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Topic started by Tamilian (@ 161.142.100.86) on Fri Jul 12 00:44:02 EDT 2002.
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With apologies to Indian (@ 202.9.167.176) I think this topic deserves a separate thread and so
here it is.....

Topic originally started by Indian (@ 202.9.167.176) on: Wed Jul 10 22:04:23 EDT 2002

Lets listen to what some great names in Indian film and music industry has to say about Rahman.

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From: Rep (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Jul 12 00:52:56 EDT 2002

From: outsider (@ 151.201.30.211) on: Thu Jul 11 06:39:00 EDT 2002

indian, good work buddy, finally we see some sense in this thread. People tried to get out something here, but did not work, however your postings were effective. thanks.

From: Indian (@ 202.9.186.12) on: Thu Jul 11 06:39:25 EDT 2002

IR, MSV? sorry i dont have any at the moment..will hafta search..would surely post it if i get it..btw everyone try to post such quotes in this thread..thankz to all....

From: magix (@ 203.199.248.245) on: Thu Jul 11 06:44:56 EDT 2002

SS and Kavita indian??
there were a lot more..mind if i chip in?

From: MIF (@ 202.9.149.225) on: Thu Jul 11 12:33:33 EDT 2002

Indian,
some months ago i saw sum postin which said......IR,after seeing roja,called ARRs music as oru pada athisiyam! did he really say that??....if he did,he sure has been proved worng.....dats wat made me curious if IR has said anything good about his succesor.......twud be great if u clarify this alone....pls....thnx neways thnx for all the quotes

From: insider (@ 209.130.217.104) on: Thu Jul 11 12:37:56 EDT 2002

Narthaki Online interviews
R Visweswaran, the Musician / Composer
http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw3.html

How did you get involved with R D Burman, M S Viswanathan and film music?
In '74, I came into contact with R D Burman who took me to Bombay and gave me entry into Bombay film music, an experience I cherish greatly. I have played guitar for R D Burman, C Ramachandra, Rajesh Roshan, Lakshmikant-Pyarelal etc. I have had the good fortune to play accompaniment to Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhonsle. Unfortunately, though I have heard Rafi sing in a recording, I never got to play for him. It was during the Bombay film recordings that I met the santoor maestro ““avatara purusha”” Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, my great guru and revered influence in my life. Thus started my training in santoor. He urged me to leave everything else and concentrate on santoor alone, which put me in a great dilemma. I was shunting between Madras and Bombay at that time. In '76, M S Viswanathan spotted my talent and to this day, I play for him. And I love to play even today for A R Rehman who is absolutely wonderful and takes the best out of an artiste.
From: Rep (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Jul 12 00:55:15 EDT 2002

From: Bala (@ 161.181.53.10) on: Thu Jul 11 13:03:47 EDT 2002

MIF, IR did tell that in one of DD interviews.
The interview threw IR in a very bad light.
The interviewer was a then famous personality in DD. (Not sure of the name though)

From: kk (@ 192.11.223.120) on: Thu Jul 11 13:19:08 EDT 2002

DD interview came on deepavali of dalapathi release. Where does roja come in to picture?. Other interview I remember never has anything about rahman. He never said that anything about Roja.
Raja has made general comments on trend. Just yesudas, lata usually does these days, but never a
personnel comment on any one.

From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 22:53:41 EDT 2002

magix: i havent posted those.
>> mind if i chip in?
please go ahead.

btw, here's more quotes.

"It's not enough to be successful. It's important to attempt something new. Rahman's contribution
to film music will never be forgotten. He has given a new dimension and understanding to sound."
- lyricist Javed Akhtar (Filmfare, Feb 2001)

"I think he (Rahman) is the most consummate composer that I know of in the world. His music
comes from the characters and is an extension of them. I think he is the best".
- Deepa Mehta, film maker (Nov 1998)

"People become immediately entranced by whatever he composes. Rahman is a phenomenon. He's young and talented. And he has his fingers on the pulse of the young generation. My hopes(for the future) are pinned on A R Rahman."
- singer/composer/lyricist Bhupen Hazarika (Screen, 2000)

From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 22:56:55 EDT 2002

"I think he (A.R.Rahman) is an absolute genius and is one of the few music directors who
completely knows what he is doing. It's an absolute pleasure working with him as he is a cool
and modest guy."
- singer/composer Shankar Mahadaven (Rediff, July 1999)

"A R Rahman not only gave me the break (in Dil Se), he taught me a lot of techniques in composing music arrangement and recording. He was the one to impress upon the need to be technically perfect before any producer could be expected to invest in you."
- singer-composer Sukhvinder Singh (Deccan Herald, 2000)

From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 23:03:51 EDT 2002

MIF: i too have heard this quote being attributed to IR. Dunno whether its true.
Another person who called ARR a OFW was lyricist Sameer. (who too like others,now seems
too have different opinion as he recently worked with Rahman for TLOBS and was heard
showering heavy duty praises on Rahman in all his recent interviews)

Yet another big "FAN" of Rahman is composer Nadeem of Nadeem-Shravan duo.

