An Indravizha in Rahman’s name!
February 25, 2009
The audio launch of Indravizha was held today in the city. The film is directed
by Rajeshwar and stars Srikanth (in a full fledged commercial movie after a
long time) and Namitha. At the function, Balu Mahendra released the first copy
of the CD which was received by Vairamuthu.
As expected, the actual purpose of the event was rather eclipsed by the joy
that was brought by Rahman’s double Oscar victory. Speaking at the
function, Balu Mahendra reminisced about the first steps of Rahman into the
music world. He recalled that he was the chairman of the jury deciding the
National Awards in the year when both Roja and Devar Magan were released. He
was in mental turmoil when both the movies were neck to neck when it came to
the award for best music. Since he was a very close friend of Ilayaraja, he
decided to stay away from the jury because he felt that his friendship might
prevent him from making the right decision. But as fate would have it, the
ballot by the rest of the jury turned out to be a deadlock and it was up to the
chairman to bring in his casting ballot. It was a tough decision to make, but
he put his trust in God and cast the vote in favor Rahman, hoping to spur the
young man on to greater heights. Today, he said, that his 16 year old decision
stood vindicated.
Vairamuthu said that he had been to Malaysia recently to attend an event. There
he noticed that the traditional ‘Thamizh Thaai Vazhthu’ was being sung with
different lines. When he enquired further he was told that the Malaysian
government did not allow the original version to be sung because it had many
references to the boundaries of India. Vairamuthu had promised all present
there that he would come up with a new ‘Thamizh Thaai Vazhthu’ which could be
sung by Tamils all over the world. But only when he came back did he realize
the enormity of what he had committed to. He then spoke to Rahman about his
promise and the response was quick. Rahman said that there could be no more
prestigious work and that he would definitely do all that he can to be part of
this effort. The ‘Thamizh thaai vazhthu’ with Vairamuthu’s lines and Rahman’s
music can be expected soon.
Coming back to the main event, Indravizha has music by Yatheesh, a member of
Yuvan Shankar Raja’s team. The movie is set for a summer release.
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