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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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Responses:

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• From: ST (@ 64.229.179.29) on: Wed Sep 18 16:14:35 EDT 2002
  
  Awe:
  I do apologies for making such appalling statements as you pointed out there. That was merely a reply to the following post in the same thread.
  
  >>>
  From: kaal yaar (@ 195.93.34.7) on: Mon Sep 2 07:50:34 EDT 2002
  
  
  //From: Are Yaar (@ 203.197.141.186) on: Wed Aug 14 08:27:39 EDT 2002
  >>>Try to hear all songs more than three times
  Why not 300 times. Enna pa kooththu idhu. If we say this to ARR songs then all will shout. I will try to listen these songs 7 times in my next 7 births probably. You know why?//
  I dont know whether u will be able to do that -know why-it is because you will be a donkey in your next births-atleast at that time you will be able to appreciate karpoora vasanai!
  sorry-could not resist that.:-)
  sorry donkeys for insulting you:-)
  >>>
  
  I got aggravated by the last line & I have decided to write something about EMV & donkeys. I regret for doing that & I can assure you that I will not be making statements like that any more.
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 202.95.121.98) on: Wed Sep 18 23:35:16 EDT 2002
  
  Are Yaar,
  
  Answer to my post.
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 202.95.121.98) on: Thu Sep 19 01:13:45 EDT 2002
  
  "You claim someone to be of international standard when nothing has been done by him to reach to international masses.(hence i said hollywood ..it could be even Honkong mocvies which have a large following)
  
  He is supposed to done a thing which whould take the world by storm ...the symphony..and he wants it NOT TO BE RELEASED!
  
  I quit the thread because no one came out with a concrete answer about his international works and acheivements."
  
  I don't know what international works he did other than the unreleased Symphony, HTNI and NBW but if you want a neat compilation you go to the raajangahm site:
  
  http://www.raajangahm.com/accolades.html
  http://www.raajangahm.com/reviews_vamsy.htmlhttp://www.raajangahm.com/reviews_bharati.html
  
  
  "Nice to see the list of international composers who have a made a mark in BGM in world movies.When is IR going to reach that list?"
  
  The question is when are the Hollywood Composers going to reach the Indian List? If you can answer this, then the answer you are looking for is in it.
  
  
  "Why my simple question does not reach you people?What is your base to say that he is the best in BGM ,apart from your mindless sycophancy?"
  
  He's the best in BGM so far in Indian Movies. Just listen to it. The best judgement is no one else but you. The other best judgement is normally done by another professional in that same field. And in movies, the film makers know exactly what they want. Because its their baby. If they themselves can claim this(from the so many tv interviews, magazines and etc.) then who the crap are we to dispute this? Yet still there are aplenty in this world(of coz those who see Indian movies) who would vouch for this either simply or seriously. Two good cases in point: Rajkumar Santoshi. Why do you think he came to IR for the BGM for Lajja? Why do you think Kamal is a hardcore IR fan and sticks to IR and claims he's the 'Man For All Reasons'? (pls don't go into asking the childish question that some frogs in the well have been asking...ie 'then how come Kamal never go to all his other recent movies?') If a hardcore moviemaker/actor is so adamant in his believe, do you think that he can be that wrong? Tell me how many other actors or moviemakers have mentioned abt BGM in Indian movies refering to other MDs?
  
  
  "Your anger at Rehman s international success and IR s lack of it just covers your eyes.For that you indulge in mindless mudslinging.People from Miramax-sony to AW Llyod to Shankar have been foul mouthed."
  
  Angry abt what? What international success are you talking about? Bombay Dreams? Or are you refering to his movie songs? You mean internationally there are other races outside the Indian race listening to his music around the world?
  
  
• From: WN (@ 203.24.100.131) on: Thu Sep 19 04:26:59 EDT 2002
  
  "You mean internationally there are other races outside the Indian race listening to his music around the world?"
  Yes. ALW is not an Indian. Neither is the Queen of England. Nor are many of the Academy members who watched Lagaan before nominating it for the Foreign Film category. Neither are the Japanese among whom the dancing Maharaja was a hit.
  
  Now ambleen, if u want to continue discussing IR's bgm, why dont u do us a favour and take on the discussion elsewhere or start a new thread. OISG started a thread to discuss it, but one of ur kind, an IR fan "closed" it. This thread is neither about IR nor his bgms.
  
