Re: [arr] Asianet Interview Links of ARR
thanx Vihur.. finally an interview that discusses PFMB with ARR.. a good one On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rahmaniacs, Enjoy ARR 's Interview to Asianet yday night . Youtube links part 1 http://youtube.com/watch?v=IpxH961k018 part 2 http://youtube.com/watch?v=G5OspKHmYYg part3 http://youtube.com/watch?v=GElvy39Fctc part4 http://youtube.com/watch?v=mDN-x3xWQSY Courtesy :- Off to 23 forver -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
Re: [arr] My Dream - Celebration Plan for ARR's 100th movie's Music release
nice compilation Mathan.. this is an excellent example to show quality matters and not quantity.. less than 100 movies but ARR is an internationally renowned composer.. terrific stuff! hats off ARR! On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:51 AM, Mathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Friends, I would like to share my dream with you… as we are waiting for the Ada's release on Music stores… I am just thinking of the music launching function of our boss's 100th movie. I wish we need to celebrate that in a grand manner. Here is the list of movies with his Music… please check the list and correct me if I missed any movie name. 1 Roja (1992) 2 Yodha (1992) 3 Uzhavan (1993) 4 Thiruda Thiruda (1993) 5 Pudhiya Mugam (1993) 6 Gentleman (1993) 7 Vandicholai Chinnaraasu (1994) 8 Super Police (1994) 9 Pudhiya Mannargal (1994) 10 Pavithra (1994) 11 May Madham (1994) 12 Kizhakku Cheemayile (1994) 13 Karuththamma (1994) 14 Kadhalan (1994) 15 Duet (1994) 16 Manitha Manitha (1994) 17 Gangmaster (1994) 18 Indira (1995) 19 Rangeela (1995) 20 Muthu (1995) 21 Bombay (1995) 22 Love Birds (1996) 23 Indian (1996) 24 Kadhal Desam (1996) 25 Fire (1996) 26 Mr. Romeo (1996) 27 Anthimantharai (1996) 28 Minsaara Kanavu (1997) 29 Iruvar (1997) 30 Daud: Fun On The Run (1997) 31 Ratchagan (1997) 32 Mona Lisa (1997) 33 Vishwa Vidhaata (1997) 34 Jeans (1998) 35 Dil Se… (1998) 36 Earth (1998) 37 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) 38 Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998) 39 En Swasa Kaatre (1999) 40 Jodi (1999) 41 Padayappa (1999) 42 Taal (1999) 43 Takshak (1999) 44 Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) 45 Pukar (1999) 46 Sangamam (1999) 47 Mudhalvan (1999) 48 Taj Mahal (2000) 49 Alaipayuthey (2000) 50 Fiza (2000) (1 song) 51 Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) 52 Rhythm (2000) 53 Thenali (2000) 54 Zubeidaa (2000) 55 One 2 Ka 4 (2001) 56 Nayak: The Real Hero (2001) 57 Love You Hamesha (2001) 58 Star (2001) 59 Lagaan (2001) 60 Parthale Paravasam (2001) 61 Alli Arjuna (2001) 62 Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) 63 The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) 64 Baba (2002) 65 Kadhal Virus (2002) 66 Saathiya (2002) 67 Udhaya (2003) 68 Parasuram (2003) 69 Boys (2003) 70 Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) 71 Kangalal Kaithu Sei (2003) 72 Tehzeeb (2003) 73 Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) 74 Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (2004) 75 Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) 76 Aayitha Ezhuthu / Yuva (2004) 77 New / Nani (2004) 78 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004) (3 songs) 79 Swades (2004) 80 Kisna - The Warrior Poet (2004) (1 song) 81 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) 82 The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) 83 Anbe Aaruyire (2005) 84 Aa Aah (2005) 85 Water (2005) (5 songs) 86 Rang De Basanti (2006) 87 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) 88 Varalaru - The History of the Godfather (2006) 89 Guru (2007) 90 Provoked (2007) 91 Sajni (2007) 92 Sivaji: The Boss (2007) 93 Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007) 94 Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) (with Craig Armstrong) 95 Jodhaa Akbar (2008) 96 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) 97 Ada Since this is his official fans club… I think we are supposed to celebrate that greatest moment. I am expecting your valuable comments and ideas about this… And I hope everyone will agree with me.. do you? I am expecting the replies from all of you. With regards, Mathan Raj A 9940329340 Music is my religion… ARR is my GOD…
Re: [arr] Rahman, Purity personified ,
yes that was so touching On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM, innocentankit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just saw a news clip, taken when Rahman went to a nokia function for talent hunt i guess, a news reporter asked him to sing Khwaja mere Khwaja, next we see the man Taking of his shoes quietly and singing the song. i got goosebumps, take my bow Rahman sir, Ankit.
Re: [arr] boss wallpapers
dude... u ROCK! ur wallpapers are jus excellent.. On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 3:14 AM, suresh kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dedicated to our boss fans group Wallpaper - 1440 x 900 regards Sureshkumar G
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a techie. During the 2005 concert, they even gifted Rahman a montage of all his album covers, about 94 both film and non-film scores. It now adorns a wall in his studio. And needless to say, if a fan wants to meet him at the studio, those from this e-group are allowed right in. Rahman has even dedicated a colouring book for children, released during the Pray For Me Brother tour, to the e-group in
[arr] JTYJN Promo 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTWAYdxSJqE
Re: [arr] Re: A.R. Rahman - Saturday 11 : 05 Pm IST - Asianet Channel
has anybody recorded this show...
