Archive for 2010

Good journalists know the golden rule of interviewing a celebrity- avoid the later interview slots. The celeb may be exhausted and uninterested or worse, cancel the interview. Hence, it was a bit unnerving when I had the last slot to interview the musical genius of this century. AR Rahman- known as the Mozart of Madras is India's foremost music composer. His ... Full story

Great timing. Amazing good luck. Sheer genius. All of this had a role to play in making A R Rahman the global phenomenon that he is today. Though the west has never been unaware of Rahman, a ‘small’ film calledSlumdog Millionaire changed things overnight. Now the 44-year-old Oscar winner has worked with over 60 international musicians, including Quincy Jones and Lionel Ritchie, in a charity single, ... Full story

Burbank, California - With scores of dancers moving in unison atop trains, singing amid ancient ruins and running across cricket fields, the average Bollywood production is a grand spectacle. Taking such a show on the road would seem to require significant downsizing. Not for A.R. Rahman (photo), who garnered worldwide exposure with his Oscar-winning score for the ... Full story

Mani Ratnam's ‘Raavanan’ is going to be first really global Tamil film in history. The film has raised a lot of expectations even in international markets. The film which was made in a budget of Rs. 120 crores is reportedly has sold for Rs. 350 crores. International distribution giants Sony Pictures and Reliance Big Picture have bought the ... Full story

This is the theme song for the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June 2010, encapsulating the contributions of Tamil culture and literature down the ages.The song song can be downloaded for free from the official website of AR.Rahman.... Full story

Announced at the UK Press conference The Lebara 'Jai Ho - AR Rahman Journey Home' World Tour 2010 is set to showcase a spiritual and powerful journey through music in the UK - Rahman confirmed that The Lebara 'Jai Ho - AR Rahman Journey Home' World Tour 2010 will visit four major European countries throughout ... Full story

Being different without ado has been Mani Ratnam's forte and the promo event of “Raavanan” held a couple of days ago exemplified it further. After a soft launch of the score of the Rahman-Ratnam-Vairamuthu combo a week earlier, Mani Ratnam went in for a 10-minute teaser of ... Full story