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ARR's Unity of Light World Concert Tour 2003

Topic started by Anon (@ 202.41.76.192) on Fri Jan 10 23:11:30 EST 2003.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

Will kick off at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on March 1st. Other Indian venues are Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. International venues are Dubai, Toronto, Fairfax(In Virginia) and two other venues in the USA. Possible additions could be London, Singapore. Lata Mangeshkar will perform on the international leg of the tour.

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• From: hari (@ 128.211.136.20) on: Fri Feb 21 08:52:19 EST 2003
  
  Hello folks,
  
  Wondering on what date Rahman is performing in Chicago. Every other venue has a date associated with it on rahmanonline!! Anybody has any idea?
  
  TIA.
  
  
• From: An (@ 195.217.141.65) on: Fri Feb 21 12:43:04 EST 2003
  
  It says 21st March on www.rahmanonline.com and spbala.com for Chicago, although, no one in Chicago has heard this news! So not sure if it will happen there.
  
  As for the above article, there is no proposed show in London, as far as I know. So, the article is not totally accurate, I feel.
  
  
• From: bb (@ 206.154.118.2) on: Fri Feb 21 14:49:59 EST 2003
  
  http://www.dinakaran.com/daily/2003/Feb/22/photos/sc13.html
  http://www.dinakaran.com/daily/2003/Feb/22/photos/sc26.html - Can someone identify the singers here? I can't recognize most faces.
  http://www.dinakaran.com/daily/2003/Feb/22/photos/sc27.html
  http://www.dinakaran.com/daily/2003/Feb/22/cinema/CineNews0.html
  
  
• From: Thiru (@ 168.166.80.205) on: Fri Feb 21 15:53:11 EST 2003
  
  bb, not a clue...:(... I guess they are the usual chorus group who appear in every ARR's cassette.. like febi, kanchana etc.. i'm just guessing anyway...
  
  
• From: haris (@ 148.87.1.171) on: Fri Feb 21 19:04:26 EST 2003
  
  I can identify one. The 2nd one from the left most :-) (ash color full hand jibba). He was my school-mate. Narayanan. Has sung in 'adhisaya thirumanam' - 'parthale paravasam'
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Sat Feb 22 15:58:26 EST 2003
  
  Looks like Janaki and Chithra also sang in the Unity concert in Chennai. Their pictures are up on rahmanonline.com. Hmm..I'm sure I missed a great show!
  
  
• From: pure crap (@ 65.176.168.19) on: Sat Feb 22 16:40:17 EST 2003
  
  First hand info. ARR' show was a flop in Hyderabad and Chennai it seems, average turnout!!! comeon, 10 years later singing the same crap?! phuuuf gimme a break ;---)
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 146.186.113.179) on: Sat Feb 22 17:13:38 EST 2003
  
  Webulagam puts it ironically..
  
  http://www.webulagam.com/cinema/cinenews/0302/22/1030222011_1.htm
  
  
• From: kamakshi (@ 195.93.33.7) on: Sat Feb 22 17:19:55 EST 2003
  
  My first reactions to the photos in dinakaran,
  
  Come on! come on! Have ManiRatnam and Kamal Hasan gone mad or what? They request ARR to do a concert in memory of the Late Mahesh. And.... seem to have filled it with abnoxious glamour with the 'reputed' Bombay girls in their panties.... that too for the song En Uyire En Uyire (my favourite song).
  
  ARR looks so lost in those photos. No wonder. I am sure he must have been squirming. How could Mani Ratnam take this show for granted? I know for a fact that Kamal will care two hoots for the 'Cause'. Mahesh (the gentle soul, Rest in Peace) must be turning in his grave.
  
  If only ARR knew, he would have never agreed for this, I am sure.... anyway, his duty was to deliver the music, the rest can take of themselves.......
  
  
• From: Platinov (@ 207.44.152.100) on: Sun Feb 23 07:21:32 EST 2003
  
  Seems that the turnout for his Unity Of Light was a failure. Average turnout was the best one could say.
  
