He is very simple man..
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He is very simple man..
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Originally Posted by venkkiram
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DEgr39wCkg
Suhasini has the moral high ground to say anything about other films!
OK KANMANI EXPECTATION METER - A SLIDESHOW
http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/...airamuthu.html
For all you folks out there in the United States, here are the timings
http://143cinema.com/news/ok-kanmani-usa-schedules/
Thankfully, the movie's releasing in my place at Rochester.
Girl forcibly admitted into mental hospital after she liked AR Rahman songs in first hearing -
Chennai: A 22-year old girl from the city was rushed to Kilpauk mental hospital by her family and friends a couple of days ago. She was found to have liked AR Rahman songs at the first instance of hearing it and this had caused the girl’s kith & kin to freak out.
This incident has created so much shockwaves. Here, a girl in shock is seen near waves, explaining this incident to her boyfriend.
The 22-year old girl Priya had been found hearing OK Kanmani songs the morning after OK Kanmani’s music album was released. After hearing the whole album once, she is reported to have tweeted, “#OKKanmani album fabulous. Liked all the songs at first time itself. ARR = God”. Not only this, she had updated her status in Facebook too in the same way. This had sent shock waves to her Twitter followers and Facebook friends.
Her friends had called her parents and asked about her recent behaviors. Few friends even landed in her home and tried to lock her in her room before calling Kilpauk hospital.
Talking to our reporter, one of her friends, Ashwini, said, “We were shocked when she updated in Facebook that she liked OK Kanmani songs the very first time she heard. How can any sane person like AR Rahman song in first time hearing? That is why we had to admit her to mental hospital. We hope that she returns back with a sane mind and accepts that OK Kanmani songs are mind blowing after two or three days.”
We met with one ARR fan who was Priya’s cousin. He explained his anguish to us, “Any sane person will go through a series of emotions before accepting the magic in ARR’s tunes. First day of his album release, we will feel both sad of and angry at ARR. During this period, you can easily find comments from Rahman’s die-hard fans that they miss Rahman of 90s and his magic is missing ever since he went to Hollywood. The next day, we will pick some 2-3 songs and play it in loops. Only by the end of third day, we will start looping all songs of his album in our playlist. By the end of week, we will be hearing only his album and will attack any critics uttering even a single rant against our God ARR. But Priya breaking the protocol alerted us. She has to be treated for this mental illness.”
Sources close to mental hospital reveal that the doctors are sure of Priya’s mental illness and that she herself has accepted her as mental, which is good sign of recovery. For example, she was found singing ‘Mental Manadhil’ when they asked her what she has in her mind.
http://tamil.theunrealtimes.com/2015...first-hearing/
she is lady 'leg thatha'...ippave padam marana mokka,flop innu online-la pinnaraingga..Quote:
Originally Posted by irir123
KWDD ARR,MR,VR
http://www.techsatish.com/2015/04/vi...thandu_14.html
mr interview confirms the...extra terrestrial:irked: subject in the movie...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
Forget about itwofs Karthik. He rated VTV average! Today evening I went to the video shop in Iselin (New Jersey), located in the area filled with Indian shops and bought my copy of OKK audio. The owner said there was unexpected good sales of this particular audio, which he said is happening after a long time. Luckily I got mine. Theera Ulaa, Mental Manadhil, Kaara aatakaara, and Sinamika are awesome. Except for the first two minutes parandhu sella va is also great. Only the two classical numbers are so-so, since they have predictable tunes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rsubras
Making everybody Mental Manadhil
maniratnam interview
At a recent press meet, your wife Suhasini said only 'qualified' people should review movies and not anybody who knew to move a mouse on the computer screen. Her comments have been slammed by everyone and it's gone viral.
