Kamal-Ilayaraaja-Singeetham Rao-MUMBAI EXPRESS

eden, agree with you about "Kanne Kalaimane" song. It (Surumai Akhiyon mein) was very popular in Hindi aswell. Many many northies like the song. regarding "Ai Zindagi", I liked both the tamil version (Poongatre) and the hindi version equally. I have seen Suresh Wadkar sing this song as one of his favourite in many shows. Again, as you said, Poongatre is very innovative.

"Ponmeni" is retained in hindi aswell. The song is "Eh Babua" or something like that. Its the same tune and I think its sung by Asha Bhosle. This song was no so popular I guess.

As far as I know, from "Sadma", the song "Surumai Akhiyon mein" and "Ai Zindagi" were very popular (especially the latter one)

Krishnan

http://ww.smashits.com/index.cfm?Pag...rticle&ID=4193

Interview with Kamal

Cannot personally find a sufficient reason not to underscore the significance of this answer of Kamal. One of the few popular social people who want people to understand themselves and societal issues in an entertaining way thru his film-making.

Ultimately, entertainment matters and this is what Kamal has done positively without failing. Take Abhay or Kalaignan or SIgappu ROjakkal, Kamal sees to it that you are enjoying without being deluded!!!

Let us hope this movie is widely accepted. I am looking forward to it.
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What's the story of the movie?

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I won't tell you the story. You please watch it on the screen. However, I may briefly tell you that this is a comedy of error type. I want to entertain the viewers. I believe that one can give a message through entertainment only. So, it's a comedy. But I have not forcibly put comedy in it. It's natural. Many things happen in one's life that make others laugh. However, these things are serious for the one who passes through them. I shall therefore advise that those who have had appendicitis operation better avoid it. I am dead sure that their stitches might loosen, as it is full of laughter.

IR composed a few songs for ram gopal varmas debut movie SHIVA.Though dubbed 'Aanando Brahma' sounds real good."meri qadar jaani" is another good one the mood was elevated by Majroohs superb lyrics,is that an original composition?? im not sure.After this Balu Mahendra directed a movie for Plus Channel.Amit Khanna wrote hindi lyrics for "pothi vecha mallika mottu' and a few other very popular tamil numbers.During this time hindi md duo Anand Milind started wholesale copying of Rajas songs and almost all of them were bumper hits like 'tu tu tu tu tu taara' in Bol Radha Bol,'Dhak dhak'in Beta,'Saathiya','my love','aaja aaja' in Love.Almost all agninatchatram songs were blatantly copied and released in 'vansh'.Keladi kanmani from Pudu Pudu arthangal appeared as "chandni Raat heh' and Raaja raajadi became tapori song which was a trademark salman khan number in every stage shows of his those days.Then there was Hey Raam,which i think came out better in the Hindi version.To conclude id say Raaja was virtually quiet active in hindi all along.

http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/ful...hp?id=13657794

Accident on the sets of 'Mumbai Xpress'

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Keladi kanmani from Pudu Pudu arthangal appeared as "chandni Raat heh'

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I thought 'keLadi kaNmaNi' had shades of 'so gaya ye jahan' from tezab

NagaS

I happened to watch the preview of the ME on TV once. I like to see it again. Is it available online anywhere?

Mr.Judge,
In which channel&when did you watch the preview?

http://www.thatstamil.com/news/2005/01/31/kamal.html

Kamal thanks the Chief Minister for taking Ramadas&Thirumavalavan( :evil:) to task.Simple statement-no artificial praises,just a "Thanks".

http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/int...59682&cid=2398


Interview with Dr.Kamalhasan :)

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In which channel&when did you watch the preview?

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To my surprise, it came on Pothigai (DD's tamil channel) once. During a TOP 10 movies programme, they showed it. He was sitting on top of the building in a slum and talking some funny lines. The movie is going to be different, that's what I felt.

cinefan,

I think it came on last saturday morning....

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He was sitting on top of the building in a slum and talking some funny lines. The movie is going to be different, that's what I felt.

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It was available in kumudam.com sometime back, I had a downloaded copy, which I deleted two weeks back :(

NagaS

here it is ... (first trailer is Mumbai Exp)

http://www.kumudam.com/lightsonline/...railermain.php

NagaS

This was the trailer which was released when the movie went on the floors on Nov 22nd.I was intrigued by the slang which Kamal uses&had asked someone to tell me about it in the old forum.Ferrari(where is he now?)had told that it was Nellai Tamil.

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here it is ... (first trailer is Mumbai Exp)

http://www.kumudam.com/lightsonline/...railermain.php

NagaS

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Thanks NagaS. let me try to see it!

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/13013.html

it seems Ramadas&Co are bent upon targetting Kamal :x

Trust me, I am the last person on the earth to give JJ any credit for anything, but I did like the way she came out swinging in this matter.

Especially the way she ridiculed 'daaktar Ramadas' about his name.

Someone should also ask Mr. Thirumavalavan, if Dalit is a Tamil word.

I think Kamal should come out and say that if 'daaktar Ramadas' wil change his name to 'vaithiyar iraaman adimai' or at least 'munaivar iraaman adimai' then he too would consider changing the title of the movie. :wink:

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Trust me, I am the last person on the earth to give JJ any credit for anything, but I did like the way she came out swinging in this matter.

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Since he is in the opposite camp and looks like he will not join her in the forthcoming assembly electons, no wonder she issued statements against him. If the same Ramadoss shows some interest to join her, then see what will happen. Politicians are same everywhere I think. It is better to ignore these guys and move on with our lives.

multinamatheyan
Apadi podunga aruvala !!!!
See malayalam they do have English names - but the movies have strong mallu flavor !!!!

