But his ego & arrogance proved to be an advantage. Had it not been there AR would have seldom been approached by Mani Rathnam. I dont know if I have to thank for his act or ....
Every deed pays, what we earn in return is its own benefit. --- In [email protected], Aravind AM <aravind...@...> wrote: > > 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 <triscod...@...> wrote: > > From: Ramesh R <triscod...@...> > 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/ >
