[arr] Just watched Couples Retreat!

2009-10-10 Thread kaissiom
So, I went to the local theatres at the earliest convenience to catch this flick. The movie: It's okay, I had a few good laughs, but nothing great. The content is for mature audience really. I'm surprised this movie is PG-13, it should really be R. The music: Well, given that this is a comed

Re: [arr] As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

2009-10-10 Thread Mohamed Hashir
Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam? On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Vithur wrote: > > > Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of > music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam > acknowledged in an interview (on our

Re: [arr] Jodha Akbar is a classic..isn't it?

2009-10-10 Thread Anish Gupte
WB, I completely agree with you. I have watched the movie twice, and I also feel that its a fine film indeed. In fact, I would go one step further and say that even Aishwarya's acting was top notch. She was characterized perfectly, and depicted in an apt manner. Abt the music, well we all know ho

Re: [arr] Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman

2009-10-10 Thread Mohamed Hashir
Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen? I dont think so.. "One movie scene is etched in his memory for good — the one in Rang De Basanti, his first recording for Rahman" On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Vinayak wrote: > > > Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen? > > > Warm Regards > ~~~

[arr] Chiggy Wiggy (Live In Concert) - Sonu Nigam

2009-10-10 Thread nishantsgarg
Hi Everyone, I I have just come back from Sonu Nigam's live concert which was held in Delhi. Through out the event Sonu performed numerous songs, from whihc one was Chiggy Wiggy from Blue. Kylie's part was sung by some female vocalist who was giving backing vocals in few of the songs. The funny

[arr] CD Cover - Couples Retreat [2 Attachments]

2009-10-10 Thread Pradeepan R
Not the best quality Pics... ARR's msg is nice: -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"

[arr] Nana Lyrics

2009-10-10 Thread aristocratic bureaucrat
NANA – AR Rahman, BlaaZe, Viviane Chaix, AR Ameen, Clinton and Dominic (written by AR Rahman, BlaaZe & Viviane Chaix) ARR: Woyoyoyeah BLZ: You got to give and get and let di pressure go ARR: Woyoyoyeah BLZ: Boom boom all you never wanted me to show Don’t lie la lie la lie la lie… Say No

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2009-10-10 Thread shravan shenoy
please send me the song as an attachment or the download link for the song.. "SHYAMA SUNDARA KERA KEDARA BHOOMI"  it is the asianet title or theme song composed by a r rehman... thank in advance.. Try the new Yahoo! India Homepage. Click here. http://in.yahoo.com/trynew

RE: [arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-10 Thread wiredbeats .
its a pathbreaking rhythm which has not been repeated anywhere since 10 years. The track is so fresh even now and it gave his career new wings. Bombay dreams happened and because of it more stuff happened. You can draw a line from the Oscars to chaiyya chaiyya easily.All major milestones in his

[arr] Oru Kanavin Isai - all articles

2009-10-10 Thread yalini1989
enjoy... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AIID32SK

[arr] Jodha Akbar is a classic..isn't it?

2009-10-10 Thread wiredbeats .
I have watched this movie about 3 times, including in big IMAX screen ( i know its not an IMAX film, still here the theatre guys show an zoomed in version in the IMAX screen) After a long time this movie Jodha Akbar grows on you. I have been watching the movie almost everyweek when it comes on

[arr] My ARR Graph

2009-10-10 Thread Jahanzeb
Just for comparison I've compiled this ARR graph, graph of his Hindi albums and rating I gave to each. Please find it at the link below. Any comments are welcomed. http://blog.jahanzeb.com/2009/10/my-r-rahman-graph.html

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-10 Thread A.R.Rajib
> > --- On *Sat, 10/10/09, anthony jewelson * wrote: > > > From: anthony jewelson > Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :) > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 12:31 PM > > wasn't it Rahman who wrotw the lyrics of Pray for me brother > > A.R.Rahman & Bla

