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Ayutha Ezhuthu By A.R.Rahman

Topic started by dinesh (@ 210.186.42.195) on Thu Nov 20 23:13:59 EST 2003.
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6 Songs : Mind Blowing!!
Source :HinduTimes

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_465617,00110003.htm

Simply mind-blowing

November 20

Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi can’t stop raving about the songs of Mani Ratnam’s Yuva. “A.R. Rahman and Mani Sir and dynamite together,” says Vivek on the sets of Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria’s Masti, and adds, “The six songs Rahman has recorded for the film are mind-blowing.”

Ajay Devgan, his co-star in Yuva and Masti, uses the same words to describe them. Incidentally, when the film was launched earlier this year, Mani Ratnam had decided not to have a single song in it.

Vivek also feels that Abhishek Bachchan’s is the best role and best performance in the film. “That guy’s career will take off in a big way after Yuva,” predicts Vivek.

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• From: F e r r a r i (@ 202.56.254.13) on: Sun May 30 01:06:31 EDT 2004
  
  Sreekar Prasad on editing a bilingual
  
  Sreekar Prasad | May 20, 2004 16:13 IST
  
  
  With six National Awards under his belt, editor Sreekar Prasad is inarguably one of the best in India.
  
  His last National Award was for the Mani Ratnam's Kannanthil Muthamittal.
  
  Prasad tells Shobha Warrier how he edited Mani Ratnam's new bilingual.
  
  Mani Ratnam's film is about three different characters belonging to different strata of society. We chose different editing styles for each character. The character played by Madhavan [essayed by Abhishek Bachchan in Yuva] is erratic and unpredictable. So I used lots of cuts to make him look as unpredictable as possible. That way, we could give more energy to his personality.
  
  On the other hand, the character played by Surya [Ajay Devgan in Yuva] is more of an idealist. He is little more steady- paced compared to Madhavan. I didn't go for many edits or cuts. Whatever cuts I had for him were not fast.
  
  The third character played by Siddharth [Vivek Oberoi in Yuva] is totally different from the other two. He is young and wants to enjoy his life. He is very modern too. We have lots of fast motion for him. What you may call 'ramping', which is actually controlling the motion of the shot.
  
  Normally, shooting is done at 24 frames [per second]. Wherever we wanted to push the narration, we went for a higher speed for this character. In the song sequences, we pushed it ten times faster. I have tried to bring this sort of speed in editing too. Of course, when all three are there in a frame, we could not stick to one type of editing.
  
  The editing pattern is the same for both languages. They shot one language first, then the other. Sometimes, it would be Tamil first. Sometimes, Hindi.
  
  When I edited the first version, I had an idea of what the second version would be like. While shooting the next language, they [makers] didn't redo it. They always improvised on it. Both versions are quite similar because the story is the same. The editing pattern was more or less the same for both the languages [Hindi and Tamil].
  
  I have worked with Mani Ratnam in his last two films, Alai Payuthey and Kannanthil Muthamittal.
  
  As a director, he [Ratnam] gives you a lot of freedom to create an edit pattern. He gave me some wonderful material to work on. It was great fun to get the desired effect. To a great extent, we have achieved a good edit pattern for this film.
  
  Alai Payuthey was a love story. It only had a couple of characters. Kannathil Muthamittal was about a girl in search of her mother.
  
  In this film [Aayitha Ezhuthu and Yuva], there were more characters and three protagonists. So, it was definitely much wider in scale. There was more variety and scope for me to work.
  
  I particularly enjoyed editing the sequence for the song Dhol, picturised on Madhavan. It is [a] rap [number]. The director was trying to tell a story through the song. It had to have the energy of a song and convey the story. It was a challenge editing it [Dhol].
  
  
• From: F e r r a r i (@ 202.56.254.13) on: Sun May 30 01:07:20 EDT 2004
  
  Why Surya wants to watch Ajay Devgan in Yuva
  
  Surya | May 19, 2004 17:40 IST
  
  
  Surya, one of Tamil cinema's most successful stars, delivered two blockbusters in 2003: as a tough cop in Kaakha Kaakha, and as an illiterate villager in Pithamaghan.
  
  In Mani Ratnam's Aayitha Ezhuthu (Yuva in Hindi), Surya essays the part of a young idealist.
  
  It was a 'dream come true' role for the actor, he tells Siddhu Warrier:
  
  I owe my career to Mani Sir. He was my first producer [in Neeruku Ner]. He gave me the opportunity to act.
  
  It was a dream come true for me to work with him [Ratnam].
  
  Mani Sir thinks in English. Then he translates his dialogues into Tamil. His dialogues are thus much shorter and crisper.
  
  Don't miss:
  
  
  
  
  Showcasing Yuva
  
  
  
  He is totally different from other directors in the way he thinks about a scene. The way he explains things to the artist. The way the scene is made. The way the artist enters the frame. The way the scene ends. He always gives an actor the freedom to do what he feels is most convincing.
  
  He never pressured me to act in a particular way.
  
  I am very different from the character I play in Aayitha Ezhuthu. I have a lot of friends, but I am not really talkative.
  
  In this film, my character is based on a real person in Andhra Pradesh. I read a lot of books and collected a lot of information before the shoot.
  
  Usually, my performances are realistic and I try to avoid overacting or playing hyper. Mani Sir told me to underplay [my performance] even further. He felt that playing it [my character] mild would have a greater impact. It rings true [to me].
  
