Maharaj (kathak), Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma (santoor) and Yogesh Samsi (tabla).


Indian actor Kunal Khemu of 'Kalyug' fame hosted the function with the Penn Masala group singing the US and Indian national anthems.

[A.ANAND]

Naethra is Goutham's heroine
IndiaGlitz [Friday, September 14, 2007]


The young and cute-looking Naethra, who played the lead role in Thoovaanam, is making the right moves.

Impressed by Naethra's performance in Thoovanam, director Goutham Vasudeva Menon has picked her as the heroine for his film Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kaalam.

The movie features Trisha and four newcomers in the lead role. Naethra plays second fiddle to Trisha in the movie.

The story of the movie revolves around IT professionals. Naethra portrayed the role of an NRI girl in Thoovaanam. The movie has musical core by A R Rahman.

[Wibha]

:omg: arr's performance :redjump: wooooooowwwwww :clap:

[ThalaNass]

RAHMAN's CHAT TRANSCRIPT :: REDIFF

http://www.rediff.com/chat/rahmchat.htm

[Ramakrishna]

Rare Video-ARR interview in Panchattan Inn - 1995

mms://202.87.46.70/india_pub_low_bandwidth_lehren/low_Music%20Maestro%20A.R.Rehman%20on%20Lehren%20_ 343.wmv

[Ramakrishna]

SPB praising ARR

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wcn6eqaajOc

[A.ANAND]

15 Sep, 2007 12:16 pm ISTlUrvashi Ashar/INDIATIMES MOVIES

A.R.RAHMAN,RICHARD GERE WIN AWARD



Musician AR Rahman joined the likes of Richard Gere, Narayana Murthy, Bill Gates and many greats in Washington DC recently where they were bestowed with the Indian and American Achiever Awards. On receiving the award, Rahman said, "I'm very humbled that I was the chosen one. This will pave the way for Indian and American students to excel in their fields, given the opportunity for international exposure. It is a wonderful thought." And all these are wonderful people.

The Indian & American Achiever Awards were held on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Amongst the winners were Indian achievers like N. R. Narayana Murthy, A.R. Rahman, Tata Group of Companies & Late Dhirubhai Ambani while from the American Diaspora Bill Gates, Richard Gere and New York Life Insurance won the awards in respective category.

The awards ceremony was were interspersed with the performances by Dr. Balamurali Krishna and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (in a duet - jugalbandi ), Pandit Birju Maharaj and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.
The artists received standing ovations from a black-tie audience. The evening was eloquently hosted by rising Bollywood star, Kunal Khemu while Ronen Sen, Honorable Indian Ambassador to the United States, was the Chief Guest of the event.


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[Ramakrishna]

Aaaha FM 91.9 (tamil FM station in chennai) is airing a program called Rahmania exclusively for rahman songs, from 6 pm to 8 pm daily. This program will be hosted by A.R.Raihana. ...

u can listen to the radio online from this link,

http://kumudam.com/fmtest/OnlineRadio.html?fronttecj=screen&deve=benjayaraj&tmp=y

[united07]

ARR's Shakalaka Baby has been copied left-right-center by Kelly Poon (a Singaporean chinese singer).

Listen to it at http://www.yes933.sg/features/kelly/index.htm

Now, isn't Sony the rightful owner of BD songs? Isn't this a copyright violation?

Please discuss buddies

[Vaz]

Apparently (msg in arrahmanfans group), Sammanaasu Justin's next directorial venture is gonna have ARR's music. He's making it in Telugu with Pawan and I'm damn sure he'll make it in parallel in Tamil with himself in the lead!

At least we can expect some midblowing tunes! If we forget about Sivaji I think it has been a while since ARR did a "proper" action movie. I'd love to have something on the lines of a Ratchagan as far as the music is concerned. On the movie side, since this guy has started acting I'm not anymore interested in watching his movies...

[A.ANAND]

Yes, we've sought permission, I don't want to be sued
Catchy track in Kelly Poon's new album based on hit Indian composer's tune
By Avis Wong

October 03, 2007




IT'S a catchy song that looks set to rule the airwaves. But Kelly Poon's new track, Shakalaka Baby, from her latest album seems mired in controversy.


Kelly says that by adapting the original Shakalaka Baby, into Chinese, it would make more people appreciative of the song. Picture: JONATHAN CHOO
For one, some have questioned the song's copyright and whether Kelly's label, Ursa Major, has the rights to use the song.

A reader, Noorul Wahid, wrote to The New Paper: 'Kelly Poon has simply reused the tune without actually seeking permission from the copyright holders or the composer.'

Likewise, a Netizen who wanted to be known as TruthandReconciliation also said in an online forum that he 'would like to see the original composer's name to be credited for it'.

The song was originally composed by Indian film composer AR Rahman in 1999 for the Tamil film, Mudhalvan.

In 2002, he improvised the track for British musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's production, Bombay Dreams.

Shakalaka Baby has been reworked into Mandarin by famous Taiwanese composer-producer Yao Chien.

In an interview with The New Paper yesterday, Kelly explained that if her label had not sought permission or cleared the copyright issues, she wouldn't have been able to release the album.

'It wouldn't also be used as the main track and I may even be sued,' said the 24-year-old singer with a laugh.

Yao Chien also gave his assurance that his company Ursa Major, which signed the 2005 Project Superstar female champion last year, has sought permission to use the song.

'Songwriters usually have agents to help them take care of the rights to their work. So we liaised with Universal Music which takes care of AR Rahman's works,' he claimed during a phone interview yesterday.

Copyright issue aside, Kelly admitted that she has read some reports from India saying Indians there preferred the original version.

She added: 'But I think it's good to adapt the song anyway because then Chinese people will get to know this Indian song.

'Music has no barriers and it can be shared with people of different races.'

Kelly's second album, In The Center Of The World, was released during a regional press conference here last Saturday.

It is aimed at launching her singing career beyond local shores to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

To do that, Kelly has spent the past six months living in Taipei on her own.

And solitude is what the Kuala Lumpur-born singer has been facing there.

'Frankly, it does get lonely. My hand phone is switched on

24 hours a day and it's fantastic when I have people to chat with via SMS,' she said.

So she was especially happy when blind singer Kelvin Tan was in Taiwan recently to promote his album.

'He messaged me that he was in Taiwan and we met up for dinner. But I haven't kept in touch with Hong Junyang or Sing Chew,' she said of her fellow Project Superstar alumnus.

SOURCE:THE ELECTRIC NEW PAPER

[Ramakrishna]

Rahman sirs mother launching the Rangeela Audio..Gr8 video..All other stalwarts attending this function.Ram Gopal varma, Subhash ghai, Aamir Khan explaining about AR rahmans music..njoy the video.

http://www.lehren.tv/videodetails.asp?id=2376&nosearch=true

[Ramakrishna]

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/50419/rahman-talks-about-his-feasting-plans-for-eid.html

[Ramakrishna]

http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=17478

[rajasaranam]

[tscii:c219ef23c5]http://www.indiaretailbiz.com/blog/2007/10/21/reliances-vimal-is-relaunched-with-new-logo-also-to-offer-apparel-in-all-price-ranges/


Reliance relaunches ”Vimal;” plans to rollout 20 stores this festive season


We are all very proud of this moment of reviving the Vimal brand which I am sure will once again regain the market leadership it enjoyed and top-of-the-mind recall : Nita Ambani

Vimal_Old_LogoVimal, the first brand of the Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance group, originally launched and popularised almost thirty years ago by Late Shri Dhirubhai Ambani, is back with a bang. It was relaunched in Ahmedabad with a new logo, reports PTI. Nita Ambani, wife of Mukesh Ambani has been actively associated with the relaunch.

Vimal, the iconic textiles brand was named after Vimal Ambani– son of Dhirubhai’s elder brother.

While, RIL is expected to spend Rs 500 crore on Vimal’s retail expansion, it will also spend Rs 100 crore on revamping and promotion of the brand. RIL, according to an NDTV report, is in talks with Music Maestro A R Rehman, Actor Aamir Khan and Chess player Viswanathan Anand to endorse the Vimal brand.

RIL is expected to open 20 stores during this festive season, .

“The new logo displays a new spirit of openness by breaking free from the oblong. The minimalistic letters and styling convey this new open spirit and also are in line with the new fashion thinking of clean and bold lines,” the company said in a statement.

Apart from fabrics, the new Vimal will also offer ready to wear apparels for men including shirts, trousers, suits and jackets.

The apparels will be available in three sub-brands Vimal Red (popular range for youth in value segment ), Vimal White (formals with premium pricing), and Vimal Black (top-end Italian fashion) .

The Vimla Black designed in Italian fashion has been inspired by thoughts and guidance of Italian designer Maurizio Bonas.

While Vimal Red and White will be available in all Vimal stores, Vimal Black will be retailed through exclusive outlets. These will be opened in the coming days, according to the company statement

I can still remember the Ad jingle 'Only Vimal... Vimal' that was a big hit in DD in the 80's. Hope ARR comes up with a good jingle to boost this long forgotten Indian Brand. [/tscii:c219ef23c5]

[vijayr]

Kamal's marmayogi with Rahman's music?
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14549508

[Ramakrishna]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/sets/72157602749667444/

[Ramakrishna]

SPB's golden words on Rahman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU

[thilak4life]

SPB's golden words on Rahman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU


:shock: :notworthy:

[Dragun]

Ramakrishna, that article incorrectly attributes Minnale to ARR.

[R.Latha]

[tscii:c85ee0ffdb]Legendary music director and singer A. R. Rahman, the United Nations and Endemol have partnered with the soon-to-be-launched Hindi general entertainment channel, 9X, for a unique show.

Titled “Mission Ustaad” , it will feature Rahman and some of the best singers and entertainers, who will provide engrossing musical entertainment for a cause.

Commenting on the show, Rahman said: “I am delighted to be part of ‘Mission Ustaad’. Many eminent names from the entertainment industry will join me on the show. I am convinced the partnership between 9X, the UN and Endemol will help awaken Indian viewers, and “Mission Ustaad” will touch the hearts of the nation."

Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator, said: “We want to make poverty history through awareness and action around the Millennium Development Goals. We believe ‘Mission Ustaad’, our joint endeavour, will inspire millions to action and thereby fulfil every Indian’s right to work, education and health.”[/tscii:c85ee0ffdb]

[SoftSword]

SPB's golden words on Rahman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU

ramakrishna,
by the way which song is spb mentioning that arr has whistled in...?

[thilak4life]

SPB's golden words on Rahman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU

ramakrishna,
by the way which song is spb mentioning that arr has whistled in...?

"thoda thoda" from "Indra"..

[SoftSword]

SPB's golden words on Rahman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU

ramakrishna,
by the way which song is spb mentioning that arr has whistled in...?

"thoda thoda" from "Indra"..

Thanks friend... :P

[anoops]

Ramakrishna, that article incorrectly attributes Minnale to ARR. aatayapotta tunes nu avanga varaikkum therinju pochaa :P :P :P

[thamizhvaanan]

:rotfl:

[dinesh2002]

Ramakrishna, that article incorrectly attributes Minnale to ARR. aatayapotta tunes nu avanga varaikkum therinju pochaa :P :P :P

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :rotfl:

[somusic]

'Rahman's music doesn't seduce immediately'


A R Rahman appeals to a wide variety of people for different reasons. Not everyone likes to work with him, though. Some filmmakers whisper that he takes too much time to get a song ready but there are also many who say that he can compose and record a song within half a day.

For every critic who swears that Rahman is a two-note composer who is more interested in the sound (he's a mere sound engineer, said one detractor), there are many who hail him as an innovator.
"I admire the way he understands the director's requirement," says Mani Ratnam, who gave the composer and singer a break in Roja [] about 15 years ago. Together, they have worked for over half-a-dozen films like Dil Se and Guru.

Aishwarya Rai [], who got to sing some of Rahman's compositions on the screen very early in her career in the Tamil film Iruvar and then recently in Guru, says that the best thing about Rahman's compositions is that they don't seduce you immediately.
"You must give you the permission for them to let you grow on you," she says. "And then see if you can get them out of your mind."

