A R Rahman wins CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2009
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A R Rahman wins CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2009
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as expected he won... congrats man!
Now, A R Rahman on your desk!
The 2010 calendar produced by Worldlight, a subsidiary of Audio Media Education, in aid of the A R Rahman [ Images ] Foundation, features pictures of the musical genius.
The other significant feature of this desktop calendar is that it carries a number of thoughtful quotes from Rahman on universal themes like music, language and love.
The vision of the A R Rahman Foundation is to strive towards making poverty history. As the first step towards achieving this vision, the foundation plans to set up educational institutions and provide world class education to the underprivileged children who do not have the means to access and fund their education.
The A R Rahman Foundation presently provides free music education to 30 students from various corporation schools in Chennai.
These students are being trained at the K M Music Conservatory by a world class faculty. The Foundation plans to increase the intake of such students in the coming years thereby extending the benefit of free music education to the truly deserving.
"At the Foundation, we know that there is no better investment than that in the education of children." says A R Rahman.
Selva Kumar, a top-notch photographer and the CEO of Audio Media, has captured Rahman playing and enjoying music in the pictures.
"A moment of giving is much greater than a moment of receiving and I am honoured to be associated with the A R Rahman Foundation. I believe each one of us should come forward and support this initiative," says Selva Kumar.
http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009...a-calendar.htm
Booked 2 Calendar copies!
// how this forum looks in Malay :P
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cool 8-)Quote:
Originally Posted by jaaze
Rahman : received Entertainer of the year award from PM :clap:
didnt talk much.. answered he dont know what is special" when asked about his music..
PM : his music is sung all over the world.. :cool: I listen to his inspirational music :boo:
CNN-IBN :ty:
he also received Indian of the year main award ahead of all winners.
he also got the max no. of votes amongst other contestants from all categories.
Prime minister also said, he felt very proud seeing rahman at the white house. Thalaivar also responded back by saying he was blown over by the inspirational speech that PM gave in white house.
Prime minister said he listens to rahman's inspirational music and it was not just a comment made to please the audience - he justified it by reciting lines from a very unknown Dil se number
Sitaro se aage jahan bhi hain, Abhi ishq ke imtehan aur bhi hain
getting honored from the political head of the country is a great honour and im so proud of rahman. i dont know if rahman feels proud abt it - is there any pride in that guy - :P
:clap: :clap: :bow: :bow:
Rahman wins CNN-IBN Indian of the year award and Entertainer of the year award.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rahman-wi...3.html?from=tn
VIDEO DOWLOAD
http://www.mediafire.com/?y1qzggmh4ym
:clap: way to go.. or erm way to continue ;)
A R Rahman awarded Fellowship of London's Trinity College
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/5385032.cms
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ivangala ellaam etthana periyaar vandhaalum thiruttha mudiyadhu...
periyaara-ra yaaru athu innu keppanga sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
Anand,
Yerkanave indha news oru thadavai post panni prachnaiyaachu, marupadiyumaa :roll:
AR Rahman marketing his Best album
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainmen...-album_1328756
evan avan prachinai panradhu...Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
paatu release aagalanu sema kaduppula irukkom... rattham paakkaama vidradhilla... :lol:
:notthatway:
MSN Indian of the Year: ‘Jai Ho’ Rahman
http://news.in.msn.com/national/arti...mentid=3504102
when did they released Sivaji Hindi songs track list ? BALLELAKKA
Singers : JAVED ALI, RAIHANA
LYRICS: PK MISHRA
VAAJI VAAJI
SINGERs : HARIHARAN, MADHUSHREE
LYRICS: PK MISHRA
STYLE
SINGERS : RAGS, TANVI, SURESH PETERS
LYRICS: NITIN RAIKWAR
AANDHIKI TARHA
SINGERS : A.R.RAHMAN, SAYONARA
LYRICS: RAQUEEB ALAM
SUHANA SAMA
SINGERS : UDIT NARAYAN, CHINAMYEE
LYRICS: IQBAL PATHNI
THE BOSS
SINGERS : BLAAZE, NARESH, RAQUEEB ALAM
LYRICS: NITIN RAIKWAR
SUHANA SAMA (VERSION 2)
SINGERS : UDIT NARAYAN, CHINMAYEE
LYRICS: IQBAL PATHNI
http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discograp...di-sivaji.html
[tscii]Sony bags Rahman's Tamil, Telugu projects
By: Harpreet Khokhar 31 Dec 09 15:32
MUMBAI: Sony Music has bagged the music rights of A R Rahman's next project Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. The music was launched earlier this week at the Bafta Awards with much fanfare.
