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A.R. Rahman, Sivamani rev up the beat in ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ BTS video

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A.R. Rahman, Sivamani rev up the beat in ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ BTS video

The unit of director Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited historical action extravaganza, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, on Monday released a behind-the-scenes video of the Oscar-winning maestro A.R. Rahman scoring music for the magnum opus.

Rahman, who is seen working with Sivamani and his drummers in the video, asks the percussionist for a particular beat, and he gets what he is looking for. As the drummers build up the rhythm, it is not just the tempo of the score that is raised, but also the expectations from the film.

Rahman, who tweeted the BTS video on his Twitter timeline, said: “First Single Coming Soon! PS1 releasing in theatres on 30th September in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada!”

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ is based on the Tamil novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ by the eminent writer Kalki. The story that revolves around the early life of prince Arunmozhi Varman, who went on to become known as the great Raja Raja Chola, is one of a kind.

Described by Mani Ratnam as his dream project, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ has a star cast consisting of Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Jayaram, Parthiban, Lal, Vikram Prabhu, Jayaram, Prabhu and Prakash Raj. The film will be among the most expensive ever undertaken in the country.

The film has the best in business handling each of its departments. Rahman is scoring the music, Ravi Varman is behind the cameras, National Award-winning art director Thotta Tharani is in charge of the production design and Mani Ratnam’s trusted Sreekar Prasad is back at the editing table.

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Rahman, Vasudev Menon compose song for Bathukamma

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Rahman, Vasudev Menon compose song for Bathukamma

Music maestro A R Rahman and filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon have joined hands to compose a song for the Bathukamma festival.

Menon and Telangana State Legislative Council member K. Kavitha on Tuesday released the song, produced by Telangana Jagruthi, a cultural organization headed by Kavitha.

Kavitha, a former MP and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has brought together stalwarts for a special Bathukamma song.

The song has been composed by Academy Award winner A R Rahman, sung by Uthara Unnikrishnan, penned by Mittapalli Surender, and choreographed by national award winner Brinda.

The song shot in the districts of Telangana was released ahead of Bathukamma, the floral festival of Telangana. The nine-day long festival is set to begin on October 6.

Women sing and dance around specially arranged flowers during the folk festival. Ever since the formation of Telangana State in 2014, Bathukamma is being celebrated as the state festival.

Telangana Jagruthi said in a statement that Bathukamma festival is an integral part of Telangana and it identifies with the cultural identity of the people from the state across the globe.

Telangana Jagruthi played a crucial role in strengthening the roots of the Telangana movement by focusing on promotion of Telangana’s unique culture. The organisation has been an active force that represents the cultural and literary landscapes of Telangana not just in India but globally.

The song has added to the festive atmosphere in Telangana and has given especially the women of Telangana, another reason to enjoy a colourful and joyous Bathukamma festival.

Rahman took to Twitter to extend Bathukamma greetings in Telugu. “A festival of life. A celebration of togetherness. Bringing you a glimpse of the beauty of Bathukamma through “#AllipoolaVennela” along with Telangana Jagruthi”,” he tweeted.

Kavitha replied to the tweet. “The festival of colours, melody and togetherness Bathukamma is here! Here’s sharing a glimpse of the special song for Bathukamma by @arrahman @menongautham and a dream team for all my sisters.”

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Balakrishna being trolled after comments on AR Rahman and Bharat Ratna

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Balakrishna being trolled after comments on AR Rahman and Bharat Ratna

Netizens had a field day on Wednesday, after an interview of Telugu star and MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna went viral. In the interview, the actor says he doesn’t know who Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman is, and adds that Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, is equal to the “toenail” of his father, late actor-politician NT Rama Rao.

“I don’t know who AR Rahman is. He won an Oscar and I don’t even know who he is. He gives a hit once in a decade,” said Balakrishnan, in an interview to the channel TV9.

Rahman, incidentally, had composed the background score of Balakrishna’s 1993 film, “Nippu Ravva”.

Speaking about Bharat Ratna, the actor, also known as Ballaya to fans, said: “I feel that Bharat Ratna is equal to my father’s toenail. No award can compensate for the contribution of my family to Tollywood. So, only the awards should feel bad. Not my family or my father.”

Soon, a Twitter war erupted, with Rahman fans mercilessly posting memes, and hashtag #whoisbalakrishna started trending.

A fan tweeted: “How can a senior actor like #Balakrishna talk about Indian legend #ARRahman? Will people accept if a similar thing is being spoken by a Tamil actor on #Rajamouli?”

While another one tweeted: “Who is balakrisha the funny actor #whoisbalakrishna.”

“Born to spoil is DAD good name.. #whoisbalakrishna this head weight attitude is the biggest reason for people to hate him.. funniest part is he is MLA”

Soon, Balakrishna’s fans were out defending him, saying he was a hero of the masses and a charitable personality.

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Seerat Kapoor wants to work with AR Rahman

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Seerat Kapoor wants to work with AR Rahman

Actress Seerat Kapoor, who is known for her work in Telugu films, is also a trained classical singer. She hopes that some day she will get to work with music maestro AR Rehman.

“While I was preparing Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri for ‘Rockstar’ promotions as an assistant choreographer, I had the privilege to watch AR Rehman jam live. It was the most surreal experience, I didn’t blink! I remember, by the end of his performance, I had teary eyes. AR Rehman, through his music can touch your soul. On the first line he sang, I was absorbed by his world. I hope I get to work with him someday,” Seerat tells IANS.

The actor, whose popularity increased after starring in Telugu film “Krishna And His Leela”, says learning dance and singing helped her understand the field of performing arts better.

“I am trained in Indian classical and semi classical music since the age of 12. At the time, my focus was on dance and music both. Educating myself in the field of performing arts through dance and music simultaneously helped me grow a deeper insight and understanding towards each of them individually, rather early,” she says.

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Tragedy strikes AR Rahman’s family

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Tragedy strikes AR Rahman’s family

Oscar-winning Indian top composer AR Rahman is busy with several international projects. His family is left in deep shock after Rahman’s mother Kareema Begum passed away today due to prolonged illness. AR Rahman is with his family when the tragedy happened. The last rites of Kareema Begum will take place this evening in Chennai. AR Rahman who is named Dileep Kumar converted to Islam at the age of 23 in 1989. He changed his name to Allahrakha Rahman and his mother (Kasthuri) to Kareema Begum. May her soul rest in peace.

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Top music composer in talks for Nani’s Shyam SinghaRoy?

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Top music composer in talks for Nani’s Shyam SinghaRoy?

On the eve of Nani’s birthday, a new project of the actor was announced. Taxiwala fame Rahul Sankrityan will direct the film and the regular shoot commences later this year. Touted to be a big-budget periodic drama, the movie is titled Shyam SinghaRoy. As per the ongoing news, top music composer AR Rahman is in talks to compose the music for the film.

AR Rahman hasn’t composed tunes for a straight Telugu film in the recent years. An official announcement would be made once things are finalized and the talks are in final stages. Shyam SinghaRoy will have three female leads and Sai Pallavi is locked as one of the leading ladies. Sithara Entertainments are the producers and Shyam SinghaRoy will release on December 25th across the globe.

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AR Rahman: I am politically illiterate by choice

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AR Rahman: I am politically illiterate by choice

Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman feels although the world is going through a socio-political turmoil, and every second person is expressing political opinion in an aggressive manner, he chooses to channelise his energy in making music, stories and art that can bring about a positive change in the mind of the youngsters.

The Indian music maestro is all set to take a new step in creativity. He makes his debut as scriptwriter and film producer with the upcoming musical film, “99 Songs”.

“I am politically illiterate by choice, because I rather invest my energy to create what I am creating. One of the reasons why I am making films, music and training kids in music is to offer them a space that they can explore away from politics, violence and all things that are negative. I see how everyone is getting into some political opinion and it is a grey area. It is complicated and probably I won’t be able to articulate my thoughts as correctly as I can do it through music. For me, serving humanity through art — that heals people, that is spiritual — is more important when there is too much aggression out there,” Rahman told IANS.

His daughter Khatija was brutally trolled a while back by the Swedish-Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on social media, for wearing the burqa, but Khatija’s graceful and befitting answer to the author received huge applauds by netizens.

Rahman’s “99 Songs” is directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy and the film features Ehan Bhat, Edilsy Vargas, Lisa Ray, Manisha Koirala, Ranjit Barot and Rahul Ram.

What prompted him to take up the challenge of filmmaking? The �Mozart of Madras’ replied: “Not taking up challenges and feeling complacent due to success is boring! I mean, none of us are immortal. We all are going to die, but before death happens let us give new ideas a try. My drive is to explore human possibilities. Criticism is okay with me, so many challenges are thrown at us by life. It is worth taking up the challenges!”

The songs of his film were released on Thursday in Mumbai. Rahman has created the album with Dolby Atmos. Emphasising on the collaboration, Rahman said: “When you hear music, good sound technology offers you an experience that is worth cherishing. We get to experience Dolby Atmos in cinema theatres. They are now collaborating with streaming platforms where you listen to music on the phone and still get the same sound quality, without those speakers.”

He added: “When you listen to a song on your phone, you hear a compressed file that tampers the sound, and the nuances are missed. When a 200MB file is made into a 1. 5 MB file, usually you do not get the same quality. But now that is possible courtesy the new sound technology of Dolby Atmos. I am looking forward to it,” he explained.

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AR Rahman responds on poor response for his recent albums

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AR Rahman responds on poor response for his recent albums

Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman has been badly criticized for his recent works. None of his music albums ended up impressing his fans and music lovers. His songs and tunes have been reminding us about his old tunes. Rahman recently composed music for Mani Ratnam’s Nawab which is hitting the screens tomorrow. During his recent media interaction, AR Rahman has been asked about his tunes getting poor response in the recent times. He compared his tunes to his personality.

“My tunes resemble my personality. When I don’t change, why will my tunes change? I never wanted to change and so are my tunes. I don’t respond on being criticized and I am bothered about giving the best tunes for my directors and filmmakers. I compose a tune considering the audience. I have been travelling with Mani Ratnam sir from the past 26 years and we have immense love, respect and confidence on each other. I love to travel with him and he accepts my suggestions with open heart. I compose great tunes with his inputs and these are the reasons for our success” revealed AR Rahman.

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Rajinikanth to felicitate Rahman in Delhi

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Rajinikanth to felicitate Rahman in Delhi

Music maestro A.R. Rahman, who is currently on a multi-city India tour, will be felicitated by megastar Rajinikanth here.

LIVE Viacom 18 along with official ticketing partner BookMyShow are the official presenters of A.R. Rahman Encore – The Concert in association with MTV.

After performing in cities like Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, he will conclude the tour here on December 23.

The final leg of the tour will see a special appearance by Rajinikanth, who is also working with Rahman on S. Shankar’s sci-fi action thriller “2.0”.

“Owing to the fact that A.R. Rahman and Rajinikanth share a great camaraderie, our team is bringing the power duo together as a surprise element on the stage,” the promoters of the tour told IANS.

The tour encapsulates the musical excellence of a two and a half decade journey of the Grammy and Oscar winner.

He is accompanied by singers Jonita Gandhi, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Shashaa Tirupati, Hriday Gattani and Harshdeep Kaur on the tour.

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Can Surender Reddy find a replacement for AR Rahman ?

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Can Surender Reddy find a replacement for AR Rahman ?

It is a little disconcerting for Surender Reddy and his team after AR Rahman officially announced that he is unavailable for Megastar Chiranjeevi’s SyeRaa Narasimha Reddy. The Oscar winning composer’s exit is a double whammy for team SyeRaa as they already suffered a setback after popular cinematographer Ravi Varman walked out of the project due to delay in the start. However, they brought Ratnavelu on board as replacement.

As the film is made as a multilingual project with a grand canvas involving an ensemble cast and a whopping budget, renowned technicians like AR Rahman and Ravi Varman would easily give SyeRaa a nationwide attention. But their sudden exit has left Surender Reddy in a spot of bother.

Now, the question is whether team SyeRaa can find a suitable replacement for AR Rahman who could do justice to this magnum opus.

Though SS Thaman’s name is widely speculated as replacement for AR Rahman, it is yet to be known whether Surender Reddy has locked him or is he looking for other alternatives.

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Ivanka likely to attend Rahman’s concert at Hyderabad global business summit

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Ivanka likely to attend Rahman’s concert at Hyderabad global business summit

Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman will begin his multi-city tour titled A.R. Rahman Encore — The Concert by setting the tone for the forthcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) here.

The opening night of the concert will also be the official opening night for the GES. President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House advisor Ivanka Trump is expected to attend it, read a statement issued on behalf of the organisers.

The concert will be held on November 26 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here.

GES, to be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) here, will bring together 1,200 entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem supporters for two-and-half days of training and mentoring sessions, networking and investment matchmaking. The two-day summit will start on November 28.