Composer and producer of such record smashing musicals as The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber who gave Rahman a break in his Bombay Dreams over five years ago, remains a great admirer.
"I think he has an incredible tone of voice," says Lloyd Webber. "I have seen many Bollywood films, but what he manages to do is quite unique -- he keeps it very much Indian. For me, as a Westerner, I can always recognise his music because it has a tone of voice of its own. It's very definitely Indian, yet it has an appeal which will go right across the world."
For writer and lyricist Vairamuthu who has worked with Rahman in several Tamil films, the 41-year-old composer's passion is unbeatable. He said in an interview recently, 'The total submission of his life for the cause of music; his thirst for creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!'
The filmmaker Subhash Ghai [] who got an amazing number of fresh melodies from Rahman in the film Taal [] says the composer can never stop surprising a producer or a director -- and, of course, the listener.
"We have had arguments, long discussions and big differences while we produced the music of Taal," says Ghai. "But who could have come out with that unique score?"
In another interview, Ghai said: 'Rahman has a strange kind of spirituality within which he lives. He knows technique, has a rare sense of sound and a great ear. He has a sharp intellect and understands not just the sound of music and quality of voice but also the market forces and how to move from post to post. That is the need of the hour. I love him both as a composer and as a friend. He is very sweet to talk to. The only thing is you talk and he listens!'
Many singers, including Kunal Ganjawala, have said that Rahman has them rehearse without raising a fuss, and the song is okayed within hours. He inspires singers but never overwhelms them, Ganjawala said.
"Sometimes, I wondered whether he is too nice a person to tell a singer that he did not like the way the number was sung," Ganjawala said. "You secretly fear that he is not going to use the song!"
Singer Harini said a few years ago: 'The best part about singing for Rahman is the freedom he gives the singer. Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable, even though I was a nobody then.'
Lyricist Gulzar [], who has worked with composers such as S D Burman, Salil Chowdhury and Rahul Dev Burman, says working with Rahman in such films as Dil Se and Guru has meant a lot to his writing career.
'He is a milestone in Hindi film music,' says Gulzar who is older than Rahman by about three decades. 'He has single-handedly changed the sound of music in the movies. He has broken the mukhda-antara-mukhda scheme of composition and replaced the traditional patterns of tuning. He can set tune to a near-identical rhythm in two different songs. But these songs will still catch the listener off-guard even when played immediately after each other. Instead of having the fixed format, the song can also run like free verse with his kind of music.'
Though Rahman gave up his formal education following his father R K Sekhar's premature death at age 40, he would not give up his musical aspirations. He worked for a number of top composers in the South, especially M S Viswanathan, as a musician. Rahman also composed music for many jingles in his late teens.
Those who have known him from his childhood still remember the early signs of his musical gift.
'Filmnews' Anandan, a well-known publicist, remembered in an interview some years ago how Rahman was initiated into the world of films while he was still a toddler and was called Dilip Kumar. The family embraced Islam after Sekhar's death and his widow's marriage to a Muslim businessman.
Anandan remembered Rahman going to the film studios with his father Sekhar who was an assistant music director in Malayalam films.
'Once a music director overheard the four-year-old trying out a tune on a harmonium,' Anandan said. 'He quickly spread a cloth over the keys. Undaunted, the child repeated the tune, this time running his fingers confidently over the cloth. Who would have thought then that the boy would scale such heights?'
Rahman says he has a simple explanation for his success. "I believe that every individual, even an atom, can move only with the will of God," he offers. "I don't take credit for doing all this. If I did, then I would fall flat."

[Ramakrishna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qmN1mNJnU&NR=1

once again SPB on ARR

[Vysar]

[tscii:1a8b767f54]Roja listed one of the Time’s 10 best soundtracks. ARR proves that he is the real maestro

http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14556867&vsv=SHGTslot2[/tscii:1a8b767f54]

[Yathu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmwW1b78Sho

VERY interesting video, don't know if you guys have seen it before. It gives an insight into the way Rahman composes and thinks. Also touches on Rahman's association with Sufism. Unfortunately its not the whole interview and the video is out of sync! If anyone can find the full interview please post!

Thanks. :D

[somusic]

Yadhu..Wrote
. Unfortunately its not the whole interview and the video is out of sync! If anyone can find the full interview please post!


See the full interview Yadhu ....... here is the link..............interview by Anuradha sen gupta on CNN IBN... on March 18..2007..........



http://www.ibnlive.com/news/being-a-r-rahman-musically-yours/36286-8.html

Nice interview............enjoy..........He is a genius.........no word to say...

Music The Life Giver..........
I Like Music That Stirs The Soul...........

[Ramakrishna]

[tscii:bba5b86fd0]Balu Mahendra requests A R Rahman
Legendary director Balu Mahendra, who seldom makes open requests, was seen making one to none other than the ace music director A R Rahman on an open stage. Balu Mahendra had always teamed up with Ilayaraja, his favorite composer for all his movies and for him to put forth a request to Rahman came as a surprise to everyone present at the venue.



Having praised Rahman for taking the national song to the youth with his album Vande Mataram, he requested him to compose a new tune for the Tamil anthem, Tamizh Thai Vaazhthu, an ode to the Tamil language, in an effort to popularize it among the Tamil youth. A R Rahman, present at the function, was all smiles when he was showered eulogies for his music from the legendary director who works only with his contemporary Ilayaraja. This is another event that took place during the Kalloori audio launch function. For those present at the venue it was definitely a discourse on films from the legends of Tamil cinema and their protégés.




Courtesy : http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/nov-07-01/10-11-07-ar-rahman.html [/tscii:bba5b86fd0]

[Yathu]

somusic thanks soooo much! :ty:

:D

[Yathu]

Yadhu..Wrote
. Unfortunately its not the whole interview and the video is out of sync! If anyone can find the full interview please post!


See the full interview Yadhu ....... here is the link..............interview by Anuradha sen gupta on CNN IBN... on March 18..2007..........



http://www.ibnlive.com/news/being-a-r-rahman-musically-yours/36286-8.html

Nice interview............enjoy..........He is a genius.........no word to say...

Music The Life Giver..........
I Like Music That Stirs The Soul...........

THIS IS DEFO THE BEST ARR INTERVIEW EVER!

I loved it, really gave an insight into the genius that is A. R. Rahman. (Thanks again somusic for posting!)
He's a role model to us all.

:clap:

[rayan36]

[tscii:397a8b3533]Balu Mahendra requests A R Rahman

By Behindwoods News Bureau.

November 10, 2007

Legendary director Balu Mahendra, who seldom makes open requests, was seen making one to none other than the ace music director A R Rahman on an open stage. Balu Mahendra had always teamed up with Ilayaraja, his favorite composer for all his movies and for him to put forth a request to Rahman came as a surprise to everyone present at the venue.



Having praised Rahman for taking the national song to the youth with his album Vande Mataram, he requested him to compose a new tune for the Tamil anthem, Tamizh Thai Vaazhthu, an ode to the Tamil language, in an effort to popularize it among the Tamil youth. A R Rahman, present at the function, was all smiles when he was showered eulogies for his music from the legendary director who works only with his contemporary Ilayaraja. This is another event that took place during the Kalloori audio launch function. For those present at the venue it was definitely a discourse on films from the legends of Tamil cinema and their protégés.


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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:5a5727a458]Best Soundtracks



EVERETT COLLECTION

Cheeky and Romantic: Robin Hood


RICHARD SCHICKEL:
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Erich Wolfgang Korngold was the greatest of Hollywood's many romantic composers—let's give a grateful nod here to Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Miklos Rosza Jerry Goldsmith and Elmer Bernstein—and this is Korngold at his best—excitable, cheeky, yet always romantically caring.
Citizen Kane: It's impossible to choose a single Bernard Herrmann score as his best. His was a protean talent, embracing every genre, but with a peculiar gift for illuminating psychotic behavior (Hangover Square, Psycho, Taxi Driver). Let his contribution to everyone's favorite great movie, Citizen Kane, represent everything that was wonderful about this most daring of Hollywood's musical sophisticates—his gift for blending major and minor chords (not to mention electronic music and sound effects), his skill with pastiche (the fake opera excerpts he composed for the film) and above all, his ironic spirit.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Moaning chorales, electric guitars, brass bands, the occasional twang of a Jew's Harp; Ennio Morricone, vastly expanded the movie composer's instrumental and tonal palate and this is but one of his several ear-bending, mind-expanding masterworks.

Laura: Forget, if you can, the pop song derived from David Raksin's theme. Concentrate, instead, on the plaintive, permanently haunting variations he created for the film itself. It is largely his score that lifts this otherwise limited movie beyond its genre limits. Lest we forget: this is something great scores sometimes accomplish.

On the Waterfront: Leonard Bernstein only wrote one film score, but it is a haunting masterpiece, seamlessly blending modernist tropes with the darker hues of late romantic melody, which he also loved. In a curious way this movie summarizes his tastes and strengths as a composer and as a conductor-proselytizer for Twentieth Century music.



RICHARD CORLISS:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO: When Fred and Ginger paired for nine song-and-dance films in the 30s, the top pop composers of the day (which means, pretty much, the best of all time) lined up to provide them with great tunes. This two-CD set contains irrefutable evidence that Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the Gershwins did some of their most lingering work for Ginger and Fred. It contains all 30 numbers from their RKO couplings, plus four from Fred's solo effort A Damsel in Distress and the Arlen-Mercer "One for My Baby" from The Sky's the Limit. Need more convincing? Here's just a taste of the playlist: "Night and Day," "Cheek to Cheek," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Nick Work If You Can Get It," "They All Laughed," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Case closed.

The Man With the Golden Arm: For Otto Preminger's film about a Chicago card dealer (Frank Sinatra) who falls victim to heroin addiction, then tries to get the monkey off his back, Elmer Bernstein came up with a powerful, pioneering concoction of cool jazz, big band and the Hollywood symphonic style. The score sets a bunch of moods—tension, anxiety, the grand swagger of being a cool guy in a tough town—with varied orchestrations and memorable melodies. How memorable? I haven't seen the film (also highly recommended) in 30 years, yet a half-dozen tunes from Bernstein's score still lodge in my brain. I'm humming one now and—without the aid of any drug—man, do I feel juiced!

Jules et Jim: Movie romance has no better friend than Georges Delerue. As scores became brasher and brassier, or clanged with rock chords, Delerue stuck to his plangent melodies. He was the house composer, the engaging sound and soaring soul, of the French New Wave; his music ornamented films by Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Philippe De Broca (18 collaborations!) and Francois Truffaut—most spectacularly in Shoot the Piano Player and this eternally beguiling triangle tale. The score accompanies, and often carries, Jeanne Moreau through her affairs with best buddies Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre). But the indelible musical moment may be when Moreau sings a charming folkish tune, "Le tourbillon," as its composer Boris Bassiak plays guitar.


South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut: Kids might sneak a play of this soundtrack for the kick of hearing four-letter words rarely put to music. But adults, especially those who grew up on Broadway melodies, love the South Park movie score for its fond, roguish evocations of songs from Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof and Les Miserables. Parker's not-so-secret sin is that—virtually alone among heterosexuals under 50—he loves the grand ambitions and soaring chords of the old songs. He stashes versions of them in the TV episodes of South Park (who can forget Cartman's rousingly lurid gospel number "Body of Christ"?) and, abetted by super-arranger Marc Shaiman, packed a dozen fabulous parodies into the movie. Actually, parody schmarody. These are terrific songs—the finest, sassiest full movie musical score since the disbanding of the Freed Unit at MGM.

Roja:Though he is renowned as the preeminent composer of modern Bollywood, A.R. Rahman was born and still works in Madras, 1,000 miles south of Bombay. His Tamil compatriot, the writer-director Mani Ratnam, yanked him out of jingle-writing to compose his first full score for Roja (The Rose) the tale of a woman whose lover is kidnapped by terrorists. Through this grim political parable, Rahman laced some spectacular melodies that not only serve the drama, they create their own[EM]as in the duet ballads "Yeh Haseen Vadiyan" and "Roja Jaaneman," which first are grounded in recitative, then suddenly ascend into celestial melody. This astonishing debut work parades Rahman's gift for alchemizing outside influences until they are totally Tamil, totally Rahman. He plays with reggae and jungle rhythms, fiddles with Broadway-style orchestrations, runs cool variations on Morricone's scores for Italian westerns. :clap: :clap: :2thumbsup:







[/tscii:5a5727a458]

[sat_srini]

Alisha feted at Bollywood Music awards

Lalit K Jha

Sunday, November 18, 2007: (Atlantic City, New Jersey) :

Acclaimed music director, A R Rahman and noted playback singers, Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik bagged the popular Bollywood Music and fashion Awards 2007 at a glittering function held at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
Rahman was given the Best Music Director Award for the film Guru. Sonu Nigam was given the Best Male Singer Award for his song Kabh Alvida Naa Kahna. Both the Bollywood celebrities were presented the award in abstentia.

