[arr] Happy Eid!

2010-09-08 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi friends, I'll be going outstation for a couple of days so I thought of wishing you guys when I still have the opportunity to do so. I would like to wish ARR sir and all my friends in this group, a very happy and joyous Eid Mubarak! It's been so wonderful to meet you guys here. The laughter,

Re: [arr]

2010-09-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Gopal! I can hardly wait to watch the episode :)) --- On Tue, 9/7/10, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 1:42 AM  

Re: [arr] Namakame.....is the only song I love in Komaram Puli

2010-09-06 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
You're right. Alaipayuthey was originally composed and written by Oothukadu Venkatasubbu Iyer. There have been many versions to the song from the time it has been first composed with slight changes to the tunes. ARR's version is one of them. --- On Sun, 9/5/10, Gomzy™

Re: [arr] Are you for or against ARR redoing CWG theme song

2010-09-06 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
However, if it is a commissioned artist, say, you hire a painter to do draw your mom's or dad's portrait, or yourself's, and what he draws you don't like, you don't think that his portrait is expressing the qualities you would like to see on the pic face of your mom or dad, or on your own

Re: [arr] 2 ARR Movies in one day!!!!

2010-09-05 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Perfect timing Chella! Coincidently I have been listening to The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Lagaan continuously for the past 1 week. Amazing compositions. Couldn't get enough of them! --- On Fri, 9/3/10, chella govindarajan rcgr...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: chella govindarajan

Re: [arr] Are you for or against ARR redoing CWG theme song

2010-09-05 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I'm against it. CWG or not, there's nothing more insulting than asking a composer to redo a song which has been released. Every composition is like a baby to the composer. Others may like/dislike the baby but a composer will never hate the same. By asking ARR to redo the song is akin to telling

Re: [arr] My blogpost on the CWG theme song

2010-09-03 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
It was a wonderful article Diya. Though I did not agree with some of your points, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading the same. Left a comment on your blog too. Hope to hear a lot more from you in the near future. Regards. --- On Thu, 9/2/10, diya ganguly_d...@yahoo.co.in wrote:

Re: [arr] Re: Will the CWG song be re-done now?

2010-09-02 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Actually, going beyond doesn't necessarily mean to surpass something. It can also mean to be different or away from something. In that light, probably ARR would have meant that CWG theme would be something different than Waka Waka rather than what was interpreted by the media. --- On Wed,

Re: [arr] I truly do not believe most people endorse the following statement:

2010-09-01 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
When liking a music depends on one's taste and interest, who are we to judge what is mediocre and what is not? --- On Sun, 8/29/10, kishore parayath kishore.paray...@gmail.com wrote: From: kishore parayath kishore.paray...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] I truly do not believe most people

Re: [arr] CWG track..heres my take

2010-09-01 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
if we approach things with pre-conceived notion, nothing can change the mindset. I truly agree with this. I don't think people were expecting a Waka Waka or a Maa Tujhe Saalam or even a Maro Maro from ARR. If yes, then all these ideas would have been expressed to him during composition process

Re: [arr] Re: CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!!

2010-09-01 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
a heart beat when i read this sentence...I thought you were about to say that the song didn't grow upon you:) The next sentence made my daylol... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@... wrote: There are a number of ARR's songs which tend

Re: [arr] CWG Song is thumping and inspiring!!

2010-08-31 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
There are a number of ARR's songs which tend to take time to grown on you, but this one is an exception, at least for me. I just fell in love with the song the moment I first heard it. It has a great blend of carribean, western and Indian music. The increase of tempo was done gradually and

Re: [arr] SAD abt ENDHIRAN songs

2010-08-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Don't worry about it, Fameeb. Enthiran is something which can be regarded as avant-garde- it may not be everyone's choice of music but it's definitely very experimental and unconventional. There's no need to feel sad or hurt for not liking it. Who knows, maybe you'll enjoy the songs once you

Re: [arr] Re: [Endiran dissapointed thread] All post here

2010-08-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Look on the bright side, probably by having a specific thread such as this will prevent members from throwing words at one another. Members who are disgruntled about the album will have room to voice out their opinions without being bashed, while members who love Enthiran, will now have the

Re: [arr] Dileep Reborn....???