Tamizh valakarthuku yellorum neriya novel ,kavidhai padikanum - from that atleast 10% will read tamil literature !!

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13664241

Kamal signs Rakhi Sawant for an item number.According to the story Manisha is an ex-bar dancer in the film.Will this item number be picturised in a bar?

http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/...ry/080205b.asp

Kamal gets another award but this one is not film related.

IR's salary is Rs 1.5 million. But for Mumbai Express Kamal has paid IR a whopping Rs 2.5 million.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/cn/cn_ho...8/2005&secid=2

Then we can expect some really good music :-)

may be that 1 million extra will go to karthik raja, who will be helping IR, like he did in virumaaNdi ;)

Ofcourse, this is my guess only and NOM for IR :)

NagaS

Why So less a Salary for IR?

I guess even YSR and VS might be getting anything close to Rs. 3.5 Million...

IN one recent Kunkumam issue, I saw the rates of several Music directors..

1.5 Million salary is equallent to the one Given to Dhinna now a days and imaan.

Bharathwaj would have got , if not more, Rs. 2.5 Million .

Kamal Making this salary rate a news has actually exposed IR.

zz,

Hold on ! Know that IR is well known for his lesser salary !
He used to get only less even when he was on peak. His salary does not reflect his market.

As for this extra 10 lakhs for ME, I think that is for recording expenses in New York..not for special music !

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may be that 1 million extra will go to karthik raja, who will be helping IR, like he did in virumaaNdi Wink

Ofcourse, this is my guess only and NOM for IR Smile

NagaS

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Yellam Ok ..aanna it should be assisting and not helping !!!!!

IR is getting paid less because his products sell less. Kamal probably paid him higher for the New York recording expenses or probably he wanted the music to be grand as its being sold in HFM as well.

probably he wanted the music to be grand as its being sold in HFM as well."

vijayr,

are you saying Hindi music is grand? romba thamaash panreenga:-)

Ilan-kaathu veesudhE from Pithamagan was a pleasing number. If it had come from any other MD, it probably would have been praised highly. SandiyarE sandiyarE and Onna Vida were good ones from Virumandi, IMO. Hopefully IR will give half a dozen nice numbers in Mumbai Express. Anniyan, Mumbai Express, Godfather -- a good list of movies to expect good songs from. Can't wait.

multinamatheyan, I am not saying HFM music is grand, but IR being a non-entity in HFM, his music better be grand if it has any chances of attracting customers and selling in Mumbai. You have slightly twisted my point :-) IR's style is outdated as far as both HFM/TFM is concerned. Only with orchestral majesty/freshness can he garner some attention and thats why all the extra expenses and all the New york recording etc. In fact this is not even a serious film like Hey Ram(to go to Hungary or NY),this is just a commercial fun movie. For IR to go all the way to NY to record a couple of songs, my guess is that all the hype and hoopla is because its a bi-lingual. Hope am clear now. IR needs one or two numbers like say Raakamma to generate some interest in HFM. If he makes something like Karagaatakaari or Konji pesalam even Chennaites wont buy it leave alone Mumbaiites :-)

From when did IR started charging less....

Imagine...Salary for IR doesn't mean direct money into IR's pocket...he has to feed all his crew members, his recordist, give sal to his Studio workers...etc, etc..Now if IR wantedly charges less as compared to other MDs who salary is more or less decided by demands, won't these people who are working for IR try to seek job with other MD?...becasue there these artists and workers will get more from the share.....
So People like IR ARR, VS getting sal in millions doesn't mean, all the money go in their pocket...they have to pay out for all who are associated with them....

I just wanted to bring out the point by my question that Sal. for an MD is decided by his demand...producers should be conviced that if I pay this guy Rs. X, he will return me back Rs X multtiplied Y times..

Variable Y will probably is the deciding factor for X....Andhu dhaan business.

vijayr,

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If he makes something like Karagaatakaari or Konji pesalam

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:) Konji pesalaam had atleast two good number, 'ithuvarai naan oru pazaiya manithan' is one of the best songs IR has composed in last couple of years, ofcourse, IMO :)

NagaS

Nagas, I liked "Idhuvarai" to a certain extent too, but like I said earlier commercially such songs might not be viable even in Chennai. Unnai thedi is another song I like and listen to, despite the rather average synth-heavy orchestration(which is a surprise).

What a crap...Ilayaraja reportedly recieved 7.5 million from GV for his dalapathi songs.he has composed movies absolutely free many a times,ask G.N.Rangarajan or Santhana Bharati,man hes been around for last 3 decades..Find out how much he recieved for movies like Kannan Varuvaala and Ilaya Ragam..peanuts if i go for a cliche.He composed songs for telugu movie Sambu for free,heaven knows why,the movie including songs were already shot.Ilaiyaraja is saint...money means nothing to him..otherwise hed be wearing Armani and Gerrard-Perregaux since the day he composed machaana paathingala..

OK ..joining the band ..Raaja sir charged 1/3 of his salary for the movie Kamarajar ...

http://www.telugucinema.com/c/movies/mn_feb15051.shtml

Kamal's next after 'Mumbai Express'with Gautham 'Kakka Kakka,Minnale' Menon is reportedly an actioner budgeted at 16 crores.uuh!

The movie is titled "Sippai" and it is produced
by Roja combines. Music : Harris Jayaraj

I Think Ranjit Barod - VIP Fame is scoring the music..

Not very sure..

'Sippai' doesn't sound interesting.I hope they find a more catchy title.Harris in an interview to Ananda Vikatan a few months back had mentioned that he will be doing the music for Gautham's film with Kamal for Roja combines.I don't think Ranjit will come into the picture suddenly.

BTW Satish,where did you get the info about the title?