I think it shouldn't necessarily be interpreted the way she said it. Maybe she didn't say it right. I know she was talking about professional criticism and had requested everybody at the event to continue supporting our films like they have always. But no matter what anybody says, including Suhasini, you can't stop people from sharing their opinion. If you make a film, I'll have my opinion and it doesn't matter if you like it or not. Cinema is public art and people have the right to express what they feel about it. Today, there's a platform for sharing opinions and it can get multiplied tremendously. We can only take the feedback and use it for giving a better product the next time. There will always be criticism but how somebody puts it across makes a whole lot of difference. I watch cricket on television and say what kind of shot a batsman is playing. But what do I really know to comment but I still do. Likewise, every film-goer will have something to say about a film. But criticism shouldn't provoke a reaction and that kind of culture is prevalent online. If it's genuine criticism, it should be welcomed. There was criticism in Kadal, and I didn't have any issue with it. I just took it in my stride.
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/enter...w/46923330.cms
Mani Ratnam on OK Kanmani - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZzKRCdJCY#t=13
Ar rahman album rated panna avaroda music blog innum populer aagum avalothan matter..only making money..avana oru padathukku music panna sollugale paapom..half baked pasangga..makkalthan rated pannaum!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Music4Ever
Okk and kanchana rated 18+ here.. :shaking:
Looks like kanchana 2 will have more screens here :banghead:
That was very harsh comment Anand :) I have followed him from 2004 and he is a genuine ARR fan.... lets leave it at that..... there are some songs that get hit, but some songs stand the test of times..... i believe OKK will be one of those albums.....infact for the entire ARR-MR combo, Raavanan was probably the only album that did not become a hit either during release nor in the later times....... (except usure poguthe song)Quote:
Originally Posted by A.ANAND
Prashanth @itisprashanth 3h3 hours ago
A telugu producer watched #OKKanmani. His comment " superhit or blockbuster, that is the question". Hope his words will come true.
HA..HA...!!!
Why only this part? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by A.ANAND
excellent answers throughout :clap:
There's lot of Alaipayuthey flavour in Oh Kadhal Kanmani (OKK). Many even say this looks like a sequel. Are you aware of these comparisons?
I've been told that people think Oh Kadhal Kanmani is Alaipayuthey 2, but it's not a sequel. It's an urban love story. What's common is that it deals with the urban youth and their relationships. The romance is set against things which are typically in a metro. We were aware of these similarities and we didn't have any problem with it. This film really deals with the way we look at life and relationships at this point in time. The story is set in Mumbai, and when you watch the film, you understand it's about people away from home who become independent of the rules and regulations of a family. It will be a breezy, contemporary film on relationship.
OKK happens to be your comeback to the romance genre in which you've made some wonderful films over the years. Are you a hardcore romantic?
I don't know if I can look at it that way. Whatever film you do, be it even with children, you do with the same amount of sincerity. It doesn't matter which genre you're working in, you try to find a honest relationship within that space, and say if it's the romance genre, within that you have to find story and characters that resonate with an audience
Nevertheless, you've earned the title 'king of romance'...
(Laughs) That's just the convenient way to put it. I think the audience takes back and retain only the romance portion from my movies. People assume I'm more comfortable with this genre. But, I think I'm uncomfortable with all the genres because each one is a struggle. I love action movies, I love drama, but I think what you like is completely different from what you want to do next. You can make a film out of different aspects you like about a genre. If you look at my last few films, they've completely been different from each other and it has been that way for many years.
Has your interpretation of romance changed since you made Alaipayuthey?
I'm just reflecting what I think is happening around me. I can understand and see how people in relationships are behaving. I'm looking at it from close quarters. The change has been happening and neither you nor I can stop it. And that change, at some point, has to get reflected in some kind of art form
Through your film, you're introducing a fresh pair - Dulquer Salman and Nitya Menen - to the audience. Could you talk about them?