Divulging the marketing plans for the project, Sony Music Southern Repertoire head Ashok Parwani says, "We intend to make Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya a crossover album as we believe A R Rahman as a brand and this music has the power to transcend language and regional barriers. We will service the song videos to all leading music channels ¨C Tamil and National as AR Rahman has a universal reach. Apart from servicing of songs on the radio and the web, we have a lot of on-ground and retail level innovations planned out in the form of road shows, special contests with instant gratifications, meet and greet with the cast and crew. On the digital and mobile front, we have a lot of innovations planned including the iPhone application ¨C which will be a global first for Sony Music India."
The music label has also bagged Rahman's next regional project. "We also have A R Rahman¡¯s next Telugu blockbuster 'Puli' one of the most awaited movie of the year in the Telugu industry," Parwani adds. The movie stars Pawan Kalyan, Nikisha Patel and Manoj Bajpai and is directed by SJ Suryah.
Widening its regional portfolio Sony would also release the music of Rajnikanth starrer ¡°Sivaji ¨C The Boss¡± in Hindi. Talking about the Hindi projects whose audio rights Sony Music has bagged Sony Music marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal says, "As far as the other Hindi projects are concerned, we have three big projects, but we will be announcing them in the next couple of months."
Wishing All ARR Fans a Happy New Year
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Anbu thalaivanin arumai rasigargalukku indha saga rasiganin iniya puthaandu nalvaazhthukkal.
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enggal ithaya theivam anna a.r.rahman endra 'isai kadavulu' -ikku intha pamara rasiganin[bakhthan]iniya puttandu valthukkal! :notworthy:
thanks LM SIR! :thumbsup:
A.R. Rahman¡¯s three albums being released in the near future
Submitted by Kiran Pahwa on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 05:52 NevadaA R Rahman
Nevada (US), Jan 1 : Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman¡¯s (Slumdog Millionaire) three albums will be released in the near future, according to reports.
¡°Sivaji the boss¡± (Hindi version) has seven tracks and Rahman himself has sung one song ¡°Aandhiki Tarha¡± in it with Sayonara on the lyrics of Raqueeb Alam. Directed by Shankar, its lyrics have been provided by Nitin Raikwar, Raqueeb Alam, and P. K. Mishra.
¡°Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa¡± (Tamil), on the Sony Music label, also has seven tracks, including theme track ¡°Mannipaaya¡± sung by Rahman himself with Shreya Ghoshal. Lyrics for this film, which are in Tamil and Malayalam, have been provided by Thamarai, while it was directed by Goutham Vasudev Menon.
Adlabs produced animated ¡°Sultan The Warrior¡± (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English) is directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth.
Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commended multi-talented and innovative Rahman for bringing East and West closer through music and for making the world look at Indian film music more seriously. Diversity of his styles and themes was appealing to different sections of the society, Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, added.
Rahman, who has reportedly recorded sales of over 300 million, was called ¡°Mozart of Madras'''' by Time magazine. Rahman sees music ¡°as a way to connect to spirituality and embrace it¡± and for ¡°creating harmony in troubled times¡±. (ANI)
http://www.topnews.in/light/ar-rahma...-future-220036
I’m waiting for the Grammys: Rahman
SUBHASH K JHA 2 January 2010, 12:00am
Topics:A R Rahman
grammy
A R Rahman, the most talked about Indian of last year, is counting down to the 52nd Grammy Awards. A R Rahman More Pics
They’re being held on January 31, at LA, and the Oscar-winning music composer has won two nominations for his soundtrack from Slumdog Millionaire. The song Jai Ho – which fetched Rahman two Academy awards and a Golden Globe – has been nominated for ‘Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media’ and also for ‘Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media’.