[arr] Portrait of an artiste as a shy man
Portrait of an artiste as a shy man A.R. Rahman has composed the music for Adaa, which is nearing release. He tells S. Ramachandran that some of the songs have an Italian feel Allah Rakha Rahman is a nice man to know. Other musicians may like to strut their stuff, but Rahman — who arguably changed the tone of modern Hindi film music when he arrived with a bang in Bollywood more than 15 years ago — is curiously awkward about his new venture, which is being billed as a musical journey. You can tell that he is upbeat, but Rahman is still not one to wax eloquent about his music. On the contrary, he sounds almost tongue tied when he talks about the new film. Rahman has composed the music for Adaa,directed by Tanvir Ahmed. The film’s been long delayed but is nearingrelease. And Rahman has ensured that the tracks for Big Music — aglobal music company — are nothing short of chart-buster material. “Work on the music actually began in 2001. We did a couple of songs but the film was delayed. It was completed recently. The film has as many as 10 tracks and I have attempted some new things in this film’s music,” he says enthusiastically.
[arr] Message from TOI journalist
*Hi.. Since this group is essentially a fan club of sorts, I wanted to focus on those activities. Plus, from what I gathered the social service activities took place in Chennai. Since this article focuses on members' activities in Bangalore, I didn't mention it. However, if you happen to do something here in the coming months, do keep me posted. It can be written about in a separate piece. regards Sharmishta * -- -Prabhu http://prabhukrish.net
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward — to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group — his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music — little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a techie. During the 2005 concert, they even gifted Rahman a montage of all his album covers, about 94 — both film and non-film scores. It now adorns a wall in his studio. And needless to say, if a fan wants to meet him at the studio, those
[arr] Re: JTYJN and MUSTAFA KADHAl Desam interlude
guess you havent read the whole message, I mentioned the first few lines of hasthe hasthe are similar to the second interlude from MUstafa..and this is not a false statement..its more of a trivia!!...and please dont take these too personal, everyones entitled to their opinion.. Ryaaz -- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear friend we all just heard a bit from that track. How could u reached in a conclution that it has the similarity with kadhal desam? No one except you felt such similarity. Hope you will come with another false statement after the album released. But one thing you should remind that such statements have quot;no market valuequot; in this group. Thanks MANAF riyazeth wrote: hey guys..was jus listeing to the second promo of JTYJN and it reminded of the Mustafa track in KADAL DESAM, listen to the second interlude in that song and the song from JTYJN. Ryaaz __ __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
RE: [arr] JTYJN and MUSTAFA KADHAl Desam interlude
yup i found it a bit similar too u hv to listen carefully to notice it Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear friend we all just heard a bit from that track. How could u reached in a conclution that it has the similarity with kadhal desam? No one except you felt such similarity. Hope you will come with another false statement after the album released. But one thing you should remind that such statements have quot;no market valuequot; in this group. Thanks MANAF riyazeth wrote: hey guys..was jus listeing to the second promo of JTYJN and it reminded of the Mustafa track in KADAL DESAM, listen to the second interlude in that song and the song from JTYJN. Ryaaz __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Muktak Kanjilal - Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group.
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Cheers indeed :) -prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a
[arr] Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
Hi Everyone, This new song from JTYJN sounds really cool as I think its after a long time that Rahman Sir has given such a light-hearted composition n the voice also sounds fresh n suits the mood of the song really well though I'm not able to identify the singer...Any Idea? Abhi Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
hi guys, as stated before by mr. vijay Iyer, the singer is Rashid Ali (the singer of Nadhir Dhinna - Paarthale Paravasam, if I'm not mistaken) 2008/5/4 abhishek arora [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[arr] Yuva's RR and BGM
Dear all, I would like to discuss something that just leaves me perplexed about our master's work in yuva. Do you people think that his work for yuva was at his career's low(according to a particular review)? I personally felt when I first watched the film that the BG for the movie was one of it's kind and to date for me remains one of our boss's best work. Any comments! ___ Yahoo! For Good. Give and get cool things for free, reduce waste and help our planet. Plus find hidden Yahoo! treasure http://green.yahoo.com/uk/earth-day/
[arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Dear Prabhu, Call Chandru Not at all a problem. Thanks for mentioning it to Times of India. Next week, some fans here in Chennai are planning to rope The economic times for a coverage of our orphanage meet in Chennai. I just felt that it would have added more value , and not any special highlight at all. Thanks . God Bless All On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 10:07 AM, callchandru [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur We mentioned about the noble causes taken up fans more than once but unfortunately that didn't get featured in the article. There were a lot of things that we discussed about in that conversation but I guess there is a space limit and the reporter had to leave out a few things and this was one of them. chandru... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward — to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group — his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music — little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Special Cheers to Gopal and Vijay for moderating such a wonderful Groups, and making it great day after day. really proud to be a member of this yahoo Groups. On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 1:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cheers indeed :) -prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.comarrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward — to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group — his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music — little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts
Re: [arr] Yuva's RR and BGM
