Interesting that this discussion comes up 4 years after a similar one and in the interim the essence of the argument has remained unchanged
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/46393 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Prashanth Murali Nottath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think it's more owing to lack of time, than any other care. The > genius's hands are full with multilingual assignments. He himself > clarified that position in an interview some time back. > > And let's not forget, he made lagaan for a new director, similarly > jillunu kadhal, A T M, etc. He is at present having sakarakatti also. > > On 14/01/2008, Shah Navas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SOK is a masala movie???????? > > > > On 1/14/08, Tapey3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Also he has done the music for Sakkarakatti. I believe the director > > > is a first-timer. > > > > > > The problem is that there really are no strong directors in Tamil > > > cinema of the current generation. No Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, no > > > Ashutosh Gowariker. Nobody with any freshness. Everyone is making > > > the same old action/comedy/romance masala movies or boring old > > > romances. Nothing invigorating. So how, in this climate, is ARR > > > supposed to be inspired to create something brilliant? > > > > > > Even the so-called "rustic" or "realistic" films in Tamil cinema these > > > days are the same old stories with similar song situations as well. > > > There have been far too many Tamil films where there is a montage song > > > of various scenes of the boy and girl doing cutesy things like walking > > > along the beach, talking, etc. > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, " > > > prashanth.palanisamy" > > > > > > <prashanth.palanisamy@> wrote: > > > > > > > > hi vithur, > > > > hmmmm...its been a while since kadhir made a movie and mani also would > > > > take a long time to make a tamil movie .considering his time b/w > > > > movies and his next being hindi...when he works with big directors its > > > > fine......m talking about the small time budding directors...balaji > > > > sakthivel,vishnuvardhan et al....well i think ATM was his foray into > > > > this but with vijay ...he would have constraints in experimenting as > > > > well.....anyway i think the point about him making the movie more > > > > viewable might be true..but that sounds like being commercial to > > > > me....viewable or not....it should gel into the movie.... > > > > thanks, > > > > prashanth > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Prashanth > > > > > > > > > > I also read the same article.. What U are saying may be true. But > > > > according > > > > > to me, I think ARR sees the script, and if he is convinced that he can > > > > > transform the movie by making it more viewable through his Music, he > > > > takes a > > > > > film. > > > > > > > > > > well, there are films done by ARR in Tamil, which do have a good > > > > screen play > > > > > like Ayidha Ezhithu or for that matter any Maniratnam film. even dir > > > > Kadhir > > > > > does a good job in his films, and ARR is favourite for Kadhir . > > > > > > > > > > Very rarely, ARR does masala movies in Tamil. ATM was also lil > > > > different for > > > > > it was a sure different film even for Vijay. SOK may be a different > > > > case. > > > > > > > > > > ARR is big and grand and there is no need for his work to get > > > > related to a > > > > > success of a film in Box Office. Irrespective of a film not doing > > > well, > > > > > there are films which run only for the sake of ARR's Music, BGMs etc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/13/08, prashanth.palanisamy <prashanth.palanisamy@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > hi one and all, > > > > > > well i was reading a article in hindu today morning...in the sunday > > > > > > supplement there was an article about the changing times for both > > > > > > kollywood(yuch!!!!).... and bollywood(yuch yuch!!)....and how cinema > > > > > > with strong content and screenplay were doing well rather than inane > > > > > > movies with big stars....all the movies they spoke about were > > > actually > > > > > > good....like paruthiveeran,mozhi,kallori,chennai 600028, etc > > > etc...my > > > > > > issue is that one common denominator missing was -ARRs name......i > > > > > > think in hindi he has no problem..the movies ARR does are really > > > > > > good..successful or not...but in tamil he does only masala > > > movies(now > > > > > > i.e)....like say SIVAJI,SOK and ATM ..im not against the actors > > > or the > > > > > > movies ....i just think ARR should also work with the lesser but > > > > > > talented directors ....what say???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > regards, > > > > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > A.R.RAHMAN - THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Temet Nosce >