The summit will highlight the theme ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’, and will focus on supporting women entrepreneurs and fostering economic growth globally. Ivanka will lead the US delegation to the summit.

Ivanka, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend the main session of GES on November 28 and will also attend a few sessions the next day.

Rahman’s concert, being held in association with MTV, will celebrate his 25 years in music. The event will take place in four Indian cities — New Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Mumbai — during November and December.

Kunal Khambhati, Head-Live Events and IP, BookMyShow, said: “The production for the show is high-tech and will feature a unique and one-of-a-kind stage set up, complete with state of the art paraphernalia for a truly magical experience. The event will be among the biggest homegrown musical acts witnessed in recent times.”

To this, Sainath Malkapuram of Hyderabad Talkies, added: “We are expecting close to 30,000 fans for the concert and footfall will not just be from Hyderabad alone but also from neighbouring places like Chennai, Bengaluru, Mysore, Kochi and Coimbatore as well.”

The tour is brought in association with Hyderabad Talkies in Hyderabad, White River Entertainment in Ahmedabad, Viacom18 in Mumbai and Maham in New Delhi.

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Star composer croons for AR Rahman

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Star composer croons for AR Rahman

Oscar winning composer AR Rahman has roped in popular Telugu music director MM Keeravani to croon for a song in his upcoming film. Keeravani himself confirmed this news yesterday through his social media profile.

Keeravani announced that he lent vocals to a beautiful melody Ye Jo Desh Hai Tera. The veteran composer rated this song as one of the best melodies in AR Rahman’s career. Keeravani added that he has thoroughly enjoyed the singing session with Rahman. However, he didn’t mention the film’s name.

AR Rahman is currently producing a film titled 99 Songs which is a romantic musical film which is getting ready to hit the screens very soon. He has also been roped in to compose for Chiru’s SyeRaa.

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Is AR Rahman really out of Syeraa: Inside Story

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Is AR Rahman really out of Syeraa: Inside Story

Megastar Chiranjeevi is taking utmost care on his next project which has been titled Syeraa. Called as the biggest budgeted film in his career, Surendar Reddy has been asked to direct this periodic drama. Top class technicians have been roped in for the film and the list includes AR Rahman who will compose the tunes and the background score. There are strong speculations that all is not well between Rahman and Surendar Reddy. The duo failed to communicate well after which AR Rahman called it a quit informed many leading dailies and top web portals.

But the inside news is that Rahman walking out of Syeraa is just a rumor. The ace music composer started working on the project and he is currently busy composing the tunes. Surendar Reddy is sharing a closing bonding with the top music director and he felt privileged to work with the Oscar winning composer. Sources also informed that Rahman decided to allot decent time for the periodic drama as the background score will play a crucial role. Megastar is currently working on his looks and the regular shoot will start from October.

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AR Rahman starts working on Megastar’s Sye Raa

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AR Rahman starts working on Megastar’s Sye Raa

Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman is going to render the soundtrack for Megastar Chiranjeevi’s highly anticipated period drama SyeRaa which glorifies the achievements of one of India’s earliest freedom fighters, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy who hails from Kurnool.

The film was launched in the last month and the regular shooting will commence from mid October. Currently, the music sessions are underway. Director Surender Reddy and composer AR Rahman are busy with finalizing the tunes for this big budget visual extravaganza. This is the first time AR Rahman is working for Chiru’s film. Sources say that the legendary composer is keen on delivering his best for the prestigious project.

SyeRaa has a star studded cast with the likes of Amithab Bachchan, Vijay Sethupati, Nayanatara and Sudeep on board. The film will release in mid 2018.

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Legendary music composer for Megastar’s Next?

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Legendary music composer for Megastar’s Next?

Megastar Chiranjeevi seems to be quite careful about his next film which has been based on the life story of Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy. The film will be directed by Surendar Reddy and will be launched officially on August 22nd on Megastar’s birthday. Though the film has been planned in a limited budget and only in Telugu, the stupendous success of Baahubali: The Conclusion made Megastar rethink about the periodic drama. Chiranjeevi is personally looking into each and every aspect of the happening pre-production work.

Legendary music composer AR Rahman is in talks to compose the music and the background score for Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy. With the film being made in multiple languages, Megastar is keen on roping in AR Rahman for the film. The makers already met Rahman to discuss about the possibilities of working together and an official announcement is awaited. Top cinematographer Ravi Varman is already on board and Ramcharan will produce Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy.

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