Here's a sample!

"Rahman is at his worst now! As for Taal, I would give it 70 out of 100. Our film Pardes would
get a 100 on 100!"
-Nadeem (Rediff.com, Apr 2001)
From: Tamilian (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Jul 12 00:56:09 EDT 2002

Indian and others, please continue your good job.
From: a (@ 156.153.254.41) on: Fri Jul 12 01:37:43 EDT 2002

Tamilian:
create as much thread as possible About ARR
and keep posing ur comments....
and keep reading too.
Some jalras will be there with u to give additional rthym , bass and high quality comments
enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..
From: a (@ 156.153.254.41) on: Fri Jul 12 01:37:52 EDT 2002

Tamilian:
create as much thread as possible About ARR
and keep posting ur comments....
and keep reading too.
Some jalras will be there with u to give additional rthym , bass and high quality comments
enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..
From: pradeep (@ 203.199.12.50) on: Fri Jul 12 01:51:59 EDT 2002

I think it has been some terrific work by indian

Keep it up and keep it flowing!!!
From: pradeep_9678@mailmetoday.com (@ 156.153.254.42) on: Fri Jul 12 01:57:03 EDT 2002

pradeep_9678@mailmetoday.com
From: MIF (@ 202.9.180.89) on: Fri Jul 12 05:41:44 EDT 2002

Indian and Bala ......thnx for the info

byeeeee a!
From: Are Yaar (@ 203.115.31.67) on: Fri Jul 12 06:34:31 EDT 2002

I believe good sence will prevail among HC IR veriyars and they will resist them self from posting here all their poramais...
I hope.
From: C~P (@ 202.9.148.88) on: Fri Jul 12 07:31:01 EDT 2002

Are Yaar,
now that is wat i call keeping the mouth!!

however.......i hope the same too! :)
From: C~P (@ 202.9.148.88) on: Fri Jul 12 07:32:00 EDT 2002

Are Yaar,
u will understand that only if u know tamil....i sincerely hope u do ;)
From: Are Yaar (@ 203.115.31.67) on: Sat Jul 13 03:53:42 EDT 2002

I understand...and I sincerely believe that peace will not prevail for longer. See, there was peace some time back, because there were not ARR albums and our man was in hybernation accorning to TFM. Now, his BD becomming a hit and Baba / boys...to be sure shot hit...some people could not resist this. If you don't believe this see the archives and the periods when the most nasty of all and filthy of all messages against ARR were posted. Those were the period, when ARR was on full gear or his lastest album had released.
People simple can't resist. We can't resist hearing his sngs again and again. Others can't resist saying the same old thing time and again for 10 long years.

ARR will go down in the history as TOP MD ever with so many followers of music against him. Swimming against all tides.
From: Prabhu (@ 202.9.164.23) on: Mon Jul 15 02:50:25 EDT 2002

kk:

Dhalapathi was released in Nov 91..and diwali day of that year indeed had an interview of IR on DD(I remember IR being asked about MannilInthakaathalinri...and he mentioned Kanmaniye kathal enbathu too as a breathtaking(!) song. The interview ended with Kanmani Anbodu song, as Guna was released same time - this was a week before the Ind-SA one day series)
But was there a DD interview with IR in 1992 after Roja? at that time, IR was not too media keen..
From: Jayakar (@ 192.11.222.118) on: Mon Jul 15 04:06:14 EDT 2002

Waav.. nice and great appreciation on ARR by many popular and famous people. He deserves. He is a great MD. IMO, no other present MDs can compete with his hit ratio of songs. But, some of the singers, lyricists praise him for selfish reason. They have been doing this just to sustain in the market and such appreciation does not come from heart. One such example is, Balachandar who used MSV and IR in his movies and praised them like God and at the end of their carrer just dumped them like a garbage. He started praising ARR. "If" he sees ARR's decline, then he will find another upcoming MD and he will associate with him and continue his 'jaalra'. Balachandar is just one of the few examples, there may be many such Balachanders in the above group.

ARR has created a place for him in the music industry.
From: JJ (@ 65.69.57.45) on: Mon Jul 15 14:39:31 EDT 2002

I know abou the directors. I saw Kadalora Kavithaigal recently. At the beginning he said something like 'En inaipiriyadha aruyirthoazhan Illayaraja'. Opprotunistic BR lost his way after he changed his MD.

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