Sorry..I meant 'I feel' rather than 'I too feel'..in my previous mail On Jan 15, 2008 10:47 PM, Shah Navas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>Interesting that this discussion comes up 4 years after a similar one > >>and in the interim the essence of the argument has remained unchanged > > Also Gopal (and other senior members), you too have become selective in > the discussions you participate, but still more potent. :) > > Understandable given your commitments and level of activity on this group > :) > > I have been a member for some 4 years now..I too feel the quality of the > discussion is not what it used to be. > > Does anybody else feel the same? > I used to see very insightful and analytical discussions by members who > really know the stuff about music and have followed Rahman very closely. (I > can't recall the discussions/member's name on the run. I am no Gopal ;) ) > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2008 9:21 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.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> > > <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> > > <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 > > > > > > > > > > >