2010-08-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I share the same feelings too. Not only the soundtracks and bgms, but even as the respective films are concerned, I would pick Raavanan (haven't watched Raavan yet) rather than VTV. There was something eccentric, mystifying yet enriching in the film. ...not sure why it didn't fare too well at

Re: [arr] Re: Congrats to Mugdha - KM Music Student on SaReGaMaPa Singing Superstar

2010-08-15 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I loved the way she performed the opera number and how gracefully she switched to the O rey chori track. She was just phenomenal! About Vishal asking about KMMC...I don't think he asked the question out of ignorance, then again, it was not rudeness either. Probably he wanted Mughda to say it

Re: [arr] Phani Kalyan about AR Rahman KMMC

2010-08-13 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Amazingly written Phani, enjoyed every moment of reading it. Your feelings about KMMC and ARR are expressed genuinely and beautifully in this writeup.Through your write-up, I noticed how dedicated and passionate you are to your music, may this dedication and passion of yours enable you to reach

Re: [arr] Re: Song of the Album (Playlist count)

2010-08-12 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Off late, I've been drawn to Kattu Siruki from Raavanan. Amazingly, this was not one of my favorites when the audio was released. But for some reasons, I've been hearing to this number quite a lot recently as compared to other songs...and I love every moment of listening to it :)) My favorites

Re: [arr] Re: best choreographed song ?

2010-08-12 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I agree with Indmovboff in this- Maniratnam is the best when it comes to the picturisations of songs. Shankar is no doubt, great with graphics and grandeur presentation- I still smile whenever I see Chikku Bukku (with the arrows shooting out from Prabhu Deva's eyes, or the smoke fuming out

Re: [arr] goats?

2010-08-11 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Doesn't the goat's sound comes during the portion where Kathija sings ella uyirkum nanmaiya iru (do good to all living things)? In all probabilities, they're probably trying to register the sounds of the living things in Endhiran's mind. --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [arr] Addicted to Enthiran!

2010-08-11 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Are you being sarcastic or were the questions meant to be rhetoric? No offense meant, just needed to get my facts right before replying to the same. --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Anil Nair rhythmca...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anil Nair rhythmca...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Addicted to Enthiran! To:

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Arvind. I really wish I wouldn't need to go to the hibernation state again too, nevertheless, my work has a mind of its own and I'm bounded by them. LOL! About the robotic voice chanting Puthiya Manitha...Boomiku Vaa, was it really ARR? I could recognize ARR in the subsequent lines

Re: [arr] Re: best choreographed song ?

2010-08-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
  my first mail was about ooh la la la :)  On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote:   Surprised that no one spoke about Minsara Kanavu, or did I miss the mail as usual? I

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
. On 8/6/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to see

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi Sajin, my song preferences are as follows:- 1) Puthiya Manitha 2) Kadhal Annukkal 3) Kilimanjaro (the song is growing steadily on me. I have a feeling it will climb up the top of the list very soon!) 4) Arima Arima 5) Irumbile Oru Idhayam 6) Boom Boom 7) Chitti Dance Showcase The last three

Re: [arr] Re: best choreographed song ?

2010-08-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Surprised that no one spoke about Minsara Kanavu, or did I miss the mail as usual? I always felt that Prabhu Deva is one choreographer who complemented ARR's music beautifully, right from his Chikku Bukku days. But somewhere along the line, PD seemed to be very repetitive with his steps and

Re: Re [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Rajesh, though I would hardly call it a review ;)) --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Rajesh Kumar srk2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Rajesh Kumar srk2...@yahoo.com Subject: Re [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 6:16 AM

Re: [arr] Re: Very depressed with Endhiran

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
If you don't find the heavenly tunes you're looking for in Endhiran, don't worry. Endhiran is not the only album ARR has composed or going to compose. There'll be many more albums coming out from him in future and I'm very sure you'll find what you're looking for in them. Endhiran is not your

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to see from most members of this group (especially when an ARR's album

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to see from most members of this group (especially when an ARR's album

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to see from most members of this group (especially when an ARR's album

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman- the epitome of a true music virtuoso

2010-08-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks Madhavan. I enjoy writing, especially about ARR and his music. Wish I had more time to do so. But if you think that these kind of write-ups are the fuel to the group, then I must say that the positive vibrations I get to see from most members of this group (especially when an ARR's album

Re: [arr] [Non ARR] Aisha by Amit Trivedi

2010-07-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
All of a sudden, everyone seems to think they've turned into moderators of the group. If Gopal S himself thinks that these posts are acceptable in ARR's yahoo group, why should you and Taimur make a fuss about this whole thing? In any event, I don't think anyone was comparing Amit with ARR nor

Re: [arr] [Non ARR] Aisha by Amit Trivedi

2010-07-08 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I agree. Amit is definitely a talent to look out for. I love Iktara from Wake Up Sid, and DevD songs are, needless to say, phenomenal! I've been watching Aisha's trailer on tv for some time now, and the music sounds cool to the ears. Will definitely check out the songs soon :)) --- On Thu,

Re: [arr] Re: Revisiting Indira Album - Subtle, Yet Strong!!!

2010-06-28 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
As always, a great review from you, ARRvind. Indra will always remain as one of my favorite albums mainly due to Thoda Thoda. It's truly a magical track- and that is an understatement, really. There are times when you have poor singers spoiling a really good song, there are times when you have

Re: [arr] kabhi kabhi aditi and raavan

2010-06-18 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Quote: a request to include kabhi kabhi Aditi is an example for ppl to understand that there are Intnl audience for those songs who are eagerly wanting to listen and that they understand there are score other than Thiruda Thiruda and Rangeela. Rightly said Ravi. For the past 2 decades, ARR has

Re: [arr] Re: ARR lost IIFA to Pritam

2010-06-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I agree with you on Delhi6. The first time I watched it, I actually found it to be distasteful myself. In fact, I even wrote about this in our ARR group some time back (when the film was released). Nevertheless, a fellow member replied to my post and commented that Delhi6 is indeed a wonderful

Re: [arr] I feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music

2010-05-30 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
etc.) and hence the effort to give a song to the most deserving singer (one who is conversant with the genre and language) - is somewhere getting diluted. ciao / Gopal --- On Thu, 27/5/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17

Re: [arr] I feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music

2010-05-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Quote But, Gayatri, if you compare among females, you wouldn't find younger lot of them lacking in any manner from the veterans. ARR has introduced so many female singers,you can name any female singer and find that her first ARR song is great and doesn't give any slightest indications that it

Re: [arr] I feel Behne de singing didn't keep up with its music

2010-05-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I beg to differ here. I really felt Karthik has done a wonderful job in Behne De. The song clearly speaks of the protagonist's passion and longing...and Karthik managed to voice out these feelings with such great intensity through his powerful singing. And the way his voice travels from the low

Re: Re: [arr]My experiences at KMMC to Inviting all to Audio release function

2010-05-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
All the best Phani! Wishing you all the success you truly deserve :) And thank you so much for inviting all of us to your music release function. I really wish I was not on the other side of the world right now :(( Nevertheless, my best wishes to you and your team! Regards, Gayathri --- On

Re: [arr] Song growing - Is it due to music or Lyrics

2010-05-19 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Both, I believe. It's my humble opinion that music and lyrics have equal weight to play in a song. In fact, I would go on to say that every successful song is akin to a fruit reaped from the combination of wonderful music and powerful lyrics. In the case of Raavan/ Raavanan, our minds just

Re: [arr] Need Thirakkadha (ESK) translation

2010-05-17 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Excellent translations Srini! God bless you :))) --- On Fri, 5/14/10, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.com wrote: From: Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Need Thirakkadha (ESK) translation To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 6:52 AM  

Re: [arr] Re: Shreya Ghoshal and Her Awesomeee Tamil Diction!!!

2010-05-12 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
anai nanaithindum nearam ..Sudan On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ wrote: I agree, it's always been amazing to hear Shreya Ghosal in Tamil. She pronounces the words which such perfection that you're left wondering

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

2010-05-11 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
,   taimur --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com Subject: RE: [arr] I like Raavanan Music but I agree with those who don't like it as much To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 4:39

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

2010-05-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
It's my humble opinion that most people couldn't see the beauty in Raavanan after listening to Raavanbut then, this has always been the case, at least for me. I've always found it tough to accept the new version after listening to the original numbers. I didn't like Thaalam, Uyire or

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

2010-05-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
That a nice, detailed review Suresh. Thanks for sharing them with us. Quote: I like ‘Raavanan’ music. And I completely agree with all those who have problems with ‘Raavanan’ music. I am too empathetic to complain about ‘Raavanan’ music or to disagree with those who don’t like it as much as I do.