Rahman, naturally, is pleased. “The Grammy is as exciting as the Oscar. It’s the ultimate music award, isn’t it? Although it’s a nomination for a film song, the Grammy is still another shot in the arm for Jai Ho. Any recognition is welcome.” Not strangely, he feels a huge sense of responsibility. “I hope I never let down my country, my people, my music, my family and myself,” said the music genius who has just returned home from Los Angeles.
Rahman, meanwhile, is unhappy with the outcome of his first Hollywood soundtrack. “The music of Couples Retreat got a good response. But I feel my music was not used properly. I guess you can’t expect music to have much of a place in a comedy. They were more into laughter than music,” he complained, adding, “The music has all been used. But not the way my fans would expect. I was prepared for the outcome when I entered this project.” So he’s not really disappointed by his first foray into Hollywood. “If I had waited for the perfect Hollywood vehicle, I might have had to wait endlessly. It’s not easy for an Asian to enter into Hollywood camps. It’s a new beginning for me. I got great reviews.”
He’s got a lot of offers but also has a tough schedule this year to be able to give any more time to new commitments. And, contrary to rumours, acting is not one of Rahman’s forthcoming commitments. “That’s completely false news,” he said shocked. “I am not going into acting. I’m going to be speaking in a documentary on my friend, the musician P J Mortan. We’ve known each other for some time. He collaborated with me for a track in Couples Retreat. That’s it. I’ve no aspirations to go into acting. God has given me one skill and I’m very happy with it.”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...ow/5402389.cms
The calendar is available in landmark, chennai. It costs 250 bucks.
What is landmark?
Any more updates about international shipping?
Shocker, Landmark is a chain of books/CDs selling shops in chennai and i think rest of india as well....i dunno...
http://ibnlive.in.com/conversations/thread/109654.html
Genda Phool wins the poll but i thot it was not composed by thalaivar - anyone can confirm? :?
Genda Phool is from Delhi-6 by Thalaivar.
Track-List from arrahman.com
http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discograp...di-dilli6.html
Landmark is having retail branches in major cities in India
http://www.landmarkonthenet.com/business/contactus.aspx
Is Gowtham planning Vetaiyaadu... sequel?
R. Richard MaheshFirst Published : 03 Jan 2010 11:15:41 AM
ISTLast Updated : 03 Jan 2010 01:49:07 PM IST Gowtham Menon Filmmaker Gowtham Menon boasts about having final drafts of 120 film scripts. As a matter of fact, the moviemaker holds special mention for his ability of simultaneously working on many projects.
At the moment, he has completed shooting for both Tamil and Telugu version of ¡®Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya¡¯. His long-time project ¡®Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam¡¯ is close on the heels of completion while his untitled thriller-film with Sameera Reddy will kick-start shortly.
Meanwhile, Dayanidhi Azhagiri of Cloud Nine Production has signed a deal with him for Ajith Kumar¡¯s 50th film. The project will take off shortly after the release of Ajith¡¯s ¡®ASAL¡¯ and Gowtham¡¯s ¡®VTV¡¯ (both the films are slated to hit screens in February).
Now we hear from his closer sources that he is discussing few scripts with actor Kamal Haasan and the project will kick-start from 2011. Nonetheless, buzzes are that both Kamal-Gowtham have been planning for a sequel to ¡®Vetaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu¡¯.
As of now, nothing is confirmed about these films¡¯ crew, except the presence of A.R. Rahman in all his upcoming projects.
http://www.expressbuzz.com/entertain...e=KeHdpZ5AfB0=
120 Scripts? Adhula ethana thamizh padam? :roll:
kaduvulukke velicham! :roll: