Oscar winner AR Rahman to act with Mammootty

Oscar winner AR Rahman will be showcasing his other talent in celluloid. If we have got used to heroes and heroines dancing to his tunes, we can see Rahman making a special appearance in a Malayalam movie. Titled 'Track with Rahman', this movie is directed by National award winning director Jayaraj and has Mammootty playing the lead role. The movie will be a trilingual and simultaneously shot in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.

Though Rahman does a cameo role in the movie, the music is handled by Sreenivasan. Industry sources from Malayalam indicate that Jayaraj, known for his super-hit movies, will make this a musical hit with the audience. Watch out for actor AR Rahman!

‘Endhiran’ movie release confirmed for this month

This news may be a relief to many producers who are yet undecided whether to release their films in September. While the ‘Endhiran’ mania was holding the breath of many films big and small ever since the audio launch of the film, there was no confirmed date of release from the makers of ‘Endhiran’.

Some at first said ‘Endhiran’ will be released on September 3 and later they themselves postponed the date. Some even had the news saying the post production and re-recording will take more time and so the film will be a grand Diwali release.

Now it has been officially announced that ‘Endhiran’ will release in September. As the first week has already gone and second week is in front it is all likely ‘Endhiran’ will release either on September 17 or September 24 for sure.

As the D-day has been announced officially you can expect a lot of frenzied action and reaction in Kollywood in the coming few days.

Raavanan is the pet name of Vikram in Raavanan flim

A special event on the Mani Ratnam-directed Raavanan was held in Chennai recently. Priyamani, Vikram, Karthik, Prabhu, Vairamuthu, AR Rahman and others participated in the event. In an effort to introduce the film, actor Karthik and Priyamani held an interview session.

To a question on whether the film is an inspiration of Ramayana, Vikram said that it has traces of Ramayana, Mahabharata and Silappadhigaram. When asked if he is the Raavanan, Vikram replied that it is his pet name in the film.

Vairamuthu read out the lyrics that he had penned for the movie and AR Rahman sang it on stage much to the delight of the audience.

Raavanan audio CDs sold like hot cakes

The audio of Raavanan was slated for release on May 5th and the fans were eagerly waiting for the D-day. However, music shop owners say that audio CDs were available a day prior to the planned release date making the fans happy. The music scored by AR Rahman has turned out to be great hit among the music buffs already, according to shop owners in Chennai. There are also reports flowing in that the CDs are being sold like hot cakes.

It is worth mentioning here that the audio of the Hindi version of this movie was released a few days ago and it has become a huge hit.

A.R.Rahman gives offer to GV Prakash

After a long gap, musician GV Prakash has rendered a song that is set to tune by his uncle AR Rahman. Well, this one is not for any movie as movie buffs may have anticipated. It is well known that Rahman is presently composing a music album that is to be released at the Ulaga Thamizh Semmozhi Maanadu to be held in June 2010. And with the Mozart of Madras putting in the best team to render the vocals, GV Prakash seems to have bagged the prestigious offer.

It may be remembered that it was Rahman who had introduced Prakash to filmdom with the Shankar-directed Gentleman.
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Gautham Menon's next VTV Hindi remake not Ajith movie

Gautham Menon is working on the remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaain Hindi. There are reports that he will retain all the technicians of VTV including Manoj Paramahamsa.

All the songs of VTV, which was set to tune by AR Rahman has turned out to be a mega hit. Gautham has, therefore, decided to make use of the same set of songs for the Hindi version. In addition to it, Rahman will score two more songs for the film.

Gautham has been reported as saying that Ajith’s project will commence after he is done with the Hindi version of VTV.

Sony Music picks Singam audio rights

Sony Music after the stupendous success of Gautham Menon- AR Rahman combos Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa has now snapped Sun Pictures Suriya- Anushka action entertainer Singam, directed by Hari.

It is a good buy for Sony as Singam has six peppy mass numbers from Devi Sri Prasad and is being marketed as Suriya’s silver jubilee film. The music of the film will be launched by the end of the month.
Shridhar Subramaniam, MD, Sony Music India said: “ Sony Music seeks to work with select prestigious and talented partners on a long term basis. With Singam,we have begun our association with one of the most respected and ambitious production house – Sun Pictures. Together we will create many milestones in the years ahead.”
Hansraj Saxena, COO, Sun Pictures said: “ Singam is one of the best pictures with superb music being produced by Sun Pictures. We needed a partner who shared our belief and vision. With Sony Music, we have got just that. Singam is just the beginning of what I see as an industry re-defining association. We look forward to rock with many blockbusters.”

AR Rahman writing his coffee table book

Oscar winning music director AR Rahman is writing his coffee table book that will talk about his experiences from Roja to Raavan. The musician began his career with Roja, which earned him the fame and fortune. Since then, there is no looking back for this ace music director.

