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Why Singers Love A.R.Rahman ??

Topic started by dinesh (@ 210.186.42.10) on Wed Mar 19 22:04:27 EST 2003.
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Singer Srinivas :

In 1992, in Coimbatore, was when I went to see Maniratnam's Roja because it was a Maniratnam movie. Dreams of playback singing had taken a back seat; I was in Coimbatore and travelling and didn't know how to approach it now. I was just taken aback by the freshness of Roja's music. After a long time, I had bought a tamil film audio cassette. This new person, Rahman, had introduced so many singers; the re-entry of Sujatha, Hariharan (my favorite!), Minmini (God knows who she was at that time!) and Unnimenon. Immediately, I realized that this person has an attitude towards introducing new artists, his music sounds fresh and he was definitely here to stay! On one of my official trips to Chennai, I got hold of Rahman's address and went to see him directly. At that time, he was very accessible (he had just started working on Pudhiya Mugam). He conducted a voice test; I sang a Mehdi Hassan ghazal and he liked it. I mentioned that I lived in Coimbatore and he said that if I moved to Chennai, he might be able to work with me. By the time I came to Chennai in 1994-95, he had shot through the roof!.. The gates had become bigger at Rahman's place (laughs!). It was difficult to even get through to his office. With persistance and a little bit of luck, I was finally able to see him again. As soon as he saw me, he remembered. That's Rahman!.. He's human... and he's got GOD inside him as well! He slowly started giving me singing assignments.

The Different of ARR and Illai: (by srinivas)
How does Rahman usually go about doing a song? Does he tune it first or does he let you sing and improvise as the song progresses?


Rahman's approach is totally different which now many people have started following.(such as Harris Jeyaraj-the clone-said by me,dinesh) For example, Raja Sir has the whole thing in his mind from the very beginning. You don't have a doubt about what you should sing and you better not! (laughs). Two totally different schools of music. With Rahman, when you go in, nothing is ready. He just feeds in some basic chords. When you listen to them on your headphones, you are transported to some other world. Within two minutes, he creates a masterpiece of a loop. Those chords are just magic. You feel like singing so much! He incredibly motivates you when singing, which is also the reason why artists (singers and instrumentalists alike) give him the very best.

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• From: dinesh (@ 210.186.42.91) on: Mon Mar 24 07:35:40 EST 2003
  
  whats wrong with u IR fans???so jelouse os rahman's achivement???why not enjoy his music then just bashing him bcoz ur jelouse..come on..he had given us his best and u know he is the a very good human beeing aswell a MD...IR is only good in md...not in normal person,ur talking so big about him,tell me what have he given u for being such a loyal person??give u concert?intro new singers??non..'nadaa'so por favor...dun bash rahman bcoz ur jelouse!!!
  OM NAMA SHIVAYA...
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 202.54.40.210) on: Mon Mar 24 08:39:51 EST 2003
  
  OISG,
  I too initially thought Rajageetham was better, some of the singers were quite good. But then, Abdul Hameed's idea of democracy actually leads to anarchy, since a catchy song is all it takes for a singer to win. Recently OH PODU scored over a PS number!
  If AVR conducts a weird memory test of the participants ability to remember their judges and their native places from Round One, Abdul Hameed's template is : "Medaiyil paadiya anubhavam unda? illai? idho kalam amaithu tharuvadhu ungal abhimaana Raj TV!" and trite like that.
  Comparitively Sapthaswarangal has 2-3 rounds which is a better all-round test. Of course, judges are mediocre.
  Vijay's Aburva Ragangal seems to be the best one - very good judges and multiple rounds to test the participants' skill. Hope it provides the right platform for talent to be noticed.
  
  Hope you see my post, since a 'masaa masaa' match is going on in this thread!
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 210.186.60.31) on: Mon Mar 24 08:55:32 EST 2003
  
  IR is greedy.
  Correctly said!
  Also selfish, to the point of ridiculousness.
  
  He never shared his glory with anyone and took everything for himself. Forget about the rest, what about his own blood brother Gangai Amaran?
  IR's success in the 80s was mainly due to Gangai and when Gangai split, IR became a nobody. Such was Gangai's contribution - which was never acknowledged by the greedy IR.
  
  Somebody was talking about singers introduced by ARR. At least he has Hariharan, UnniKrishnan, Shankar Mahadevan, etc etc to his credit.
  
  Who has IR introduced?
  Useless and forgettable singers like Jency Sailaja, Mano and Arunmozhi.
  
  So, what is IR's achivement?
  A big fat zero!
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Mon Mar 24 09:11:16 EST 2003
  
  OISG,
  
  A small correction...Karthik was introduced to TV viewers through "pattukku paattu" program wherein he sung "mettu podu mettu podu" (sang the full sang, as he got the best voice award or whatever)..when he came to sapthswarangal, he was sounded just amazingly confident & stunned everyone with his singing...he did not come to sapthswarangal as a raw talent...no one does..only people who have some training get into the program, and very rarely u find some ill-trained ones spoiling the shows..thats very rare [i think i can vouch for that, after years of regular watching of the program]
  
  That takes away nothing from 'raajageedham' in raj tv. Thats a different platform that looks at raw untrained talent, that can stun the audience..
  
  Now coming to the topic, here are some recent comments by singers on IR...
  