Re: [arr] A message to Maniratnam

2010-05-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Just for the records, there's a huge difference between making a film in dual languages and dubbing a film in other languages. Raavanan/Raavan falls in the former category. Thus, your request to Maniratnam to stop dubbing films in other languages doesn't hold water in this context. Unless

Re: [arr] Shreya Ghoshal and Her Awesomeee Tamil Diction!!!

2010-05-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I agree, it's always been amazing to hear Shreya Ghosal in Tamil. She pronounces the words which such perfection that you're left wondering if Tamil is actually her mother tongue! I agree with you Arvind that Manipaya is a comparatively easier song to sing. She might not have to concentrate on

Re: [arr] What is anurada sriram singing?

2010-05-06 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
When I first heard the song, I didn't like Anuradha's singing at all too. It could be because I was captivated by Rekha's voice in the Hindi version, and it could also be because I've never heard Anuradha singing in such a way. But with continuous hearing, I don't feel her voice to be funny nor

Re: [arr] Re: My thoughts on Raavan

2010-05-05 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
gud write up .. :) Btw Thomas Train has become a rage among kids ;) On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi AJ, Thanks a lot, that's really very thoughtful of you. Like your daughter, my nephew loves the Dhan da dham dham part as well

[arr] My thoughts on Raavan

2010-05-04 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
My thoughts on Raavan Ok, let me begin with a warning…this is a long post, and those who know me (and know how I love to drift out of the topic most of the time) here’s a consolation…there’s a “delete” just around the corner for your convenience  LOL, Just kidding, please read this mail,

Re: [arr] My thoughts on Raavan

2010-05-04 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi Rawat, My nephew doesn't understand a word of Hindi nevertheless the Kata Kata song is definitely one of his favourite. In fact, the moment gaya gaya ek aur gaya re, gaya gaya bechara bit comes in, he would gleefully turn to me and say, Hey, they're calling your name! Well, I'm not going to

Re: [arr] My thoughts on Raavan

2010-05-04 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Reena is the UK based singer who's so far sung in movies composed only by ARR...!   And many would have missed...there is another Bharadwaj in the tracklist of Raavan...he is Goutham Bharadwaj..! ! :) Seems like its Bharadwaj battalion in Raavan!!! :) --- On Tue, 5/4/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan

Re: [arr] Re: My thoughts on Raavan

2010-05-04 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Dham Dham!!! She loves that part!!! She wants me to sing that song along everytime it comes on in the car. That song will be a hit among kids I think! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ ... wrote: My thoughts on Raavan Ok

Re: [arr] Re: Hope no songs like baazi lagaa and Ek lo Ek muft will be in Raavan

2010-04-23 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
view. Feel free to disagree! --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Hope no songs like baazi lagaa and Ek lo Ek muft will be in Raavan To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date

Re: [arr] Re: Hope no songs like baazi lagaa and Ek lo Ek muft will be in Raavan

2010-04-21 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Guru is the weakest album of Mani-ARR combo? Oh dear! It's really sad to hear such remarks from ARR's fan. Yes, one is entitled to have his/her own preferences but to say that this is the weakest album from their combo is...well, it's kinda hard to digest such comments. Barso Re, Tere Bina, Ay

Re: [arr] Which are your favorite ARR song beginnings and endings?

2010-04-16 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
How ironic that you bring this topic up now :) I was just listening to Munbe Vaa (Sillunu Oru Kadhal) today and thought about how its prelude music used to bring a smile to my face everytime it was played. One might think that the feeling might have varied as time goes by, but surprisingly

Re: [arr] (Non-ARR) Angadi Theru

2010-04-16 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I haven't listen to madarasapathinam songs yet. And you're right. The song in the link is amazing! I would definitely get the album now...Nevertheless, talking about Angadi Theru, been hearing good reviews about the songs esp the Vijay's bgm.(The only songs which I've heard from the movie are

Re: [arr] VTV Lyrics, Thamarai and Vairamuthu !!

2010-03-19 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Personally, I feel that Thamarai has done a commendable job in VTV. It's never easy to write the lyrics for ARR's compositions and yet she has managed came out with flying colours. Her lyrics might not have been poetically inclined, but as Srinivasa rightly pointed out, they fitted the film

Re: [arr] பாக்ஸ் ஆஃபிஸ ் - விண்ணைத்தாண்ட ி வருவாயா சாதனை

2010-03-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Vinnaithandi Varuvaya Vinnaithandi Varuvaya (Will you come across the sky?) is truly at a place unreachable by others. The movie received a great response from the urban folks. And despite some venom reviews on the film, the viewers seem to be giving thumbs up to the film. It has to be taken

Re: [arr] hi friends.........

