RE: [arr] Most Welcome All Rahmaniacs In A R Rahman Library & Gallery For Specially Prayer for A R RahmanSir & His Family on 9th May .

[MURALI RAMAKRISHNAN GANAPATHY]

all the best,we too pray from our home

To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: skpandey...@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 22:13:39 +0530
Subject: [arr] Most Welcome All Rahmaniacs In A R Rahman Library & Gallery For 
Specially  Prayer for A R RahmanSir & His Family on 9th May .


















 



  



  
  
  Hi Rahmaniacs,Dear Friends luckly we all got chance to meet up again.This 
time we all r meeting at A R Rahman Gallery and Library at Nalasopara. As most 
of u know about Santosh Kumar Pandey the owner of this gallery, he invited us 
to visit his gallery on this Sunday ie 9th May 2010., We all Rahmaniac together 
Pray for Rahmeena Get well soon With Good Health & God Bless RahmanSir & his 
Family , ameen .Most of us agreed to meet up there and also we will have a 
short discusson about our website and what we discussed last meeting & also 
disucss about work for Humantiy ,Peace & love for Society .As
 per last meeting which we conducted at R mall we some members like Kalpesh, 
Jagannnath, Krishnan, Ganesh,Sharmista and Santoshkumar discussed about 
website, how to grow our group and what all activities should be conducted.In 
this meeting we just want to bring in light about our discussion to other 
members also, we also like to know your ideas and views.We really want your 
presence in this meeting.As per decided we all gathering there around 11.30 am 
you all can come directly to the gallery or you all can come at Thane station 
and meet Mahesh, he along with few members will come to gallery You can 
contact: Mahesh (9762461728)Adress of Gallery:  Rashmi Residency ,Rashmi Nagar 
,Ghar Ho To Aisa ,
New Link Road Nallasopra Vasai ,Vasai (E ) but U have to Come Nallosopra 
Station ( E ) Contact number 9960320126
  For more information
 contact Sharmista 9867473233





 









  
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[arr] A message to Maniratnam

[shashi]

Raavanan and Raavan is a good effort. However if you notice, Rahman has tried 
his level best to satisfy both the regional listeners. Mani should not gamble 
or waste Rahman's effort. If its not a dubbed flim, please kindly use different 
music for both the flims. This will justify the music score for both individual 
flims.Its just my thought. 

ARR Fan 

Re: [arr] VTV Hindi remake: Additional song??

[Jahanzeb]

wow man to me the film has given an altogether new life to the music/songs and 
they have topped Raavan on my playlist. amazing. especially Mannipaaya and 
Kannukkul Kannai have got a new meaning, as now they can be related to the 
story and characters. wondering how amazingly a well-made film can give a true 
meaning to its music.


/Jahanzeb

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Jahanzeb"  wrote:
>
> that's so bad to know that it is only a rumor. i really wish GM does this. i 
> mean why not if he has done this before with RHTDM. pls pls GM do this. liked 
> it very much and want it in Hindi with Hindi lyrics songs. fingers crossed.
> 
> 
> /Jahanzeb
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath  
> wrote:
> >
> > Tamil and Telugu movies are available with English subtitles in youtube. You
> > can also purchase DVDs with subtitles. There are NO hindi subtitles.
> > Subtitles are mostly in english. I dont know Telugu.. But I  have watched
> > atleast 50 Telugu films and enjoyed them, juz coz of subtitles.
> > 
> > By the way, VTV HINDI REMAKE news is just a rumour. I spoke to Gautham's
> > assistant recently. It is not going to happen! Kaakha Kaakha remake with
> > John Abraham is also a rumour!
> >
>

[arr] raavan,raavanan

[sanjeevan premarajan]

two film songs  best


 



  






  

Re: [arr] VTV Hindi remake: Additional song??

[kishore parayath]

Brother..Check internet archives... Gautham was not at all satisfied with
RHTDM; even the heroine selection was not his..He wanted to stop the
shooting in the middle of the movie..But couldnt afford to..He completed the
movie, being completely dissatisfied. Even today, he speaks about that sour
experience from Bollywood. Thereafter, he was VERY doubtful, if he would do
another Hindi film in his career. But sources say that if he does one again,
he would really think before it. If u ask Gautham about RHTDM, he would give
u a disappointed reply any time.

Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody...