I love our Boss 's work for this movie. The BGMs are awesome. For any Maniratnam;s movie, the special ARR feel can be felt, and Yuva is not seperate from the rest iof the lot. I love his BGMs, in this movie to the core. Both Yuva as well as Ayidha Ezhithu On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 2:16 PM, sri ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I would like to discuss something that just leaves me perplexed about our master's work in yuva. Do you people think that his work for yuva was at his career's low(according to a particular review)? I personally felt when I first watched the film that the BG for the movie was one of it's kind and to date for me remains one of our boss's best work. Any comments! -- Sent from Yahoo! Mailhttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailuk/taglines/isp/control/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=52418/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html. A Smarter Email. -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
Re: [arr] JTYJN and MUSTAFA KADHAl Desam interlude
Brothers... I think there is nothing to get personal abt this. There are some interludes of ARR, which are quite similar to his other works. You can feel this, if you rip BGMs yourselves and find out. I have also observed this in many of his BGMs. In fact in one of the BGMs in Rangeela, there is a similarity to even the Kisna Theme . After all, its from the same master. Let people open up and share views. That will make the forum look more healthier. ( Just my opinion pls ) On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Abdul Manaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear friend we all just heard a bit from that track. How could u reached in a conclution that it has the similarity with kadhal desam? No one except you felt such similarity. Hope you will come with another false statement after the album released. But one thing you should remind that such statements have quot;no market valuequot; in this group. Thanks MANAF riyazeth wrote: hey guys..was jus listeing to the second promo of JTYJN and it reminded of the Mustafa track in KADAL DESAM, listen to the second interlude in that song and the song from JTYJN. Ryaaz __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Re: Chennai Food Distribution Plan for tomorrow
The Food Distribution went on very well. God 's grace , we could serve 30 people today. Special thanks to all the members who made it today. On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Chennai Rahmaniacs, There was a thought from one of our members by name Al Rufian, that why not we concentrate on different places for food distribution, instead of only one place . viz. Anna Nagar. In Acordance with his thought, can we meet near Liberty Theatre in Kodambakkam tomorrow morning at 11 30 AM for our food distribution programme. Do share in your views. Thanks -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Tamil Cinema.dk - Vote for ARR
Pls vote for ARR from the below mentioned link . he is lagging behind. http://www.tamilcinema.dk/top10s/show.asp?vote=musicdirector -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Re: My Dream - Celebration Plan for ARR's 100th movie's Music release
Excellent idea. We have enough time for to plan it well... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Mathan The best way to celebrate his 100th film is to serve 100 poor people with food. Lets plan it out and do it for our ARR. ( God willing ) On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Mathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Friends, Thank you for your valuable replies, feedbacks and the correct of list of movies. I totally agree with what Vithur mentioned here... atleast... we can celebrate the number 100 of his movies. I guess we can get more replies for this thread from other members in this group. Thanks and Regards, Mathan Raj A 9940329340 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Dear Madhan I agree with you. But for films, which have been dubbed from other languages, how can we take it into count, as a stand alone project of our BOSS. So, if we eliminate all dubbed ones, or the same tunes used in other languages, then we will be left with a less number of movies, which would give us the real count. Lets really celebrate, when ARR does his 100th movie. I am ready for that On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Mathan anniyan_nan@ wrote: Hi Friends, I would like to share my dream with you as we are waiting for the Ada's release on Music stores I am just thinking of the music launching function of our boss's 100th movie. I wish we need to celebrate that in a grand manner. Here is the list of movies with his Music please check the list and correct me if I missed any movie name. 1 Roja (1992) 2 Yodha (1992) 3 Uzhavan (1993) 4 Thiruda Thiruda (1993) 5 Pudhiya Mugam (1993) 6 Gentleman (1993) 7 Vandicholai Chinnaraasu (1994) 8 Super Police (1994) 9 Pudhiya Mannargal (1994) 10 Pavithra (1994) 11 May Madham (1994) 12 Kizhakku Cheemayile (1994) 13 Karuththamma (1994) 14 Kadhalan (1994) 15 Duet (1994) 16 Manitha Manitha (1994) 17 Gangmaster (1994) 18 Indira (1995) 19 Rangeela (1995) 20 Muthu (1995) 21 Bombay (1995) 22 Love Birds (1996) 23 Indian (1996) 24 Kadhal Desam (1996) 25 Fire (1996) 26 Mr. Romeo (1996) 27 Anthimantharai (1996) 28 Minsaara Kanavu (1997) 29 Iruvar (1997) 30 Daud: Fun On The Run (1997) 31 Ratchagan (1997) 32 Mona Lisa (1997) 33 Vishwa Vidhaata (1997) 34 Jeans (1998) 35 Dil Se (1998) 36 Earth (1998) 37 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) 38 Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998) 39 En Swasa Kaatre (1999) 40 Jodi (1999) 41 Padayappa (1999) 42 Taal (1999) 43 Takshak (1999) 44 Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) 45 Pukar (1999) 46 Sangamam (1999) 47 Mudhalvan (1999) 48 Taj Mahal (2000) 49 Alaipayuthey (2000) 50 Fiza (2000) (1 song) 51 Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) 52 Rhythm (2000) 53 Thenali (2000) 54 Zubeidaa (2000) 55 One 2 Ka 4 (2001) 56 Nayak: The Real Hero (2001) 57 Love You Hamesha (2001) 58 Star (2001) 59 Lagaan (2001) 60 Parthale Paravasam (2001) 61 Alli Arjuna (2001) 62 Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) 63 The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) 64 Baba (2002) 65 Kadhal Virus (2002) 66 Saathiya (2002) 67 Udhaya (2003) 68 Parasuram (2003) 69 Boys (2003) 70 Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) 71 Kangalal Kaithu Sei (2003) 72 Tehzeeb (2003) 73 Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) 74 Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (2004) 75 Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) 76 Aayitha Ezhuthu / Yuva (2004) 77 New / Nani (2004) 78 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004) (3 songs) 79 Swades (2004) 80 Kisna - The Warrior Poet (2004) (1 song) 81 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) 82 The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) 83 Anbe Aaruyire (2005) 84 Aa Aah (2005) 85 Water (2005) (5 songs) 86 Rang De Basanti (2006) 87 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) 88 Varalaru - The History of the Godfather (2006) 89 Guru (2007) 90 Provoked (2007) 91 Sajni (2007) 92 Sivaji: The Boss (2007) 93 Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007) 94 Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) (with Craig Armstrong) 95 Jodhaa Akbar (2008) 96 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) 97 Ada Since this is his official fans club I think we are supposed to celebrate that greatest moment. I am expecting your valuable comments and ideas about this And I hope everyone will agree with me.. do you? I am expecting the replies from all of you. With regards, Mathan Raj A 9940329340 Music is my religion ARR is my GOD -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always --
