Dear Ramesh, Being diplomatic, and avoiding arguments is one thing! Not accepting the truth when it is staring right on your face is another.
One may argue that the lyrics are suited for the characters of the movie... But, if you've followed Tamil industry closely, you will know that attacking people through song lyrics, is something IR has done in the past too. That's his style. This is NOT the first time! BTW, the song is not picturised on any characters of the movie, it is picturised on IR himself! It's shot like a music video, having nothing to do with the movie itself! Here's the link for the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIztOkvuHTY About IR criticising "Ella Pugazhum" - I dont need the media to tell me what it is! It is crystal clear what IR is saying! Such statements exist in Hinduism, in vedas and puranas too, where everything is attributed to God...It is a to say "I don't take credits for all my achievements, it's all given to me by God"... It is not a matter of philosophy, or beliefs.... Someone who claims to be so spiritual, whom everyone calls a "saint" should very well know this and understand, whether he believes in it or not! Even if he doesn't believe in it, do you think he should have spoken on stage the way he did? Do you think it is a mature comment, coming from a veteran of the stature of IR? It is totally unwarranted and uncalled for! This is the point I'm trying to impress upon. Aravind Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com --- On Fri, 14/8/09, Ramesh R <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ramesh R <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [arr] Ilayaraja takes a 'dig' at A R Rahman To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 14 August, 2009, 12:24 PM I cannot believe we are still beating at this. "You should listen to the the song titled "Ulagam Ippo" written, composed and sung by IR from the new album Azhagar Malai. IR's jealousy comes out clearly in that. The song lyrics talks about how people leave the country for money and that those people, though they may be rich, are mean and poor in his view point! The lyrics further goes that world may change, people may go wherever, but I'll stay here and serve the country." The song lyrics are by Vaali. It seems appropriate for the movie ('Azhagar Malai is about the egoistic and irate village heads and a youngster trying to change their attitude'). It takes a creative mind to extrapolate this into inferring that IR is taking a dig at ARR. Anyone doing so is conveniently forgetting that IR has also gone abroad and worked/performed (his 1st Symphony conducted by John Scott (London?), the concert in Italy, the Thiruvasagam symphony/oratorio in Budapest...) I can't read Tamil so I have no idea what the Kumudam article that Aravind attached says. Pay attention to the context and the conclusion drawn. Don't fall for the trap laid out by junk media. The second comment about fame and God's gift is a matter of philosophy. ARR believes in one thing and IR in another. So what? It's just like how no two astrologers will ever agree on the same thing. And why should it matter if a music artist is an egoist? Shouldn't you bother only about the music? ARR is one of a kind-- we like him for his music and also his humility and the personal example he sets for others. It is wrong to expect that every artist will be equally humble and kind. I'll say that it's quite common that a lot of great artists have big egos. That's part of what pushes them to excel. From: Aravind AM <aravind...@yahoo. com> Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! Local http://in.local.yahoo.com/