[wasim akhtar]

agree,,i think we just ignore that song,but its a great melody,it remindes me 
the classic era of 60,s the compositions of shanker jaikishan,naushad,S.D 
burman.
it recalls the beauty of  a song ,,aaj sanam mohey ang laga lo,, by S.D burman 
from lagendry film guru datt,s PYAASA.

--- On Sat, 8/5/10, Anish Gupte  wrote:


From: Anish Gupte 
Subject: Re: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody...
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, 8 May, 2010, 10:03 PM


  



I agree.


On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, ARRvind  wrote:


  








Wowwwiieee.. ! Visualized the whole song even as i read and listen to the song 
parallely..! !! 
 
Good post Vithur bro..!!!

--- On Sat, 5/8/10, Vithur  wrote:


From: Vithur 
Subject: [arr] Khili re... an Ultimate melody...
To: "arrahmanfans" 
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 6:22 AM





  

Please read the following only if you are playing the song with GOOD speakers..)

@0:00:
Pahadi beats kinda beginning.. very soothing.. we can actually imagine
dark night which has come to life with golden color around...
@0.14:
Some magic floating around... Flute blows.. like chill in air @ night...
@0.22:
Reena's voice is so polite, and soft... as if a girl is whispering to
herself.. or humming just for herself... just perfect with the beats
...
@1:16
and the flute comes again to create magic...before first interlude. as
if catching the hand of the girl and taking her along with it...
@1:26:
The first interlude is superb Hindustani classical.. The girl is a
classical dancer and she has to express her emotions. As peacock cant
contain itself when clouds come around, this girl also a free bird...
she wants to express all her feelings..When in Good mood, how can an
artist resist expressing through his art...
Beautiful flute, tabla along with humming chorus.. and hey flute,
BEAUTIFUL..is the backbone of the interlude...
@:2:02
As the stanza starts, the girl is geting restless as she calls her
beloved to come and kill the darkness of lonlines... Superb use of
Raag
but somehow i feel, Reena's voice fades towards the end of the stanza.
and I wonder how Shreya would have handled this part...
@2:50
and the Mukhda starts again...
@ 3.11 to 3:20
but hey.. wats this instrument going @ the background @ 3.11 to 3:20
.. isnt it chinese? I wonder if ARR hears sounds in his head.. This
bit is used so nicely , sounds just perfect...
@3.22
As she sings mukhda again, flute blows like breeze behind...
@3:51
Arr is about to end the song with flute spreading magic with magic
notes .. I really love the notes played by Flute here...
@4:00
All the instruments come along once again.. the layers slowly start
disappearing as the songs finally ends to my despair..

but no issues, the next song to be played in my ipod will be the same,
coz the song is on loop :)

Take a Bow ARR and Naveen Sir...

http://armozdream. blogspot. com/2010_ 05_01_archive. html#65307289428 95763031
-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Re: Back where he belongs

[AJ]

"Of course, after the disasters that were Blue, Yuvvraaj and Couple's Retreat, 
anything that sounds remotely fresh will be welcome"

Yeah...whatever Tell me which other MD can span a range of music 
and show that versatility that is between the music of Blue, Yuvvraaj and CR 
within a span of a year or 2?  Nobody, except AR. 

Oh, and suddenly, people forget about Delhi 6, which everyone raved about last 
year...