Popular Bollywood singer, Alisa Chinoy, bagged two awards - Best Female Singer and Best Song of the Year.

Alisha, who was present at the award ceremony, attended by hundreds of Indian Americans, enthralled the crowd with many of her popular numbers.

Bollywood music

Alisha, who is highly popular overseas for some of her numbers that she has sang for the Diaspora, got the Best Singer Award for her song Its Rocking in the film Kya Love Story Hai.

The same song also got her the Best Song of the Year Award.

The annual Bollywood Music and Fashion Award is the only award given for Bollywood and Indian music and fashion industry in the United States of America.

India's internationally acclaimed fashion designer was selected for the Best Designer of the Year (Film) award, while Sunnet Verma, who is fast emerging on the global fashion scene got the Best Designer of the Year Award.

Among other awards given on the occasion were Best Bhangra Artist (Jazzy for B-Romeo), Best Remix Album (DJ Sanj for Block Party), Best Pop Artist (Jay Sean for Ride It) and Best Dance Video (Bilz for 2 Step Bhangra).

The evening of Bollywood Music and Fashion Award was marked by performances by popular Bollywood celebrities Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy, besides, Sukhbir, Caribbean superstars Rooplall Girdharie, Geeta Bisram and the Angels Caribbean Band.


http://www.ndtvmusic.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20070033264

[somusic]

Interview with Rehman..........after the Delhi Concert.........

Music stems from one's emotions: AR Rahman

http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/Bollywood/BollywoodHinT_211107_1003.htm#top

[thamizhvaanan]

From the above link:

, I'm very excited about my next international album - 'The Lord of The Rings' which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 20,000 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration.

:redjump: :bluejump: Great news!!! :clap:

[somusic]

[tscii:ce1b1edc02]Legendary music director and singer A. R. Rahman, the United Nations and Endemol have partnered with the soon-to-be-launched Hindi general entertainment channel, 9X, for a unique show.

Titled “Mission Ustaad” , it will feature Rahman and some of the best singers and entertainers, who will provide engrossing musical entertainment for a cause.

Commenting on the show, Rahman said: “I am delighted to be part of ‘Mission Ustaad’. Many eminent names from the entertainment industry will join me on the show. I am convinced the partnership between 9X, the UN and Endemol will help awaken Indian viewers, and “Mission Ustaad” will touch the hearts of the nation."

Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator, said: “We want to make poverty history through awareness and action around the Millennium Development Goals. We believe ‘Mission Ustaad’, our joint endeavour, will inspire millions to action and thereby fulfil every Indian’s right to work, education and health.”[/tscii:ce1b1edc02]

Here is the promo of the show .........

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8_gbc_vc9dE

& this is the link to subscibe with Mission Ustad ........

http://www.youtube.com/missionustaad

Global Indian...........

[A.ANAND]

Yuvan's great escape!

By Moviebuzz
Saturday, 24 November , 2007, 12:47

Yuvan Shankar Raja has bounced back to the top slot! Yuvan was down in the dumps as he was overshadowed by A.R Rahman and his ATM audio selling more than all his three Diwali releases- Kannanmoochi Yaenada, Machakaran, Vel put together. Music critics had rubbished Vel as his worst album, and sales were bad.
But post Diwali, with Hari's Vel emerging as the winner at Tamilnadu box-office, there is a huge grin on Yuvan's face, though his other two films failed to impress. Today two songs from Vel- Ottraikannale Une Pathe?/I> sung by Haricharan and Sucharita picturised on Surya and Asin in Switzerland and Aayiram Janaal Veedu?/I> sung by Premji, Rahul and Vadivel, and picturised on the happy family are topping the charts!

The irony of it is that pre-Diwali nobody wanted to buy Vel CD's as ATM music was a rage. Today the tables have been turned though ATM has far better tunes, picturisation and quality of music! The bottom line is that if a film becomes a hit, its music too slowly picks up with the listeners.

Come Monday (November 26), Yuvan has more reasons to celebrate, as the audio of Ajit's Billa will release across the world. Ajit loyal fan base are geared up to buy Ayngaran Audio's Billa, which has two terrific re-mix numbers and three other songs which are sure going to be chartbusters. The music trade is expecting Yuvan's Billa audio to take as impressive opening as this years toppers A.R Rahman's Sivaji and ATM albums!



The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.

[somusic]

Rehman work is been appreciated everywhere.........and Armstrong,,he is a great composer............

Armstrong and Rahman use a large symphony orchestra, a Latin choir, solo female soprano vocals, and several featured instruments ranging from cellos and Spanish guitars to duduks and an evocative Indian dilrubi, giving the score an impressive scope and a detailed musical palette which becomes richer and more rewarding upon repeated listens.


For more here is the link..........

http://www.moviemusicuk.us/elizabethtgacd.htm

[somusic]

Indian of the year by NDTV news channel..........

Rehman is in the music category.........
We can vote.........for anyone we like (many times)

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/poll_ioy2007.aspx

Pride of India

[sat_srini]

Check out ARR's latest interview - He talks about his forthcoming movies in hindi and tamil

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2048404561&context=photostream&size=l

[MADDY]

A.R.Rahman fans club in orkut has 3.25 lakh members :yes: :yes: :yes: 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

i think its a testimony to ARR's presence in the WEB......and also reminder for us to stop comparing him with KIDS :yes:

one more good news - Gopal Srinivasan (ARR-Y! group MOD) has confirmed marmayogi for ARR is on.......he is the most reliable source for upcoming projects :D

Upcoming tamil movies:
1. Sakkarakatti
2. Sultan
3. Marmayogi
4. Chennayil oru mazhaikaalam (Gautam Menon movie)

[dinesh2002]

A.R.Rahman fans club in orkut has 3.25 lakh members :yes: :yes: :yes: 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

i think its a testimony to ARR's presence in the WEB......and also reminder for us to stop comparing him with KIDS :yes:

one more good news - Gopal Srinivasan (ARR-Y! group MOD) has confirmed marmayogi for ARR is on.......he is the most reliable source for upcoming projects :D

Upcoming tamil movies:
1. Sakkarakatti
2. Sultan
3. Marmayogi
4. Chennayil oru mazhaikaalam (Gautam Menon movie)

according to Gops, ARR has not sign on for the Gautham's film [Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam]



Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:04 am

Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@...>

Re: [arr] No upcoming projects for ARR in Tamil except Sakkaraikatti!

The only Tamil movie apart from Sakkaraikatti is Sultan. ARR has not signed on
for Chennayil
Oru Mazhaikkalam.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/86027

[muzammil_fr]

A.R.Rahman fans club in orkut has 3.25 lakh members :yes: :yes: :yes: 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

i think its a testimony to ARR's presence in the WEB......and also reminder for us to stop comparing him with KIDS :yes:

one more good news - Gopal Srinivasan (ARR-Y! group MOD) has confirmed marmayogi for ARR is on.......he is the most reliable source for upcoming projects :D

Upcoming tamil movies:
1. Sakkarakatti
2. Sultan
3. Marmayogi
4. Chennayil oru mazhaikaalam (Gautam Menon movie)


I need More Some ARR movie In Tamil, well see ARR joint again with upcoming movie Ajith with KS Ravikumar.

[dinesh2002]

i was really expecting allot from the Gautham's project.... looks like its not confirmed.... sad sad......

[A.ANAND]

hope after 'varanam ayiram'this projec will continiue!

[sat_srini]

[tscii:fc9d463ded]
“The Managing Director of Ocher Studios is making the movie on Rajinikanth's life. It's a complete 3D animated feature film and its about 1 hour 30 minutes and its completely CG and there's no live action in it. It's happening, Rahman sir (AR Rahman) is working on completing my duet for me and the film. We're into production are looking forward to completing it next year end,” said Soundarya.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/daddy-cool-rajinikanth-inspires-his-daughters/53422-8.html[/tscii:fc9d463ded]

[SoftSword]

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/03sld1.htm

Recently, A R Rahman was asked, by The Hindustan Times, to shortlist his 10 best compositions. These are the films he chose:
Roja


The film starring Arvind Ramaswamy and Madhu made Rahman the darling of Bollywood. He was already a star in South India, but Roja marked his debut and led to a long-lasting impact on the Hindi film industry.
what are they writing boss...
was arr a star in south india before roja...
i don understand what this rediff guys are trying to say...

[Ramakrishna]

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/03sld1.htm

Recently, A R Rahman was asked, by The Hindustan Times, to shortlist his 10 best compositions. These are the films he chose:
Roja


The film starring Arvind Ramaswamy and Madhu made Rahman the darling of Bollywood. He was already a star in South India, but Roja marked his debut and led to a long-lasting impact on the Hindi film industry.
what are they writing boss...
was arr a star in south india before roja...
i don understand what this rediff guys are trying to say...

i think they wud have mean't before Roja in Hindi.

[Nerd]

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/03sld1.htm

Recently, A R Rahman was asked, by The Hindustan Times, to shortlist his 10 best compositions. These are the films he chose:
Roja


The film starring Arvind Ramaswamy and Madhu made Rahman the darling of Bollywood. He was already a star in South India, but Roja marked his debut and led to a long-lasting impact on the Hindi film industry.
what are they writing boss...
was arr a star in south india before roja...
i don understand what this rediff guys are trying to say...
adhu oru comedy-nA bolded words-a padinga :rotfl: EKSI!!!!!!!!

[SoftSword]

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/03sld1.htm

Recently, A R Rahman was asked, by The Hindustan Times, to shortlist his 10 best compositions. These are the films he chose:
Roja


The film starring Arvind Ramaswamy and Madhu made Rahman the darling of Bollywood. He was already a star in South India, but Roja marked his debut and led to a long-lasting impact on the Hindi film industry.
what are they writing boss...
was arr a star in south india before roja...
i don understand what this rediff guys are trying to say...
adhu oru comedy-nA bolded words-a padinga :rotfl: EKSI!!!!!!!!


good catch nerd...

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:ec4b93a554]Ajith and Shankar come together
IndiaGlitz [Thursday, December 06, 2007]


Finally, the twosome has come together. After a lot of on-off parleys with various stars, Shankar has finally decided to go with Ajith. The handsome hero will be the hero of his dream project' Robot', which is a science fiction flick.

First it was said that Kamal Haasan would do it. But it did not take off. Then, after Sivaji, the official announcement came that Shah Rukh Khan was willing to do the role and produce it as well. However, we heard the news that King Khan had finally refused to do the film. Now, it has been confirmed that Ajith has accepted to don the role.

Despite being the leading stars, Ajith and Vijay haven’t done any film with ace director Shankar, who has proved his mettle as a leading director with guaranteed success, handling big stars and big budget. Hence, acting in his film is a dream of many heroes.

Ajith, who is fresh and confident after the 'Billa' experiment, is raring to go. The actor, who hasn’t had good run at the box office for sometime now, is confident that 'Billa' would change everything.

It is believed that Ajith will come to Shankar’s film after finishing his next directed by dancer turned director Raju Sundaram.

The coming together of the Ajith, who has a good opening despite his failures, and Shankar, a proven victor, could prove to be a deadly combination.



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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:efc026c090]'If you have the talent, you will go far' - A.R. Rahman
The Musical Maestro, A.R. Rahman feels excited to be a part of the Musical Reality Show Mission Ustaad on 9X. Here is A.R. Rahman talking about music and everything related to music..





He had a brief affair with Channel V’s Super Singer as judge. And then A.R. Rahman didn’t bite the bait for any of the reality TV shows that followed. Though music is his passion, he always made it clear he had nothing to do with those on the small screen. But then 9X made it possible as it roped in the music maestro to be on the jury of their recently started Mission Ustaad.

Mission Ustaad, an Endemol-UN-9X collaboration brings together four singer jodis – Sunali and Roopkumar Rathod, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Kailash Kher, Shreya Pandit and Naresh Iyer, Vasundhara Das and Mohit Chauhan – who will make their own songs. But since the UN is involved, the songs will have an inherent message too. Each week,the jodi will get judges’ marks and audience votes, but there won’t be any elimination. At the end of 13 weeks, the scores of each pair would be accumulated and those with the highest marks will be declared the Ustaads.