  ARR has lost his status in the last few years in Tamil Film industry because of his mediocre output. Its either he ran out of ideas and can't produce anything good anymore or because he indulged too much in Bombay Dreams in London. He has churned out very ordinary songs for all the movies he committed to including Baba in the last few years.
  
  Industry people know that not much producers have been going for his music for the last few years except his loyalist Shankar and Mani Ratnam and some Hindi producers. His music has become so mundane and stale that people are buying it. Thye are not finding any substance in it. Realizing this after coming back from London and desperate to get back to Tamil Film industry, he wanted to do something very quickly and desperately to regain some status. He has pulled a stunt using the late Mahesh's situation. One wonders from where did his association with Mahesh suddenly surface from? Why the sudden tour and concert in India after all this while? It's obvious he wants to be famous again and therefore found this opportunity. Also, one more thing to take note is that he is making himself very available to everyone nowadays in the hope of going back to his stature of his early days in the industry.
  
  What he is trying to do is not surprising as he pulled a previous stunt with Rajnikanth before. It was reported that after Ilayaraaja turned down Rajni to do Baba(as they are still the best of friends till today), Rajni got a call from ARR from London just to congratulate and wish him on his new film on the pretentous fact that he might be offered the MD. Rajni did offer to ARR but he squandered it.
  
  May be elsewhere in India they may be fooled but I guess people of Tamil Nadu are not that stupid by his gimmicks anymore.
  
  Btw, the above was taken from a closed thread.
  
  
• From: curses (@ 219.65.109.11) on: Sun Feb 23 10:34:09 EST 2003
  
  Platinov... whom are u kidding?
  If u say there was an average turnout for the show u must either have not attended it or must be blind as a bat! At least the bat's got a sense of hearing.
  >>He has pulled a stunt using the late Mahesh's situation. >was reported that after Ilayaraaja turned down Rajni to do Baba<<
  U think nebody wud switch MDs afetr a hit like Padayappa?? He must have lost his marbles! And Rahman calls to congratulate him.. Oh puhleeze! :)
  I'm jus reading the "the above was taken from a closed thread" part!! :)
  so none of those hard hitting was urs?
  Desparado!
  
  
• From: curses (@ 219.65.109.11) on: Sun Feb 23 10:36:33 EST 2003
  
  Platinov... whom are u kidding?
  If u say there was an average turnout for the show u must either have not attended it or must be blind as a bat! At least the bat's got a sense of hearing.
  --He has pulled a stunt using the late Mahesh's situation.--
  pls get ur facts right.. he was not even going to perform in Chennai. He obliged Mani and Kamal's request and decided to give it a shot. If u've noticed all his interviews about the show he never mentions about "being closely associated w/ Mahesh". He jus says he's doing it for a cause. To find a cure for the disease that claimed Mahesh, AND his father.
  --was reported that after Ilayaraaja turned down Rajni to do Baba--
  U think nebody wud switch MDs after a hit like Padayappa?? He must have lost his marbles! And Rahman calls to congratulate him.. Oh puhleeze! :)
  I'm jus reading the "the above was taken from a closed thread" part!! :)
  so none of those hard hitting was urs?
  Desparado!
  
  sorry about the repeat post.. words get lost between angle brackets!
  
  
• From: LOL (@ 210.186.60.64) on: Sun Feb 23 11:33:15 EST 2003
  
  Platinov...... hmm... a noble cause by ARR, and look what it has done to you :-)...... every article praised ARR for the Unity show, and I was sure it will send panic in many here..... let me wait for the other regular JALRA's to come in support of u :-).... lets have fun :-).....
  
  
• From: crap (@ 65.176.169.122) on: Sun Feb 23 12:26:53 EST 2003
  
  ARR has got got loyalty because he is paying in pounds to journalists and singers. Plus, tell me one song of his that is worth recalling today. Honestly, while he did a great job of keeping music alive, don't call his works worthwhile to hold a show at Michael Jackson level. This Rahman does not have a single fast number to boast of.
  
  
• From: Lol (@ 61.6.38.132) on: Sun Feb 23 23:32:49 EST 2003
  
  Beautifully said LOL!
  
  These guys are like Nero. Let them self-destruct!
  