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan  wrote:
>
> Back where he belongs
> -A 
> *+A
> *
> Font
> *Pooja Pillai *Posted:
> May 07, 2010 at 1725 hrs IST
> Print 
> Email
> Newsletter Post
> Comments
> RSS 
> [image: Karthik]**
> We're glad Beera is the
> song
> with
> which the music album of Raavan opens. No other song on the
> album
> declares
> more joyously that the master, A R Rahman, is back where he belongs—in the
> company of Mani
> Ratnam
> and
> Gulzar, where he's once again churned out a thumpingly good album. Of
> course, after the disasters that were Blue, Yuvvraaj and Couple's Retreat,
> anything that sounds remotely fresh will be welcome. But in this case, we
> would say that the relief is well-deserved.
> 
> There's no doubt that the songs follow certain trademark Rahman-isms. From
> the lively percussion in Beera, to the angry rock riffs of Behene de to the
> saccharine sweet female voice on Khili re, there's much that old Rahman
> hands will find familiar. Thok de killi, performed by Sukhwinder Singh,
> especially, triggers nostalgia for songs like Dhakka laga from Yuva and
> Paathshala from Rang
> DeBasanti,
> with a similarly energetic chorus line and upbeat
> melody
> .
> Beera, performed by Vijay Prakash, is by far the best track on the album, a
> paean to the Raavan-like character portrayed by Abhishek
> Bachchan.
> Karthik does a splendid job singing Behne de, which has a haunting quality
> that Rahman has not tapped since Roja's Yeh haseen wadiyaan. Just like the
> latter had echoes of the mountains and valleys of the Himalayas, Behne de
> mimics the turbulent flow of a river that can't be controlled—only
> appropriate given that the song compares love to a river that engulfs all
> that venture into it (Behene de ghanghor ghataa/behene de paani ki tarah).
> 
> Love seems to be a bit of a villain in Raavan. Ranjha Ranjha, by
> Rekha
> Bharadwaj
> and Javed Ali, also expounds on the helplessness a lover feels (Ranjha
> Ranjha na kar Heere/Jag badnami hoye/patti patti jhad jaawe/ Par khushboo
> chup na hoye), while Kata Kata—by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal
> Ganjawala—opens with a raucous shehnai. It compares a new bridegroom to a
> lamb being led to slaughter. Khili re is a rather conventional love song—it
> has a strong classical base, but Reena Bhardwaj's breathy vocals and clichéd
> lyrical motifs of blooming flowers turn it into a bore.
> 
> The album (priced at Rs 160) will sound comfortingly familiar to fans who
> were dismayed by Rahman's outputs last year. On the flipside, though, Rahman
> does not break new ground. We like that he's not let a single voice
> dominate, even his favourite Sukhwinder; this is perfectly in keeping with
> the folk vibes of the
> music.
> But we wish he would've got at least one soaring, pitch-defying number for
> us to marvel.
> 
> 
> http://www.screenindia.com/news/back-where-he-belongs/614962/
>

Re: [arr] ARR and Raaga Bhairavi

[~ s...@ps ~]

Bhairavi is one of ARR's fav ragas...

 Margazhi thingal (Sangamam) Mera rang de basanti (TLOBS) Rang hai (in parts) 
(Meenaxi) Jiya jale (in parts) (Dil se) 

--- On Sat, 5/8/10, AJ  wrote:

From: AJ 
Subject: [arr] ARR and Raaga Bhairavi
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8:01 PM















 
 



  



  
  
  It was a nice, pleasant surprise to hear shades of Raaga Bhairavi in 
Raavan's/Raavanan' s music.  Which other ARR songs from the past have used 
Raaga Bhairavi, for those of you who know raagas?



A few come to mind:



- Parts of Man Mohanna from JA, esp. the intro string interlude and flute 
interludes

 - Sabaq Aisa from Tehzeeb, used heavily here

 - The choruses of Taal Se Taal Mila (the Antara is in Kirwani)



I don't know of any Bhairavi songs in Tamil, but I may be mistaken.  Anyone 
want to add to this list, if you can think of some?






 





 



  











  

Re: [arr] PULI???

[sanjeevan premarajan]

saajee,puli now last songs shootings after release

 



  






  

Re: [arr] Most Welcome All Rahmaniacs In A R Rahman Library & Gallery For Specially Prayer for A R RahmanSir & His Family on 9th May .

[Ajay Nair]

Dear Santosh,

You should have posted this at least 2 days well in advance for members like me 
to be aware about it

Anyways hard luck this time & will look forward to future gatherings ...Hope 
you guys enjoy it
 Your friend,
Ajay Nair.





From: Santosh Pandey 
To: rahmanfans 
Sent: Sat, 8 May, 2010 10:13:39 PM
Subject: [arr] Most Welcome All Rahmaniacs In A R Rahman Library & Gallery For 
Specially  Prayer for A R RahmanSir & His Family on 9th May .

  
Hi Rahmaniacs,
Dear Friends luckly we all got chance to meet up again.
This time we all r meeting at A R Rahman Gallery and Library at Nalasopara. As 
most of u know about Santosh Kumar Pandey the owner of this gallery, he invited 
us to visit his gallery on this Sunday ie 9th May 2010., We all Rahmaniac 
together Pray for Rahmeena Get well soon With Good Health & God Bless RahmanSir 
& his Family , ameen .
Most of us agreed to meet up there and also we will have a short discusson 
about our website and what we discussed last meeting & also disucss about work 
for Humantiy ,Peace & love for Society .
As per last meeting which we conducted at R mall we some members like Kalpesh, 
Jagannnath, Krishnan, Ganesh,Sharmista and Santoshkumar discussed about 
website, how to grow our group and what all activities should be conducted.
In this meeting we just want to bring in light about our discussion to other 
members also, we also like to know your ideas and views.
We really want your presence in this meeting.
As per decided we all gathering there around 11.30 am you all can come directly 
to the gallery or you all can come at Thane station and meet Mahesh, he along 
with few members will come to gallery
 
