Oscar Thamizhan 'Isaipuyal' AR Rahman News/Updates

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The surprise nominee in the field is British composer John Powell for his colorful accompaniment to “How to Train Your Dragon,” a Dreamworks Animation film. That score edged out Golden Globe nominee Danny Elfman, who scored the animated feature "Alice in Wonderland."

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LM, triple happy? :D

Eagerly awaiting 'Rockstar'.

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Originally Posted by Benny Lava

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

The surprise nominee in the field is British composer John Powell for his colorful accompaniment to “How to Train Your Dragon,” a Dreamworks Animation film. That score edged out Golden Globe nominee Danny Elfman, who scored the animated feature "Alice in Wonderland."

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LM, triple happy? :D

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:yes: If not for ARR, I would have rooted for John Powell to win for Original score.

Neenga pesaama Aascaar kamunaatee la poi ukkaralam! You are spot on with your preferences! :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by SMI

பித்தளையாக கூட இருந்து விட்டுப் போகட்டும். வாய்ப்பளித்து, தொடர்ந்து களத்தில் இருக்கச் செய்தவர்களை நினைவு கூறும் விதம் சரியல்ல என்பது தான் என் கருத்து. One more time, I am the stop here.

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Fair point. idhuvE Raja solli irundhAl....hey dandanakkA dhAn including people who defend VM now

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ராஜா-ரஹ்மான் இடைப்பட்ட காலத்திலும் என் நிலைமை எப்போதும்போல நன்றாகவே இருந்தது எனச் சொல்லியிருந்தால் அதுவும் விமர்சனத்துக்கு உள்ளாயிருக்கும் அல்லவா! பாடல் ஆசிரியர்கள் படகுகள். இசையமைப்பாளர்கள் நதிகள். அப்படிப் பட்ட ஒரு பார்வையில் ராஜா, ரஹ்மான் மற்றும் மற்ற இசையமைப்பாளர்களில் தான் பணி புரிந்த காலங்களை இவர் எடை போட்டது சரியே. ஒரு புத்தகம் என வரும்போது கழுகுப் பார்வையில் சில இடங்களில் எழுதுவது தவிர்க்க முடியாதது.

வெங்கி இதப்பத்தி தொடர்ந்து பேசப்போறோமா இல்லை ஆஸ்கர் சந்தோஷத்துல ச்சாய்ஸ்ல விடப்போறோமா. முடிவா சொல்லுங்க :lol2:

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Originally Posted by Benny Lava

Neenga pesaama Aascaar kamunaatee la poi ukkaralam! You are spot on with your preferences! :thumbsup:

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:D

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Originally Posted by P_R

வெங்கி இதப்பத்தி தொடர்ந்து பேசப்போறோமா இல்லை ஆஸ்கர் சந்தோஷத்துல ச்சாய்ஸ்ல விடப்போறோமா. முடிவா சொல்லுங்க :lol2:

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ஐயா! கவிஞருக்கென்றே ஒரு திரியை ஆரம்பித்து உள்ளேன்(ரொம்ப நாள் விருப்பம்!). தொடர நினைத்தால் அங்கேயே நீங்க எழுதலாம்.

I’m No Sachin Tendulkar: Rahman


A R Rahman, with his double Oscar nominations this year for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours (Best Original Score and Best Song — If I Rise with Dido) may repeat his Slumdog Millionaire magic at the Academy Awards.

But while Slumdog saw the music maestro bring two Oscars to India, Rahman feels that it is going to be difficult to touch his previous glory.

"I have won the Oscars before and so winning is not a pressure situation for me. But yes, I want to win it again and if possible win both my categories. Which artist would not want to get an Oscar again," asks Rahman who was also honoured with the Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum at Davos recently for doing social and charitable work.

Rahman, who obviously wants the blessings of his fans in India, is quick to tell them, "I'm no Sachin Tendulkar. Whenever he takes the field, people expect him to score a century. I will try my best to live upto fans' expectations, but it's not possible to get an Oscar always."