  
• From: punch (@ 61.11.73.84) on: Mon Feb 24 02:32:48 EST 2003
  
  is it a karokae sort of programme. I doubt if the players really perform !!!.
  
  
  
• From: Are Yaar (@ 203.115.31.67) on: Mon Feb 24 03:53:24 EST 2003
  
  First hand info from some one who attended the concert
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  Hi Guys..
  
  Had the most amazing experience at the chennai concert. Dunno how
  good the concerts at Kolkata and Hyd were...but if the Chennai
  concert was anything to go by, I dare say it must have been great
  there too.
  
  Do excuse me if i sound incoherent...but am giving below my views in
  a random order :-
  
  Crowd - AMAZING wud be one single word to describe it. Almost 40000
  and as Suhasini (the compere) said...it wud hv been doubtful if such
  a crowd has ever gathered for a musical nite at chennai. The
  clapping, the cheering, the booos etc were all there to make it a
  most lively evening.
  
  Selection of Songs - Umm....a honest view would be that the selection
  left a lot to be desired. I mean......songs like Rangeela, Lagaan
  (except for Radha kaise ne Jale), KK, Bombay, Minsara Kanavu, Jeans,
  PP, TLOBS etc were all left out. And surprisingly, very slow songs
  were also chosen which slackened the tempo particularly in the second
  half of the programme. One could see a lot of ppl going to buy
  popcorn, cool drinks etc when such songs were being played. One only
  hopes that the Bby concert, more of fast upbeat numbers get sung
  
  Singers - As usual, the singers were at top form. In detail...
  
  SPB - The BEST of the lot. What a voice, what a man and what
  humility. Right from the starter of Oruvan Oruvan till Jana Gana Mana
  at the end, SPB was at his best. In fact seeing him sing, one feels
  even now, he can sing for teenage heroes and yet not be identified as
  one who has been singing for 30 years now!!!
  
  Sukwinder - Someone who led SPB very close for the honours. And when
  he sung Chaiya Chaiya, one HAD to sing and clap and dance with him.
  What a high pitch he has....and the way it comes out in a live
  concert is incredible! Great songs.........great voice. Songs he sung
  included Ramta Jogi & Chaiya Chaiya
  
  Hariharan - To me, the biggest disappointment of the evening. He
  really scr*wed up Pachai Nirame. Even otherwise, his voice didnt seem
  to have the usual zing in his voice.
  
  Unnikrishnan - Sung only one song.ie the Ennavale from Kaadhalan. But
  must say, he did a wonderful job of it and the way it was sung was
  quite different from the original version. Lot of chord changes etc
  
  Shankar Mahadevan - Another singer who had a good evening yesterday.
  Sung with his usual gusto....but when SPB was around.......SM can at
  best only get the second or third place!!
  
  Karthik - Sung songs like Maaya maaya, Radha Kaise Ne jale. To me,
  another disappointment. Definitely he comes across much better on the
  CD than on screen.
  
  Blazee - To me, the song of the day (though others may think it was
  Chaiya Chaiya or Dil Se Re) was Blazee singing Baba Rap! God...fellow
  really raps well and the song was accompanied by a lot of light
  effects and crackers...which made a heady combo. Excellent choice for
  a live concert. Really looking forward to more of Blazee in the future
  
  ARR - Surprisingly, our Man didnt sing too many songs. Sang Dil Se
  Re, Vande Maatram. But otherwise was content in just giving backing
  vocals. But he was very very comfortable on the stage. In fact at one
  time, he was saying that when they asked Suhasini to compere the
  programme, she was like......No I cant coz I have Bharathi Raaja's
  shooting...to which ARR replied saying...Nambe Bharathiraaja dhaane.
  Oru special song pottuta avarakku, avar vittuduvaru (Our
  Bharathiraaja. I will compose one special song for him and he will be
  ok!!)
  
  Hope I havent bored to enough. More on the female singers and other
  aspects in my next mail.
  
  
  
• From: An (@ 195.217.141.65) on: Mon Feb 24 05:24:28 EST 2003
  
  Are Yaar - Thanks - please go on....
  
  

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