A.R.Rehman ::: Saregama HMV ::: Sun TV - Composer's Contest

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 2nd May 2007, 07:25 PM

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/specials/cinema/specials/rahman_070502.html

http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14441305

A.R.Rahman on Television!

By Moviebuzz | Wednesday, 02 May , 2007, 08:28

A.R.Rahman is making his entry into Tamil television. HMV Saregama India, is all set to launch a statewide talent hunt across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh titled Ooh La La La with ``Isai Puyal` A.R.Rahman as the brand ambassador and judge for the show.
A press meet will be held today in Chennai in which he will address the media about the talent hunt. Saregama and Rahman come together for a true search of hidden creative musicians worldwide. Auditions for Ooh La La La will be held in Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Thirunelveli and Chennai across Tamilnadu. And in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vizag, Rajamundri and Thirupathi in Andhra Pradesh.

The criteria and challenge for selection would be that each band has to compose music to the lyrics of Valee, one the most famous lyric writers who would be giving lyrics based on the theme of “Hope”.

The talent hunt will be telecast on Sun TV (Tamil) and Gemini TV (Telugu) as a thirteen week half hour episodes. Vasundhara Das would be one of the judges for the episodes. The winners of this talent hunt will cut an album with Saregama India Ltd.

The highlight of the television programme will be Rahman speaking on camera to aspiring musicians and giving them valuable tips on the beauty of acoustic instruments, the logic behind composing a theme music etc.

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**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 2nd May 2007, 07:28 PM

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**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 3rd May 2007, 09:58 AM

ARR is not going to compose, its only the participants. so how come this is into ARR's Albums?? He is a judge there...

**NOV** · 3rd May 2007, 10:04 AM

Better to keep all ARR related threads in one section sakala.

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 3rd May 2007, 05:28 PM

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...nts/12188.html

**sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar** · 3rd May 2007, 06:17 PM

Orkut Community for Saregama ARR-Composer Contest

http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=31794220

**thineshan54321** · 4th May 2007, 12:01 AM

A treat to watch Rahman: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...nts/12188.html

**Yathu** · 4th May 2007, 03:17 AM

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS PROGRAMME! Finally get to see ARR talk about music, and even better judge other peoples music!

The only problem is that I don't have Sun TV

Is dare any way around this small problem? LOL

**kamalsurya** · 4th May 2007, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by Yathu

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS PROGRAMME! Finally get to see ARR talk about music, and even better judge other peoples music!

The only problem is that I don't have Sun TV

Is dare any way around this small problem? LOL

Wait for it to be uploaded on YouTube...def Rahman fans will upload it

**MADDY** · 4th May 2007, 04:53 PM

i'm beginning to hate ARRahman for his lack of empathy towards the poor producers who have booked him.........he has more than 12-13 projects sitting on his head and he wants to do such TV shows......

or is he so jobless now???