  I have made a civil post to you and I am trying to treat you as another civilised DFer here. Please take this in the right spirit. No one here mentioned anything negative about IR or anything even remotely related to him in this thread until you came here and started an unneccessary debate. I will refrain from speculating on your intentions for doing that. Now, why don't you carry on discussing the various issues which concern you in the respective threads they belong to. Thank you in advance. I hope you will respond in a manner befitting your role as a representative from Raajangahm.com
  
  
• From: WN (@ 203.24.100.131) on: Thu Sep 19 04:31:51 EDT 2002
  
  I wud like to thank those who contacted the Constellation to register your interest. We will be in touch with by next week with our plans.
  
  Meantime, can ST & Ayo Path., pls get in tuch with me. I have some information which may be of interest to you guys.
  
  
• From: Are Yaar (@ 203.197.141.186) on: Thu Sep 19 06:41:15 EDT 2002
  
  ambleen :
  
  I asked you in my last post to keep shouting.
  
  I am happy to see you doing exactly that.
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 202.156.2.138) on: Thu Sep 19 10:39:15 EDT 2002
  
  Are Yaar,
  
  Answer to my post first :)
  
  
• From: raycas (@ 80.110.12.153) on: Thu Sep 19 16:17:46 EDT 2002
  
  just look what i found:
  go to http://www.asiandubfoundation.com/
  there to top ten, then click on the second pic in the second row. look out for a name...the name...
  
  raycas
  
  
• From: UV (@ 138.88.148.8) on: Sat Sep 21 08:29:52 EDT 2002
  
  Friends
  Here is a latest news on our 'ARR' a very nice one asserting his position in the industry.
  
  http://www.rediff.com/money/2002/sep/21bizsp.htm
  
  folks with JJ can stay away :)
  
  peace
  have a nice day
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 195.229.241.233) on: Sat Sep 21 17:46:17 EDT 2002
  
  Thanks for the link UV :-)
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 195.229.241.230) on: Mon Sep 23 16:16:39 EDT 2002
  
  One more discovery of ARR's creative use of natural sound !
  
  I was listening to "Poovukku Enna..." from Bombay. In one of the interludes, baby gurglings are creatively synchronized with the beat. I didn't realize this when I first saw the film !
  
  
• From: Are Yaar (@ 203.197.141.186) on: Wed Sep 25 20:32:03 EDT 2002
  
  am back
  
  
• From: cosmician (@ 194.170.1.130) on: Thu Sep 26 17:52:06 EDT 2002
  
  ARR Fans ..let's continue with the celebrations at least till the end of this year !
  
  Let's discuss one major hit of AR Rahman from each year and what was it about the song that made it a hit.
  
  To set the ball rolling :
  
  1992 - Chinna Chinna Aasai
  What was it about this song that made it a hit ?
  
  
• From: Are Yaar (@ 203.197.141.186) on: Thu Sep 26 21:07:57 EDT 2002
  
  Good Cos,
  
  Let me tell you what. It was the huge surprise that probably struck every body. It was the first impression.
  I feel most of them would have seen this song first in TV on Aug 15, 1992. It was a sirappu oliyum oLiyum program. There was no hype for the film and as usuall Mani kept the secret about the film with out letting it known to the cheekiest of journalist.
  
  At that point of time, film songs with major rustic flavour was on air mostly and to add to that Deva had already become a name to recon with. IR too was doing only Village subject continuously (not his mistake though) and probably people need some fresh tune and sound. You know DD metro was getting popular and with Baba segal and other pioneer popstart in Hindi, people in TN were getting used to the new techno beats.
  
  Chinna chinna asai was such a tune and sound that those people who saw the TV program on that day must have been struck by the huge surprise. Some thing that they have never heard about, some thing that is unusual but sweet.
  
  And VM factor is a major one here. VM had done a great job in Anamalai previously and Magazine were carrying praise for him for his work in that film. Poetry probably was missing in that perios and Gana songs and again Village songs did not present the pure tamil in its sweet form.
  The CCA song with its meticulous peom and excellent tune probably capture everybody.
  
  And last but the probably the most important facture is the picturisation of the song. Wow, what a work by Santhosh sivan. Probably for the first time, I think a song had so many shots. One shot for one line. I remember listneing to a conversation between two people in train in those days about the picturisation of the song. I was a school student and I felt that even elders felt what I feel.
  
  I think these were the major factors that would have probably made that song one of the best songs ever and the one song that changed the whole course of Film Music composing in India. All the rest are history.
  
  I remember reading some where that KB had said after listening to that song that it was the song of the decade. I couldn't agree more with him.
  
  Had that song not been there, you , me and everybody here probably wouldn't have been here in this forum.
  
  

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