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-10 Thread Din, D, Nesh
A.R.Rahman wrote the lines " Oru Poiyavathu Soll Kanne, Un Kadhal Naanthaan endru, antha sollil, uyir valvhen" from the movie Jodi (1999). This was confirmed by the singer Srinivas himself in an interview. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mehroof ! Mohamed !! wrote: > > Many songs to his c

[arr] Re: Blue - Horrible Choreography

2009-10-10 Thread Jahanzeb
exactly as i said before too, Fiqrana is a song meant to be picturized outdoor. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "light4_u" wrote: > > I agree with all of u guys. Fiqrana video is just a mess notthing else. Blue > theme video is also picturised very badly. Yeah A.R.Rajib I thou

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-10 Thread A.R.Rajib
I alway wanted to talk about this !! thanks a ton for posting this topic ... *I Think it's the most populer Track in South Asia* .. I would talk about the popularity of this song here in Bangladesh... >From Toy mobile's ringtone to wedding , picnic ,eid ...take any damn occasion to enjoy ...I alwa

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-10 Thread Jahanzeb
i think it faces strong competition from Muqabla. i don't know about India but in Pakistan it was an equivalent hit if not bigger. i suppose it should beat Chaiya in India since it was originally in Tamil and then dubbed in Hindi hence same level of hit in north and south. though I am not sure h

[arr] Kadhal Illamalae from Thaalam

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
Got to listen to the Tamil version of Taal and I am bowled over once again. In fact, I think I like the voice and singing better in the Tamil version of Ishq Bina (Kadhal Illamalae)has more passion with better voice modulations and intonations. Simply amazing how we can enjoy a soundtrack

[arr] Re: Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

2009-10-10 Thread Jahanzeb
very interesting read. thanks for sharing. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Din, D, Nesh" wrote: > > RGV blogs on what happened.. apparently, this is why Ismail has been > really harsh to ARR > > > DUSTBIN FORTUNES > Both "Drohi" and the song bombed but because of th

[arr] Re: As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

2009-10-10 Thread Jahanzeb
I thought only we use the word "Rahmaniac". nice to see it elsewhere too. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur wrote: > > Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of > music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam > a

Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?

2009-10-10 Thread amol kadu
I mproud owner of cowon D2. Costs less than 8000 for 4 gb expandable model. Fantastic looks. RAHMAN SOUNDS DIVINE ON IT.Just take care that u use different set of headphones than the ones provided and use absolutely minimal settings change Those who have heard the brand have been mesmerised

[arr] Woke up early & ARR Bliss.

2009-10-10 Thread pradeepanonline
I woke up early today , very early for Saturday standards. and was pissed of that I woke up this early. But I put the headphones lying down and listened to these ARR songs.. It was Bliss. savored the music & thanked the hour.. * Malargale , Love Birds * Luka Chupi, RDB * Saawariyaan, Swades * Me

Re: [arr] Sajna is the End Credits song!

2009-10-10 Thread Pradeepan R
Now, that is not fair :) U've spoiled the surprise. On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Madhavan Rajan wrote: > Read the comment by a person who watched the movie. > > "i feel in love with the song right after I heard in the end of the > movie" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzHmsDRYcA >

Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re, second half?

2009-10-10 Thread Pradeepan R
thats awesome :)) never noticed it till now.. this is like a treasure hunt On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 1:21 AM, venkat krishnan wrote: > > > hi guys! >There is one more instance where arr proves that there is no one > else to use instruments.this is from oru dheivam thantha poove from >

Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

2009-10-10 Thread Farzad Khaleel
*>> **Personally what i felt is nowadays ARR's song became too predictable hence feels repetitive.Personally i found the 'Sajana' song from CR in most of the parts sounds cliche. Missing the haunting interludes, more hip hop styled ,no orchestration at all, easy to sing* Agreed with you Jemsheed. I

[arr] Re: Right to opinion - do you think these songs lack soul?