2010-03-08 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi Katy, Welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll have a great time here :) --- On Mon, 3/8/10, gssamericaservices gssamericaservi...@yahoo.com wrote: From: gssamericaservices gssamericaservi...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] hi friends. To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, March 8,

Re: [arr] Watch this rockstar performance of an AR song by a kid in a TV show!

2010-02-28 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Wonderful performance by Siddharth. Speaking about kids' performances, kindly do watch Anakha's performance on the same show. Her rendition on Malargale Malargale (Love Birds) was just amazing! --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com wrote: From: Madhavan Rajan

Re: [arr] One album that is completely perfect!

2010-02-05 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Let me guessJodha Akhbar? --- On Thu, 2/4/10, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com wrote: From: Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] One album that is completely perfect! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 3:10 PM  

Re: [arr] Re: ARR wins 2 Grammy awards!

2010-01-31 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
ARR is just amazing! My heartiest congratulations to him and his wonderful team! May God bless him always :) --- On Sun, 1/31/10, arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote: From: arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins 2 Grammy awards! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday,

Re: [arr] My favorite ARR Songs/Tracks since Jan 2009

2010-01-28 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi AJ aka Chord, That was a nice track list. You've listed down practically all the songs from D6, Blue, CR and VTV ;) ...and rightly so, as all of them deserved to be in everyone's list of favourite songs. On a second thought, any reasons for leaving out Passage? I personally thought

Re: [arr] ARR and IR's press meet after the announcement of PB awards

2010-01-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks myown_niche for your fine reflections on this matter. You've pointed out the exact thoughts that were running on my mind. I too feel that it's futile to venture into this topic. The fact that ARR has been conferred with one of the highest award is a reason to celebrate by itself. Thus,

Re: [arr] Re: Thai manne vanakkam song performed by Chinese Artist

2010-01-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks a lot Pyarilal! --- On Tue, 1/26/10, ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@yahoo.in wrote: From: ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@yahoo.in Subject: [arr] Re: Thai manne vanakkam song performed by Chinese Artist To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 1:50 AM  

Re: [arr] Thai manne vanakkam song performed by Chinese Artist

2010-01-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Amazing! --- On Tue, 1/26/10, ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@yahoo.in wrote: From: ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@yahoo.in Subject: [arr] Thai manne vanakkam song performed by Chinese Artist To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:10 AM   Thai manne vanakkam song

Re: [arr] ARR and IR's press meet after the announcement of PB awards

2010-01-26 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi Anil, The lines have been translated by Sath Murthy himself. Kindly read the paragraphs before the respective tamil lines. --- On Tue, 1/26/10, Anil Wadghule anildigi...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anil Wadghule anildigi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] ARR and IR's press meet after the

Re: FW: [arr] My opinion on VTV

2010-01-21 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
way! :) -Cheers Jesheem On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote:   Though it has just been two days since I bought the cd, nevertheless for some reasons, I feel as if I've been having an age old relationship

Re: [arr] My opinion on VTV

2010-01-16 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
it!! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ ... wrote: Thanks Vithur :) --- On Fri, 1/15/10, Vithur vith...@... wrote: From: Vithur vith...@... Subject: Re: [arr] My opinion on VTV To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 2:51 AM Â

[arr] My opinion on VTV

2010-01-15 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Though it has just been two days since I bought the cd, nevertheless for some reasons, I feel as if I've been having an age old relationship with the album. To tell the truth, when I first heard the songs, I did like the album for the overall presentation. However, as the songs kept playing

Re: [arr] My opinion on VTV

2010-01-15 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
PM, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ yahoo.com wrote:   Though it has just been two days since I bought the cd, nevertheless for some reasons, I feel as if I've been having an age old relationship with the album. To tell the truth, when I first heard the songs, I did like the album

Re: [arr] My opinion on VTV

2010-01-15 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
for penning down those feelings. Its like a magic, while listening to songs if I think about something, in few minutes I find the same talked about in YG.. Amazing to have this family..     ~ Love Music Love Life    Neetika         ginal Message - From: Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17

Re: [arr] A R Rahman Library Gallery belong to All RahmanFans in this Worlds .

2010-01-14 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Hi Santosh, You're absolutely right. No one can ever claim that he/she is the biggest fan of ARR as there can be no limitations to the love and affection that each and every one of us have for ARR and his music. And you're right again when you say that ARR's music is what unites all of us.

Re: [arr] Kural in ARR songs

2010-01-13 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Boys- Dating song? --- On Wed, 1/13/10, Elanchezhian elan_rahman_ka...@yahoo.in wrote: From: Elanchezhian elan_rahman_ka...@yahoo.in Subject: [arr] Kural in ARR songs To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 8:30 PM   Guys, First

Re: [arr] Re: how to make a gud song to an irritating one.

2010-01-12 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
That's a good reply Rawat, but I'm afraid you quoted the wrong person. It was Aneesh who criticized on Aromale, not RaijenB. From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail. com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Tue, January 12, 2010 12:20:28 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Re: how to make a gud song to an

Re: [arr] Where is Gayathri??

2010-01-12 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Yeah, I'm still around . I only managed to purchase the cd today, Ichord. In fact, Manipaya is playing in my cd player while I'm writing this... I must say that I'm enjoying the songs so far. Plus, the new sounds ARR has created are a treat to the ears! I'm still wondering if ARR has used

Re: [arr] this is tooooooooo much Re: VTV audion on 12th jan for sure.

2010-01-07 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Cool down Prasad...why do you need to get frustrated on matters like this? Didn't the official release date of VTV audio have been fixed on 12th January? So, be happy...in a matter of a few days, you'll be able to enjoy the music. If it's any consolations, think of those living overseas who

Re: [arr] Sivaji - Hindi

2009-12-29 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Once you've heard and fallen in love with the original version, it's hard to have the same feeling while listening to the dubbed versions. --- On Tue, 12/29/09, pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com wrote: From: pratap pratap_elen...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Sivaji - Hindi To:

Re: [arr] Revisiting RHYTHM (2000) Music Album!!

2009-12-22 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Once again Arvind, great review on the album. Rhythm is definitely one of my personal favourite albums too. I'm glad that you took the time to write about the beauty of each and every song of the album. Nevertheless, what happen to the review on Katre En Vaasal? Did you intentionally leave that

Re: [arr] AUDIO RELEASE IN INDIA ON 26TH DECEMBER 2009, CONFIRMED BY MUSIC GALLERY, COIMBATORE

2009-12-22 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
If you are spending your time just waiting for ARR's release and doing nothing else, you have all the rights to be offended. Well said Shah Navas! It's just a matter of time before the audio would be released. So why not just wait for it instead of venting out frustrations or being offended

Re: [arr] Guess the song and add new lyrics

2009-12-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Sevvanam Chinna Pen from Pavithra --- On Wed, 12/9/09, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com wrote: From: Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Guess the song and add new lyrics To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 12:10 PM  

Re: [arr] Revisiting Parthaale Paravasam Album

2009-12-10 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Great review ARRvind! Like many, I too had high expectations on Parthale Paravasam. KB sir has always strike me as a director with a good sense of music and like you rightly pointed out, he's one of the few directors who is meticulous about song pciturisations. Plus, with the winning

Re: [arr] Sir A R Rahman Library Gallery

2009-12-09 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Truly amazing Mr. Santosh! Keep up the good work :) --- On Mon, 12/7/09, Santosh Pandey skpandey...@ymail.com wrote: From: Santosh Pandey skpandey...@ymail.com Subject: [arr] Sir A R Rahman Library Gallery [5 Attachments] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 10:20 PM

Re: [arr] A.R.Rahman 25 | Ananta Vikatan special!

2009-11-25 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks a lot for the article Sree and Sairamm. Just curious about point no. 19. 19.The first film by rahman is Roja.But this is not true. His first film was Yodha.This film starred Mohanlal in malayalam.. Is this true? I thought Yodha was his second film... --- On Wed, 11/25/09, Sreekrishnan R

Re: [arr] Re: Shreya Ghoshal singing a new tamil song for AR!

2009-11-19 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
If it's blue, then she must have mentioned it. Maybe it's a remake of some telugu album...ARR is currently working on Puli in Telugu right? Then again, this whole Shreya and tweet is so hard to believe...there's a high possibility that it's a hoax, just like the Aishwarya's tweet about Ravana

Re: [arr] AR Rahman acting in a film?

2009-11-18 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I wouldn't call it a cameo. It was actually a clip of the filmfare award function where ARR received the best music director award from K.Balachander for the film Minsara Kanavu. --- On Tue, 11/17/09, Ip Boy xtremeboyz...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ip Boy xtremeboyz...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr]

Re: [arr] Re: A R Rahman's Spiritual Cannon

2009-11-02 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
http://www.englishcafe.com/taxonomy/term/699 --- On Sun, 11/1/09, patevis3 vishal1...@hotmail.com wrote: From: patevis3 vishal1...@hotmail.com Subject: [arr] Re: A R Rahman's Spiritual Cannon To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 8:08 AM  

Re: [arr] ARR's caricature by me

2009-11-02 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Nice work Yogesh, keep it up! :) --- On Thu, 10/29/09, Yogesh Korde yogesh2...@yahoo.in wrote: From: Yogesh Korde yogesh2...@yahoo.in Subject: [arr] ARR's caricature by me [1 Attachment] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 11:22 PM  

Re: [arr] 'Raavan' Finally Over

2009-10-29 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Is this news for real? A few days ago there was a news saying that Aishwarya's song sequence would be shot in January 2010...and now the whole shooting is over? --- On Wed, 10/28/09, Abdul Manaf Chukkan Parambil amana...@jaleelwp.com wrote: From: Abdul Manaf Chukkan Parambil

Re: [arr] SPB says Rahman is like his son and says he is very shy, polite and too modest

2009-10-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Thanks a lot for the translations Vishal :) --- On Mon, 10/26/09, Vishal vishalredd...@yahoo.in wrote: From: Vishal vishalredd...@yahoo.in Subject: [arr] SPB says Rahman is like his son and says he is very shy, polite and too modest To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, October 26,

Re: [arr] Re: MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE

2009-10-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Wow Umiesha, you are truly blessed! Congratulations and do share the pic you've taken with us :D --- On Mon, 10/26/09, lakshmi pathy bhawn...@yahoo.com wrote: From: lakshmi pathy bhawn...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Re: MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com

Re: [arr] but didnt vairamuthu and AR have a mis understanding?

2009-10-27 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I wouldn't regard it entirely as gossips. It's a known fact that Vairamuthu have been quite vocal in expressing his differences with ARR in the past. I'm not sure about the Sneghithane episode that Wiredbeats pointed out. However I could recall the incident whereby VM lashed out on ARR at the

Re: [arr] JAI HO Exact list of songs performed at Hyderabad concert

2009-10-25 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Just a query, there were several songs listed here with G.V. Prakash as the singer. Are you sure it's G.V. Prakash (ARR's nephew) or are you referring to Vijay Prakash of Fiqrana fame? --- On Sun, 10/25/09, tooty frooty bobby.mamillapa...@yahoo.com wrote: From: tooty frooty

Re: [arr] Re: The 3 Lines Pattern

2009-10-23 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
Good observation but I feel that Amith was talking more about the difference in the music pattern rather than the the way lyrics work around thaalam. To quote your example: Kadhal Rojavae is 1-2 Engae Nee-engae is 3-4 Kanneer Vazhiyuthadi Kannae is 5-6-7-8 In the above observation, you

Re: [arr] Pavithra Movie---has anyone watched it ???

2009-10-23 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I did. It wasn't a pleasant watch, nevertheless could still be regarded as an average film...I wouldn't call it a total wash-out but then, there's nothing to shout about the film either. The songs were nice esp, Azhagu Nilave and Uyirum Neeye. On the other hand, it also has songs like

Re: [arr] Re: We should be thankful this time

2009-10-22 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I have yet to watch the movie thus, I really don't know if there were songs composed by other composers. But as far as ARR's compositions are concerned, he not only composed but  he produced the soundtracks as well. That could be the reason why only his compositions were released on CD. ---

Re: [arr] Varayo Thozhi singer

2009-10-21 Thread Gayathri Chandrakasan
I don't think it's nithyashree. Nithyashree's first film song was Kannodu Kaanbathellam, also from Jeans. If I'm not wrong, it was Sangeetha who sang the Varaiyo Thozhi. Btw, is she the same one who sang Thannerai Kadhalikum from Mr. Romeo? --- On Wed, 10/21/09, Milad mony

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