You can contact: Mahesh (9762461728)
Adress of Gallery:  Rashmi Residency ,Rashmi Nagar ,Ghar Ho To Aisa ,
New Link Road Nallasopra Vasai ,Vasai (E ) but U have to Come Nallosopra 
Station ( E ) Contact number 9960320126
 
 
For more information contact Sharmista 9867473233
 

 

[arr] Re: ARR - Hyderabad

[kranthichand]

Meet up.. sure.. but isn't Raavan Movie Release long away ??? A month more.. y 
not meet up earlier ???

[arr] Any idea Why Villan audio is not yet out ???

[kay kay]

Guys,

Any idea Why Villan  audio is not yet released ?

-- 
Cheers,
Kay Kay

www.kaykayphotography.com

Re: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like it as much

[Dinesh Scaran]

Who here agrees with me Khili Re sounds too, too amazing compared to Kalvare? 
There is something about this girl's (Reena Baradwaj) voice that spelled divine 
in this song. This feel is totally missing in Kalvare. So far after good 
listens, my view is such :

Keda Kari > Katha Katha
Kalvare < Khili Re

so far im hooked to this songs, these songs r not letting me to get into the 
other songs. waiting to move on to the other songs haha...

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chander  wrote:
>
> Heard the Tamil version,I found the lyrics just awful!
> 
> 
> On 08/05/2010, at 11:02 AM, "AJ"  wrote:
> 
> Good thoughts, man. It's always healthy to see others' perspectives and to 
> try and understand different tastes. Good message.
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Indmov Buff  wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > Nice one Suresh. 
> > 
> > I guess Raavanan will always be considered a dubbed version because it came 
> > after. I think if it was a soundtrack on it's own, people would have 
> > appreciated the lyrics much much more than they are now. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: sureshmechnit 
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Fri, 7 May, 2010 15:33:16
> > Subject: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like 
> > it as much
> > 
> > 
> > My thoughts
> > 
> > http://ursmusically .blogspot. com/2010/ 05/raavanan- soundtrack. html
> > 
> > Smile
> > Sureshkumar
> >
>

RE: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like it as much

[MURALI RAMAKRISHNAN GANAPATHY]

hindi version is better than tamil and to my expectation it is not upto the 
mark so far,hope i willlike the songs after some more hearings.
personally i feel that media is creating a hype that mani-arr combination 
always rocks,but i thinkarr with ashutosh and ramprakash is good these days due 
to their song selection and how they extract the best from arr.
mani should stop doing bilingual or he should get tune from arr which sets the 
mood for tamil audience.
raavan songs are all based for hindi audiences
murali,coimbatore

To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: chandersai...@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 16:22:44 -0700
Subject: Re: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like 
it as much


















 



  



  
  
  
Heard the Tamil version,I found the lyrics just awful!

On 08/05/2010, at 11:02 AM, "AJ"  wrote:






 




  
  
  Good thoughts, man. It's always healthy to see others' perspectives and 
to try and understand different tastes.  Good message.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Indmov Buff  wrote:

>

> 

> 

> Nice one Suresh. 

> 

> I guess Raavanan will always be considered a dubbed version because it came 
> after. I think if it was a soundtrack on it's own, people would have 
> appreciated the lyrics much much more than they are now. 

> 

> 

> 

> From: sureshmechnit 

> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com

> Sent: Fri, 7 May, 2010 15:33:16

> Subject: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like it 
> as much

> 

>   

> My thoughts

> 

> http://ursmusically .blogspot. com/2010/ 05/raavanan- soundtrack. html

> 

> Smile

> Sureshkumar

>







 












  



 









  
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[arr] Re: .........Zubeida.........