[arr] ARR Interview to asianet - Transcript
May 3, 2008 Voice Over: The music Rahman has been composing ever since Roja has captured the hearts of millions across the world. Do you pick up music from your sorroundings, and may be subconsciously perhaps? Subconsciously I like to see what is happening in the area, like I was very pretty surprised when I went to Jeddah, and find the seal of Lebanon and Beirut, making a different kind of music. And Dubai ofcourse is another big creative place where I have been to. I have not followed that much because I have been involved in something else like Lord of the Rings and Elizabeth and my own projects which were K M Music. But I think it evolved in it, like Arabic music. There is a quality production at the same time maintaining the tradition of the Makkah.. Do you obviously try to bring in the new element, let's say, like if it's Arabic or Sufi that now that affects you, do you try to subconsciously bring them to the songs that you do? Or is it really technical… I…it's that it's mostly dependent on the Director. If something is good I tell them that you wanna hear this and he hears it and if they like it they embrace it, if they don't then I keep it as it. Since you mentioned Lord of the Rings, you just completed album with that Warriors of Heaven and Earth, the Chinese movie… I mean you are really going international. Is it something that you really aspired for? What does it mean to you, this international reputation? …For me I think music is…when I do music for a Tamil movie it is as respectful as when I do it for a Hollywood film. I don't think oh it is a Tamil movie, let me do it all shoddy…give more finished work…(blurring )…hopefully I treat them all equally, whether it's American audience or Indian audience. And that's other one of the reasons why it transcends the audience. When you work with the western orchestra, what is one similarity or one difference that you find compared to the Indian team with which you work? I…here, I think once you work with musicians you know, you just have to say, we have to begin something and they will end that for you, they can take it further. But when you work with musicians you don't know, especially cast and orchestra, you need to write everything, you need to show them all, so you can't have it in mind and think that you can pull it off. You need to…there's a full process of orchestrating and copying down the stuff to the orchestra… So it is more challenging? It's not challenging, it's just the step towards that. I can't now wake up in the afternoon and say call the orchestra, let me do a song. I can do that in Chennai. But I can't do that else. I need to have an orchestra booked three months in advance, I want to finish the scoring and then on the day of the recording they play. So it can't be done overnight. Everybody is preoccupied. People complain that Indian musicians lack the dedication that classical musicians feel the rest have. What do you think about it? I don't agree the generalization of dedicated/non-dedicated people. I think those who are dedicated are dedicated in a different way. You can't compare with them, they are unique in their own way, and they are unique in their own way. Because the infrastructure is built in such a way that it is organized, in the West. But here due to various different thing...lack of unity…may be it suffered a bit. But now hopefully things will get better. Will K M Music Conservatory be one step towards that? True music conservatory is definitely a step towards that because we have it all in us and it just needs that one step of organizing, or, helping to give infrastructure where they can play any kind of music and they can, in one step, jump to go to international arena. And focusing on bringing more Western song music to Indian music through this institution? No, it's not that why it works actually. It's acquiring more perception, and…generating more jobs, generating more passion, generating more shows and…so many other things. I think once it happen I'll also be more convinced than at this stage… You also have a school of musical tradition as part of the conservatory. So are you actually encouraging people to learn the instruments that are fairly old? Considering that you have been accused of bringing in technology to music, you know, is it sort of repentance for that? It is not a repentance. It is the way of life now. Because if somebody knows only one way, one little thing and they don't know the other thing, they cannot complain that this came in, like the video came and the radio starved (smiles). Let there be both and let them have a choice. If given an opportunity I'd have learned, that time, I would have gone to conservatory and all. But we all came up the hard way, so I think if they provided with the right sort of education, we can see much more music. We are only accusing oh music is not like that those days, but nobody has ever thought of giving that to the people to educate them in the right way. Well,
[arr] Re: Yuva's RR and BGM
Yuva came in those periods when people had lots of expectations after Mani-ARR's Sathiya/Alaipayuthe. Obviously people felt disappointed when ARR turned to techno and thick layered sounds with Yuva. The songs were actually very slow to grow on listners. But for me, Yuva remains one of the energetic album of ARR's. Dhakka Laga bukka is most inspirational and electrifying song for me. Though I don't like the lyrics, the beats, melody and mood of the song really recharges my energy :) And who can forget club techno 'Fanaa', Lucki Ali's enrgetic 'Anjana', Kabhi Neem and Adnan's cheesy voice in 'Baadal'... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, sri ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I would like to discuss something that just leaves me perplexed about our master's work in yuva. Do you people think that his work for yuva was at his career's low(according to a particular review)? I personally felt when I first watched the film that the BG for the movie was one of it's kind and to date for me remains one of our boss's best work. Any comments! ___ Yahoo! For Good. Give and get cool things for free, reduce waste and help our planet. Plus find hidden Yahoo! treasure http://green.yahoo.com/uk/earth-day/
[arr] First look of Jaand Tu Ya Jaane Na in CNN-IBN at 10.30 pm on today, Don#39;t miss...