The competition is tough this year. "We have seen some outstanding work last year and many great artists are in the list. Anyone can win this award," said Rahman, "so if I see a new person win the Oscar this time, I will be happy. Awards should act as an encouragement to new talent. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing the industry getting flooded with great talent who make things exciting."

http://rahman360.com/?p=3281

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thats the attitude which raises him higher and higher...

soooooo happppppppyyyyyyy...nominated again! wishes n prayers thalaivaaaaaa!

Avar kandippa Win pannuvare... pannuvare'ne enna.. PANURARE...

engappa dinesh... romba naala aala kaanom... ?
how is studies..?
how is madhushree doing? any good news?

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Originally Posted by SoftSword

engappa dinesh... romba naala aala kaanom... ?
how is studies..?
how is madhushree doing? any good news?

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SS, i took a break from the hub. haha... i think nearly a year +... now im back... haha.... i couldnt help it seing the ARR forum not as active as it used to be. came back to help a lilttle around... haha..

studies r going good... exams r in may 2011... pressure started... haha..

Madhushree is good. she just had her album launched few days back. ive written a Tamil song for that album. do check it out when its in stores. dun think it has hit the stores YET. do feel free to comment on it. :D

thats awfully sweet of u to remember me and welcome me. :) thank u for that bro! ;)... hows things with u ???

- SORRY For the personal discussion guys.... haha

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Originally Posted by Behindwoods

Just when news about Endhiran is subsiding, brand Rajini is making news again: Not for his next (animated) movie Hara but for his next project with director KS Ravikumar. The news is official now that Rajini and KS Ravikumar have agreed to work on a project together which has been titled "Rana". The USP of the movie is that Rajinikanth will be acting in three roles in the movie. The last time we saw Rajinikanth in three roles was in Moondru Mugam.

Rana will be co-produced by Eros International and Ocher studios. The multi-lingual, which will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will have music by AR Rahman who also scored music for Rajinikanht's last movie Endhiran. Editing will be done by Anthony and Ratnavelu, of Endhiran fame, will be the cinematographer. Art direction will be taken care by Rajeevan while The technical & special effects director will be Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios. The shooting is expected to commence in March this year and the film is expected to be released in 2012.

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I thought Rahman ji wasn't signing anything this year. :?

நான் வருவேன்:

already post panni iruka theriyathu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlv0O...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SF1k...layer_embedded


A Tamil song by A.R.Rehman featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachan. Produced by Y.M.Movies. Executive Producers Prinz Productions and Ganashankar Balachandran. Lyrics (Tamil) by Vairamuthu and A.R.Rehman

ராவனன் திரைபடத்தின் கடைசியில் End Credits ஓடும் போது ஒலிக்கும் பாடல், ஒரு தனிப் பாடலாக காட்சி படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. மிகவும் அருமையான படத்தொகுப்பு, பாடல், குரல்,ஐஸ் அக்கா எல்லாமே மிகவும் அழகு, பார்த்து கேட்டு ரசிக்க.

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Originally Posted by DNA India

Maybe winning or losing at the Oscars won’t make any difference to AR Rahman, as he says, but there’s something that will definitely make a big difference — the music maestro doesn’t want his children to start a career in music immediately.

Rahman has three children, daughters Khatija, Rahima and son Ameen.
Not many know that Rahman has already composed two tracks that were sung by his children.

“I have recorded their songs and yes, they were pretty good. I liked the way they performed (Ameen sang the track NaNa from the Hollywood film, Couples Retreat and his daughter Khatija performed the track Pudhiya Manidha from Endhiran),” says Rahman.

Currently it’s A R Ameen who’s being talked about for his Hollywood debut. “It was an unexpected thing, but he did a good job.He is a keen listener and he has a lot of (musical) qualities in him,” says the doting father who’s in the Oscar race in two categories for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours.