[deven_avin]

Pyaara Sa Gaon from Zubeidaa so divine.moving into tears

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "AJ"  wrote:
>
> It's one of my favorite albums from ARR.pure Rajasthani touchthe most 
> Rajasthani album he's ever created I and really wish he scores for a period 
> film again, like JA, Lagaan, LOBS, Zubeidaa, Water, Bose, Earth.  Such 
> classics these are!
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "deven_avin"  wrote:
> >
> > currently im listening to Zubeida.no words.Such a bliss and 
> > soulfulI wish more of this kind music comes from Rahman these days.
> >
>

Re: [arr] Raavan available in Dubai

[Praveen Peter]

Ah! finally!
Thanks for the info !
2010/5/6 Shamil Sharif 

>
>
>  Al mansoor, dubai.
>  
>
>  
>



-- 
+971 50 96 97 998
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Re: [arr] ARR and Raaga Bhairavi

[Aakarsh]

ARR's trysts with Raag Bhairavi:

1. Spirit of Rangeela
2. Margazhi Thingal (Sangamam) - His best ever Bhairavi.
3. Sabaq Aisa - Tehzeeb
4. Jiya Jale - Dil Se (it is a mishra... but the ending gets into total 
Bhairavi aalaap)
5. Rang De - Meenaxi
6. Man Mohana - Jodha Akbar
7. Thok De Killi - Raavan (has shades of it)
8. Behne De - Raavan
9. Engae enathu kavithai - Kandukondein Kandukondein.. It is Sindhu Bhairavi 
(Carnatic-ized Bhairavi)
10. Khamoshiyaan gungunaane - 1-2-ka-4 
11. Mera Rang De Basanthi Chola - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
12. Rang De Basanthi - Rang De Basanti

I could think of only these at this moment. I might be missing few more. But 
yes, I have observed that Bhairavi seems to be his favourite raaga.

Regards
Aakarsh
     
    

--- On Sat, 5/8/10, AJ  wrote:

From: AJ 
Subject: [arr] ARR and Raaga Bhairavi
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 8:01 PM







 



  



  
  
  It was a nice, pleasant surprise to hear shades of Raaga Bhairavi in 
Raavan's/Raavanan' s music.  Which other ARR songs from the past have used 
Raaga Bhairavi, for those of you who know raagas?



A few come to mind:



- Parts of Man Mohanna from JA, esp. the intro string interlude and flute 
interludes

 - Sabaq Aisa from Tehzeeb, used heavily here

 - The choruses of Taal Se Taal Mila (the Antara is in Kirwani)



I don't know of any Bhairavi songs in Tamil, but I may be mistaken.  Anyone 
want to add to this list, if you can think of some?






 





 



  






  

RE: [arr] GV croons for AR Rahman

[MURALI RAMAKRISHNAN GANAPATHY]

i am sure they are not making a album,he might have sing with others like a 
group songwith many singers,i heard bombay jayashri is the main one singing the 
song

To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: saint.si...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:31:08 +0800
Subject: Re: [arr] GV croons for AR Rahman


















 



  



  
  
  
Album? I thought it was going to be only one theme song! Awesome surprise this 
:) hope it's true. 

__Cheers,Srini
On 28-Apr-2010, at 3:48 PM, raamkumar vaidyanathan 
 wrote:






 




  
  
  



The young, hot and happening music director GV Prakash has sung a song for his 
uncle AR Rahman, after a gap of nearly 17 years!Rahman is composing music for 
the prestigious Ulaga Tamil Chemozhi Manadu, to be held by the Tamilnadu 
Government in June in Coimbatore. Prakash has sung one of the songs for the 
album which will be released at the Manadu.Remember Prakash has last sung under 
his uncle’s baton for the song Chikku Bukku, Chikkubukku Raile…from the 1993 
filmGentleman, when he was just a kid?Says a pleased GV Prakash: “I have not 
sung for anyone after I became a music director but when Rahman called me to 
sing under his baton, I was so excited and honoured. To be frank, I was nervous 
to sing for the legend himself and I am sure that I have satisfied the 
composer”. .





 













 









  
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Re: [arr] I-800-LOVE

[rayrai2k]

Could you please provide the facts and benchmark of AR standard? Don't just 
quote Chandra lekha. 
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath  
wrote:
>
> Iam not excited because eventhough, JAANE TU was a SUPERHIT soundtrack, it
> was a VERY AVERAGE soundtrack compared to Rahman standards. I will certainly
> be excited about Shankar's Endhiran, or Imitaz Ali's Rockstar [Only Coz of
> the Genre which is left unexplored by ARR], and his upcoming HOLLYWOOD
> films!
>

Re: [arr] ARR - Hyderabad

[Vinod Pisipati]

so when r v meeting..?
 
regards
vindy

Re: [arr] After Rythm it's VTV!