Hi all just saw todays programme chart of cnn-ibn. It shows that there is a programme named E360 at 10.30 pm and todays special is the first look of jaane tu ya jaane na. Don#39;t miss Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a techie. During the 2005
[arr] Is JTYJN a remake?
Guys, I'd like to know if JTYJN is a remake of Bommarillu? As soon as this thought got into me, I noticed a similarity between 'Adadaa Adadaa' song from Santhosh Subramaniam and 'abhie Kabhie' What do you people feel? - Vinod
Re: [arr] Re: A.R. Rahman - Saturday 11 : 05 Pm IST - Asianet Channel
Hi, I need our national song from A.R.Rahman music (vandhematharam) because i want participate this song to one big function. i'm is in kwait. i love too much this song so, kindly send me ..please.. thanks.. regards guru - Original Message From: Sirish Musician [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2008 11:34:51 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Re: A.R. Rahman - Saturday 11 : 05 Pm IST - Asianet Channel has anybody recorded this show... Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [arr] JTYJN release on may 15th..2nd promo
http://www.jaanetu.com if this doesn't work, try ftp.hungama.com/jaanetu/ 2008/5/3 just me! [EMAIL PROTECTED]: what is the official website adress? *Arunkumar Balasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: if you would want a better quality video... then here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTco-E-zEDI. Sounds great with amazing picturisation have fun... :) ARun - Original Message From: fani kalyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 2, 2008 10:12:06 AM Subject: [arr] JTYJN release on may 15th..2nd promo http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=ZTl_JJj0GWo Courtesy :Rahul of orkut -- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20 -- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20 -- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [arr] Re: Chennai Food Distribution Plan for tomorrow
Vithur, Next week I'm in...I just landed here yesterday night! Cheers, Madhavan.R On 5/4/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Food Distribution went on very well. God 's grace , we could serve 30 people today. Special thanks to all the members who made it today. On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Chennai Rahmaniacs, There was a thought from one of our members by name Al Rufian, that why not we concentrate on different places for food distribution, instead of only one place . viz. Anna Nagar. In Acordance with his thought, can we meet near Liberty Theatre in Kodambakkam tomorrow morning at 11 30 AM for our food distribution programme. Do share in your views. Thanks -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Re: Is JTYJN a remake?
Bommarillu is now being remade in Hindi with Harman Baweja and Genelia (the same heroine of the original). Boney Kapoor has acquired the rights to the film. 'Jaane Tu Jaane Naa' cannot be the remake of Bommarillu. sai --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, jeromevinod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, I'd like to know if JTYJN is a remake of Bommarillu? As soon as this thought got into me, I noticed a similarity between 'Adadaa Adadaa' song from Santhosh Subramaniam and 'abhie Kabhie' What do you people feel?
Re: [arr] Is JTYJN a remake?
cant be! in adadaa song genelia laughs dances.. in khabie khabie.. genelia is crying :-) On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 5:26 AM, jeromevinod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, I'd like to know if JTYJN is a remake of Bommarillu? As soon as this thought got into me, I noticed a similarity between 'Adadaa Adadaa' song from Santhosh Subramaniam and 'abhie Kabhie' What do you people feel? - Vinod
Re: [arr] Tamil Cinema.dk - Vote for ARR
done.. common guys.. we need more votess.. plz vote On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 2:45 AM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pls vote for ARR from the below mentioned link . he is lagging behind. http://www.tamilcinema.dk/top10s/show.asp?vote=musicdirector -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
[arr] Re:Asianet Interview Links of ARR
it was a very gud interview thanks friend - Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Click here.
Re: [arr] THE PROMO SONG IS NOT EVEN 1 MINUTE---BUT SO MANY TALKINGS--CANT UNDERSTAND U GUYS.