I always believe half the battle is won when you cast the right actors. With Dulquer and Nitya, it was more than half. Both of them are fantastic; they're very natural, real and yet they perform like without making it look like performance. Dulquer, for instance, effortlessly gets into his character and the line somewhere blurs between his real and reel self. You can't just point at a scene and say they've done well because they've flown through the entire film with the kind of ease which is remarkable. The reason I chose them is they resonated with the characters in my mind. Both of them looked close to what would help me tell the story. I hadn't seen any previous work of Dulquer until I signed him. After that, I saw him in Bangalore Days. With Nitya, I saw parts of her work in 180 and Urumi. I liked her, but I felt I didn't see her in a full-fledged film. In OKK, she has shouldered her role right from the beginning till the end. I usually prefer to meet the actors I like to cast and get to know them. It helps me in understanding them better.
Lyricist Vairamuthu recently said your films don't fail and that they're only misunderstood. Do you agree with his view?
He's a poet and he has the license to say such things. But the fact is that films fail. You have to accept it and get on with it. There are two things to what he actually meant - whether a film is commercially successful or not because the economics of it is very important and whether you're able to achieve the kind of film you try to achieve. It's an abstract form that you have in mind when you start a film. How much ever you write a script and how much ever you work on the pre-production, it's still in abstract form. Irrespective of the result, whether you're able to make the film you had set out to make reads as whether you're satisfied with your work or not. Even if you feel you didn't handle one aspect well in a movie, it gets revealed only in the result. And then you realize maybe this which I had initially in mind, I was not able to get it across to the audience completely. It may not be the thought or structure. It may be just that I've not communicated it effectively enough. You learn from such experience and you see that you don't leave too much of a gap in communication.
Do you think there was a communication gap in the case of Kadal, which didn't do well?
There was a gap in Kadal, but there are bits and pieces of the movie I'm very proud of. On the whole, I think something went missing and it's my mistake I let that gap happen. It's only after a point; you're able to see the gap you left that you assumed will be filled in the mind of the audience. Unfortunately, it didn't work in the favour of Kadal.
Every single time you're film's music comes out, the instant reaction from the audience is that Rahman reserves the best for you. He, on the other hand, says you give him the platform to experiment. What's the secret behind this successful combo?
There's no secret to it other than the fact that both of our intentions are kind of similar in the sense it's not just that we want to make hit songs. Of course, we want to produce chartbusters, but the objective is that the kind of film defines the kind of music. When I tell him something, he thinks of ways to musically represent it. It's not just that I need six great songs. We look for songs that'll help the story to transcend. When we collaborate, we start with a definite direction in which we want to travel and within that we try and experiment. And we're also aware of what will be liked and what won't. We do have our differences and arguments but that's the whole point of working as a team. If he does what exactly I want and vice versa, we don't need each other. The fun of working together is that I should be able to nudge him into a direction in which I want and he should be able to convince me to take a different direction. In the process, the main objective shouldn't be compromised. It has always been a collaborative effort and that's what has kept it exciting.
You've reunited with P.C Sreeram after a decade in OKK. Did the long gap have any effect on your working relationship?
It's always been fun. I honestly didn't feel this was a long gap. It just looked like we've always been working. Nothing has changed between us and we have the same kind of connection, same kind of working style and continue to push each other for excellence. I think we've known each other so long that we know our likes and dislikes and this has always helped our relationship. It was fantastic working with him again. He's more than just a cinematographer; he's like family, someone very close to us. It's with him I share my ideas and tell him this is how I want to shoot it or even when I decide to drop a scene and coming up with a new one.
The industry is plagued by the number business. Everybody's talking about box-office records and the 100 crore club. Do you still continue to walk a tightrope between art and commerce or has your view changed?
Just because everybody around me talks about 100 crore business, it doesn't change the way I look at cinema. I've come here to make films in the mainstream, but within that I feel you can make sensible films. Within the mainstream, it's possible to tell a story with characters and emotions which are real, genuine and which need not be over the top. It's just that the growth in the society converts everything into numbers and the fact that we've got this mechanism by which these numbers have started coming out. For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah. I believe the intrinsic value of a film too matters to its creator.
mani saar.., :bow: brilliant answers..