[kishore parayath]

After RHYTHM?? That is absolutely not correct brother! Maybe, u ONLY look
into the melody aspect, and not into genre exploration like BOYS or NEW.
But, still, ARR had given MELODIES which even CHALLENGED his 90's scores..
like KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAAAL, LAGAAN, KANGALAL KAIDHU SEI, BOSE: THE
FORGOTTEN HERO, WATER and RANG DE BASANTI.
Guru, was not everyone's cup of tea... But for me, it was completely
magical, except a couple of songs.

Re: [arr] I-800-LOVE

[Pravinder]

Agree with you.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath  
wrote:
>
> Iam not excited because eventhough, JAANE TU was a SUPERHIT soundtrack, it
> was a VERY AVERAGE soundtrack compared to Rahman standards. I will certainly
> be excited about Shankar's Endhiran, or Imitaz Ali's Rockstar [Only Coz of
> the Genre which is left unexplored by ARR], and his upcoming HOLLYWOOD
> films!
>

[arr] Re: i now like Keta Kari better than Kata Kata

[raj]

may be true gomzy..But Vairamuthu had written some stunning lyrics for uyire. A 
friend of mine(not AR fan ) who is into tamil literature says En aarruyire ( 
satringi re's tamil version ) is one of the greatest film songs ever written on 
love.


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™  wrote:
>
> uyire is better than Dil Se? Thats a bold statement considering the album
> has urdu written all over it. Again i guess it depends on what is the
> language of preference but any tamilian who is well versed with urdu will
> outright disagree.
> 
> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 5:23 AM, vimaljk  wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > wait..did u just say spoken tamil "sounds" bad??...thats a pretty
> > prejudiced statement man...no language sounds good or badevery language
> > is beautiful to its speakers!
> >
> >
> > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com ,
> > "A.R.Rajib"  wrote:
> > >
> > > If u r not listening to all Tamil works of ARR i believe u r missing
> > about
> > > 80% of his masterpieces ... Neither do i understand tamil ...but the
> > > language itself sounds so soothing/heavenly in songs or this might be the
> > > magic done by the lyricist . When i hear any tamil dialogues or any ARR
> > > interview in Tamil ...it sounds awful / Horrible ...but in his songs
> > ...it's
> > > really heavenly ..
> > >
> > > Lemme first recommend some tamil versions of Hindi albums of his what is
> > NOT
> > > to be missed by anyone..
> > >
> > > Jodha akbar Tamil
> > > Uyire ( Dil se Tamil )
> > >
> > > I think tamil version of these two is better than Hindi...don't know how
> > > many people have listen to these
> > >
> > > anyway...let's come to the point .. I am still in Ravan hangover ... Keta
> > > kari will take hell lot of time to sink in for me ... as i liked the
> > hindi
> > > version a lot ...
> > >
> > > we r gonna get 6 versions of Ranjha ranjha :-P i can't stop smiling when
> > i
> > > think about ... 6 versions of one single song ... Has it ever happened
> > with
> > > any artist ? any Idea ?
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:50 AM, vimaljk  wrote:
> > >
> > > > well..since i understand neither language...natural for me to try out
> > both
> > > > versions and see which one i like better...and choose that one when i
> > listen
> > > > later
> > > >
> > > > for example:
> > > >
> > > > i listen to Saathiya but not to Alai Payuthey
> > > > i listen to Jodi but not to Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
> > > > i listen to Aayitha Ezhuthu but not to Yuva
> > > >
> > > > and now
> > > >
> > > > i listen to Raavanan but not Raavan
> > > >
> > > > in making these determinations..i see which version "beats" the other
> > (in
> > > > my mind)..in terms of in which album i like the songs better...
> > > >
> > > > that's allits not a language preference thing bc i don't know
> > either
> > > >
> > > > my first language is English and my second is Malayalam...that's all i
> > know
> > > > how to speak/understand
> > > >
> > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com ,
> > "AJ"  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Then what did you mean exactly? What you said sounded pretty
> > > > straightforward to me, no matter what words you used.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com ,
> > "vimaljk"  wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > nonothing like that...poor choice of words on my part
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com,
> > "AJ"  wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Why are you so bent on one version "beating" another?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In 
> > > > > > > arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com,
> > "vimaljk"  wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > has more of a flow to it and not disjointed...also doesn't
> > sound as
> > > > much of a retread of Azeem o Shan like Kata Kata (Azeem O Shan is so
> > amazing
> > > > that any song that comes near its path will be humbled).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > so...just have to see if Kattai Sirukku edges out Ranja...and
> > > > Raavana will beat Raavan
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > >
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> > > > 
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> > >
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> > >
> >
> >  
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[arr] Re: Back where he belongs