just be cool.. :) that was just a very very small similarity... so nothing special about it.. just enjoy the song... shai shai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:HELLO TO ALL AR RAHMAN FANS HERE, SOME REALLY WEIRD THINGS MADE ME TO WRITE THIS MSG HERE,..FIRST OF ALL WHY ARE SO MANY TALKINGS HERE AND THERE ABOUT THE JAANE TU YA JAANE NAA PROMO SONG...WHICH IS NOT EVEN 1 MINUTE IS THIS IS THE REASON FOR U GUYS TO FEEL 'OH I CANT WAIT TO HEAR THE SONG'...AFTER WAITING FOR SO LONG SOME GUYS ARE NOT BOTHERED TO EVEN TOLISTEN AND TO ENJOY THE SONG BUT TO EXAMINE THE SONG WHETHER THIS IS COPIED FROM HERE OR FROM THERE... THIS THING ALWAYS HAPPEN IN THIS GROUP ONLY...SOME GUYS MAKING OWN ASSUMPTION WITHOUT EVEN THINKING WHY SHOULD AR RAHMAN THE LEADING COMPOSER IN INDIA EVEN THINK ABOUT COPYING WHEN HE KNOWS THE MAGIC... THE LOVE FROM AR RAHMAN TOWARD WE THE FANS WILL SLOWLY DISAPPEAR IF WE CONTINUE WITH OUR ATTITUDE LIKE THIS...I M REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS BCOZ WHEN 'I' AM JUST AN ORDINARY FAN FEELING LIKE THISHOW WOULD A PERSON LIKE AR RAHMAN WHO CREATED THE WHOLE THING ABOUT MUSIC WILL FEEL WHEN HE READ ALL THE STUFFS THAT GOING AROUND HERE... ONE MORE THING WHAT DO U ACHIEVE BY SAYING THE SONG IS FROM THIS MOVIE.OR SIMILAR TO AND ALL OTHER THINGS TO OTHER PEOPLEAND WHY DO U WANT TO SHARE UR VIEWS WITH OTHER WHO DOESNT EVEN LIKE TO SEE UR VIEWS..PLEASE DONT MISUNDERSTAND HERE...I MEAN MOST OF THE MEMBERS IN THIS GROUP DONT LIKE READING 'THE SONG IS SIMILAR TO THIS SONG AND ETC... PLEASE GUYS THINK WISELY...THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ARR RELEASING NEW ALBUM. *THIS IS 100% MY OPPINION..IF U GUYS DONT LIKE..I APPOLOGISE. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Muktak Kanjilal - Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it.
[arr] Re: Kabhi Kabhi - JaaneTu Ya JaaneNa Promo Song
Sorry for the dead link guys Here is another valid link... with a better quality track... http://rapidshare.com/files/112207860/JTYJN_Kabhi_Kabhi_Promo.mp3 Download it from the link below. Its just an average quality track. Hope it may satisfy you until 15th may. http://rapidshare.com/files/112189524/JTYJN_Kabhi_Kabhi_Promo.mp3 regards, Kumaresh-n -- All the good praise goes to the Almighty http://www.arrahman-online.com
Re: [arr] THE PROMO SONG IS NOT EVEN 1 MINUTE---BUT SO MANY TALKINGS--CANT UNDERSTAND U GUYS.
i agree with u. Such things shouldnt be happening here in our group. but unfortunately it will everytime an ARR's album released even before itself. Feel so sad... shai shai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:HELLO TO ALL AR RAHMAN FANS HERE, SOME REALLY WEIRD THINGS MADE ME TO WRITE THIS MSG HERE,..FIRST OF ALL WHY ARE SO MANY TALKINGS HERE AND THERE ABOUT THE JAANE TU YA JAANE NAA PROMO SONG...WHICH IS NOT EVEN 1 MINUTE IS THIS IS THE REASON FOR U GUYS TO FEEL 'OH I CANT WAIT TO HEAR THE SONG'...AFTER WAITING FOR SO LONG SOME GUYS ARE NOT BOTHERED TO EVEN TOLISTEN AND TO ENJOY THE SONG BUT TO EXAMINE THE SONG WHETHER THIS IS COPIED FROM HERE OR FROM THERE... THIS THING ALWAYS HAPPEN IN THIS GROUP ONLY...SOME GUYS MAKING OWN ASSUMPTION WITHOUT EVEN THINKING WHY SHOULD AR RAHMAN THE LEADING COMPOSER IN INDIA EVEN THINK ABOUT COPYING WHEN HE KNOWS THE MAGIC... THE LOVE FROM AR RAHMAN TOWARD WE THE FANS WILL SLOWLY DISAPPEAR IF WE CONTINUE WITH OUR ATTITUDE LIKE THIS...I M REALLY SURE ABOUT THIS BCOZ WHEN 'I' AM JUST AN ORDINARY FAN FEELING LIKE THISHOW WOULD A PERSON LIKE AR RAHMAN WHO CREATED THE WHOLE THING ABOUT MUSIC WILL FEEL WHEN HE READ ALL THE STUFFS THAT GOING AROUND HERE... ONE MORE THING WHAT DO U ACHIEVE BY SAYING THE SONG IS FROM THIS MOVIE.OR SIMILAR TO AND ALL OTHER THINGS TO OTHER PEOPLEAND WHY DO U WANT TO SHARE UR VIEWS WITH OTHER WHO DOESNT EVEN LIKE TO SEE UR VIEWS..PLEASE DONT MISUNDERSTAND HERE...I MEAN MOST OF THE MEMBERS IN THIS GROUP DONT LIKE READING 'THE SONG IS SIMILAR TO THIS SONG AND ETC... PLEASE GUYS THINK WISELY...THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ARR RELEASING NEW ALBUM. *THIS IS 100% MY OPPINION..IF U GUYS DONT LIKE..I APPOLOGISE. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Re: [arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
It's Karthik. -A Ambrish L. Acharya http://ambrish.acharyas.net/ Senior Audio Engineer Star TV (News Corp.) - Hong Kong P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL On 4 May 2008, at 4:36 PM, abhishek arora wrote: Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
I dont think that the singer is Karthik. are you sure about it? Ambrish L. Acharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Karthik. -A Ambrish L. Acharya http://ambrish.acharyas.net/ Senior Audio Engineer Star TV (News Corp.) - Hong Kong P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL On 4 May 2008, at 4:36 PM, abhishek arora wrote: Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Muktak Kanjilal - Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group.
