A.R.Rahman (Fan Club)-Part2 - Page 72

Originally posted by: Sudha_rn

Thank you Lekha, How can we update the newslist & articles list?

ummmm Rachna dear, i'll be more free from this saturday.....😊 then fire ur questions.....😆 Yes, we will host our FOW this saturday onwards....ok..
Also, Why don't we start an Antakshari on Rahmanji's songs?

BTW, where is doly & Geeta?

Dayita had updated the News and Articles list upto page 63, the soft copy is with me, I had updated the next 10 pages...We will post them when we have our 3rd part on 19th...I hope we can have our new club by 13th.

Offcourse we can start Antakshari but you need to be more active before that...

Geeta......she comes online but not in club..and Doly..i think she is inactive in this days....😕

Cool so we are going to have our new FOW on Saturday..Rachna, be ready with your questions.

Originally posted by: osoniare

Dayita had updated the News and Articles list upto page 63, the soft copy is with me, I had updated the next 10 pages...We will post them when we have our 3rd part on 19th...I hope we can have our new club by 13th.

Offcourse we can start Antakshari but you need to be more active before that...

Geeta......she comes online but not in club..and Doly..i think she is inactive in this days....😕

Cool so we are going to have our new FOW on Saturday..Rachna, be ready with your questions.

Hey sorry guys.I know I come online but not here.But since dayita di's death it is notz since before.Can someone tell me if there is still a FOW or so??😊

Originally posted by: Jaseeka

Hey sorry guys.I know I come online but not here.But since dayita di's death it is notz since before.Can someone tell me if there is still a FOW or so??😊

I can understand, but now this club is in more need of you Geeta...we must move on...

Nothing is going to change...There is still a FOW...

Amritha

Film: Amritha Language: Telugu Director: Mani Ratnam Producer: Venkatarama Reddy Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy, B.H. Abdul Hameed Stars: P.S. Keertana, R. Madhavan, Simran, Prakashraj, Nandita Das, Chakravarthy, Delhi Kumar, Master Suraj, Master Kethan Label: Aditya Music Date: Jan2002

1. Maru Mallelo A.R.Rahman Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy 2. Sundari Sujatha, Srinivasamoorthy, Tipu, Karthik, Madhumita Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy 3. Ye Devi Varamu Hariharan, Chinmaye Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy 4. Signore Signore Mohammed Rafeeq, Noell, Swarnalatha, Anupama Lyrics: B.H.Abdul Hameed 5. Kadasaridhi Veedkolu S P Balasubramaniam, Balram, Febi, Rehana Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy 6. Ye Devi Varamu S P Balasubramaniam Lyrics: Vetturi Sundararamamoorthy

Female Harmony: Gopika Poornima, Febi, Feji, Rehanaa ..... Male Harmony: Chandran, Antony,Narayanan, Tipu, Karthik ..... Kids Chorus: K.Vidhya, R.Priya,M.Madhumitha, Charulatha, Mani, Subhiksha, Hari Prashanth, Ajish Ashok ..... Flute: Naveen ..... Guitar: Rashid Ali, Mohammad Rafee, Neil Mukherjee, Kabuli ..... Bass Guitar: Keith Peters ..... Percussion Instruments: A Sivamani, J. Raja ..... Strings Conducted by: Srinivasamoorthy ..... Additional Sound Designer: H.Sridhar ..... Sound Engineers: H Sridhar and S Sivakumar

Dubbed version of Tamil movie "Kannathil Muthamittal".

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Yuva

Film: Yuva Language: Hindi Director: Mani Ratnam Producer: Madras Talkies Lyrics: Mehboob, Blaaze Stars: Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Obroi, Esha Deol, Rani Mukharjee, Kareena Kapoor Label: Venus Date: Mar2004

1. Dhakka Laga Bukka A R Rahman, Karthik, Mehboob Lyrics: Mehboob 2. Khuda Hafiz Sunitha Sarathy, Lucky Ali, Karthik Lyrics: Mehboob 3. Kabhi Neem Neem Madhushree, A R Rahman Lyrics: Mehboob 4. Dol Dol Rap by Blaaze, Ethnic Vocals by Shaheen Badar Lyrics: Blaaze 5. Baadal Adnan Sami, Alka Yagnik Lyrics: Mehboob 6. Fanaa A R Rahman, Sunitha Sarathy, Tanvi Lyrics: Mehboob

Additional Programming on Dhaka Laga Bukka : Jim Satya, Sridhar ..... Electric and Acoustic guitar and Dbro : Kabuli ..... Clay Pots and Percussion : T. Raja, Veda ..... Thavil : Sundar ..... Tapes : Lakshminarayanan, Raju ..... Trambone : Maxwell ..... Additional Sound Design : H. Sridhar ..... Recorded & Mixed at Panchathan Record-Inn ..... Sound Engineers : H Sreedhar / Sivakumar ..... Assistant Sound Engineer : Aditya Modi

Same tunes of Tamil Version Aayitha Ezhuthu

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Yoddha

Film: Yoddha Language: Malayalam Director: Sangeeth Sivan Producer: Saga Films Lyrics: Girish Stars: Mohanlal, Madhubala, Urvasi Label: Tharangini Music Date: 1993

1. Maamboove K J Yesudas, Sujatha Lyrics: Girish 2. Padakaali K J Yesudas, M G Sreekumar, chorus Lyrics: Girish 3. Kunu Kune K J Yesudas, Sujatha, chorus Lyrics: Girish

The movie was dubbed in Tamil as "Ashokan" & in Hindi as "Dharam Yoddha". Contains one re-used tune from Tamil movie Pavitra ( song "Sevvaanam" )

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Global Indian Film Awards 2006 Technical Award winners

By IndiaFM News Bureau, October 27, 2006 - 09:16 IST

Best Story Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Lage Raho Munnabhai) Best Screenplay Renzil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Rang De Basanti) Best Dialogues Abhijat Jolshi, Rajkumar Hirani (Lage Raho Munnabhai) Best Cinematography Tassaduq Hussain (Omkara) Best Editing P. S. Bharathi (Rang De Basanti) Best Sound Design Jitendra Choudhary, Nakul Kamte (Krrish) Best Background Score A. R. Rahman (Rang De Basanti) Best Art Direction Samir Chanda (Rang De Basanti) Best Action Tony-Sui-Ching, Shyam Kaushal (Krrish) Best Debut Actor Upen Patel (36 China Town) Best Debut Actress Kangana Ranaut (Gangster) http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/10/27/1751/index.html

A.R.RAHMAN IN MICHIGAN!



Miindia welcomes A R Rahman & group to Michigan.
An exclusive by Anupama Gopalakrishnan

Indian Film Singers form an essential component of any Indian blockbuster. Michigan welcomed the Indian Singers of the computerized era who all have only one thing to say "A R Rahman is an experimental genius". A few singers landed in Michigan after their electrifying performance in LA. Miindia always has a unique charm of welcoming Indian personalities and what better way than package their intensity for the Asian Indian community. ARR, SPB, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan & Shankar were yet to arrive, but Hariharan, Vasundhara, Sukhwinder, Sivamani, Mahalaxmi, Sadhana had already landed and were rearing to go!

VASUNDHARA DAS: SINGER, ACTRESS

Singing from the age of 10, Vasundhara's foray into Indian film music began after her graduation in Math/Statistics. This sensible Bangalore girl wanted to check the commercial reality for musicians and so Chennai beckoned her. "Tamil Music experiments different styles and Shakalaka Baby was my first hit which is actually dear to my heart", said the beautiful Vasundhara.


Vasundhara met A R Rahman through a friend of hers and thus began her slow claim to fame. Apart from being a wonderful singer, Ms. Das is also a very well known film actress – Monsoon Wedding, Hey Ram and a few more.

Vasundhara loves to perform on stage as according to her "The stage vibe is unparalleled, unequalled. There is instant chemistry between the singer and the audience." Vasundhara loves experimentation and so Rahman was like a dream come true. "I like to listen to a lot of world music. Spanish music, Portuguese music. I sing in Spanish. And English and Hindi, Tamil and Telugu too."

Vasundhara is waiting to get on stage and pump some energy as she feels that this concert is a total team effort, a very enjoyable show with fun singers. Vasundhara personally admires Sukhwinder Singh for his gifted ability to perform. In her closing comments she mentioned, one may have a good voice and another may have a skill to perform – a good singer should possess both!" Catch this sensational diva on fire this evening live for the first time at Eastern Michigan University – Convocation Center, Ypsilanti

SUKHWINDER SINGH: SINGER, MUSIC DIRECTOR




Touted as the most expensive singer in Bollywood, the sensitive and eloquent singer was all excited to perform in Michigan. Sukhwinder Singh achieved national fame with his instant hit Chaiyya Chaiyya. Other films followed, notable among which are Taal, Biwi No 1, 1947 Earth, Daag, Dillagi and Thakshak have now made him a household word. Sukhwinder owes a large part of his success to Rahman's encouragement, and makes no effort to gloss over that fact.