Even though Ameen has now made his big debut in a Hollywood film under his father, it is unlikely that the audience will get to see him more. “I think that it is too early for him to start a career in music. He is too young. It is time for him to concentrate on his academics first. Once he finishes off his studies, then he can choose his career,” says Rahman, ruling out a regular career for his son unlike so many child artistes in India.

Talking about the Oscar race, Rahman says that he will be happy if he finally wins an Oscar,but says that he is not exactly waiting for it with bated breadth.

“The next film that I will be doing is Rockstar (Ranbir Kapoor-Nargis Fakhri starrer). It is important for me now to keep composing without getting stressed with the number of projects that I have in hand. I have decided that new projects would only come in once I finish what I have in hand,” he says.

Rahman honoured at World Economic Forum
AR Rahman was bestowed with the Crystal Award at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos on Thursday. The award is given annually by the WEF to outstanding artists who use their talent not only for their own profession but also for social and charitable work.

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A responsible father. :)

I have opened a new group for ARR fans. Requesting your participation..

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/group.php?groupid=2

new pic!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1081310_n.jpg

Idhu romba old pic bro.. :evil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oH4e2snQa0

Rajni to team up with Shankar again?
By Ambili [February 1, 2011]

Looks like our Superstar Rajinikanth is on a signing spree. Sources close to the actor reveal that after completing Rana, Rajni is likely to team up with director Shankar again for the third time. The proposed project will be produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under his home banner Red Giants Movies.

Meanwhile, Rajni's Rana is likely to go on floors in March and Bollywood sensation Deepika Padukone will be the heroine. Rajni will be seen in a triple role and A.R. Rahman will compose music for this magnum opus. The cinematographer would be Ratnavelu and the special effects will be handled by Rajni’s daughter Soundarya. Rana will be made simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainme...ain_46672.html

extremely confusing.....

Simple Makkale.....Sultan was renamed as Hara and now it is again renamed as Rana. thats all. KS Ravikumar is been roped to shoot some non-animated scenes to add business value. Shankar's movie is after this potentially.....hope this clears!!!

Not sure if this has been posted before.

The director Baz Luhrmann notes (in 2005)

“I had come to the music of A. R. Rahman through the emotional and haunting score of Bombay and the wit and celebration of Lagaan. But the more of AR's music I encountered the more I was to be amazed at the sheer diversity of styles: from swinging brass bands to triumphant anthems; from joyous pop to West-End musicals. Whatever the style, A. R. Rahman's music always possesses a profound sense of humanity and spirit, qualities that inspire me the most."

Baz Luhrmann is the director of films such as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and Australia.

Every few years Scott Bettencourt of FilmScoreMonthly compiles a list of top composers based on the projects they get and how much they're in demand. Take it for what it is worth.

ARR is in at #18 moving up from #25 in 2009.

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/dail...rticleID/6616/

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Simple Makkale.....Sultan was renamed as Hara and now it is again renamed as Rana. thats all. KS Ravikumar is been roped to shoot some non-animated scenes to add business value. Shankar's movie is after this potentially.....hope this clears!!!

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may i know who you are?

Hara is not Rana..Rendum vera :)

Is 2010, the year of A. R. Rahman atleast for tamil film industry?

He started off with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, followed it up with the awesome Raavanan and finished off with Endhiran.

What do you guys think?

He re-established himself as the numero uno Music Directory in tamil. His albums were popular and commercially successful.

It is a shame that Mani did NOT make a movie to effectively showcase the magnificient music of Raavan/Raavanan.
ARR's music is like wine, it gets better with age. I personally did not like some of the Raavan songs but I love them now

Sunny G.

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Originally Posted by sunnyg

Is 2010, the year of A. R. Rahman atleast for tamil film industry?

He started off with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, followed it up with the awesome Raavanan and finished off with Endhiran.

What do you guys think?

He re-established himself as the numero uno Music Directory in tamil. His albums were popular and commercially successful.

It is a shame that Mani did NOT make a movie to effectively showcase the magnificient music of Raavan/Raavanan.
ARR's music is like wine, it gets better with age. I personally did not like some of the Raavan songs but I love them now

Sunny G.