Re: [arr] A BIG HISTORICAL WEEK FOR ARR MUSIC COMING UP
I think we will also have sakkarkatti.. I Cant wait..JTYJN songs are so energetic..it seems like rahman has come up with out and out a commercial album this time..Awesome.. As you said there are going to be many posts this month.we fans would be seprated into 2 groups this time..one would lap up more to ada..others to JTYJN... :-) Both the albums are going to be rocking one..i didnt have any hopes on JTYJN,but after seeing the promos..both the movie and the album looks very promising.. I still cant beleive that we have 3 albums in one month...Wow...Amazing.. Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The countdown begins to mid May. As far as I know, never in the history of ARR music have two albums been released in such close temporal proximityAda on May 13, JTYJN on May 15. That too within the same film industry. This place is going to be buzzing with activity and may break the record for most number of posts in a month. May 2008..a historical month for ARR and his fans. I don't know how we'll react to the music (from what I've heard, it all seems promising), but I do know that we're all going to have a great time with two brand new ARR albums to sink our teeth into within the same week! Wow!! How lucky are we Sit down at the table..get your napkins ready..place your forkssmell the delicious aroma..A FEAST IS ABOUT TO BEGIN! - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Re: [arr] GV-SICA Star Vijay Award
Dude Pavan Star Vijay Awards in the Music category went to ARR for Sivaji, and this was handed over by eminent director , Mr. K. Balachander. In the awards function, ARR said, he liked working with Balachander, and about the film Duet. After receiving the awards, He said, ' Ella Pughazum Iraivan Oruvaneke ? All praises to God Alone On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:40 AM, arr pavan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dudes ! GV-SICA awards Star Vijay awards held recently in Chennai. Whether Arr attended any of these functions ? Anyone know about the Nominees list Winners ? Especially in Music Categories ? Thank you. -- From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_10/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Awesome ! Cheers to all those who attended...and a big big cheers to Gops Vijay...No words to thank you guys for giving us such a fan group...Thanks Again... Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under-estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T-shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a techie. During the 2005 concert, they even gifted Rahman a montage of all his album covers, about 94 both film and non-film scores. It now adorns a wall in his studio. And needless to say, if a fan wants to meet him at the studio, those from this e-group are allowed right in. Rahman has even dedicated a colouring book for children, released during the Pray For Me Brother tour, to the e-group in November, 2007. The members definitely deserve such a token of appreciation, considering they have taken pains to count the number of musical genres he has explored. According to them, his music spans about 36-38 genres. The Bangalore-based fans meet up from time to time, if someone gets hold of the latest copy of Rahman's album or a rare DVD of his work. They recently met to watch a behind-the-scenes DVD of the musical Bombay Dreams, which shows Rahman actually
Re: [ARR] Times of India writes about us!
Oh you guys! This is so brilliant. Very proud of each and everyone of you!! Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under-estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T-shirts created especially for the event. Rehearsals are when they get to interact with the maestro. Some of the members have even met him at his residence in Chennai. Once, I went to meet him at his place. As he was busy he told me to come the next day. He asked me if I was a non-vegetarian. Since I wasn't, he ensured that vegetarian food was ordered for me,'' says Prabhu Krishnamurthy, a techie. During the 2005 concert, they even gifted Rahman a montage of all his album covers, about 94 both film and non-film scores. It now adorns a wall in his studio. And needless to say, if a fan wants to meet him at the studio, those from this e-group are allowed right in. Rahman has even dedicated a colouring book for children, released during the Pray For Me Brother tour, to the e-group in November, 2007. The members definitely deserve such a token of appreciation, considering they have taken pains to count the number of musical genres he has explored. According to them, his music spans about 36-38 genres. The Bangalore-based fans meet up from time to time, if someone gets hold of the latest copy of Rahman's album or a rare DVD of his work. They recently met to watch a behind-the-scenes DVD of the musical Bombay Dreams, which shows Rahman actually composing some of the tunes. We upload rare tracks on to the website. But it's strictly for
[arr] Re: Times of India writes about us!
...Another thing that seems to have been missed out in the article is how to join the Yahoo groups. We had given the link too to the reporter but looks like this too has been left out :( Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer vijay.mohan.iyer@ wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to watch Rahman live. Most of them took off to Chennai recently, when Rahman performed there for a concert organized by The Times of India. In fact, it was during the 2005 concert in Bangalore when the city's fans met each other in person. They volunteered backstage and even had T- shirts
[arr] Re: Times of India writes about us!
Great going guysCongratulations... Kudos to all of you :) :) :) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, balajirajagopal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Another thing that seems to have been missed out in the article is how to join the Yahoo groups. We had given the link too to the reporter but looks like this too has been left out :( Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord purevibz@ wrote: CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer vijay.mohan.iyer@ wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in India. And these fans ensure they are there to
Re: [arr] Re: Times of India writes about us!
