" I know Rahman since the time he was Dileep. His father and my father Anandan were good friends. I used to go to his home. He would be practising the Keyboard. He would be shy beyond limits. He would talk freely in home. I would tell him " Lets go to some recording theatre and practice" for which he would say, " Oh My God! Lets not have it here".
He would keep on doing something with the Keyboard right from his tender age. Doing like , he would try to master the same. He would play the tune of the song in his keyboard , before he composes the exact song. Until the Film Director gets satisfied, he would keep playing the tunes one by one. Later, he would call the Orchestra. After the tune is Okayed, he would ask for four or five such rythms or beats. I would play my part and demonstrate. He would improve it a bit. When I play my part, he would love the same and enjoy it by shaking his head. He has lot of devotion towards God. He would enter the Recording Theatre after chanting the Holy Quran. At times, he would say, " Pls relax yourselves for some moments. I would be back soon " and thus saying, he would go for his prayers. Apart from the time for sleep, the rest of the moments he would be thinking of music. He is such a miraculous man. Very rarely, when he is in very good mood, he would come and crack jokes with us. " - Drums Sivamani RANI MAGAZINE -- regards, Vithur