Rahman’s book will comprise details of all the films that he has worked thus far and this also includes the yet-to-be released Mani Ratnam directed Raavan. It is worth mentioning here that Mani introduced Rahman to filmdom with Roja.

The book will contain photos of about 300 singers with comments from the Mozart of Madras. The photos are by Selva Kumar.

Tanvi Shah gets Grammy Awards

 The Chennai based Tanvi Shah, a popular playback singer became the first women from India to win the Grammy Awards for her Jai Ho.... She shares this award along with AR Rahman and poet and lyric writer Gulzar.

Tanvi wrote the Spanish lyrics which were a part of the song and was also one of the singers who rendered it. She has a great voice and can sing in Arabic, Latin, and Spanish and sings a wide range of music with her band, Zahrra.
Remember the first song she sang first was Fanaa… under Rahman for Mani Ratnam’s Yuva, which became an anthem in clubs. She has a running collaboration with AR Rahman and has sung a number of songs for him like Papu Can’t dance… from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and popular numbers from Rang De Basanti, Jillunu Oru Kadhal, Slumdog Millionaire , Delhi 6 etc

Tabu agrees AR Rahman's musics

Tabu will soon feature in a video album for which the music is being scored by AR Rahman. Sources close to the actress say that Tabu lapped up the offer as the music is by the Oscar winning music director. It is worth mentioning here that Tabu has been flooded with offers to star in video albums in the past, but the lady has shown no interest in it. The music album is being produced by Rasheed Ali, a playback singer

Vinnai Thandi Varuvaaya audio makes record

Maestro AR Rahman and Gautham Vasudeva Menon has created audio history as there has been a terrific advance booking for their Vinnai Thandi Varuvaaya (VTV) audio!

A spokesperson of Sony Music said: “For the first time ever even before the release of the album, Amazon.com has overwhelming pre-release response for CD orders of VTV audio. The CD has already been marked as number 1 in the category of “Music > World Music > Far East & Asia. It clearly means before the release it is already the top seller in Far East and Asia category. No other product has got such a response on Amazon.”
VTV is ARR’s first composition after the success of Oscar Winning Slumdog Millionaire. The album has combined seven songs in voices of Karthik, Naresh Iyer, Benny Dayal, , Blaaze, Devan Ekambaram,Vijayprakash, Shreya Ghoshal, Chinmayi, Suzaane, Alphonse, Kalyani Menon and Rahman himself. The album's lyrics are penned by Thamarai. The album features six songs in Tamil and one in Malayalam plus a theme track by the academy award winner himself.
Meanwhile the first ever rocking song from VTV, Hosanna… sung by Blaaze, Vijayaprakash and Suzaane will break over all FM stations in Tamil Nadu today (January 9). On Tuesday (January 12) AR Rahman, GVM and Sony Music will be having the Indian audio launch of the film at a popular multiplex in Chennai.

A R Rahman Foundation has produced a special 2010 desk top calendar

The Oscar winning maestro AR Rahman is also a philanthropist.

The A R Rahman Foundation has produced a special 2010 desk top calendar in collaboration with Worldlight, a subsidiary of Audio Media Education.
The highlight of the calendar is that it features the Mozart of Madras in various moods captured by Selva Kumar, photographer and CEO of Audio Media Education India.
It also has some of Rahman’s thoughts on universal themes like music, language and love.
The A R Rahman Foundation is presently providing free education in music, to 30 students from corporation schools in Chennai. The vision of the A R Rahman Foundation is to strive towards making poverty history.
As a first step towards achieving this vision, the foundation will set up educational institutions and provide world class infrastructure and education to underprivileged children who do not have the means and fund their education.

what about Trisha's fate in Kollywood

This south Indian beauty have given us her sizzling performances in many movies and she will soon woo the Bollywood audience with ther perrormance in Katta Meetha with Akshya Kumar in lead.

Guess what’s she has been lately obsessed with? Its for the song composed by AR Rahman for the film Vinnaithandi Varuvaya.

This Gautham Menon,romantic flick stars Silambarasan and Trisha in lead roles. The pretty lass who is a great fan of AR Rahman is liking the song which opens with the lines Kannukul Kannai. According to sources, the song was filmed in New York few weeks ago.

The movie will be a breezy romantic entertainer and it has been shot across the exotic locales of Chennai, Kerala and Malta Island.

AR Rahman turns lecturer

A R Rahman is so inspired by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson that he has decided to include Jackson as a subject in the KM Music Conservatory, a music institution that he runs in Chennai.

Rahman will also deliver the first lecture on Jackson. According to the music director, Jackson’s life, music and how he inspired him will all be a part of the subject.

The Mozart of Madras has been quoted as saying by the DNA, “I have been inspired by Michael and his works for years now. I had met him and though he was such a big star, he was always a very humble human being. That really touched and inspired me. I think he was an inspiration for an entire generation. His music must have influenced countless musicians across the world and it would be an honor for me to have the students of my music school learn and discuss the artist of the century.”