  The film is a visual treat, thanks to [cinematographer] Ravi K Chandran. He is the most brilliant cameraman I have seen. This film will definitely stand out among all the other Tamil films being released.
  
  I had almost finished shooting for Aayitha Ezhuthu and had began shooting for Per Azhagan. That's why I was unable to go on the sets of Yuva.
  
  I did meet Vivek Oberoi and Abhishek Bachchan, though I couldn't meet Ajay Devgan, who plays my role in Yuva. I am eager to see how he [Devgan] has acted and reacted to different situations.
  
  Aayitha Ezhuthu used sync sound. Though pronunciation was never a problem for me because my mother tongue is Tamil, I had to ensure that the stress and modulation were perfect. I also had to speak a little louder, which was a little tough.
  
  I have known Madhavan [one of the male leads in Aayitha Ezhuthu] for a long time, even before he started acting. He had accompanied me to the theatre for my first release. We have been friends ever since.
  
  Siddharth [the other male lead of Aayitha Ezhuthu] was already part of Mani Sir's unit. He assisted him on Kannathil Mutthamital. The atmosphere on the sets was fun. We were all friends.
  
  But the youngest at heart on the sets was Mani Sir.
  
  
• From: Dhanya (@ 202.9.181.183) on: Sun May 30 01:31:03 EDT 2004
  
  Well ppl sayin' Kumudam gave a negative review for AE...did ya actually happened to read the last para of the review???
  
  The reviewer said,"Though the movie has many flaws , there's a definite feeling of freshness which all Mani movies have.Be it the nature of story telling(he said lot more which i dun remember) ,youthfulness,etc...Mani has proved that he is king again"
  
  Now how does this become a negative review?
  
  And in Box office top 5 ,AE comes 2nd & Kumudam top 5..AE comes 1st...so what does this imply????:)
  
  
• From: curses (@ 203.101.38.174) on: Sun May 30 01:53:03 EDT 2004
  
  Dhanya,
  you dont read properly.. ur not supposed to read the positive aspects of the film at all!
  "The movie has flaws".. that's it. adhoda padikaradha nirithikanam!!
  
  And yeah, BO stuff doesnt count because AE's gonna slide from the second week. (it's a hit still? then make it third! There's always the next week!) You shouldnt see that either. :)
  
  As far as they'r concerned nething abt Mani is negative... Filmroll-iyum saerthu. Purinjuko. :)
  
  
• From: MADDY (@ 203.94.236.145) on: Sun May 30 01:55:08 EDT 2004
  
  i feel Mani deserves the criticism he is getting from ppl........he thinks he is bigger than the mass.....he thinks he can do anything and ppl. shuld watch it.......same goes for ARR too......will he stop using "Negative" words and phrases like "Fanah","uff o Jal gaya(Lakeer),"Noor-run-allah".........this pair once gr8 have become very irritating now......the worst part is that all blame goes to ARR in the end.....if Mani makes a bad movie is it ARR's fault??? if shankar makes a cheap movie is it ARR's fault/???? if BR makes a good-for-nuthin movie is it ARR's fault??????i just cant answer ARR's detractors and cannot ignore them also cos ARR's directors are really letting him down big time.......
  
  Deeply hurt ARR fan.....
  
  
• From: Nattamai (@ 67.15.42.16) on: Sun May 30 02:07:01 EDT 2004
  
  --- "He should go back to old crew and old mind-set"
  
  His movie making style is different now and I don't think going back to old crew will change anything to MR's movies anymore. BGM may come out well but he will fail for sure.
  
  --- Kill Bill
  
  I watched vol. 1, it was great. I am yet to see vol.2. Tarantino is just awesome man!
  
  
• From: Nattamai (@ 67.15.42.16) on: Sun May 30 02:12:58 EDT 2004
  
  Gyan:
  
  Are the songs available in real audio format? I like to hear them and don't want to download from coolgoose.
  
  
• From: Nattamai (@ 67.15.42.16) on: Sun May 30 02:19:45 EDT 2004
  
  --- Refunding money back to Yuva distributors?
  
  hahhaha, this is happening for the second time to Mani. He did it for Iruvar, now yuva.
  
  Way to go Money..oops...Mani!
  
  
• From: virus (@ 80.119.157.157) on: Sun May 30 03:12:24 EDT 2004
  
  Gyan Tell me which song it, coz i can't donwload from Coolgoose, me too i am in france tell me which song it okva then i can download it from other site.
  
  
• From: virus (@ 80.119.157.157) on: Sun May 30 03:28:58 EDT 2004
  
  gyan Hey Go To Wash Ur .... nothing match like fanna ithuku per thaan copya hahhaha very nice joke Gyan
  hahahhahahah
  
  
• From: craaze (@ 203.124.0.248) on: Sun May 30 03:56:06 EDT 2004
  
  FANAH ROCKS
  __________
  
  TOP 10 THIS WEEK IN SINGAPORE RADIO -OLI
  [1.]YAKKAI THIRI (Fanah)
  2. Ottiyanam-arul
  [3.] Gilli - Appadi Podu & Nenjamellam- AE [a tie]
  4. Soodamani - Arul
  [5.] Amma - New
  Plus 7-Jana Gana Mana, and 8-Sakkarai {New}
  ARR has clinched 2(NEW- amma+sakkarai)+ 3 (fanah, nenjamellam, jana gana mana) = 5 places in Top 10!
  
  

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