  Sadhana Sargam - Its purely a learning experience to work with this legendary composer. Talking with him, you can learn so much. While i work with him, i just have to merely follow his instructions, and everything else is taken care of. [BUT GOD ALMIGHTY, MA'M WHAT HAPPENS TO UR PRONUNCIATIONS. KINDLY PICK SOMETHING OF THAT TOO WHEN TALKING WITH IR NEXT TIME ;-)]
  
  Karthik - Working with him is like experiencing a different plane of thought process in music making. His style is a very unique & belongs to a very original school of thought. I consider myself very lucky to have worked with him.He is damn sure about what he wants from a singer, and you better stick to it.
  
  
  A.V.Ramanan - He has the potential to compose songs that convey even the subtlest of subtle feelings . "Chinna thaayaval" from Thalabadhi is one such song. [NEVER MIND MY PERSONAL GRUDGES FOR ME NOT BEING PICKED UP ;-))]
  
  
• From: Vel (@ 202.88.152.159) on: Mon Mar 24 09:21:39 EST 2003
  
  Pick up some more (Yesudoss, Hariharan, Anuradha Krishnamoorthy) here..enjoy
  
  http://www.geocities.com/ilaiyaragam/celeb_speak.html
  
  http://ilaiyaraaja_ragam.tripod.com/ilaiyaragam/id7.html
  
  
  
• From: :) (@ 24.150.35.51) on: Mon Mar 24 11:26:42 EST 2003
  
  Srinivas on ARR with audio clips http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/2000/June/srinivas.html
  
  
• From: av (@ 132.206.72.151) on: Fri Mar 28 22:47:07 EST 2003
  
  ==================================================
  Somebody was talking about singers introduced by ARR. At least he has Hariharan, UnniKrishnan, Shankar Mahadevan, etc etc to his credit.
  ==================================================
  
  I dunno about Unnikrishnan and I am not sure about Shankar Mahadevan, but I know for fact that ARR isnt the one who introduced Hariharan. Hariharan's mentor is the great Jaidev, veteran Hindi film composer.
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.139.161) on: Sat Mar 29 11:11:51 EST 2003
  
  We are talking about TFM.
  
  
• From: Paran (@ 210.193.25.12) on: Mon Mar 31 05:10:18 EST 2003
  
  av....av...av....av...
  
  please....verify teh fact first...
  
  
  in TFM.....it was ARR who intro HH..through.....Tamila2 from Roja...ok va...
  
  
• From: Paran (@ 210.193.25.12) on: Mon Mar 31 05:10:56 EST 2003
  
  anyway...Ruben....are the one in American Idol.....
  
  cool man
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.140.152) on: Mon Mar 31 06:56:04 EST 2003
  
  I don;t understand you Paran.
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 202.54.40.210) on: Mon Mar 31 07:20:56 EST 2003
  
  Paran, a small test of the intelligence of ARR fans pal...
  Do you really think Vaathiyaar and Ruben are different? Answer this question straight dude, ARR's pride is at stake. A direct Qn, I want a direct answer, but answer me fast. (Of couse, Ruben is gonna flood obscenities here, but thats natural coz it will prove his parents didnt teach him anything else.)
  
  
• From: Nane than (@ 203.197.138.194) on: Mon Mar 31 07:21:57 EST 2003
  
  http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/31sld1.htm
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.140.152) on: Mon Mar 31 07:37:30 EST 2003
  
  Prabhu, you may be a moron, but don't think everyone here is.
  Why is ARR's pride at stake here, when it is you who is exhibiting total stupidity?
  
  The rest of the people, have fun here.... PRABHU EXPOSED! LOL!
  
  http://newtfmpage.com/forum/26505.01.34.40.html
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.140.152) on: Mon Mar 31 07:41:24 EST 2003
  
  Uh..oh Nane than (@ 203.197.138.194)
  
  You too have that dreaded "203" IP.
  Prabhu, the super-retard is now going to come after you next!
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 202.54.40.210) on: Mon Mar 31 07:42:49 EST 2003
  
  Paran come on dude! What happened to all your objectivity? Show some spine even as this foul-mouthed dingbat brings down the name of sensible ARR fans like you :)
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.162.109) on: Mon Mar 31 08:46:13 EST 2003
  
  Prabhu the Moron, now that your stupidity has been exposed in that thread, put your tail between your legs and run away. shoo, shoo.
  LOL!
  
  
• From: Ruben (@ 203.106.162.109) on: Mon Mar 31 08:51:49 EST 2003
  
  >>>>> Paran, a small test of the intelligence of ARR fans pal...
  
  Prabhu the Moron, who is the king of stupidity talks about intelligence here. LOL!
  Isn't it just wonderful that Prabhu the Moron is a hard core IR fan! LOL!
  
  
  >>>>> sensible ARR fans like you
  Now the desperado Prabhu the Moron is clutching the straws.
  See how Prabhu the Moron accused Paran of being Platinov here!
  http://www.newtfmpage.com/forum/13403.00.55.46.html
  
  And the best part is Platinov was on the opposite camp. Prabhu the Moron at his royal stupidity best!
  And now he is licking Paran's boots. And he dares call other people shameless! LOL
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 202.54.40.210) on: Tue Apr 1 04:41:26 EST 2003
  
  Whoa, where did u go Paran? Refusing to admit that ARR sanga thalaivar is an obscenity spitting guttersnipe? :-) No surprise, if ARR can steal tunes, why cant his fans steal diff nicks to post obscenities? :)
  
  Ruben, schizophrenic scumbag that you are, nice to see you use phrases like "between the legs"! Bad boy, you've been nosing into your mom's business last night :-)
  
  

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