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ARR's 10th Anniversary in TFM - A Decade of Fans

Topic started by A Constellation of ARR Fans (@ 12.234.180.182) on Tue Aug 20 11:40:13 EDT 2002.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

It is a known fact that with Baba, ARR has marked his 10th year in TFM in a Big Way.
The beneficiaries of this prodigy's talents, tat’s us the fans, have decided to call for Celebrations in a Big Way.
Hence, a Constellation of ARR Fans from the newtfmpage Forum got together and took a walk down memory lane, through each year of A Decade of Rahmania.

The fruit of our labour saw the creation of a whole new Website, "10 Years of Universal Conquest", in Dedication to ARR.

Rahman - The Indian Music Wizard - A Composer's view - by UV
http://www.armedd.com/arr/rahman.html

1992 - The Dawn of a New Age - by ROTFL
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1992.html

1993 - His Best Year in the Tamil Film World - by Bharath
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1993.html

1994 - En mel Vizhuntha Malai Thuli - by OISG
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1994.html

1995 - His Second National Conquest - by Cosmician
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1995.html

1996 - Western namakku Vilaiyatu - by Cosmician
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1996.html

1997 - Rahman captures Poo Pookum Osai - Joint effort
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1997.html

1998 - Sandhosha Kaneere - by WN
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1998.html

1999 - The Magician's Spell - by CP
http://www.armedd.com/arr/1999.html

2000 - The Magic Continues - by CP
http://www.armedd.com/arr/2000.html

2001 - The Right Recipe for the New Millennium - by Are Yaar
http://www.armedd.com/arr/2001.html

2002 - Inspiration for a New Generation - by Magix
http://www.armedd.com/arr/2002.html

We invite all of you to join us in the celebrations.
We’d also like to thank newtfmpage admin, RR & bb, for their support.

If you wish to add your contribution to any of these pages, you can send them in by email to the website coordinator.

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• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Sat Aug 24 10:04:15 EDT 2002
  
  where is ARR going to be in the next 10 years, w.r.t to TFM
  I personally think he is going to be very selective in choosing his movies in the future - stuff which is kind of challenging and that which has more scope for creativity and experimentation.
  
  Also, he will make a comeback in Telugu (with him signing three movies in Telugu!!) although I think he will still dominate the TFM/HFM scene. Once he understands the telugu nativity (like how IR did in the 80s and early 90s) more than he does now, he will surely be a winner in TeFM. I think he understands the nativity difference between TFM and HFM perfectly and gives music that suits the local tastes.
  
  For some reason his previous offerings, Super police and Gangmaster, were not hits. Two songs "Pakka gentleman" and "Hello hello premalekha" from these movies are some of my alltime ARR favorites.
  
  Now, I am waiting for rajaG's write-up on the two telugu movies.
  
  
• From: ertopnvas (@ 65.69.56.4) on: Sat Aug 24 11:30:53 EDT 2002
  
  Telugu movies are junk movies .. 6 dappanguthu dances, 6 stupid fights... Anyone cares about Telugu field Kaumudi? They are the worst movie field in India.
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Sat Aug 24 12:26:21 EDT 2002
  
  ertopnvas
  There are junk movies in every language, including Tamil. I can show you "n" junk movies in Tamil which make no sense at all to me. That is not to defend the pathetic state in which Telugu cinema is in now. I am totally aware of it. But there were/are some rare gems in between once in a while with good storyline, music and acting.
  
  Before generalizing that Telugu movies are junk, maybe you should think about some introspection.
  
  
• From: Nazir (@ 152.163.204.89) on: Sat Aug 24 13:06:24 EDT 2002
  
  Once he understands the telugu nativity (like how IR did in the 80s and early 90s)
  
  Can you please write more about IRs telugu nativity? I never observed any difference between his telugu and tamil songs. sippikUl muthu or salangai oli or sithara sounded very much tamil to my ears.
  Also if he had telugu nativity, did he change the music of his recycled songs (like doorathil naan kanda or
  alaigaL oyvadhillai songs) for telugu audience?
  
  Thanks in advance
  
  
• From: Teja (@ 63.201.144.200) on: Sat Aug 24 13:47:10 EDT 2002
  
  Nazir,
  For your information, IR is completely aware of Telugu Nativity. He and Vamsy together used to write songs for Vamsy's films. Most of the Vamsy's films from 'Sri Kanakamahalaskmi Recording Dance troupe' had lyric by "Vamsy-Ilayaraja".
  Yes. He did change the orchestra and songs for recycled film 'alaigaL oyvadhillai. It's telugu version Seetakokachiluka had a completely different song 'Sagara Sangamame', the orchestra for the song 'Alalu Kalalu' (I don't know what it is called in tamil) is totally different. I can list many more. He gave 100% telugu native music for the films he did. Songs from all his evergreen telugu hits like Alapana, Anveshana, Abhinandana, Swarnakamalam, JVAS, Kondaveeti dongs, abhilasha, Mantrigari Viyyankudu and many many more are totally native to telugu. I can't possibly list all IR's telugu hits here. If you are talking about Carnatic based songs, Carnatic music is common to entire south india. There is nothing like nativity in that area.
  
  IR did complete justice to whatever he did in telugu. Telugu audience like him a lot and treat him as the best thing to have happened to them after Ghantasala's period. If IR had no telugu nativity, he wouldn't have achieved that stature.
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Sat Aug 24 16:45:19 EDT 2002
  
  ***Sorry for being responsible for this huge digression***
  Thanks Teja. That was part of what I wanted to write. Also, Nazir, there were many non-telugus who composed music for telugu movies. Some of them who I can think of immediately are Chandrabose, S-G, BappiLahiri, Laxmikanth-Pyarelal who did not make that effort to understand the local tastes. As a result their songs were so non-Teluguish, if you will, that they faded away gradually from the minds of the telugus. I don't think I can explain the feeling when I say "their songs have the tamil/hindi aroma which is different from the telugu experience". One has to have lived in AP to understand what I am trying to say.
  
  In any case, I am not making a sweeping statement, but I think IR survived and stood as an unbeatable composer for a long time is not just because he had great talent, knowledge and worked hard, but also because he understood the local tastes/pulse better than others. Others who blended and identified excellently with the telugu masses were KVM and MSV.
  
  ARR is very much capable of doing this. He has displayed his adaptability so perfectly with the Hindi audience. I am sure he will do it with the telugus too - let's see.
  
  ***End of digression, hopefully***
  
  
• From: ertopnvas (@ 65.69.56.4) on: Sat Aug 24 19:26:05 EDT 2002
  
  Succeeding in Malayalam field is one thing IR has done effectively. ARR is yet to make any kind of mark in Malayalam. Making a mark in Telugu is easy
  Songs will sound like "andhakko kundhakko" whatever it is the hero and heroine will jump up and down!! What is there to score!! 99 out 100 telugu movies are junk movies.
  
  
• From: AV (@ 12.234.170.75) on: Sat Aug 24 20:44:48 EDT 2002
  
  Nice compilation guys and girl :). I did not know it has been 10 years. Come to think of it...ROJA was such a runaway hit that people almost branded him as a one hit wonder who will not be able to survive in the industry. Puthiya Mugam was actually a great album..but it did not get as much success as roja's music did..but it did cement the fact that ARR is no one-hit wonder. By the time gentleman and thriruda thiruda were out...I got so hooked on to his music. Never before had I heard a song again and again as I did in the case of "chikku bukku" and "chandralekha". Even to this day it is hard to believe that thiruda thiruda is a tamil album. It sounds so sophisticated and was so way ahead of its time...and that one album for sure would have doubled rahman fans all over the country (if only mani had shown a little more clarity in the story..it would have been a major hit). I know people who do not know a word of tamil but buy rahman's albums without fail. The "rahman" brand name is so hot that the very fact any production has his music adds value to its box-office and cassette sale. Hats off to this "isai Puyal" and hope he gives us many more mesmerizing tunes.
  
  
• From: Speaker (@ 202.95.127.5) on: Sat Aug 24 22:28:30 EDT 2002
  
  ertopnvas, I may not understand Telugu films, But your writing style is really amusing..(though Te fans may be offended..)
  
  
• From: Teja (@ 12.240.72.50) on: Sun Aug 25 03:12:08 EDT 2002
  
  ertopnvas,
  People in glass houses do not throw stones on others.
  Do you want me to list all the vulgar songs in Tamil?
  
  
• From: minnal (@ 66.72.160.139) on: Sun Aug 25 04:34:21 EDT 2002
  
  
  Top 10 songs of A R Rahman
  
  http://www.thenisai.com/latest/rahman.htm
  
  
  
• From: WN (@ 203.24.100.137) on: Sun Aug 25 06:12:30 EDT 2002
  
  Thanks for the link minnal.
  
  btw Suresh, welcome back!
  After a long time, I did not recignise ur IP address and thought u were some other suresh! How come we dont get to see more of u these days.
  Anyway, it was nice of u to drop by.
  
  
• From: AV (@ 12.234.170.75) on: Sun Aug 25 11:52:13 EDT 2002
  
  erto...though i do not like branding...I am with you on this one. every time I am browsing channels and browse into a tel channel..it is most cases the same situation two girls (preferablly in the rain) dancing with 1 guy...and it is always the same kind of erotic songs...due to this i feel telegu movies are more vulgar than tamil novies..ofcourse there are always exceptions.
  
  
• From: suresh (@ 202.88.155.34) on: Sun Aug 25 13:34:46 EDT 2002
  
  Hey WN, the IP buster, many thanks, how've you been? Potter around occasionally these days, there's so much attrition in the real world that viewing some of the slugfests here is just about the last in the priority list. Plus, my daughters are demanding more quality time these days..
  
  --end digression--
  
  

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