I hope this movie becomes the "Mile Sur mera tumhara" for Tamils..its got the potential...It has to spread and not forgotten after this one occasion.
Sirish --- In [email protected], Vinayakam Murugan <mvinaya...@...> wrote: > > Lets enjoy the sweetness of the mango rather worry about why it was conceived > > On 5/18/10, arr_raghu <arr_ra...@...> wrote: > > First of all not every piece of art has to go churning money. > > An incredibly talented ARR can easily present composition as > > a gift to the state of gujarath, to the indian navy, to the > > tajmahal, and to the state of tamil nadu. > > ARR might not capitalize much on these projects but the people > > to whom he gift his work will feel exceptionally happy. > > probably arr's idea is merely to make them and see them happy. > > as a fellow fan, i feel proud that arr is contributing to such events. > > it actually enhances his stature and reaps more respect across various > > communities. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.rajib@> wrote: > >> > >> Do Gujarat and Tamil Nadu really need Rahman? > >> > >> Posted by: Karthik In: > >> Commentary<http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/commentary/> > >> | Piece of my mind! > >> <http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/piece-of-my-mind/> > >> | Random thoughts <http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/random-thoughts/> > >> > >> A R Rahman recently composed theme songs for 2 states the first was for > >> Gujarat, scored for Gujarat's Golden Jubilee celebrations and the second > >> was > >> the theme song composed for World Classical Tamil Conference. Now, what > >> would be the shelf life of such songs, composed for specific occasions? > >> > >> In case of Bharatbala's Vande Mataram project, it was meant as, and > >> marketed > >> as a commercial pop album and hence it worked wonderfully, with phenomenal > >> shelf-life. But, what do these one-off theme songs give Rahman, who's > >> music > >> is always expected with feverish perseverance by his fans? > >> > >> Money? Possibly, but that is the least of Rahman's considerations given > >> his > >> global standing. An association with the state heads or the cause the > >> theme > >> songs are supposed to represent? Very possible since there is > >> time-based/historical significance to these events, and hence, possibly, > >> the > >> songs too. > >> > >> But really, how often are these songs played? At least in case of the > >> Tamil > >> World Conference, it is nothing but an ego-massage by the current Chief > >> Minister of Tamil Nadu and it is sad to see Rahman pandering to such > >> blatant > >> abuse of power when there are many more worthy causes that are crying for > >> attention. Tamil Nadu is a state where there seems to be a unofficial > >> diktat > >> to hold at least one conference/meeting every week with Karunanidhi as > >> chief > >> guest it is a cycle actually, since the exclusive TV rights of such > >> weekly > >> conferences/meetings go to Karunanidhi-owned Kalaignar TV and slots are > >> sold > >> to sponsors immediately, completing the money circle. But Rahman is from > >> Tamil Nadu, and needs to act like one, beyond personal beliefs if that > >> means doing a theme song for a Tamil World Conference, so be it. > >> > >> I've nothing personally against the conference and love my mother tongue > >> quite adequately that I chose Tamil as 2nd language all through my > >> studies, > >> while my classmates had incredible fun with Sanskrit. But I'm befuddled > >> with > >> the idea of using a celebrated, globally renowned composer for scoring a > >> theme song that may never be used or remembered beyond one evening. If > >> this > >> was a film project, would Rahman agree? Or, would he use his discretion to > >> see the pointlessness of the exercise and focus on better projects? I > >> cannot > >> answer that hypothetical question and I suppose neither will Rahman even > >> if he has an answer. That is called being politically correct. > >> > >> The song for Gujarat seems to have slightly better significance after > >> all, > >> 50 years is not a small milestone and, roping in a celebrated composer > >> to > >> mark that occasion with a special song is a great idea. There are murmurs > >> about Narendra Modi doing this tactically, given his much-maligned past > >> the > >> composer's religion, but such parochial assumptions insult both the > >> occasion > >> and the composer, who is known for his religion-agnostic outlook. > >> > >> The Gujarat song and the Tamil conference theme are predictable to a large > >> extent rousing music that builds gradually; assortment of singers and > >> state/culture/language-specific instruments used for obvious reasons; > >> jingoistic lyrics, again, for obvious and rightful reasons Rahman's fans > >> are happy that they have something from their idol. But, what exactly are > >> these theme compositions meant to achieve? And for whom? > >> I personally believe that these initiatives gain more from Rahman's name > >> attached to them than Rahman gaining anything from them. That, of course, > >> does not make it any less important for Rahman to decline such > >> opportunities, but I really wonder why an incredibly busy composer who has > >> top-ranked directors and producers waiting in queue outside his house to > >> sign him for their projects, agree to such one-off efforts that may be > >> used > >> once in their life time and revered only by fanatic followers? Hell with > >> being politically correct at least online. > >> > >> http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2010/05/17/do-gujarat-and-tamil-nadu-really-need-rahman/ > >> -- > >> - Regards > >> > >> ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ >
