You are right. In fact one of the judges, Sarath cited the example of "Kuchi Kuchi Rakamma" not to appreciate A R Rahman but used it as a sarcasm. This is my personal feeling though. And also he said that ARR uses "electronics" for his music and also he is a good sound engineer and never said that he is a good composer. Anyway not to worry about these silly comments from these guys. I can't help but say they are just like the frogs in the well, kings of their own fantasy world and confined to it. never ready to accept other's talents and think they are the best. One heartening fact is that a lot of youngsters (contestants) find ARR as their inspiration and one guy while singing "Uyire Uyire" wept just by the sheer beauty of that song. (even one of the judges Usha Uthup joined him in weeping!!!).
From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kishore kumar Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:23 PM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [arr] ARR mentioned in Asianet Idea Star Singer I saw the same. But i felt they were mocking upon Rahman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to post it but couldnt. Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Asianet's talent hunt program - Idea Star Singer, today had all the judges praising ARR and recollecting their experiences. The judges were M.G.Sreekumar, Sharath (Malayalam MD), Usha Uthup and actress Padmapriya. There is a "Favorite musician's round", where the singer will have to sing a song of his favorite MD. One participant chose ARR. Usually when a contestant tells his fav MD's name, the judges will ask "why you like this MD?" etc. But when ARR's name was mentioned, MG.Sreekumar said you dont need to say why ARR is your favorite. He is everyone's favorite. Then went on to tell his own experience with ARR's music. That everytime he get a new ARR album, he wouldnt like it first time. Then he would listen in his car 2-3 times, and then the songs get stuck into his head, and would never seem to go out in his lifetime. He called ARR's music a mesmerizing experience. Then came the turn of Sharath, who recollected an interesting story. Way back in 1995, one day, popular Malayalam singer Venugopal called him and told very excited that he has finally managed to sing a song for ARR. When asked which song, he replied "Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". Few days later another noted singer Krishnachandran called and said he has sung a song for ARR, "Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". Again after a few days, singer Srinivas called and said the same thing - that he has sung for ARR finally and song is "kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma". Again after a few days, a new singer Chandrasekhar called and said that he has sung for ARR, and SHrath asked him back "is it Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma?!!". And finally when the song came out, it was in Hariharan's voice. SHarath told this story to higlight ARR's quest for perfection. Usha Uthup talked about her experience recording for Daud. Sukhwinder Singh was the lyricist and she said she had a wonderful time recording with ARR and Sukhwinder. It was a really great to see the respect for ARR and his music among other musicians. :-) Thanks, Vinod http://www.arr4music.com <http://www.arr4music.com/> _____ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51200/*http:/autos.yahoo.com/index.html;_ylc=X3o DMTFibjNlcHF0BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDYXV0b3MtZHJlYW1jYXI-> it a reality with Yahoo! Autos.