Maula Wa Sallim recited by AR Ameen
These verses are known as Naats, Islamic Poems praising Prophet Muhammad. A partially paralysed man - Abdallah Sharafuddin Muhammad ibn Sa'id ul-Busiri (Egypt 1211–1296), popularly known as Hazrat Imam Busiri / Imam Busiri - was cured during the night he dreamt that the Prophet touched his paralysed parts and then threw a Cloak (Arabic : Burdah) over him and covered him up. Upon waking up, seeing himself completely cured, he wrote (or sung the verses he receited during his Lucid Dream) Qaseedah Burdah Shareef (Qasida = Poem, thus the translation gives "Poem of the Cloak"), which holds 160 verses spun across 10 chapters, praising the Prophet Muhammad. Thus, Iman Busiri became a Sufi (a person with high/inner/mystical knowledge over Islam).
These verses are inscribed on the walls of mosques and madrassas (muslim schools). They are recited in a great beleif to get/have mercy. The legend also states that, every 650 years, The Prophet blesses one poet for his sincere and beautiful words by wrapping his mantle over the poet. In 7th century, poet Kab ibn Zuhayr from Medina was blessed by The Prohet and 650 years after it was Iman Busiri, who took a prominent place in the lineage of Sufi Shaykh. He is a very great mind and has also written a poetic commentary on Christianity and Judaism, based on his own study of the Bible.
He who loves Me, knows Me,
and He who knows Me, finds Me.
- Traditional Sufi saying
Maula Wa Sallim - Mystical
Subbu,
Itwofs Karthik started as an ARR fan but lately he is more concentrated on getting more hit rates and stirring up controversies that help him be afloat. If you read all his recent reviews, you can see a pattern. He wants to show off as a renowned music critic. He bashes all ARR numbers which are well received. He bashed Ai and OKK. He praises those ARR albums which neither satisfy his fans nor the public. EG:LHDD.. By doing so he becomes a discussing point among the lakhs of Rahman fans out there.
sathyam theatre-la kooda shows kedaikkalayaame .. #eksi ..
btw, kaattu kuppai kanchana2 :banghead: has got the best screens ..
all the best Mani Ratnam, prove me wrong !
:) therila...... his Kochadaiyaan review seemed top class.... and he praises numerous imman's, santhosh narayanan's and ghibran's music albums. so i dont know..dont want to become opinionated as yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Interview: Mani Ratnam's Tryst With 'Relationship Continues | Ok Kanmani Red Carpet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqNf4nkylpQ
A.R. Rahman maniratnam speech @ Ok Bangaram audio success meet - Tv9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwq_7b3AQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jbtqNtxBt8
A spokesperson of @SPIcinemas clarified @ThenandalFilms had booked #Kanchana2 @ Sathyam big screen 4 Apr 17 release,1 month in advance.
As per earlier plans @StudioGreen2 was 2 release #OKKanmani Apr 24 at big screen, but they advanced it by a week, date blocked by #Kanchana"
O' Kadhal Kanmani (OKK) music album is certainly a note worthy album. The Mani-ARR combo still proves to be light and bright. Ruling out the words "experimental' or 'master-piece', the album makes much sense with the movie's theme, and I hope that it will be more fantastic while mingling with the OST and the visuals. I liked the whole attitude behind each song and ARR still holds his top position when it comes to presentation and recording. He effortlessly mixes lot of tiny sound bits (be it a wind or string) and allows them to enter back and forth giving each song on the whole a wonderful texture. In Kakki Sattai, Anirudh would have extracted the sound from a Udukai mingling it with heavy western electronic beats (Ref: Trooper Theme from Kakki Sattai). A sample from OKK, ARR use of (I think its) Kanjira (Malargal Ketein) sounds awesome. An added wonder is the Drum Roll in Theera Ula which matches the Billboard Hits Charts of the 80's (Ref: BoneyM, my favourite).
