July 8, 2007 at 3:48 pm (A.R.Rahman)
It always feels great watching/reading old interviews of A R Rahman. These days, there are so many websites and you keep finding interviews in one site or the other often. But, the disadvantage of having so many sites is the questions are often repeated! Thanks to Bhagavathi Mohan, member of The A R Rahman Fan Club for a very old interview of Rahman in the Doordarshan programme, Surabhi. Check it out here in case you already haven’t. I am posting the link here very late thanks to my forgetfulness!
After watching the interview again today, I am now listening to the instrumental version of the songs of Roja non-stop. 
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June 19, 2007 at 6:27 pm (A.R.Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Movies, Music)
Rains have started in Chennai and celebrating the rains, here is a post on some of my favourite rain songs. The list of songs is in no particular order.
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June 16, 2007 at 11:04 am (A.R.Rahman, Movies)
is what I am currently listening to again and again and again! 
Wherever you go, you find something written about the one and only SUPERSTAR/ SIVAJI! (Why should my blog alone be an exception? 
) Being the Superstar fan that I am (of course, not as much of a fan as I am of you-know-who-all ), I too can’t wait to watch the movie in theatre soon! The more I watch/read anything about Sivaji, the more excited I am becoming! Maybe in another 10 days, I will watch it if I get the tickets, of course.
Rajni and Rahman are the only reasons I want to watch the movie. I have never liked Shankar’s movies much. I have found only parts of his movies good.
Back to Athiradee, still my favourite song from the movie! Speakers apart, volume as high as possible, song in repeat mode is how I am listening to it! Do that and you won’t feel like pressing the stop button. The guitar interludes and Rahman’s voice have not stopped amazing me yet! Sudhish Kamath calls this the best picturized Rajni song! Can’t wait to watch the song in theatre! What with the excellent sound effects in theatre, this song must be a treat to the ears! (Not sure though how much one can hear on top of the fans’ excited whistling and applause) Athiradee rocks!!!! And needless to say, Rahman & Superstar rock too!
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June 7, 2007 at 10:21 pm (A.R.Rahman)
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May 31, 2007 at 7:04 pm (A.R.Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Reminiscing Mani Ratnam's movies)
The wedding:
If the wedding where Karthik and Shakti met first was so colourful and had a joyous atmosphere, their own wedding is not far behind in these aspects. Right from Madhavan’s blue shirt and Shalini’s maroon saree to the white garlands and the group of friends and Shakti’s sister pulling their legs and the Registrar making his presence felt through out his screen time, everything is picture perfect! Shot at Kapaleeswarar Temple, the wedding of Karthik and Shakti is the most beautifully picturized wedding sequence in Mani Ratnam’s films what with ‘Mangalyam’ scored by Rahman playing in the background. After Karthik cleverly manages to dodge Mrs. Prema outside the temple and runs in, the beat of the song starts and you have Karthik taking the garland in his hand. If Mani Ratnam doesn’t utilize the songs appropriately, who else will?
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May 28, 2007 at 11:20 pm (A.R.Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Reminiscing Mani Ratnam's movies)
Here I am celebrating the movie Alaipayuthey and the producer of this movie is now no more! 
I was shocked to read about the sudden demise of G.Srinivasan, Mani Ratnam’s brother cum producer of Alaipayuthey and all the other movies produced under the banner of Madras Talkies. May his soul rest in peace.
Moving on to the post, starting with the first meeting of Karthik and Shakti, it couldn’t have been picturized any better what with the joyous atmosphere of a wedding, friends and relatives pulling the leg of the bride and the groom and an excellent song by Rahman in the background! There can’t be anyone who doesn’t enjoy the conversation between Karthik and Shakti.
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May 9, 2007 at 5:35 pm (A.R.Rahman, Life's Like That)
Eyes closed. Headphones are on. Pachchai Nirame is the song playing. If this doesn’t help you relax instantly after a stressful day, what else will?
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