No its not. At the end of the article, it says admissions open and has the group link. On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 9:47 AM, balajirajagopal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Another thing that seems to have been missed out in the article is how to join the Yahoo groups. We had given the link too to the reporter but looks like this too has been left out :( Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer vijay.mohan.iyer@ wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.comarrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward — to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group — his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music — little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk out of the theatre for a smoke when the songs would come on. Rahman's music changed all that,'' says Gomtesh Upadhyay aka Gomzy, a techie. He's even a good singer,'' says Vithun Kumar, a BE student. Adds Shahnawaz Gaffoor, a techie, His music is international.'' Not surprisingly, Rahman's concerts are always a grand event, akin to international acts performing in
Re: [arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
Guys, Vijay has already clarified. Its Rashid Ali. On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Muktak Kanjilal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont think that the singer is Karthik. are you sure about it? *Ambrish L. Acharya [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: It's Karthik. -A Ambrish L. Acharya *http://ambrish.acharyas.net* http://ambrish.acharyas.net// Senior Audio Engineer Star TV (News Corp.) - Hong Kong P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL On 4 May 2008, at 4:36 PM, abhishek arora wrote: Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ *Muktak Kanjilal* -- Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_9/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
Re: [arr] Re: Times of India writes about us!
Hey friends.. Am Lalith. Am new to this e-group. The article in times of india is the reason for me to join this group. Its just wonderful to see such a active e-group. U guys are really doing a great great job. On 5/5/08, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No its not. At the end of the article, it says admissions open and has the group link. On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 9:47 AM, balajirajagopal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Another thing that seems to have been missed out in the article is how to join the Yahoo groups. We had given the link too to the reporter but looks like this too has been left out :( Cheers! Balaji --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CONGRATS! Great job guys --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vijay Iyer vijay.mohan.iyer@ wrote: Three Cheers for Gops ! On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:42 PM, prabhu_ferrari prabhu.ferrari@ wrote: Vithur, We did mention about the noble activities to her. But somehow it got filtered. We also discussed about ARR website, and the exclusive trailers and many more things. Not all we discussed appeared in the article. Best Regards -Prabhu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.comarrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Gomzy Was no mention made to the Times regarding our fans doing noble activities on a regular basis in Chennai. That should have been highlighted. It would have really made ARR feel proud of us On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Gomzy gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote: The times of India, Blore edition. page 21 Mad about Rahman, dil se These fans live and breathe A R Rahman's music, finds Sharmishta Koushik It was the year 1992. The film Roja was released and with it, a new music sensation blossomed in the Indian film industry, attracting droves of fans, mesmerized by his melodies. Their chotti si asha is simply to have the pleasure of listening to A R Rahman's music and perhaps, watching him perform live, and if they were really lucky, say a few words to the musical genius in person. Meet the A R Rahman Fans. What started off as an e-group, set up by Gopal Srinivasan, a Bangalore-based consultant, is, today, a veritable database of all things Rahman. From several media interviews to rare recordings of his tracks and the inside information on when a new album will be released, these die-hard fans are truly connoisseurs of Rahman's art. The intent behind establishing this group was straightforward — to use the power of the internet to network with Rahman's fans around the world so that we could share the joy of listening to his music. In many ways, it is Rahman himself who is responsible for the popularity of this group — his music and his appeal cutting across barriers. I am guilty of initially under- estimating the global reach of his music — little did we realize that we would have people from so many countries across the world joining in, says Gopal Srinivasan. And indeed, today, the e-group has over 13,000 members. On a rather sultry Sunday evening, a few members of the group in Bangalore gathered in front of the rose garden in Cubbon Park to talk about their passion. Quite befitting, considering that for most of them, their love affair with A R Rahman's music began with the film Roja (rose), and like his music, their devotion to his talent has only increased from strength to strength. Says Kangan Upadhyay, who works in a software company, We heard the songs of Roja before they were officially released. And although I didn't know the language, I could relate to those songs.'' And she gives credit to the music director for her superb scores in her II PU exam. At that time, the music of Alaipayuthe was released, and I kept listening to it all the time while studying. I scored 99% in Maths. I kept humming the songs in my mind even as I was writing the paper,'' she recalls with excitement. The way Rahman's compositions revolutionized Indian film music is something the fans immensely respect. He brought in a whiff of freshness,'' says Balaji Rajagopal, a chartered accountant. He brought to Indian films a sound which was, until then, only heard in jingles,'' says Chandrashekhar Ganesh, a techie. Earlier, viewers would walk
Re: [arr] Re: Kabhi-Kabhi Singer
can Vijay provide us with track listing of JTYJN??? Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, Vijay has already clarified. Its Rashid Ali. On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Muktak Kanjilal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont think that the singer is Karthik. are you sure about it? Ambrish L. Acharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's Karthik. -A Ambrish L. Acharya http://ambrish.acharyas.net/ Senior Audio Engineer Star TV (News Corp.) - Hong Kong P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL On 4 May 2008, at 4:36 PM, abhishek arora wrote: Well, I think I've found the answer myself after listening it couple of times, Acc. to me, Its JAVED ALI n If its true, Hats Off to his versatility for singing such a song after JASHN-E-BAHAARA. Abhi __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Muktak Kanjilal - Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! Group. Muktak Kanjilal - From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Click here.
[arr] Times of India article reg Yahoo group
Dear Gops Vijay, The article in TOI is a great exposure to the 13k+ ARR Yahoo group. I am glad to be part of this group and wish this group many more success. Let us together spread peace and happiness through the magical Music of the Maestro Best wishes Ganesh