Ask the reticent Rahman why he chose to take up this particular show when he might have been offered others in the past and he says, “Yes, I was, but a few months ago I had composed an anti-poverty anthem for the UN. The video had been appreciated and that’s when the concept of doing something more musically came up to talk about their millennium development goals. India had pledged with the UN to fulfill the goals of removing poverty, ensuring education to each and every child and other such issues by 2015. Since we haven’t had too much progress on that front, it was time to remind everyone about those goals."

"Just talking about them would have been boring, preachy stuff, but when you combine them with music and turn into an entertaining show, we just might get the people to listen in”, adds Rahman..

Unlike other music shows, in Mission Ustaad the ratings of the jury will matter more than the voting public. So was that another reason to accept it? “Yes, that too. I haven’t watched other reality shows, but I have heard that when the judging is left to the viewers, the judges’ position doesn’t hold any importance, the good singers tend to get affected and voted out and everything becomes a mess.”

Reality shows are often marked by heated arguments among the jury. Has he had any differences with the other judges, Javed Akhtar and Lara Dutta? (Laughs) “Yes, I believe they do, but in our show though we have different opinions, there are no pretensions to get the TRPs.” Does he think reality TV shows do any good to talent especially when it tends to get overshadowed by judges, gimmicks and controversies? “To me, more these shows, the merrier. When we see so much of violence, hatred and negativity around, in our everyday lives we can definitely watch shows with new talent, and which do music a lot of good. That alone is the saving factor, not the bickering judges or the unfair audience vote.”

Today’s films have hardly any music. Hasn’t it then become a case of too many singers and too less to sing? “I agree with you completely. There’s too much of a clutter there but at the same time, it’s no longer about anybody just making it. You have the talent, you will go far. Nothing more than that.”

His presence on the show was touted to be his grand debut by the channel. Has he enjoyed all the attention? Will he take up more television? “(Laughs) I enjoyed it more than I expected. Actually, if it’s music then I definitely feel excited. I will take up other shows if it’s going to be any good for music or if it takes music to the next level.” He says he liked “a couple of songs from Om Shanti Om and Saawariya and I liked them…though I didn’t sit and analyse what was right or wrong with them, I enjoyed listening to them.” Coming up next is Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar, “Jaane Tu Jaane Na which Aamir Khan is producing, it’s a young love story and a film called Ada. They all should come out in the next three four months,” he signs off.

Author: Suhaani Rai

this article from.:india forum[/tscii:efc026c090]

[thilak4life]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314W-WjCIIk&feature=related

[SoftSword]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314W-WjCIIk&feature=related

too good a video!!

[thilak4life]

I know. :) Reminds me of a relative's kid who goes to a different zone when he hears 'mustafa..' (KD).

[A.ANAND]

A R Rahman among top 10 Asian pay earners in the UK

PTI [ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2002 03:24:10 AM ]


LONDON: Indian music director and composer A R Rahman is
among the top ten Asians who figure in this year's Sunday
Times Pay List of the United Kingdom, with an annual income
of two million pounds.


Famous for his scores in south Indian and Bollywood movies,
the 36-year-old Rahman hit the international circuit after
Andrew Lloyd Webber chose him for his latest musical Bombay
Dreams which has become a hit and money spinner.


Rahman, who has scored for 60 films is now paid one million
pounds per movie, has sold over 100 million albums. A
graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, he qualifies for the
Pay List because he has lived in London for most of the last
two years, the newspaper said.


The top ten Asians in the list are
Gurchait Chima (9.5 mn pounds), business;
Gurnaik Chima (9.5 mn pounds), business;
Naguib Kheraj (5.0 mn pounds), finance;
Manish Chande (4.11 mn pounds), business;
Raj Kumar (4.0 mn pounds), business;
Rana Talwar (3.2 mn pounds), benefits;
Tom Singh (2.87 mn pounds), business,
Ranjit Boparan (2.76 mn pounds), business;
Baljinder Boparan (2.5 mn pounds), business and
A R Rahman (2.0 mn pounds), music.

[rayan36]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314W-WjCIIk&feature=related

supercool vid dude :wink:

[rayan36]

A R Rahman among top 10 Asian pay earners in the UK

PTI [ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2002 03:24:10 AM ]


LONDON: Indian music director and composer A R Rahman is
among the top ten Asians who figure in this year's Sunday
Times Pay List of the United Kingdom, with an annual income
of two million pounds.


Famous for his scores in south Indian and Bollywood movies,
the 36-year-old Rahman hit the international circuit after
Andrew Lloyd Webber chose him for his latest musical Bombay
Dreams which has become a hit and money spinner.


Rahman, who has scored for 60 films is now paid one million
pounds per movie, has sold over 100 million albums. A
graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, he qualifies for the
Pay List because he has lived in London for most of the last
two years, the newspaper said.


The top ten Asians in the list are
Gurchait Chima (9.5 mn pounds), business;
Gurnaik Chima (9.5 mn pounds), business;
Naguib Kheraj (5.0 mn pounds), finance;
Manish Chande (4.11 mn pounds), business;
Raj Kumar (4.0 mn pounds), business;
Rana Talwar (3.2 mn pounds), benefits;
Tom Singh (2.87 mn pounds), business,
Ranjit Boparan (2.76 mn pounds), business;
Baljinder Boparan (2.5 mn pounds), business and
A R Rahman (2.0 mn pounds), music.

wow unbelieveable :shock:

[Dragun]

Does ARR have a studio in London?

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:e0be3627e7]Lord of the Rings musical gets mixed reviews in London EnlargeThe score of The Lord of The Rings musical has been composed by AR Rahman.
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The Lord of the Rings musical, the most expensive production in West End history, opened to a standing ovation from its audience, and mixed reviews from the critics, with some praising it as brilliant and a wonder, and others calling it "a thumping great flop" and corny.

The stage adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy saga officially opened on Tuesday night at London's Theatre Royal, with actors dressed as hobbits, elves and dwarfs, and pyrotechnics, special effects and a revolving stage aimed at recreating Middle Earth. The score of the musical has been composed by Indian music maestro AR Rahman.

The 12.5 million pound (US$25 million, euro18.5 million) show based on Tolkien's literary trilogy about a Hobbit named Frodo and his quest to rid Middle Earth of evil, has been trimmed and reworked since its Toronto premiere, which earned mixed reviews.

The Toronto Star had renamed it Bored Of The Rings, while Variety called it "a saga of short people burdened by power jewelry."

But the London show won the praise of some critics. The Times called director Matthew Warchus' West End production a "wonder" and "a brave, stirring, epic piece of popular theater" complete with "charm, wit and jaw-dropping theatrical brio."

The Times called director Matthew Warchus' Westend production a "wonder" and "a brave, stirring, epic piece of popular theater" complete with "charm, wit and jaw-dropping theatrical brio." The Guardian said, "If Tolkien's trilogy is to be a stage spectacle, I don't see how it could be better done." It also praised the acting of Malcolm Storry as Gandalf, Brian Protheroe as Saruman and Andrew Jarvis as Elrond, "whose kingly voice resonates like thunder."

Actress Dame Judi Dench, who attended the premiere with other celebrities such as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kevin Spacey, said: "For anyone who is a Tolkien fan, it is just a terrific treat. I have never seen the films, but I am a great fan of Tolkien's writing. It has wonderful choreography and the cast worked so hard."

But some critics did not like the three-hour musical by producer Kevin Wallace. Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph said that, while Michael Therriault's "charismatic and creepy" performance as Gollum was admirable, along with those of Frodo and Sam, the show was hated by his 14-year-old son, an avid fan of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films. "Its run, I fear, will be nasty, brutish and short," Spencer concluded.

The Independent called it an "inadequate Tolkien adaptation," and said the storytelling is rushed. Using the headline "Flawed of the Rings," The Sun said the show's melodies were "tune-free" and the lyrics were "swamped" by the massive band. "Overblown, over-orchestrated and now over here," its critic said.

But the paper praised Michael Therriault's "potentially award-winning" performance as a "wheedling, whining, slithery Gollum," Peter Howe's Sam, Frodo's friend, and the costumes, sets and the "sprightly choreography." The Independent also praised Therriault as a "standout performer."

The Financial Times said, "As for Finnish folk group Varttina's score, even with two makeovers by (Bollywood composer) A.R. Rahman and now (musical supervisor) Christopher Nightingale, it cannot muster a single memorable tune."

The Daily Mail said, "The set changes are multifarious, the dancing exuberant, the band's brass section parps its heart out." But it also said: "British adults will find it difficult to suppress open laughter at this show's Portentous Moments. Corny is hardly the word. There's more corn here than in Kansas."


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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:e7bbf3876a]> Magician of Music
> By Moviebiz


> Harris Jayaraj is the most happening music director in
> Tamil film industry today. His ¡°Vaseegara¡*¡± and
> ¡°Azhakiya Theeye¡*¡± from Minnale are the most popular
> hits this year. In fact this year Minnale has sold
> more than all other film albums like Dumm Dumm Dumm,
> Dheena and Citizen put together. With Minnale Harris
> Jayaraj has become a household name just like what
> Roja did to his mentor A.R.Rahman.


> The 27 years old Chennai based Harris has
> overnight become Tamil film industry¡¯s no.1 man of
> music.


> His latest film Majnu is selling like hot cakes, while
> A.R.Rahman¡¯s Star has bombed. Today the industry sees
> him as poor man¡¯s Rahman. In fact HMV is going all out
> to snap Harris films.


> Ajith and Vijay have shown interest in him. But our
> man, like his ¡°guru¡± wants to make it big in Hindi
> films. He is doing the music of the Hindi version of
> Minnale and is negotiating with Shahrukh to do his
> next film. Harris is today demanding Rs.60 lakhs for a
> Tamil film. This Wonder Kid is going to go places


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[A.ANAND]

[tscii:37a3064f8d]Rehman's devotion
- 22.12.2007
One needs a large heart to ascribe all of one's victories and fame to God.


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Isai Puyal AR Rehman has that. So many new voices have been introduced by him. However, till now, Rehman has not sung songs of other music composers. That situation is to be changed as Rehman is to sing for composer Kailash Kher. That name sounds familiar, does it not?



The song "veyilodu vilayaadi…" in 'Veyil' has been sung by Kailash Kher. Basically a singer, he turns composer for first time for a Hindi film and Rehman sings one of the songs. The main reason is, it's a devotional film titled 'Allah Ke Bandah.'




On knowing that the song extols the greatness of the lord, Rehman had no hesitation in accepting to sing it.



Does one need any more proof that Rehman does not pay lip service alone?




[/tscii:37a3064f8d]

[muzammil_fr]

[tscii:ddd4c69566]Some new musicians are half baked – SPB disappointed

"When making 'Annamalai,' a small boy used to sit in the corner in Balachander's office and play the keyboard. His music used to have a certain something. That boy is none other than the internationally famous AR Rehman. I now see a unique quality in Madhu Rameshan's music. I think he'll also rise to become a prominent composer," said director Suresh Krishna.


SPB's speech also seemed to confirm this but at one stage his voice throbbed with anger towards young generation musicians.

"In those days when recordings were being done, the whole place used to be so lively live a marriage function. Nowadays it is anything but that. Many seem to be like half baked musicians. They don't even know the notes of a raga," said SPB expressing his disappointment.



http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/24122007-5.shtml


What About Ur comment about this guys?[/tscii:ddd4c69566]

[baba88]

Why are you not doing any Tamil films?

As I told you earlier, I have a commitment to keep After Lajjo I will do a Tamil film

(Mani Rathnam)

[Ramakrishna]

[tscii:e3accdc890]Shahrukh speaks about Ar rahman

It was a night when Sharukh , Farah and all the cast and crew of Om shanti Om was enjoying the success party. It was also the day when the Om Shanti Om instrumental album was released. Keeping in mind that the film happens to be a musical hit of the year, Sharukh speaks open about Ar rahman. It was Rahman, who was earlier scheduled to do the music for OSO. But Rahman, felt that the musical rights has to be with the music director because he cannot approach the music companies to permit rights, everytime when the particular song is played in a concert.

In that night SRK said “It was true that I first approached Ar rahman for the movie, he also composed two tracks for the film. But I felt that it will not go through the film. So I dropped out Rahman and approached Vishal-Shekhar and finally the music has come out good. There are also other good music directors in India”

Hearing the comments of SRK, Rahman politely replied “Sharukh is the King of Bollywood, and he doesnt want my simple music, to make the film a huge hit ”


Hats off to Rahman sir for the wonderful reply he gave to Sharukh.

http://rahmaniac.wordpress.com/2007/12/25/25/[/tscii:e3accdc890]

[Dragun]

That doesn't sound like ARR's words. He's usually very soft-spoken.