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
Hey Din, You said, "the lack usage of carnatic raagam is the sole fact of his lack of soulfulness albums nowadays". Now I will interpret that as you thinking that nothing that ARR has created recently has soul, am I correct? If you miss Carnatic raagas, that I can understand, but please do ch

[arr] A R Rahman To Perform At International Space Station

2009-10-10 Thread Bivin Chandra
Oscar winner A R Rahman will be performing at the International Space Station along with Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva, with other performers from across the globe.    Guy Laliberte, the circus entrepreneur, will be the host of the two-hour show, which is being held to stress on issues r

Re: [arr] Meaning of Nana

2009-10-10 Thread Ashok Purohit
Well, if we have Yanni listeners too here, he has a song called NIKI NANA which means "We're One". May be Nana means ONe? Ashok --- On Fri, 9/10/09, pratap wrote: From: pratap Subject: [arr] Meaning of Nana To: "ARR FAN CLUB" Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 3:18 AM

Re: [arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

2009-10-10 Thread manisha madhavan
Here is the video that was aired. Quality is not great, I took it from my camera. Hope a better quality gets posted soon. All can enjoy this till then i guess :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKmpCjGEQ4 Cheers, Manisha From: manisha madhavan To: AR Rahman

Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

2009-10-10 Thread Roshan
Sriram, Your intentions may have been good. but I wouldn't classify saying "recent albums of AR Rahman lacking soul" as a constructive criticism. it merely says that you didn't like the recent albums while the entire nation has been loving these soul-less songs. Criticism is welcomed by everyone

[arr] Couples Retreat might yield much needed respite for Universal

2009-10-10 Thread Gopal Srinivasan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/10/movie-projector-couples-retreat-could-bring-much-needed-good-news-to-universal.html

Re: [arr] Oru Kanavin Isai (ARR's biography in Vikatan)

2009-10-10 Thread siva kumar
hai i am siva. do u want to chat with me. --- On Fri, 9/10/09, gayathri_ck17 wrote: From: gayathri_ck17 Subject: Re: [arr] Oru Kanavin Isai (ARR's biography in Vikatan) To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 6:00 AM   Hi guys, just wondering if anyone could post

Re: [arr] Fw: Roja Title track

2009-10-10 Thread nagarajan raghavendran
Debashish - we are unable to open your attachment.   Could you put it in some file share. --- On Fri, 10/9/09, Debashis Das wrote: From: Debashis Das Subject: [arr] Fw: Roja Title track [1 Attachment] To: "A R Rehman" , vith...@gmail.com Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 5:06 PM   [Attachmen

Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?

2009-10-10 Thread niyant_dalal
While I agree that other players like Creative, iRiver, Cowon are (possibly) better sounding, its difficult to counter the vast ecosystem that apple has built around the ipod -- lo-tech or hi-end accessories available for it's players is enormous. even the 2nd most popular player (Creative Zen I'm

[arr] Sajna is the End Credits song!

2009-10-10 Thread Madhavan Rajan
Read the comment by a person who watched the movie. "i feel in love with the song right after I heard in the end of the movie" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzHmsDRYcA -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

[arr] Revisiting Ayutha Ezhuthu!

2009-10-10 Thread Madhavan Rajan
What to say? Even after several years this album will be on top in terms of trendy, youthful, motivating songs, exceptional sound quality, and crystal clear lyrics that has a high poetic value. The way in which Shahin Badar's vocals were processed in Dol Dol song just shows the brilliance of AR tha

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-10 Thread anthony jewelson
wasn't it Rahman who wrotw the lyrics of Pray for me brother   --- On Thu, 8/10/09, A.R.Rajib wrote: From: A.R.Rajib Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :) To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 7:41 PM   ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-10 Thread Taimur
hi ICHORD, i would say yes chaiya chaiya is A R RAHMAN greatest hit. the popularity of that song is unparalled. its not even famous in INDIA but world over.THE SONG HAD THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL and the most bombastic song till date . it could not be A R RHMANS greatest composition bt as fa

