Thanks for the transcript, Vithur.. Guyz.. see the importance of ARR among the giants like Subhash Ghai and Shankar..
I was really laughing out loud when I read this portion told by Ramesh Kanna. "....when I went to the studio at night, I could see Director Subhash Ghai sleeping in a corner, and in another corner was Dir. Shankar. Everyone sleeping in a corner, and I used to feel, " OMG. I have come to a very big place. I need to be careful"....." Everybody is waiting at ARR's doorstep to get his soulful tunes.. Cheers, Siraj On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actor cum Asst Director Ramesh Kanna ( Asst to Dir K.S. Ravikumar ) in > Rahmania > > > > He has worked as an Associate Director in the film Muthu, and had acted in > various films like Padaiyappa, Thenali, Varalaaru. > > > > Q :- How and when did you meet Rahman ? > > > > RK :- That's a very memorable and an excitable experience. When I was > working as an Asst Director, at that time, Illayaraja Sir was in peak, and > everyone had a burning desire to meet him, and sit for his compositions. > Everyone used to dream of working with Illayaraja, and do a film. > > > > At that time, Rahman had come out with Roja, and everyone was talking about > it. The music was totally different, and everyone was telling, a small boy > had come up with such music. That film became a big hit, and his entry was > big, and washed out all other people. > > > > From that time, I had a burning desire to be part of Rahman Sir 's > compositions. During my earlier time, I silently used to go and sit off in > Illayaraja 's compositions, and he used to stare at me.. > > > > First and foremost, I met Rahman Sir, during Muthu Film time. Myself, > Rahman Sir, Director K.S. Ravikumar, Rajni Sir, Thenappan, Vairamuthu > went to Cochin, and took a room there in a Hotel. Rahman Sir was in the > adjacent room. Rajni Sir came just for the composing of the music, and he > has lots of love for Rahman Sir. > > > > We four members would be staying in a room, and Rahman Sir would alone stay > in another room. He would come and participate in some discussions in the > day, and when we were asleep in the night, he used to play some sounds in > his keyboard. I used to silently sneak out to hear them. Next day, he used > to play something and show it to everyone. I didn't have any knowledge on > Charanam or pallavi, but our director used to have some feel about the same. > When Rajni Sir used to ask " Enna pa. What is this ?. what is that ?". > Rahman Sir used to answer, " Don't worry. Pls wait and everything would > come out fine". > > > > And everyone knows how great a hit the film Muthu was. From that time, the > fear of Rahman Sir used to reduce in me, as he used to behave in a very > simple manner all the time. > > > > Once , when I went to the studio at night, I could see Director Subhash > Ghai sleeping in a corner, and in another corner was Dir. Shankar. Everyone > sleeping in a corner, and I used to feel, " OMG. I have come to a very > big place. I need to be careful". Rahman sir used to keep working late night > inside the studio, with his tunes. I had lot of experiences with Rahman Sir > , while working for Muthu. > > > > Interesting Incident with Rahman > > > > One song was supposed to be shot in Mysore. They were supposed to give me > the song, and I was supposed to take it to Mysore. So Director told me to > come in the next flight. The same night, when I went to Rahman Sir, he told > me to wait. I was sitting there, and he was doing something out there. He > went off upstairs after night 1 AM , for doing Namaz. He didn't return for > about 90 minutes, and so, I slept off in the sofa kept nearby. So, Rahman > Sir having composed, the song, made everything ready, and told his people to > give it to me before 4 AM. Suddenly, I woke up and saw no one present in the > Studio, and I was afraid that the Director would scold me for getting it > late. > > > > I was fear struck, that the crew would scold me if I don't get the song the > next day, and to my utter surprise, saw Rahman Sir sleeping just below me. I > had a doubt , if it was Rahman Sir himself. It was a great shock to me. > Slowly and stealthily, I went and opened the door, and there was a person by > name Sukumar, who told, that everything was ready and that I can leave. > > > > Fav Songs > > > > If you keep sweet at an end, and any hot substance at another, or sour > substance at another, we can select the sweet alone and say, we like them. > But, as far as Rahman Sir songs are concerned, everything is sweet, and its > tough to make a choice . But recently, amongst the mother songs, that he had > done, the song in New, for S.J. Suryah. ( Its very strange to see a song > like this in S.J. Suryah 's film. ). " Kaalayil Dhinamum Kan Vizhitaal". He > has lot of devotion towards his mother. He is a Mother devotee. > > > > Oru Deivam Thantha Poove – Kannathil Muttamittal > > > > Rahman Sir is a great gift for TAMIL NADU > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > ARR -- The Sweet Cube always > > >