I became a victim of expection. Kara Attakara from the promo video made me wait for this song, and thats the first song I listened too immediately after grabing the CD. I felt that an awesome 'Tara Kathu Irrukeney' dissolving in an 'auto-tuned-voice'. I accept that its not a genre I would listen to, but still wish ARR had given another version of this song for old-schoolers like me just like he provided two versions of 'Mental Manathil'.
Here is a line-up of the 8 songs from the OKK tracklist arranged according to my perferance :
1/ En Kalvanin Madiyil by Jonita Gandhi
2/ Yen Santhosha Kalaigalai Naan Nirutha Matein by ARR, Darshana, Nikita Gandhi
3/ Edhai Naan Ketpin Unnaiye Tharuvai by Chitra & ARR
4/ Varandha Udhattin Vari Pallangal by Karthik
5/ En Idhayam Edho Solluthey by Shashaa Tirupati, Sathya Prakash
6/ Just like that sung by Karthik & Shashaa Tirupati
7/ Taka Taka Taka Kotum Isaiyil sung by ARR
8/ Nama Nama Nama Ney Nana Ney Hoi Hoi by Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam, Darshana, Shashaa Tirupati
The change in the 2 versions of Mental Manathil was outstanding. I always find ARR working a lot over a theme - a great exemple is his fabulous album Rythm. 'Taka Taka Taka Kotum Isaiyil' is the 'key-line' for the sound arrangement. We get a lot of thunder stroms in the region I live in. Just before the strom, everything becomes grey and slowly you start to hear distant thunders. When the dark clouds are racing with each other, the thunder noise increases and all of a sudden the sky goes blazzing with thousands of luminous rays from an immense lightening and then the final thunder, which announces the rain. Thats exactly is the opening of the Male Version of the song Mental Manathil (Also Ref : Closing of Mona Gasolina song from Lingaa). You can also pickup few other notions pertaining to rain, like : noises of a bubble burst or rain drop over a puddle of water or the sway of the rain, etc. I felt that the same was presented differently, as 'train track' sound in the Female version. Also you can hear the sounds of a hissing engine in this alternate version. Well, found them interesting.
O' Kalvanin Kanmani - Kadhin Madiyil
Average rating for ATM, SOK, Sivaji, VTV, Enthiran, I, and OKK probably betrays a pattern. They are worse than Shamitabh and Ennai Arindhaal, according to him. After all, as Ajaybasker observes, the need to cater (pander?) to a variety of fans and maintain the number of hits on the website could be concerns. "Diminishing marginal utility" applies equally well to all!Quote:
Originally Posted by rsubras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnaHfPwFKm0
Inthiya valaratril maniratnam ippadi pala interview koduthatha varalaru illappa..shocking..but enjoy it..tq sir..!!
avaru pesaratha inniki pora kedukitte irukalam pola[nyayamana pechu]..all his recent interview ellame ennoda smartphone la save panni vechirukken..
He has split personality:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Music4Ever
Tmrw 9pm show nu sentral:)
his pinpulathil irunthu 'screw' panna vera asami irukangallo ennavo..arr ella albumthayum thalaiyila vechi kondadanum innu sollala..respect eveyone has own opinion..but his review on ARR album in past years so bias..nermaiyana virsanama mathiri theriyala..i never take seriusly on his music review..Quote:
Originally Posted by Music4Ever
mahen,'handle it with care' haha..review sonnen..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahen
Neenga eppo?
nalaikke poiduven but wife-fa vittu thaniya poga manasu varala..saturday midnit than possible..
Anand,
This is the first time Mani is promoting his movie IIRC. May be he is coming in terms with the changing times or it is because of the distributor Studio Green
Raavanan?Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
I dont think raavanan got much exposure in marketing. Hindi jaasthi because of aabisheek and eesh