Dear Karthik,
Well said. You hit the nail right on the spot. India in my opinion has
produced and is still producing prodigious stars: Rajasir, Kamal, Bachan,
Sharukh, Amir, Santosh Sivan, Manirathanamsir, Rajni, Vadivelu, Nagesh,
Manorama, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha, Chitra and from the yester years our very own
great thespian Sivaji Ganesan, Karunanidhi the list will go on and on: and
offcourse our very own ARRAHMAN> Yes these awards really pale in comparison to
their huge talent, infact the recognition is very late. But the major
difference the Oscar could make is that it definately signals the entry of the
greatest talent ever, i.e INDIAN ARTISTS.
Hence I was also initially overwhelmed by all this euphoria, but on second
thoughts I also had the same feeling we don't need these awards to prove our
versatility at all,:
warm regards to all fans of our BOSS:
--- On Thu, 15/1/09, S, Karthik <karthi...@lionbridge.com> wrote:
From: S, Karthik <karthi...@lionbridge.com>
Subject: RE: [arr] AR Rahman is a genius no doubt
To: "arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com" <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 15 January, 2009, 4:51 PM
Exactly my words.
My heart felt.
Hope and wish at least Raja is recognized in his lifetime, unlike Bharathi.
Regards,
Karthik
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Of Vithur [vith...@gmail. com]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:00 PM
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [arr] AR Rahman is a genius no doubt
AR Rahman is a genius no doubt, but
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AR Rahman is a genius no doubt, but
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AR Rahman has won his first golden globe and all of us are shouting from the
rooftop that he has done us proud.
Yes indeed, but let me play the devil's advocate and ask you the question, how
many of us have actually listened to the soundtrack of SM? (I am not talking
about NRIs here). Many of us who have not listened to the soundtrack are now
predicting that he would
even get an Oscar!
My opinion: AR Rahman is a genius and he does not need a Golden Globe to prove
that. I have not listened to SM so far, so I cannot form an opinion for sure if
he deserved it. What I can surely say is that he deserved the biggest of awards
for his score in
Roja, Thiruda Thiruda, Kannathil Muthamittal, Dil Se, Alaipayudhe, Rang De
Basanti, Minsara Kanavu, Kandukonden Kandukonden, Lagaan, Swades, Bombay
Dreams, 1947 Earth..the list is huge. Does a Golden globe change our perception
of him? We do not need a golden
globe to recognize his talent. But I notice that many of us (by us, I mean
Indians) do not comprehend the magnitude of talent that is available with us.
All of us went ga-ga when Elizabeth was nominated for 7 Oscars. Did we even
think about what a talent Shekar
Kapur was/is, before Elizabeth? I remember only bad things said about Shekar
before Elizabeth. After Elizabeth, he has not won any award..does that make him
a lesser filmmaker? In my opinion, his 'Four feathers' and 'Golden Age' were
equally good films. And
so were Mr. India and Masoom.
It is unfortunate that many of us badmouth our geniuses and need West to
recognize their contribution. I have several examples. Take any blog about
Kamal Hassan, there are at least a few comments which criticize him…that he
hams, that he wants to project
only himself etc. A performace like Mahanadhi, Guna, Hey Ram and Virumandi
anyday can be compared to the best in the West(or East). Yet we ridicule him
saying that his ambition is to win an Oscar.
Ilayaraja..After Subramaniabharathi, this is one artiste who has never been
given his due(by the State, by the society at large). We are doing a big
mistake by not appreciating the kind of talent that Raja is. There are many die
hard fans of Raja and I am
sure they would object to my opinion, but can you justify not giving a
Padmashree to a talent like this man, who has contributed for the last three
decades?
AR Rahman himself - Do you know that ARR was ridiculed for his background music
when he initially entered films? Just watch Roja now and you will understand
how his music enhances the film. Dil Se, 1947 Earth, Golden Age - a number of
films where the BGM
has been exceptional.
K. Viswanath - The contribution of this genius to Telugu Cinema has never been
appreciated by the 'Neo Pan Indian' media and therefore his genius has never
come to limelight outside AP, and to some extent, Tamilnadu. At a time when
films all over India were
nothing but Masala potboilers, he thought of Sankarabaranam, a carnatic
musical. He had the comprehension to rope in KVM for music and the master
stroke was to rope in SPBalu for rendition of songs. Sagara Sangamam, Swathi
Muthyam - such gems…!
I am not much aware of Malayalam films, but in whatever I have seen, Mohanlal
and Mamooty are no lesser than any talent that is ruling the world today.
And to top it all, Bachchan's over the top performance in Agneepath. After he
won the National Award for it, so many people criticised him. Yet today we are
praising Slumdog and from whatever I have seen bits and peices of it, it just
looks like a 'Classic
over the top' Indian masala film.
Does it mean that the Golden Globe is not important..Let us put this in
perspective. The GG is important. In two aspects. Any recognition is
inspiration for an artist and therefore as a recognition it is important. Also,
a GG or an Oscar enhances the business
potential of a film. It enhances visibility for the GG/Oscar winner's other
works. Once an Indian gets a Golden globe or an Oscar, it opens a lot of
business avenues for Indian filmmakers across the globe. Mind you, these are
two important benefits that we
get from a GG or an Oscar and I am not undermining that. Today the news is out
that Taare Zameen Par is out of the Oscar race. It is not in the top 9
shortlisted films by the academy. With due respects to the academy and to the
shortlisted other 9 films, Academywaalon,
we respect your decision, but I personally think that most of your members
have either not watched our film or have not comprehended it completely.
Let us not wait for GGs and Oscars to appreciate huge talents that we have
amidst us. I am happy for Rahman, the kind of genius that he is, this is only
another beginning for him. But make no mistake, GG or no GG, Oscar or no Oscar,
he is one of the best
of all times! And so are our own Kamal, Raja, Mani, Mammooka, Lal sir, K
Viswanath, Naseer saab and many others. Oscar and GG - Yeah, you are welcome,
it enhances our business potential, it gives us a good feeling, but thanks - we
have people who have given
better performances than some of the GG and Oscar winning performances.
http://passionforci nema.com/ ar-rahman- is-a-genius- no-doubt- but/
--
regards,
Vithur
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