[Pravinder]

Seems like people review ARR albums only in 2 ways:

1. Current album is average by Rahman's standards, don't expect a 'Roja' or X Y 
Z.
 Or

2. Finally Rahman has come up with great music unlike his last projects.

Why on the earth can someone review his albums like normal?

Pravinder. 


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan  wrote:
>
> Back where he belongs
> -A 
> *+A
> *
> Font
> *Pooja Pillai *Posted:
> May 07, 2010 at 1725 hrs IST
> Print 
> Email
> Newsletter Post
> Comments
> RSS 
> [image: Karthik]**
> We're glad Beera is the
> song
> with
> which the music album of Raavan opens. No other song on the
> album
> declares
> more joyously that the master, A R Rahman, is back where he belongs—in the
> company of Mani
> Ratnam
> and
> Gulzar, where he's once again churned out a thumpingly good album. Of
> course, after the disasters that were Blue, Yuvvraaj and Couple's Retreat,
> anything that sounds remotely fresh will be welcome. But in this case, we
> would say that the relief is well-deserved.
> 
> There's no doubt that the songs follow certain trademark Rahman-isms. From
> the lively percussion in Beera, to the angry rock riffs of Behene de to the
> saccharine sweet female voice on Khili re, there's much that old Rahman
> hands will find familiar. Thok de killi, performed by Sukhwinder Singh,
> especially, triggers nostalgia for songs like Dhakka laga from Yuva and
> Paathshala from Rang
> DeBasanti,
> with a similarly energetic chorus line and upbeat
> melody
> .
> Beera, performed by Vijay Prakash, is by far the best track on the album, a
> paean to the Raavan-like character portrayed by Abhishek
> Bachchan.
> Karthik does a splendid job singing Behne de, which has a haunting quality
> that Rahman has not tapped since Roja's Yeh haseen wadiyaan. Just like the
> latter had echoes of the mountains and valleys of the Himalayas, Behne de
> mimics the turbulent flow of a river that can't be controlled—only
> appropriate given that the song compares love to a river that engulfs all
> that venture into it (Behene de ghanghor ghataa/behene de paani ki tarah).
> 
> Love seems to be a bit of a villain in Raavan. Ranjha Ranjha, by
> Rekha
> Bharadwaj
> and Javed Ali, also expounds on the helplessness a lover feels (Ranjha
> Ranjha na kar Heere/Jag badnami hoye/patti patti jhad jaawe/ Par khushboo
> chup na hoye), while Kata Kata—by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal
> Ganjawala—opens with a raucous shehnai. It compares a new bridegroom to a
> lamb being led to slaughter. Khili re is a rather conventional love song—it
> has a strong classical base, but Reena Bhardwaj's breathy vocals and clichéd
> lyrical motifs of blooming flowers turn it into a bore.
> 
> The album (priced at Rs 160) will sound comfortingly familiar to fans who
> were dismayed by Rahman's outputs last year. On the flipside, though, Rahman
> does not break new ground. We like that he's not let a single voice
> dominate, even his favourite Sukhwinder; this is perfectly in keeping with
> the folk vibes of the
> music.
> But we wish he would've got at least one soaring, pitch-defying number for
> us to marvel.
> 
> 
> http://www.screenindia.com/news/back-where-he-belongs/614962/
>

[arr] Re: Spanish guys singing Jai Ho

[Pravinder]

My oh my,
that was thrilling video
ARR's music is beyond language barriers.

Great effort by those Spanish youngsters.

Pravinder.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "AJ"  wrote:
>
> This is awesome!  Thanks for sharing it here, Ram!  This song is truly a 
> global rage!
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ram Motipally  wrote:
> >
> > Friends,
> > 
> > This video has gone viral on facebook. Dont know if it has been posted here.
> > Truly amazing to see Spanish guys sing Jai Ho. I am sure they sung the
> > spanish parts perfectly ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FCeIPBm9ok
> >
>

[arr] Some people live in dreams (like Bappi Lahiri)

[Pravinder]

I can't believe this guy said all those things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIo7WScU6bw&feature=related

'Bappi Lahiri Accuses A R Rahman'.