[Dragun]

I have a question. Did ARR's Malayalam film Yodha come before or after Roja?

[A.ANAND]

after roja!

[Nerd]

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/55267/12_2007/song_of_year3/song-of-the-year-tere-bina-the-musical-guru-of-the-yr.html
Tere Bina the song of the year. Richly deserved I would say. Also in those set of videos from CNN-IBN you would get to see ARR playing that song in his keyboard. Fantabulous!

[MADDY]

CNN-IBN win is a good one esp bcos of the competition - Metro, OSO, Saawariya.......clearly proves the kind of support "thalaivar" enjoys in the north........he has a space for himself in Bollywood.........he is never compared with Himesh or Vishal-Shekhar or pritam....... :D

i think, ARR's popularity has grown sizeably big and should not do films that wont give him the reqd. space.......Sakkarakkatti is one dream project in that aspect - hit or flop - its entirely ARR's....... :D .....

[A.ANAND]

[tscii:a282f54e80]Top ten songs of 2007.

By Moviebuzz
Monday, 31 December , 2007, 09:26
Last Updated: Monday, 31 December , 2007, 10:07

The top ten songs are based purely on popularity after going through FM radios listeners choice (Courtesy- Radio One), CD cassettes sales across audio stores, and the leading live orchestra Laxman Sruthi's audiences demand at various functions across Tamilnadu. Please note some of the choices may baffle city viewers, but audio market in rural areas where people buy pirated cassettes due to its low pricing, is huge.
It was the year of the re-mixes, yet only two of the songs got into the final list. The Ringtone toppers are the same, for the first five songs as they are always an off-shoot of hit songs. Some of the other favorites just could not get in to the top ten which was determined by the taste of mass listeners across Tamilnadu.

As the late R.D Burman once remarked- "One man's melody is another listener's cacophony." Keep listening to Tamil music, it simply rocks!

1 Album: Sivaji, Song: Athiradee…
2 Album: Pokkiri, Song: Dol Dol…
3 Album: Paruthiveeran, Song: Oororam Puliyamaram..
4. Album: Unnale Unnale, Song: June Ponaal..
5 Album: Chennai 28, Song: Saroja Saaman Nikalo..
6. Album: Mozhi, Song: Kaatrin Mozhi...
7 Album: Polladhavan, Song: Engeyum Eppodhum...
8 Album: Kireedom, Song: Akkam Pakkam...
9. Album: Billa, Song: Vethhalaya Pottendi..
10 Album: Azhagiya Tamizh Magan, Song: Maduraikku pogaadhedi..


The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.








:victory: :clap: [/tscii:a282f54e80]

[arr_for_ever]

Take a look at the winner and the man behind the soulful song


:2thumbsup: :yes: :yes:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/55267/song-of-the-year-tere-bina-the-musical-guru-of-the-yr.html

Source : IBN LIVE

[dinesh2002]

First & Last A.R.Rahman paathe .... ;)

[united07]

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/55267/12_2007/song_of_year3/song-of-the-year-tere-bina-the-musical-guru-of-the-yr.html
Tere Bina the song of the year. Richly deserved I would say. Also in those set of videos from CNN-IBN you would get to see ARR playing that song in his keyboard. Fantabulous!



woohoo! The Piano piece at the end of the video is simply out of this world! Can anyone, please please help me to get the instruments please.

I'm planning to get married at the end of 2008. I am planning to play ONLY ARR songs throughout the wedding dinner ceremony. And I would appreciate greatly if you guys can help me to get hold of instrumental versions of our bosses biggest hits. Can anyone help?

Please guys....

[muzammil_fr]

United Best Wish for Ur marriage and u can get it from here the instrumental ENJOY :) http://www.uyirvani.com/forums/-Mega-Collection-Of-ARRahman-Instrumentand39s--t9505.html

[thamizhvaanan]

[tscii:c091372e7b]Top ten songs of 2007.

By Moviebuzz
Monday, 31 December , 2007, 09:26
Last Updated: Monday, 31 December , 2007, 10:07

The top ten songs are based purely on popularity after going through FM radios listeners choice (Courtesy- Radio One), CD cassettes sales across audio stores, and the leading live orchestra Laxman Sruthi's audiences demand at various functions across Tamilnadu. Please note some of the choices may baffle city viewers, but audio market in rural areas where people buy pirated cassettes due to its low pricing, is huge.
It was the year of the re-mixes, yet only two of the songs got into the final list. The Ringtone toppers are the same, for the first five songs as they are always an off-shoot of hit songs. Some of the other favorites just could not get in to the top ten which was determined by the taste of mass listeners across Tamilnadu.

As the late R.D Burman once remarked- "One man's melody is another listener's cacophony." Keep listening to Tamil music, it simply rocks!

1 Album: Sivaji, Song: Athiradee…
2 Album: Pokkiri, Song: Dol Dol…
3 Album: Paruthiveeran, Song: Oororam Puliyamaram..
4. Album: Unnale Unnale, Song: June Ponaal..
5 Album: Chennai 28, Song: Saroja Saaman Nikalo..
6. Album: Mozhi, Song: Kaatrin Mozhi...
7 Album: Polladhavan, Song: Engeyum Eppodhum...
8 Album: Kireedom, Song: Akkam Pakkam...
9. Album: Billa, Song: Vethhalaya Pottendi..
10 Album: Azhagiya Tamizh Magan, Song: Maduraikku pogaadhedi..


The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.



:victory: :clap: [/tscii:c091372e7b]

Top 10 songs and best singer of the year 2007
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/top-ten-songs-singer-311207.html
By: Settu Shankar

Monday, December 31 2007 RSS

With two great hits, Ariyatha Vayasu… and Paravaye en ingu irukkirai…', Illayaraaja, the evergreen Maestro of Tamil Cinema has placed the top position among the singers in the year 2007. Aanada Vikatan, the highest selling magazine in Tamil (according to ABC report) awards Illayaraaja as the best singer of the year. His son Yuvan Shankar Raaja is selected as best composer of the year.

Based on highest sales of CDs and cassettes in the music stores (Music World, Laxman Sruthi), ratings given by channels and FM stations and leading magazines, oneindia.in has prepared the following top 10 songs of the year 2007.

1. Athiradikaaran… Film: Shivaji, Composer: A.R.Rahman Singer: A.R.Rahman

2. Ariyatha Vayasu… Film: Paruthi Veeran Singer: Illayaraaja Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raaja

3. Paravaye Yen Ingu Irukkirai… Film: Katrathu Tamil Singer: Illayaraaja Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raaja

4. June ponal… Film: Unnale Unnale Singer: Krish, Arjun Composer: Harris Jayaraj

5. Vasantha Mullai… Film: Pokkiri Singers: Raagul Nambiyar, Krishnamurthy Composer: Mani Sharma

6. Saroja Saaman Nikalo… Film: Chennai-28 Singer: Shankar Mahadevan, Premji Amaran Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raaja

7. Madhuraikku Pogathadi… Film: Azhagiya Tamil Magan Singers: Benny Dayal, Archith, Dharshana Composer: A.R.Rahman

8. Vethalaya Pottendi… Film: Billa- 2007 Singers: Kay Kay, Naveen Composer: Yuvan Shankar Raaja

9. Katrin Mozhi… Film: Mozhi Singer: Balram Composer: Vidhyasaagar

10. En Enakku Mayakkam… Film: Naan Avanillai Singers: Jayaram, Snageetha Rajeshwaran Music: Vijay Antony


:confused2: rendu perum orey dialogue adikraanga... aana vera list kaamikraanga :roll: anyway vetri for thalaivar :victory: :2thumbsup:

[A.ANAND]

1.ponmagal vanthal[atm]
2.athiradi[sivaji]
3.kelamal wow!my fav.[atm]
intha 3 padalgal malaysian thr.fm radio nadathia 2007 aandin 100 sirantha padalgal.[makkal theerpu]3 padalgalum namma thalaivar potta padal :clap: :2thumbsup: 2006 munbe vaa song of the year!enthanai peru vanthalum namma aala adichikka entha kombanum illaye :D

[A.ANAND]

Dear Rahmaniacs,

ONCE AGAIN WISHING EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2008. Today, Singer Unnikrishnan, was present with Raihana in a Special Show . He had so much of praises for ARR, that I will just start with what he said in the end abt ARR .

I quote " It was A.R.Rahman, who had made a career for me. I wish him very best for the future, and pray that he comes up with such wonderful songs , like what he had done these many years. he should reach heights in both Domestic as well as International ventures. May God Give him Long Life. ARR is my God father in Film Industry. I am what I am today because of ARR. I have great regard for im. he had given me that initial thrust. As singers, listeners, we are all very lucky to be having a person like ARR amongst us ".

INTRODUCTION :- Unnikrishnan was the recipient of National Award for his very first song ' Ennavale " from Kaadhalan. He was rewarded this, for his later song " Uyirum Neeye " from Pavithra . The Award was clubbed for both of that. When asked how ?. he replies that it is fully " ARR 's Magic. The Music, Lyrics". At that time, my voice was a new one to the film Industry. That composition according to Unni was ARR's best.

HIS INSPIRATION :- Singer Jesudas. He used to listen to jesudas Malayalam Songs, when he grewup, and also try singing it in functions. He got introduced to Music, through his Influence, VOice . Later it was SPB, who was his inspiration.

WORKING WITH ARR :- 1ST Song - Unni was in Office at that time. It was a busy month end. ARR called him up. Unni has been all along a Classical Singing, and had never experience in Film Singing at that time. he never wanted to do playback singing. Prior to this , it was in Rajeev menon's Home that Unni mentioned to ARR that he wanted to come to ARR Studio, for seeing a recording. ARR told him that he was welcome anytime.

So, when he was called he was asked to sing " Indirayo Eval Chandirano" ( Pallavi - just 4 lyrics ) . Shankar and Vairamuthu were also present there that time. Some takes were done. Then , the entire lyrics were given, and he was called after 2 days. Unni says that Working with ARR has always been a pleasure for him. he will give you a lot of freedom, but will not leave you, till he gets whatever he wanted. But encourages you till the end. A singer needs a lot of encouragement and push. ARR never tells any singer that his singing is not good; he only suggests and says that something could be improved here and there. ARR always brings out the originality of the Singer .

FAMILY REACTION TO UNNI SINGING FILM SONGS :- HIs Wife was initially upset, because she was into classical singing. She was afraid, that Unni will lose classical touch in the long run. But once, when the song came out, h couldn;t believe himself, if it was him who had sung that song. He says " Unbelievable ambience and Effects in Panchatan". Getting a National Award was like a Thunderbolt for him. It was too much of a surprise for him. he was in London at that time, when his sister-in-law called him up and conveyed that news.

URYIRUM NEEYE SONG ( PAVITHRA ) he says that a mother sentiment are brought very well in that song. ARR's mother used to like that song very much, and used to say that Unni sang very well in that song. It was a Raaga based song, with beuatiful guitar mixing, which was the right mode for that song. The words + tune made that song a great one.

HINDUSTANI ::- Unni used to listen a lot of Hindustani songs, but didn;t learn it, because he feels that Carnatic itself was highly demanding. He would like to learn it in future.

FAVOURITRE CARNATIC RAGAS :- Thodi, Charukesi . No song in Thodi Raaga for ARR. But in Malayalam devotional songs, he had sung in that raaga. if sang flat, that raaga used to be similar to Sindhu Bhairavi.

BAD EXPERIENCE He has sung more than 600 songs till date, but he felt bad once ( NOT WITH ARR ), while singing with another MD. The Lryics was not good for the song. of course, he ahd no complaints against that MD even. When he told his wife that later, she started crying.

REFUSED 1 SONG FOR ARR " Hello Doctor " song from Kadhal desam. Initially, ARR wanted Unni to sing that song, but Unni felt that it would not suit him, and subsequently, ARR sang that song

GURUS :- lot of Gurus like Sri. V. L. Seshadri, Savithri, Saraswathi. Raihana tells us here that even ARR used to have lot of Gurus, like each year different one.

KAALAYIL DHINAMUM SONG ( NEW ) That was a totally different song. The mood was different. It had some bit of romance little later in that song. Singing with Sadhana Sargam was fantastic. His favourite has always been HARIHARAN, as Hariharan does something with the turnings each time, he sings.