RE: [arr] Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

2009-10-10 Thread Jesheem Mohamed
Well the last few lines are a shocker! At the time of HDDCS, it was taal, pukar etc by Rahmanjii! And who could say that taal didnt do well.. hehe!! Well taal in terms of musical volumes was a much greater success than HDDCS. Just pipped at the National Awards, Taal garnered every popula

Re: [arr] Initial Couple's Retreat movie reviews, not so good :(

2009-10-10 Thread Madhavan Rajan
Couples Retreat recommendations are high from the tweets of those who viewed the movie. Just search for couples retreat in twitter and you will be surprised to see how good many feel about the movie... On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:45 AM, coolwiz80 wrote: > > > This is the latest review excerpt i fo

Re: [arr] Illayaraja Songs in ARR Chennai Concert??!!

2009-10-10 Thread !--Sri Balaji--!
Hi Aravind, This is deliberately done by DinaMalar folks. Rahman is a universal icon. Just ignore this. Dame sure no Ilayaraja or any composer's songs. Rahmaniacs, Enjoy the Weekend with Rahman's concert. luving you all,sribalaji --- On Thu, 8/10/09, Aravind AM wrote: From: Aravind AM Subject:

Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re, second half?

2009-10-10 Thread venkat krishnan
hi guys!    There is one more instance where arr proves that there is no one else to use instruments.this is from oru dheivam thantha poove from kannathil muthamiital sung by chinmayi(not the male version).if u carefully notice u will be able to hear the sound of the bass guitar fron 5.1

Re: [arr] Re: Rehnuma (from Blue) sounds like James Bond music

2009-10-10 Thread kishore parayath
The SONG is FULLY in UNPREDICTABLE format.. Amazing Chords The Synth Pads are superb The pad sounds and their FLOW is honestly what we must ADMIT, that was lacking in recent songs of BOSS...Even Delhi 6. REHNUMA is a number in a genre which I had been craving from BOSS since many years.

Re: [arr] The Hollywood reporter reviews Couples Retreat

2009-10-10 Thread Haris Rahman
Dear Rahman fans, I had read a new from Gulf Madhyamam that AR Rahman had been there in Macca and Madina for Umra from Monday to Thursday. If someone can translate it to English, it would be interested to All Rahmaniacs. Thnx. Haris On 10/8/09, hathim2 wrote: > > > > > > http://www.hollywoodrep

[arr] Re: Right to opinion.

2009-10-10 Thread Din, D, Nesh
Greetings sriram, ur post is absolutely true. I have been a member of this group ever since 2001 , and back in those days, members who are active were never harsh and rude towards the members as like nowadays. Not willing to mention the names here. I have expressed about this here few months bac

[arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

2009-10-10 Thread manisha madhavan
Sorry here is the link to watch: http://broadcast.onedrop.org/ - Forwarded Message From: manisha madhavan To: AR Rahman Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 11:41:36 PM Subject: Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal Hey All, Just saw ARR in pure divine form singin

Re: [arr] Some reviews on Couples Retreat (generally bad)

2009-10-10 Thread Roshan
Well, it is a chick-flick. most of the romantic comedies don't get great reviews but it still does good business in the box office because as much as the guys hate chick-flicks, girls love them. the bad review for the music is generally because of the movie itself. if the entire movie doesn't work

Re: [arr] Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman

2009-10-10 Thread Vinayak
Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen? Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Vithur wrote: > > > Big dreams in the pipeline > > > > Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman, his > collaborati

Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

2009-10-10 Thread jemsheed
Just see the thread 'Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai' somebody tagged  a song as 'AR's'. Some of the guys started review it ,they liked it..comments says nice and simple work from ARR. Just tag anything 'ARR', sell it here.. and the point, "Had one valid point from a member saying th

[arr] An interesting info about Chinna Chinna Aasai song

2009-10-10 Thread Kalai Vannan
Hi Guys Read an post from Orkut and thought of posting it here..Here is the post Highlander:The Quickening – Chinna Chinna Aasai “Chinna Chinna Aasai” song from the movie “Roja” is one of my all time favorites.Its a very melodious number in reggae style. An amazing composition by our master A.R.R

[arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

2009-10-10 Thread manisha madhavan
Hey All, Just saw ARR in pure divine form singing Vellai Pookal. Hope some of you were able to catch it. This special show, getting the whole world together for water started at 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM (EST) on Friday. Its a 2 hr show. I missed it the first time, but they repeated it the second time

[arr] Re: As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
Glad to hear Blue is selling well. It deserves to! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur wrote: > > Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of > music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam > acknowledged in an interview (on our

[arr] Whoever put together the Sadhana Sargam version of O Paalanhare......

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
I want to say thank you thank you thank you again! IT's such a treat to own this version of this classic from Lagaan with SS's youthful voice and the sound clarity taken from the DVD is just top notch. I forgot who put this together, but I know it's someone from this group.I am enjoyin

Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha

2009-10-10 Thread pratap
Same genre is more accurate... I think... http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/elensar5233 --- On Thu, 10/8/09, Arun Bangalore wrote: From: Arun Bangalore Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:23 PM

[arr] Re: Right to opinion.

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
You are correct. You are entitled to your opinions. But, others are entitled to theirs too and to disagree with you. Disagreement does not necessarily need to yield "constructive" thoughts. You thought Blue lacked soul, others didn't agree. Simple. Nothing personal against you. I'm all for

[arr] Re: Blue - Horrible Choreography

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
Yup! To me, AG is the best in picturizing ARR's songseven better than Mani and Shankar, although it's close! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "yogesh2783" wrote: > > Yes I agree..but you are forgetting one more name..ashutosh govarikar > who has given justice to AR's music. > > Regards

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-10 Thread Mehroof ! Mohamed !!
Many songs to his credit for the starting lines .. I guess the first one he did is for  "Chikku Bukku Chikku Bukku railae" .   Mehroof ! Mohamed !! --- On Thu, 8/10/09, A.R.Rajib wrote: From: A.R.Rajib Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :) To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date:

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

2009-10-10 Thread light4_u
Yes absolutely no doubt about it. Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit. The reaction I saw in public after Chaiya Chaiya for ARR I neveer saw that again or before it. Even the guys who criticized ARR also started praising him after Chaiya Chaiya. I m not saying that Chaiya Chaiya is the

[arr] Re: Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

2009-10-10 Thread ichord
I believe Ismail Durbar is a talented musician, but because of his bad temper and general hot headedness, he has not since matched the kind of success seen in HDCCS and Devdas. In fact, for both scores, I give equal credit to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's musical knowledge and sensibilities for these

Re: [arr] Blue - Horrible Choreography

2009-10-10 Thread light4_u
I agree with all of u guys. Fiqrana video is just a mess notthing else. Blue theme video is also picturised very badly. Yeah A.R.Rajib I though like that too that the Fiqrana n blue theme should have picturised out side on the roads like Girlfriend song from Boys n Urvashi Urvashi. The biggest

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

2009-10-10 Thread V S Rawat
On 10/8/2009 7:41 PM India Time, _A.R.Rajib_ wrote: > ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said in a recent interview ... > �That he wrote chants & M.I.A Wrote the chasing lyrics in O saaya > *In Blue Theme ... The Idea of Mispronouncing the Word "Blue" came From > ARR Himself* What is the

Re: [arr] Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

2009-10-10 Thread V S Rawat
Beautiful piece. insightful. thanks for sharing. "I played that song to Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact that he hasn't heard a song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, deewana and sanam" :-) amusing way of putting it. Though, Mani is wrong here. Zameen aasma

[arr] Why no news on vtv

2009-10-10 Thread aneesh ani
Guys y there is no official news on vtv,i thnk it may not be releasing on this 23rd.if it was 23rd then it is time to release the orginal track list in official site.guys pls respond to this if any body have any news. Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more