See and laugh,

Warm regards,
Pravinder.

Re: [arr] Back where he belongs

[vimaljk]

Couple's Retreat was AMAZING..and was one of Rahman's best albums...not saying 
Raavana/Raavan is bad..but to say its better is just riduculous!...also its 
apples and oranges as couple's retreat is a SCORE (more or less) while 
Raavana/Raavan is a SOUNDTRACKYuvraaj is better as well..."Tu Hi Mere Dost" 
"Tu Muskura" "Mastam Mastam" "Manmohini" are all first rate songsalso...she 
said Blue wasnt fresh?!?!...Chiggy Wiggy was American pop mixed w/ 
Bhangra...Yaar Mila Tha was 90s Bollywood mixed with hip hop, Rehnuma was like 
a James Bond theme song.."Blue theme" was its own thingRahman hasnt 
delivered an outright dud of an album in years (Baba in 2002)no matter what 
some critics say



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinayakam Murugan  wrote:
>
> :)
> 
> Warm Regards
> ~~~
> Vinayak
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Gopal Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >  Back where he belongs
> > -A  
> > *+A
> > *
> >  Font
> > *Pooja Pillai *Posted:
> > May 07, 2010 at 1725 hrs IST
> >   Print 
> > Email
> > Newsletter 
> > Post
> > Comments
> > RSS 
> >  [image: Karthik]**
> >  We're glad Beera is the 
> > song with
> > which the music album of Raavan opens. No other song on the 
> > album 
> > declares
> > more joyously that the master, A R Rahman, is back where he belongs—in the
> > company of Mani 
> > Ratnam and
> > Gulzar, where he's once again churned out a thumpingly good album. Of
> > course, after the disasters that were Blue, Yuvvraaj and Couple's Retreat,
> > anything that sounds remotely fresh will be welcome. But in this case, we
> > would say that the relief is well-deserved.
> >
> > There's no doubt that the songs follow certain trademark Rahman-isms. From
> > the lively percussion in Beera, to the angry rock riffs of Behene de to the
> > saccharine sweet female voice on Khili re, there's much that old Rahman
> > hands will find familiar. Thok de killi, performed by Sukhwinder Singh,
> > especially, triggers nostalgia for songs like Dhakka laga from Yuva and
> > Paathshala from Rang 
> > DeBasanti,
> > with a similarly energetic chorus line and upbeat 
> > melody
> > .
> > Beera, performed by Vijay Prakash, is by far the best track on the album, a
> > paean to the Raavan-like character portrayed by Abhishek 
> > Bachchan.
> > Karthik does a splendid job singing Behne de, which has a haunting quality
> > that Rahman has not tapped since Roja's Yeh haseen wadiyaan. Just like the
> > latter had echoes of the mountains and valleys of the Himalayas, Behne de
> > mimics the turbulent flow of a river that can't be controlled—only
> > appropriate given that the song compares love to a river that engulfs all
> > that venture into it (Behene de ghanghor ghataa/behene de paani ki tarah).
> >
> > Love seems to be a bit of a villain in Raavan. Ranjha Ranjha, by 
> > Rekha 
> > Bharadwaj
> > and Javed Ali, also expounds on the helplessness a lover feels (Ranjha
> > Ranjha na kar Heere/Jag badnami hoye/patti patti jhad jaawe/ Par khushboo
> > chup na hoye), while Kata Kata—by Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal
> > Ganjawala—opens with a raucous shehnai. It compares a new bridegroom to a
> > lamb being led to slaughter. Khili re is a rather conventional love song—it
> > has a strong classical base, but Reena Bhardwaj's breathy vocals and clichéd
> > lyrical motifs of blooming flowers turn it into a bore.
> >
> > The album (priced at Rs 160) will sound comfortingly familiar to fans who
> > were dismayed by Rahman's outputs last year. On the flipside, though, Rahman
> > does not break new ground. We like that he's not let a single voice
> > dominate, even his favourite Sukhwinder; this is perfectly in keeping with
> > the folk vibes of the 
> > music.
> > But we wish he would've got at least one soaring, pitch-defying number for
> > us to marvel.
> >
> >
> > http://www.screenindia.com/news/back-where-he-belongs/614962/
> >  
> >
>