yes yes yes... i would like to see the 25 minutes video, like all others here. from what i've read abt the video, it promises to be a great video.. esp, Mani, KB and Kamal on ARR would be great to watch..
kamal and KB on ARR would be first of its kind.. people close to ARR, please take this request of the group members to get the video for us.. it wud be a great treat. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:56 PM, arr pavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dude ! India glitz video is without that 25mts. video footage showering > heaps of praises on AR by the said celebrities referred in this article. > > =================================================== > > > Online edition of India's National Newspaper > Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 > > Tamil Nadu <http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/25/23hdline.htm> - Chennai > <http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008062558530200.htm&date=2008/06/25/&prd=th&> > > <http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/pgemail.pl?date=2008/06/25/&prd=th&> > > *Child-like smile lights up A.R. Rahman's face as celebrities shower > accolades * > > ** > > Staff Reporter > > > > *Rotary Club honours the musician with 'Lifetime achievement award' * > > — PHOTO: R. SHIVAJI RAO > > *IN APPRECIATION: President of the Rotary Club of Madras Indra Subramanyam > presents the 'Lifetime achievement' award to music composer A.R. Rahman in > Chennai on Tuesday. * ** > > CHENNAI: Musician A.R. Rahman's poise is unbelievable. As stalwarts such as > directors K. Balachander and Mani Rathnam, lyricists Vaali and Vairamuthu, > playback singers S.P. Balasubramaniam, Hariharan and Chithra, and actors > Kamal Haasan and Prabhu showered accolades, he sat on stage wearing his > trade mark, child-like smile. > > > > The renowned artistes were featured in a video production of the Rotary > Club of Madras, screened here on Tuesday, when the Club honoured him with > the 'Lifetime achievement award'. > > > > While commending Mr. Rahman's musical genius, almost all of them spoke of > his humility. "He is undoubtedly a great revolutionary in Indian film music. > But what strikes me is his humility," said Mr. Balachander, who has worked > with him in films such as 'Duet' and 'Parthalae Paravasam'. "Rahman's > success follows years of intense hard work with focus," said Mr. Vaali. Mr. > Mani Rathnam deemed him one of the most director-friendly music composers, > and Mr. Haasan said he was looking forward to working with the music wizard > in his next project 'Marmayogi', in the nearly 25-minute video production. > > > > "I am really moved. This is a great honour. There is a lot more to do … I > feel like a slate waiting to be written on," Mr. Rahman said. > > > > An impromptu question and answer session which followed evoked some candid > and funny responses from the musician. Queried on the research he did for > films such as 'Jodha Akbar', he said: "Oh yes, we did a lot of research and > did not use any." > > > > On the music that he liked listening to, he said 'Carpenters', the music of > composers K.V. Mahadevan, Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and particularly those of > P. Susheela, were his all-time favourites. > > > > President of the Rotary Club of Madras Indra Subramanyam, director of > vocational service Hemant Chordia and honorary secretary Shibu Isaac were > among those present. > > > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/25/stories/2008062558530200.htm > > > > > Hi satheesh > > enjoy the video in > > http://www.indiagli tz.com/channels/ tamil/gallery/ events/15580. > html<http://www.indiagli+tz.com/channels/+tamil/gallery/+events/15580.+html> > > > > *From:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:arrahmanfan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *satish_srini > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:23 AM > *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > *Subject:* [arr] Child-like smile lights up A.R. Rahman's face as > celebrities shower accolades > > > > News about the lifetime achievement award. Would it be possible to get > hold of the video that is being talked about in this article? > > http://www.hindu. com/2008/ 06/25/stories/ 2008062558530200 > .htm<http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/25/stories/2008062558530200.htm> > > > >