IRUVAR ( NARUMUGIYE SONG ) It was on his wedding Anniversary, when a party was arranged at his home. ARR called Unni at 9 PM in the night. Unni went immediately. Mani Sir was present. Bombay Jayashree was also present . Unni sang that song in Film style, while Bombay Jayashree was rendering it in Carnatic Style. Mani Sir wanted him to sing in Carnatic Style, and so Unni added some gamakams ( touchings ) . After 2 days, he finished that song.

Raihana says that Unni needn;t have disturbed his wedding Anniversary, as the song was anyway finished two days later ( Jokingly )

Education Unni was a commerce Student. he was an average student. Maths was his biggest tension always. So took Commerce, Accountancy. He used to go for tuitions. he also did personnel Management and Law. Cricket was his biggest passion , and then came music.

DAILY SCHEDULE :- Wake Up at 5 : 30 AM. Do Yoga. Practice for 3 Hrs. He says that regular practice is needed for a Concert Singer. Right from Marriage he has been singing . Nov 9 ( Date alone uttered by him )

FAV SONGS OF ARR :- So many. 1. Pachai Nirame ( Alaipayudhey ) 2. Enna Sola Pogirai ( Kandukonden Kandukondein ) 3. lagaan ( All Songs )

CURRENT TREND OF REMIXES, KUTTU PAATUS ETC It gives a good change, especially for the Youth, as they enjoy all these. But Classical songs shoudl never be forgotten. " Melodies never die " says Unni. he founds Singing in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu not at all difficult. But singing in Kannada was tough, and he took the assistance of his mother tongue letters to assist him in that.

NAALAI ULAGAM IRUNDHAL SONG :- Nice Compostion. very Interesting , Beautiful Tune. ARR just left that song entirely on Unni for him to do whatever he wanted.

TIRAKADHA KAATUKKUL SONG ( EN SWASA KAATRE ) In that there is a Seconds Harmony part, which Unni Says that he hasn;t sung . ARR has transposed that through his Instruments, His techniques. ( WOW ) . Unni says that ARR does all this small small things wonderfully. On the Spot, ARR can compose. He just demonstrates how ARR does, for which Raihana just laughs.. " he will take his Keyboard, and do something. The end product would be just a wonderful, mesmersing song or tune ". Unni used to sing with ARR and see what he is doing . It seems before he could ask ARR , ARR is out, and would return after some time.

source:a.r.rahmanfans@yahoo.com

[Music4Ever]

Jodha Akbar CD is still not out. Yesterday I went to calypso in Jayanagar, Bangalore. The person at the desk said there are some problems but may release in the next week or so. By the way, does anyone know where to vote for the best song of last year etc? I am unable to find the thread. My vote is for Sivaji, and I would like to make it count!

[dinesh2002]

Music4Ever, Jodha Akhbar will release in late March only [audio]...

source : Gops of ARRYG

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/86993

[united07]

Thanks a lot muzammil...
appreciate your response greatly! :)

[thineshan54321]

Plz vote for ARR, his songs, etc (since u can only vote once, be clever and vote for the highest votes received by ARR, itll be in brackets, for example if u have vaaji and athiradee for best picturization and vaaji is already leading, vote for that): http://www.mayyam.com/hub/ha08all.php

[thineshan54321]

Plz vote for ARR, his songs, etc (since u can only vote once, be clever and vote for the highest votes received by ARR, itll be in brackets, for example if u have vaaji and athiradee for best picturization and vaaji is already leading, vote for that): http://www.mayyam.com/hub/ha08all.php

[Mahen]

is ARR doing the BGM for Dasavathram?read it at arr yahoo groups

[littlemaster1982]

[tscii:eb5efb8b7f]Rahman's interview in Kumudam this week.



ரஹ்மானைப் பார்த்ததும் முதலில் நீங்கள் உணரும் விஷயம் அவரது எளிமை. உடன் படிக்கும் கல்லூரித் தோழன் போல் பேசத் துவங்கிவிடுவார். இந்த முறையும் அப்படியே...

‘‘இங்க சுவத்துல தொங்குற கீபோர்டும், மிக்சரும் நான் ‘ரோஜா’ படத்துக்காக பயன்படுத்துனது.

ஒரு ஞாபகத்துக்காக அப்படியே வச்சிருக்கேன்’’ என்று சுவரைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டுகிறார். ரஹ்மான் பழைய வாழ்க்கையை மறக்கவில்லை.

கலைஞர் டி.வி. பேட்டி ஒன்றில் எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா பேசும்போது ‘எளிமை, அடக்கம்னா அது ரஹ்மான்’னு சொன்னார். எப்படி உங்களால ஈகோ இல்லாம இருக்க முடியுது?

‘‘வேணும்னு திட்டம் போட்டெல்லாம் இதைப் பண்ண முடியாது. ஆன்மிகத்துக்குள் வந்துவிட்டாலே ஈகோ தானாகவே போயிடும். இந்துக்கள் ஏன் நெற்றியில் விபூதி வைக்கிறார்கள்? ‘நாமெல்லாம் ஒருநாள் சாம்பலாகப் போகிறோம்’ என்ற விஷயத்தை உணர்த்தத்தான். பணம், புகழ் எல்லாம் இருக்கிற வரைக்கும்தான். சாவை ஒரு மனிதன் எப்போதும் நினைத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தாலே போதும்... பொறாமை, இன்னொருவனை அழித்து அதன் மூலம் வாழ்வது போன்ற கெட்ட சிந்தனைகள் போய் பயம், அடக்கம், எல்லாமே வந்துவிடும்.’’

உங்கள் பேச்சு ரொம்ப தத்துவார்த்தமாகயிருக்கிறதே?

‘‘வாழ்க்கை நிறைய கற்றுக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறது. (சிரிக்கிறார்). ஒரு முறை குல்பர்கா போன போது, ‘இசி அகமதியா தீன்’ என்ற ஒரு புத்தகத்தை வாங்கினேன். ஆரம்பத்திலிருந்து இந்த உலகம் நமக்கு என்னென்ன பாடங்களைக் கற்றுக் கொடுத்திருக்கிறது என்பதன் தொகுப்பு தான் இது. குட்டிக் குட்டி கவிதைகளில் படிக்க எளிமையாக இருந்தது. அதேசமயம் சுவாரஸ்யமாகவும் இருந்தது. படித்து முடித்ததும் ‘ச்சே’ இதுதானா வாழ்க்கைனு தோணிச்சு. இந்தப் புத்தகத்தை யார் படித்தாலும் மனம் பக்குவப்பட்டு விடும்.’’

கோலிவுட், பாலிவுட், ஹாலிவுட் என்று ரொம்ப பிஸியாக இருக்கிறீர்கள். குடும்பத்துக்கு நேரம் இருக்கிறதா?

‘‘கஷ்டமாதான் இருக்கு. பலசமயம் இரண்டு மாசம், மூணு மாசம்னு ஃபேமிலி, குழந்தைகளை மிஸ்பண்ண வேண்டியிருக்கும். எதையாவது ஒண்ணை தியாகம் பண்ணித்தான் ஆகவேணுங்கற நிலைமையில் வீடியோ கான்ஃப்ரன்ஸ் மூலமாகத்தான் குடும்பத்தினரிடம் பேச வேண்டியதாக இருக்கு.

10 ஆயிரம், 15 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்க்கு ரொம்ப காஸ்ட்லியான பொருட்கள் மீது கூட என் குழந்தைகளுக்கு ஆர்வமில்லை. அப்பா எப்போதுமே தங்களோடு இருக்கணும். தூக்கிக் கொஞ்ச வேண்டும், பாராட்டணும்றது தான் அவங்களின் டிமாண்டாக இருக்கு. சமீபத்தில் என் இரண்டாவது மகள், ‘எங்க ஸ்கூல் விழாவுக்கு வாப்பா’னு கூப்பிட்டா. அப்போ நான் வெளிநாடு போக வேண்டியிருந்தது. உடனே அவள், ‘நீங்க என்னோட ஃபங்ஷனுக்கு வரமாட்டீங்க. ஆனா நான் மட்டும் உங்க மியூசிக்கை கேக்கணுமா. இனிமே நான் கேட்கமாட்டேன்’னு சொன்னா. எனக்கு என் நெற்றிப் பொட்டில் ஓங்கி அடித்தது போல இருந்தது. சரின்னு இரண்டு நாள் என் டூர் புரோக்கிராமை தள்ளிப் போட்டுட்டு அவளோடு பள்ளி விழாவுல கலந்துக்கிட்டேன். அவளுக்கு மிகவும் சந்தோஷம்.’’

‘சக்கரக்கட்டி’ படத்திற்கு பாடல்களைப் போட்டுத் தராததால் தான் ரிலீஸாவதில் தாமதம் என்று சொல்கிறார்களே?

(சிரிக்கிறார்.) ‘‘அட அப்படி ஒரு பிட்டை போட்டுட்டாங்களா! இன்னும் ஒரு பாடல் தவிர மற்ற எல்லா பாடல்களின் ரெக்கார்டிங் முடிந்து விட்டது. டைரக்டர் கலா பிரபு, நீங்கள் தான் என் படத்திற்கு மியூசிக் பண்ணணும்னு வந்து கேட்ட போது நான், ‘உடனே என்னால் பண்ண முடியாது. லேட்டாகும்’ என்றேன். அதற்கு அவர், ‘பத்து வருஷமானாலும் பரவாயில்லை, நான் வெயிட் பண்றேன்’ என்றார். பத்து வருஷம் யாரும் லேட் பண்ண மாட்டாங்க இல்லையா? (சிரிக்கிறார்) ரொம்ப இன்ட்ரஸ்டிங்கா இருக்காங்கனுதான் ஒப்புக்கிட்டேன்.’’

உங்கள் குரு டி.வி. கோபாலகிருஷ்ணனுக்கு நடந்த பாராட்டு விழாவில் வந்ததும் உடனே கிளம்பிப் போயிட்டீங்களாமே?

‘‘அவருக்கு நான் வர்றதே முதல்ல தெரியாது. ஒரு சர்ப்ரைஸ் கொடுக்கணும்னு தான் போனேன். என்னைப் பார்த்ததும் டி.வி.ஜி ரொம்பவும் நெகிழ்ந்து போய்விட்டார். ஒரு ஹிந்தி படத்தின் பாடலுக்கு வயலின் செக்ஷன் சம்பந்தமான ரெக்கார்டிங் இருந்தது. அதனால் கிளம்ப வேண்டிய சூழ்நிலை. இது டி.வி.ஜி.க்கும் தெரியும்.’’

உங்களுக்கும் ஷாருக்கானுக்கும் என்ன பிரச்னை? ‘ஓம்சாந்தி ஓம்’ படத்தை ஒப்புக்கொள்ள மறுத்துவிட்டீர்களாமே?

‘‘எங்களுக்குள் எந்த தனிப்பட்ட பிரச்னையும் இல்லை. ஒரு காண்ட்ராக்ட் பிரச்னை காரணமாகத்தான் நான் அந்தப் படத்திற்கு இசையமைக்க முடியாமல் போய் விட்டது. அதுல இசைக்கப்படும் என்னோட மியூசிக்கை வேற ஹாலிவுட் படங்களுக்கு எடுத்துப் பயன்படுத்துனா ‘பெயர் மட்டும் போடுவோம் தவிர பணம் தரமாட்டோம்’னு சொன்னாங்க. இப்படிப் பண்ணா எனக்கு மட்டுமில்ல, இது எல்லா மியூசிக் டைரக்டர்களுக்குமே எதிர்காலத்துல பிரச்னை வரும். அதனால மறுத்துட்டேன்.

டெக்னாலஜி வளர்ந்துகிட்டிருப்பதால் எங்கிருந்து எதை எடுப்பாங்கன்னு சொல்ல முடியாது. சப்போஸ் எல்லாத்தையும் எழுதிக் கொடுத்துட்டோம்னு வச்சிக்குங்க. எதிர்காலத்துல என்ன வேணும்னாலும் நடக்கலாம். கண்ணைக் கட்டி காட்டில் விட்டமாதிரி இருக்கக் கூடாது இல்லையா! எத்தனையோ மியூசிக் டைரக்டர்ஸ் உயிரைக் கொடுத்து மியூசிக் பண்ணிட்டு வாடகை வீட்டில் இருக்காங்க. இவங்க மியூசிக் ரேடியோ, டீ.வி.க்களில் வராமலில்லை. ஆனால், அவங்களுக்கெல்லாம் ஒண்ணுமே சேருவதில்லை என்பதுதான் பரிதாபம். ஃபாரினில் ஒரு பாட்டு ஹிட்டானா போதும், அந்த மியூசிக் டைரக்டர் வாழ்க்கையில் பெரிய அளவில் செட்டிலாகிவிடுவார்.’’