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Yes, yes, and yes. Hands down, 2010 was ARRs year.

AR Rahman will perform at the Oscars

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Originally Posted by Indian Express

The Mozart of Madras is all set to repeat his magic at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. And if you thought that the genius from India has done us proud again, you are right. Except that he hasn't yet won the Golden Statuette, not yet.


Yesterday, the telecast producers of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced the artists who will perform the nominated songs on the Kodak Theatre stage on Oscar Night.


Gwyneth Paltrow will perform 'Coming Home' from the film Country Strong.


Original Song nominee A.R. Rahman and Florence Welch, of Florence & the Machine, will perform 'If I Rise' from the film 127 Hours. " Rahman is nominated for writing the music (Dido and Rollo Armstrong are also nominated for the song's lyrics).


Alan Menken, who is nominated for writing the music for 'I See the Light' from the animated film Tangled, will accompany singers Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi on the piano (Glenn Slater is also nominated for the song's lyrics).

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Yes, yes, and yes. Hands down, 2010 was ARRs year.

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GV Prakash year-nu solRAnga? :lol:

Absolutely agree, it was Rahman's year in TFM. PirakasE optuhuppAr. avar fans dhAn...

Thalaivar arriving at the Oscars Luncheon

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/10...-Entertainment

http://www.rajstar.com/blog/news/rahman-noodles/

Chicken Tikka meets Grits. Curry meets Steak. You get the idea. Rahman Noodles takes samples of AR Rahman’s work (i.e. Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay, etc.) and samples of various western musicians (i.e. Jay-Z, Michael Jackson), all taken completely apart and put back together, mixed with the finest of spices and elements of RajStar’s own production to bring you a completely unique sound…Rahman Noodles.


Billi Jean + Chikku Bukku is the only one I liked so far...

Edit: Goodbye Love is also nice :)

The gracious Dido... Here is a lovely note from her...!


Hello everyone,

It’s been a month of amazing news for me and now I have some more to share. Me and my husband Rohan are expecting a baby and we’re beyond happy and excited about it. So as some of you already know, I won’t be able to travel to LA for the Oscars ceremony to perform ‘If I rise’. Obviously I’m really gutted about not being there – going to the Oscars has literally been a dream of mine since I was about 9 - but I’m absolutely thrilled that the wonderful Florence Welch has agreed to step in and sing the song. I can’t wait to hear her sing it as I’m a huge fan of hers and she’ll sound amazing. I will definitely be watching the whole thing live on TV and texting Rollo (who is going to be at the ceremony. But not singing... Thankfully...
:-) ) Also, me and AR are going to be filming a video for ‘If I rise’ next week which I’m really looking forward to.

Love, dxxx


source: http://www.facebook.com/notes/ar-rah...40213302708384

sad and de ja vu - Sukhi could not travel during slumdog performance and MIA was pregnant at that time

yes sathya....
the same happened to mia last time...
would it be an extended deja vu.....

I have started a group for all Rahmaniacs and we already have got quite a good number of members added. Others, please visit the below given link to join and make the group the biggest among all

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/group.php?groupid=2

Rahman Sir's Next Hollywood flick - Battleship???
Battleship is an upcoming 2012 science fiction naval war film based on the game of the same name. The film is being directed by Peter Berg and will be released by Universal Pictures. Starring in the film are Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, and Liam Neeson. Renowned Indian music director A.R. Rahman will score the music. The film was originally planned to be released in 2011, but rescheduled to May 18, 2012. The film will involve the Navy's response to an alien invasion.


http://www.orkut.com/Main#CommMsgs?c...893011&start=1

LM, is this true?

Not confirmed from ARR side as of yet. But I remember reading somewhere he is going to do a Peter Berg film.

there was an interview of Bryan Adams in yesterday's The Hindu Metro Plus section...on asked "any plans on collaborating with Indian musicians?" Bryan's reply was "No plans now, but please give AR my number.":-D