"I am very choosy about my songs", mentioned Sukhwinder. According to him, music is not a challenge. "Its not a game as to who sings well. To me music is cool. It is the vocal chord that provides a soothing environment", he elaborated.

Speaking about the genius ARR, Sukhwinder admires Rahman for his experimental techniques. "He is a very nice and comfortable human being. He is a bridge between confidence and confusion", he mentioned. Sukhwinder finds Michigan to be very cold. "Arre it freezes you" !

According to him, the stage is a very stylish and energetic life platform where you could feel the audience right next to you. Its melody and dance and the entire fan fare. Sukhwinder's new album 'Mitti' is something to look forward to. His personal favorite is the title song "Dil se Re" from the movie "Dil Se". The Michigan Indian audience can see the change in Sukhwinder (this singer is on a major diet spree, I guess) tonight as he performs live with his impeccable style.

LAST BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT: THE MAN WHO HELPED A R RAHMAN… the electricity behind every A R Rahman's show…

the one and only Chennai's very own Sivamani!
SIVAMANI: PERCUSSIONIST, CHILDHOOD FRIEND & CLOSE ASSOCIATE of AR Rahman.



No AR Rahman music is complete without the best pair of hands in the world of percussion - Anandan Sivamani. Zakir Hussain describes him as a phenomenon that walks through this planet but once or twice in a century.. He is a must with Louis Banks, be it live shows or studio recordings.

Sivamani spoke exclusively to miindia. Asked about his passion and gift for music, Siva attributes his very being to his parents. "This gift was given to me by my parents. I was fine-tuning my mom's heartbeat while I was in her womb", Siva casually mentioned.

Siva has always firmly believed to take life as music. He loves sharing his music with everyone and was very instrumental in bringing A R Rahman to the glossy world of Indian Film Stage Shows. Siva considers A R Rahman as his close buddy, and admires ARR for his skill as a music connoisseur, composer and a genius.

It was the magic of international master, Noel Grant, which enchanted Sivamani. Noel Grant's recordings filled him with awe, and ecstasy. Also inspired by Billy Cobham, who became a role model - in 1990, he actually shared the stage with the legend at Mumbai's Rang Bhavan.

Starting his music career at the age of 11, Sivamani recently shifted to Mumbai as there is so much international activity in the music world.

Sivamani mentioned that his music can be seen in tonight's show as a "beat that would exist from top to bottom". Sivamani reveres SP Balasubramaniam – touts him as his God father and loves working with Hariharan. His first ghazal album with Hariharan "Kaash" was released two years ago. Siva used to play with vessels in his mom's kitchen and he still uses those for his music.

What's Sivamani's favorite place in the world, no points for getting this right – The Kitchen filled with vessels!

Look for the live wire, the man who gave a new meaning to Indian music, acclaimed as one of the best percussionists in the world, catch Sivamani in action tonight!

Interviewed and Presented by Anupama Gopalakrishnan

Miindia.com thanks Rajesh Sharma and Deepak Kumar (Bitu) of Palace Entertainment for facilitating these interviews.

MONDAY, 16TH AUGUST, 2004

A.R. Rahman sighting in New York

It was a blah weekend, so we decided to go to the city on Sunday afternoon for the India Day Parade. Though it kept threatening to rain, the parade was pretty successful -- maybe 20,000 to 30,000 people there, and lots of floats.

The highlight was getting to stand across the street from A.R. Rahman.



My new camera, ordinarily quite good on shots of individual people or big landscapes, was only giving me blurry shots of the crowd from 100 feet away. Thus, Rahman is blurry. Sorry... I'm very much an amateur photographer.

Anyway, in this image he is singing his song "Vande Mataram / Maa Tujhe Salaam"acapella. He has a powerful voice; the crowd was momentarily rapt.

After the parade ended we hung out at the "cultural program" for a little while, but it was pretty dull. The booths were all for uninteresting things, like the State Bank of India, or ISKCON temples.

I saw a flyer about something happening at a SAMAR (South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection) booth, which got me momentarily excited. But then I couldn't find any SAMAR booth!

POSTED BY AMARDEEP AT 8:41 AM!