இளையராஜா நிறையவே ஹிட்ஸ் கொடுத்து இருக்காரே? ஆனா இன்னைக்குள்ள இசையமைப்பாளர்களுடன் ஒப்பிடும்போது அவர் குறைவாதான் சம்பாதிச்சிருக்கார் இல்லையா?

‘‘ஆமாம். 500 படங்களுக்கு இசையமைத்து இருக்கார்னு வச்சிக்கிட்டாலும், ‘ஒரு படத்துக்கு ஆறு பாட்டுன்னா கிட்டத்தட்ட 3000 பாட்டு போட்டிருப்பார். ஆனா அதற்கான பணம் அவருக்குக் கிடைச்சிருக்கான்னு தெரியல. அப்படிக் கிடைத்திருந்தால் தமிழ் நாட்டையே விலைக்கு வாங்கியிருப்பார். எல்லோருமே ரொம்ப நொந்து போயிருக்கோம். இதுவரை ஓ.கே. இனிமேல் உஷாராய் இருக்கணும் என்பது தான் என்னோட அபிப்ராயம். கொஞ்சம் கஷ்டமான விஷயம்தான். ஃபாரின்லே எல்லாமே இன்டர்நெட்டில் வந்தாலும் சட்டபூர்வமாக பணத்தை நம்ம அக்கவுண்ட்ல போட்டுடுவாங்க. ஆனா, இங்கே பாடல் எவ்வளவு சூப்பர் ஹிட்டானாலும் 5000 ரூபாய்க்குத் தான் போச்சு என்கிறார்கள்.’’

ரீ_மிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் பத்தி என்ன நினைக்கிறீங்க?

‘‘ரீமிக்ஸ் செய்வதில் தப்பில்லை. அது ஒரு டிரெண்ட், இந்த பாட்டுகள் மக்கள் விரும்புகிற வரைதான். அப்புறம் ஆட்டோமெட்டிக்கா அதுவே காணாம போயிடும். நல்ல ரீ_மிக்ஸ§ம் இருக்கு. மோசமான ரீ_மிக்ஸ§ம் இருக்கு. பழைய பாடலின் தன்மை கெடாமல் பண்றது வேற. கெடுத்து குட்டிச்சுவராக்குறது என்பது வேற’’ (சிரிக்கிறார்).

சமீபத்தில் எஸ்.பி. பாலசுப்ரமணியன் ஒரு மேடையில் பேசும் போது, ‘இப்போதுள்ள மியூசிக் டைரக்டர்கள் எம்.எஸ்.வி. சாப்பிட்டு விட்டு போட்ட மிச்சத்தைத்தான் சாப்பிடுகிறார்கள்’ என்று கொஞ்சம் காட்டமாக சொல்லி இருந்தார். அது பற்றி?

‘‘அவர் சொன்னதை ஒரு பாராட்டா ஏன் எடுக்கக்கூடாது? அவர் நல்லவிதமாகத்தான் சொல்லியிருப்பார். எம்.எஸ்.வி. ஒரு முன்னோடி. அவர் வழியைப் பின்பற்றுங்கன்னு கூட சொல்லி இருக்கலாம். அதுதான் உண்மை. கொஞ்சம் உணர்ச்சி வேகத்தில் எச்சில், கிச்சில்னு சொல்லியிருக்கலாம். நிச்சயமாக தவறா பேசியிருக்கமாட்டார் என்பதுதான் என்னோட அபிப்ராயம்.’’.
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[A.ANAND]

1000 nandrigal to u mr.little master :2thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[littlemaster1982]

It's my pleasure, Anand. :D

[thineshan54321]

the writing is very hard to read, anyone care to translate??
btw ARR birthday special:
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/8796.html

[thilak4life]

Happy birthday Rahman!!

[dinesh2002]

[tscii:ccd3cf9094]Happy B’day Rahman!
By Moviebuzz
Sunday, 06 January , 2008, 17:08
We at sify.com wish A.R Rahman a Happy Birthday (January 6). Rahman is the magician of music as his music simply mesmerizes.

2007 was a milestone in Rahman’s career.15 years after he made his debut with Mani Ratnam classic Roja (1992), which won him his first National Award, it was selected by the TIME magazine as the “top 10 Movie Soundtracks of all time”. Rahman has revolutionised Indian film music giving it a more global feel and appeal, especially with the teen listeners.

And last year Rahman made a fantastic comeback and once again occupied the throne in Tamil film audio sales. In 2007, the highest selling Tamil audio number 1 was Sivaji and number 2 Azhagiya Tamil Magan, both had music by the maestro! In Hindi his Guru featured in the top five albums of the year. Hear his soul stirring Jodha Akbar music!

The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14585240

Sify va ithu?? :lol:[/tscii:ccd3cf9094]

[selvakumar]

Good interview from Rahmaan. Great to see his views on family, spirituality, his guru, his views on rights and the poor state of MDs here etc :notworthy:

I don't know why kumudam asked the last question to rahmaan. Obviously, SPB excluded Arr while he was making that statement. Correct me if I am wrong :?

"MSV, IR, ARR ivanga kitta paada ponaal oru bayam irukkum. Sruthi thappaama paadamnnu. Aana ippo ara kuraiyaa isai therinja pala music directors ellam thiruppi thiruppi paada vaikirathaala velila "paaruda spb yesudas kittayae correct ah vela vaangitaaarnnu" per edukkanumnnu paarkuraanga"

something ||| to what I posted above :)

[littlemaster1982]

A fan's report on Rahman's concert in Delhi.



"Hey this is not fair!" said A R Rahman in Delhi!

This is exactly what ARR told us (his fans :-)) when he was performing live in Rajouri Gardens yesterday in Delhi, when some of his (senseless) fans were recording his performance, inspite of strict restrictions imposed on recording the performance. These rules were printed on the tickets that were sold out to more than 5000+ crowd cheering ARR in the cold evening of 17th November, 2007. He very subtlely told people, "Hey this is not fair, you guys will record and upload it on Youtube! A channel is doing complete coverage of this video, so please don't do this". Most of the front seaters stopped recording, however, most dint.

What an evening it was, to see AR Rahman live, it was like a dream come true for me. After the quick travel in Metro, we reached 10 minutes late to the venue. I could hear Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam, singing Roja Janeman...I wanted to go flying to my seat, but couldn't! As soon as I went in, I saw a huge grand stage with A R Rahman written on it and I was totally amused! Then I hunted for A R R and there he was, with the Synth, in a white Sherwani! I was completely in awe! There was Hariharan on stage performing, my favorite singer and it was simply great to watch such great people on stage and hear them perform so flawlessly! Hariharan sang Vaaji Vaaji with Madhushree. Madhushree sang Vaaji Vaaji with the chorus part having hindi lyrics, whereas Hariharan stuck to complete tamil. Madhushree also sang Kabhi Neem Neem very beautifully, and very effortlessly, and ARR's interludes were splendid, I was screaming like never before when he started to sing! It was complete hysteria with the masses when he sang Dil Se Re..., Humma Humma (in tamil), Dum Dara Dum Dara from Guru (I fell in love with ARR when he sang this with Chinmayi). The surprise song was Thee Thee from Sivaji! I was totally high listening to him sing, and I was singing along with him, only to have really shocked sardarjis turning around and giving me really funny looks as to who is this singing in Greek/Latin with ARR! North Indians have no clue about any of the South Indian languages - any South Indian is a Madrasi in the North and any South Indian language is Tamil for them! (pronounced as Taaaaamil, here! :-)) But that dint stop me, I was cheering away to glory, throughout.

ARR's second outfit, a dark purple kurta was very good and simple. He was composed and pleasing on stage, always had a smile. The highpoint of the show was when ARR sang Jodha-Akbar's Marhaba Marhaba! It was mindblowing!!! The twist to this was, he ended Marhaba with O oooo from Rukkumani Rukkumani and then jumped to Veerapandi Kottayile! and ended the fusion there! Was very interesting! Then came Hariharan, who enthralled all of us with Yunhi Chala Chal along with Kailash Kher (who went gaga about Delhi, since he hails from the North!...well...:-)) Hariharan also sang Chanda Re with Sadhna Sargam, Tu Hi Re with Chitra - extremely well, unbelievably well I must say! Then there was a classical zapper with HH, Chitra, SS and another singer (who sings and even resembles Sukhvinder Singh, I dont know his name) - Ghanan Ghanan from Lagaan, they sang the song in style, with lots of harkat in raag Malhar, and switching to Ghanan Ghanan, it was a treat to listen to them! HH sang Bharat Mujhko Jaan Se Pyara Hain from Roja and also the melodious Aye Haiyrathe Aashiqui with Sadhna Sargam. Sadhna Sargam performed her Chupke Se from Saathiya, and Chitra sang Kehna Hi Kya extremely well! Not to forget the spark of the night, Naresh Iyer with his Roobaroo and Paathshaala, driving the Delhi audience crazy! Chitra sang Ik Onkar followed by Thodi si dhool meri (the Rang De Basanti title track) along with the singer I dint know...:-( If anybody happens to watch this show on any channel, pls let me know his name. However, what took me by surprise was this singer from Aasma (the pop band of Channel V), Neeti who sang Barso Re, Maiya Maiya, Chandralekha - along with Tanvi, and Ni Main Samajh Gayi (Taal) and she sang very well, she had a very good stage presence.

Also, Rehana sang the song Chhaiya Chhaiya, female part - very well.

There was an additional treat waiting for us, Shauk Hain from Guru, by Soumya Rao. ARR announced to the audience that unfortunately this song was not included in the audio CD but was in the movie, so Soumya performed the song and it was very good.

ARR's Pray for me brother and Vandemataram were superb! Shivamani's percussion was awesome and stylish.

On the whole, the concert was GREAT!


http://spread-on-bread.blogspot.com/2007/11/hey-this-is-not-fair-said-r-rahman-in.html

[A.ANAND]

ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்களுக்கு எதிராக வழக்கு போடுவேன்!
-மூத்த பாடலாசிரியர் ஆவேசம்!
இது சர்ச்சைகளின் வாரம் போலிருக்கிறது. குஷ்பு-திருமாவளவன் பிரச்சனை ஒருபக்கம் அனல் கக்கிக் கொண்டிருக்க, பொறுத்து பொறுத்து பார்த்து பொங்கி வெடித்திருக்கிறார் மூத்த பாடலாசிரியர் புலமைப்பித்தன். எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் மனசாட்சியாக பல படங்களுக்கு பாடல் எழுதிய இவர், அய்யாவழி பாடல் வெளியீட்டு விழாவில் பொங்கி வெடித்ததுதான் கோலிவுட்டின் ஹாட் டாபிக்!

ரீமிக்ஸ் என்ற பெயரில் பழைய பாடல்களை குதறிப்போடும் இசையமைப்பாளர்களை ஒரு பிடி பிடித்தார் புலமைப்பித்தன். நல்ல பசும்பாலில் மஞ்சள் காமாலை வந்தவன் சிறுநீர் கழித்தால் எப்படியிருக்குமோ, அப்படிதான் இருக்கிறது இப்போது வரும் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் என்று கடுமையான வார்த்தைகளை பயன்படுத்திய அவர், இனிமேல் யார் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் இசைத்தாலும் அவர்கள் மீது வழக்கு போடுவேன் என்றும் எச்சரித்ததுதான் இன்ப அதிர்ச்சி. அதோடு விட்டாரா என்றால், அதுதான் இல்லை. ஏஆர்.ரஹ்மான் இசைப்பள்ளி துவங்கியிருக்கிறாராம். முதலில் எந்த பள்ளியிலாவது போய் அவர் தமிழ் கற்கட்டும். பிறகு துவங்கட்டும் இசைப்பள்ளியை என்று வெடித்தார். குறிப்பாக பொன்மகள் வந்தாள், எங்கேயும் எப்போதும் பாடல்களை பற்றி குறிப்பிட்டவர், அப்பாடல்களின் பாரம்பரியத்தை விவரித்து வேதனைப்பட்டதுதான் அந்த விழாவில் அனைவரையும் கவர்ந்த அம்சம்.

தற்போது உருவாகிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் பெரும்பாலான படங்களில் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் இல்லாத படங்களே இல்லை எனும் அளவுக்கு ஆகிவிட்டது. சுமார் 30க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பாடல்களை ரீமிக்ஸ் செய்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார்களாம் கோலிவுட்டில். புலமைப்பித்தனின் பெருமூச்சு கேட்கிறதா புண்ணியவான்களே...?
isai palli thodangguvatharkum,tamil-lukkum enna sambantham??'pulayar' pulamaipittan thanni konjam ovaroa pottutaro!

[A.ANAND]

ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்களுக்கு எதிராக வழக்கு போடுவேன்!
-மூத்த பாடலாசிரியர் ஆவேசம்!
இது சர்ச்சைகளின் வாரம் போலிருக்கிறது. குஷ்பு-திருமாவளவன் பிரச்சனை ஒருபக்கம் அனல் கக்கிக் கொண்டிருக்க, பொறுத்து பொறுத்து பார்த்து பொங்கி வெடித்திருக்கிறார் மூத்த பாடலாசிரியர் புலமைப்பித்தன். எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் மனசாட்சியாக பல படங்களுக்கு பாடல் எழுதிய இவர், அய்யாவழி பாடல் வெளியீட்டு விழாவில் பொங்கி வெடித்ததுதான் கோலிவுட்டின் ஹாட் டாபிக்!

ரீமிக்ஸ் என்ற பெயரில் பழைய பாடல்களை குதறிப்போடும் இசையமைப்பாளர்களை ஒரு பிடி பிடித்தார் புலமைப்பித்தன். நல்ல பசும்பாலில் மஞ்சள் காமாலை வந்தவன் சிறுநீர் கழித்தால் எப்படியிருக்குமோ, அப்படிதான் இருக்கிறது இப்போது வரும் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் என்று கடுமையான வார்த்தைகளை பயன்படுத்திய அவர், இனிமேல் யார் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் இசைத்தாலும் அவர்கள் மீது வழக்கு போடுவேன் என்றும் எச்சரித்ததுதான் இன்ப அதிர்ச்சி. அதோடு விட்டாரா என்றால், அதுதான் இல்லை. ஏஆர்.ரஹ்மான் இசைப்பள்ளி துவங்கியிருக்கிறாராம். முதலில் எந்த பள்ளியிலாவது போய் அவர் தமிழ் கற்கட்டும். பிறகு துவங்கட்டும் இசைப்பள்ளியை என்று வெடித்தார். குறிப்பாக பொன்மகள் வந்தாள், எங்கேயும் எப்போதும் பாடல்களை பற்றி குறிப்பிட்டவர், அப்பாடல்களின் பாரம்பரியத்தை விவரித்து வேதனைப்பட்டதுதான் அந்த விழாவில் அனைவரையும் கவர்ந்த அம்சம்.

தற்போது உருவாகிக் கொண்டிருக்கும் பெரும்பாலான படங்களில் ரீமிக்ஸ் பாடல்கள் இல்லாத படங்களே இல்லை எனும் அளவுக்கு ஆகிவிட்டது. சுமார் 30க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பாடல்களை ரீமிக்ஸ் செய்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார்களாம் கோலிவுட்டில். புலமைப்பித்தனின் பெருமூச்சு கேட்கிறதா புண்ணியவான்களே...?

-ஆர்.எஸ்.அந்தணன்

[muzammil_fr]

Vaayile Varuthu, I control Myself.

[SoftSword]

"Polappattha....."
apdinu oru palamozhi irukku... :P

[thineshan54321]

[tscii:7c2e127582]Happy B’day Rahman!
By Moviebuzz
Sunday, 06 January , 2008, 17:08
We at sify.com wish A.R Rahman a Happy Birthday (January 6). Rahman is the magician of music as his music simply mesmerizes.

2007 was a milestone in Rahman’s career.15 years after he made his debut with Mani Ratnam classic Roja (1992), which won him his first National Award, it was selected by the TIME magazine as the “top 10 Movie Soundtracks of all time”. Rahman has revolutionised Indian film music giving it a more global feel and appeal, especially with the teen listeners.

And last year Rahman made a fantastic comeback and once again occupied the throne in Tamil film audio sales. In 2007, the highest selling Tamil audio number 1 was Sivaji and number 2 Azhagiya Tamil Magan, both had music by the maestro! In Hindi his Guru featured in the top five albums of the year. Hear his soul stirring Jodha Akbar music!

The views expressed in the article are the author's and not of Sify.com.

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14585240

Sify va ithu?? :lol:[/tscii:7c2e127582]

when ARR was low in 2001,2002 mainly due to tamil directors requesting him to dub hindi songs, they COMPLETELY BASHED him, saying that even phenomenol music such as KKS was crap. now things changed and so they did too. cameleons.

[Dragun]

Who knows if the same people are even working at Sify from 6-7 years ago.

[A.ANAND]

Who knows if the same people are even working at Sify from 6-7 years ago. :lol:

[A.ANAND]

pulamai pittan innun uyiroda irukara, illa,poitara innu romba perukku theriyathu!a.r.rahman-nai ippadi cheappa kondem panni yavathu konjam vilambaram kedaikuma innu oru bit-ta podararu pola :lol:remix enna rahman mattum than pannarara? mmm ...polachi pogathum.

[Ramakrishna]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sJ9b4YcjA

[A.ANAND]

thank you mr.ramakrishna!woooow :2thumbsup:

[A.ANAND]

கமலுடன் இணையும் டிஸ்னி!


கமல்ஹாசன்1 | கமல்ஹாசன்2 | கமல்ஹாசன்3 | கமல்ஹாசன்4 | கமல்ஹாசன்5
கலைஞானி கமல்ஹாசன், உலகப் புகழ் பெற்ற வால்ட் டிஸ்னியுடன் இணைகிறார். இருவரும் இணைந்து கமல்ஹாசனின் மர்மயோகிக்கு உயிர் கொடுக்கப் போகிறார்கள். இந்த மாபெரும் படத்தின் இணைத் தயாரிப்பாளராக பரத் பாலா செயல்படுவார்.

உலகத் திரையுலக வரலாற்றில் முதல் முறையாக 10 வேடங்களில் நடித்து வரும் கமல்ஹாசனின் தசாவதாரம் முடிவடைந்துள்ளது. இப்படத்தின் கிராபிக்ஸ் வேலைகள் படு மும்முரமாக நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றன. மார்ச் இறுதியில் இந்தப் பணிகள் முடிந்து முதல் கட்டமாக ஆடியோ ரிலீஸாகும் எனத் தெரிகிறது.

இந்த நிலையில் தனது அடுத்த படமான மர்மயோகிக்கு தயாராக ஆரம்பித்து விட்டார் கமல். தசாவதாரம் ஆடியோ வெளியீட்டுக்கு முன்னதாக மர்மயோகியின் பணிகளைத் தொடங்கவும் அவர் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளார்.

மர்மயோகியை கமல்ஹாசனே இயக்கவுள்ளார். முதலில் பரத் பாலாவின் தயாரிப்பில் மட்டும் இப்படத்தை உருவாக்க கமல் திட்டமிட்டிருந்தார். இவர் வேறு யாருமல்ல, ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மானை வைத்து வந்தே மாதரம் ஆல்பத்தை உருவாக்கி நாடு முழுவதும் தேச பக்தி அலையைப் பரப்பியவர். சமீபத்தில் ரஹ்மானை வைத்து ஜனகனமன ஆல்பத்தையும் உருவாக்கி வெளியிட்டார்.

இந்த நிலையில்தான் கமலுடன் கரம் கோர்க்க விருப்பம் வெளியிட்டது ஹாலிவுட்டின் மிகப் பெரிய நிறுவனமான வால்ட் டிஸ்னி. சமீபத்தில்தான் இந்த நிறுவனம் இந்திய திரைத் துறைக்குள் காலெடுத்து வைத்தது.

யாஷ்ராஜ் பிலிம்ஸ் நிறுவனத்துடன் இணைந்து ரோட்சைட் ரோமியோ என்ற படத்தை உருவாக்கியுள்ளது. தற்போது கமல் மூலமாக தென்னிந்தியாவுக்கு வருகிறது.

சமீபத்தில் மர்மயோகியின் லொகேஷன் பார்ப்பதற்காக கமல் தாய்லாந்து சென்றிருந்தார்.

பிப்ரவரி 3வது வாரத்தில் மர்மயோகி படத்தின் படப்பிடிப்பு தொடங்கவுள்ளதாம். அதன் பின்னர் அமெரிக்கா செல்கிறார் கமல். அங்கு வால்ட் டிஸ்னி நிறுவனத்துடன் படத் தயாரிப்பு தொடர்பாக விரிவான பேச்சுவார்த்தைகளில் பங்கேற்கிறார்.

மர்மயோகியில் மொத்தம் 3 நாயகிகளாம். அதில் இருவராக ஆசினையும், ஹேமமாலினியையும் கமல் முடிவு செய்து விட்டார். அடுத்த நாயகியைத் தேட ஆரம்பித்துள்ளனர்.

தசாவதாரம் படத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து 2வது முறையாக கமலுடன் ஆசின் இணைகிறார் என்பது நினைவிருக்கலாம்.

மர்மயோகி மூலம் கமல்ஹாசனும், ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மானும் மீண்டும் இணைகிறார்கள். அதேசமயம், தசாவதாரம் படத்தின் பின்னணி இசையை மட்டும் கவனிக்குமாறு ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மானை கமல் கேட்டுக் கொண்டாராம். ரஹ்மானும் அதற்கு இசைந்து, பின்னணி இசையமைக்கிறாராம்.

மர்மயோகி குறித்து கமல் கூறுகையில், மர்மயோகி எனது அடுத்த படைப்பு. மிகுந்த ஆர்வமாக உள்ளேன். இது தமிழ் மற்றும் இந்தியில் உருவாகவுள்ளது. 7வது நூற்றாண்டு கதைக் களம் இது. தமிழில் இதுவரை இல்லாத அளவுக்கு மிகப் பிரமாண்டமாக எடுக்கப்படவுள்ளது. படத்தின் திரைக்கதை, இயக்கத்தை நானே கவனிக்கிறேன்.

வெற்றியின் அளவு என்ன என்பதை தெளிவாகச் சொல்ல முடியாது. ஒரு கட்டத்தில் நிறைய பணம் சம்பாதிப்பதை வெற்றியாக கருதினேன். பின்னர் சிறந்த நடிகராக, உயரத்திற்குப் போனபோது அதை வெற்றியாக கருதினேன்.

ஒரு கட்டத்தில் ஒரு நேரத்தில் ஒரு படம் மட்டும் செய்யலாம் என்ற முடிவுக்கு வந்தேன். அந்தப் படத்தையும் சிறந்த படமாக கொடுக்க தீர்மானித்தேன்.

அப்படித்தான் தசாவதாரம் பிறந்தது. இப்போது மர்மயோகி உருவாகவுள்ளது என்றார் கமல்.

www.thatstamil.com

[united07]

From: Ramakrishna on Tue Jan 8 8:22:47 2008. [Full View]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-sJ9b4YcjA

Anthe Happy Birthday song-a konjam remix panniruntha nalla irukum illaiya!...he he he

[dinesh2002]

Rahman back to Dasavatharam
By Behindwoods News Bureau.
January 11, 2008
It is raining Rahman all over with the audio of the much-awaited Jodha Akbar finally hitting the stalls today and rumors abuzz over his acceptance to work with director Shankar for the sci-fi thriller Robot as well as Kamal Haasan's Marmayogi. For all the Tamil fans of this composer this is pleasant surprise as they had been whining that he was into Hindi and not heard in Tamil films as often.
Dasavatharam

Amidst this buzz, insiders suggest that Oscar Ravichandran, producer of Kamal Haasan-starrer Dasavatharam, directed by K.S. Ravikumar, has approached A.R Rahman to compose the background score for this film. Earlier, Rahman was touted to compose the music for the film but owing to tight schedules he opted out and the chance went over to Himmesh Reshammiya, who composed the songs. However, the team was on the lookout for a composer to score the background music. With the film being delayed well beyond its intended release date, Oscar Films once again approached Rahman, and reports suggest that the maestro is also quite keen to take up the offer. He is said to be held with few other international and bollywood assignments at present and is contemplating on accepting the offer. An official announcement is expected shortly.

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jan-08-02/11-01-08-dasavatharam.html