AR Rahman's Nominated and Longlisted Soundtracks for Academy Awards

Here it is the complete list of Academy
Awards Nominations & Longlisted
soundtracks of Maestro A.R. Rahman.

NOMINATED soundtracks for AcademyAwards

Slumdog Millionaire (2008):

* Academy Award for Best Original Score - A.R. Rahman.

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A.R. Rahman for "Jai Ho''.

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A.R. Rahman for
"O Saya".
---won 2 oscars out of 3 nominations.

127Hours (2010):

* Academy Award for Best Original Score- A.R. Rahman.

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A.R.Rahman for  "If I Rise''.

LONGLISTED soundtracks for Academy Awards

Water (2005):

* Academy Award for Best Original Song - A.R. Rahman for
"Aayo Re Sakhi" .

Rang De Basanti (2006):

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A. R. Rahman for
''Lukka Chuppi''

* Academy Award for Best Original Song -
A. R. Rahman for ''Khalbali'' .

Couples Retreat (2010):

* Academy Award for Best Original Song -
A.R. Rahman for "NaNa" .

Million Dollar Arm (2014):

* Academy Award for Best Original Score- A.R. Rahman.

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A.R. Rahman for
"Million Dollar Dream"

* Academy Award for Best Original Song- A.R. Rahman for
"Spreading The Word/Makhna"

* Academy Award for Best Original Song-
A.R. Rahman for "We Could Be Kings"

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014):

* Academy Award for Best Original
Score-
A.R. Rahman.

* Academy Award for Best Original Song-
A.R. Rahman for "Afreen" .

Kochadiiyaan (2014):

* Academy Award for Best Original Score- A.R. Rahman.

Totaly 7 longlisted nominations for the
year 2014

Credits: Udhayan VP

Rahman's Work in KaaviyaThalaivan is very important : Dir Vasantabalan

Kaaviya Thalaivan's music composed by Oscar-winning AR Rahman is very important as it plays a pivotal role in the film, says its director Vasanthabalan.

He says the project was a challenge for the Mozart of Madras as well. Kaaviya Thalaivan, which releases in cinemas Friday, is the story of a group of musical theatre artists in the 1930s and 1940s.

"The reason we approached Rahman sir is because music drives the story in our film. We wanted someone who could promise us great music.

Rahman sir spent nearly two years to give the kind of music, which plays a vital role in the story," said Vasanthabalan.

"Even for Rahman sir, this project
was challenging as he hasn't worked on something like this before. He even gave us most of the songs even before we went on floors with the film, contrary to how he usually works on a project," he said.

According to Rahman, Kaaviya
Thalaivan allowed him to innovate
with music.

"I haven't got the opportunity to
compose folk music for films very
often. This project gave me the
freedom to innovate with that genre of music. I had to forego a Hollywood project to take out time for this film to compose 20 songs," Rahman had said earlier.

"Since it's a period film, I had to
use a lot of folk tunes laced with
ragas to do justice to the era in
which the film is shot," Rahman
said.

AR Rahman, Maniratnam Combo

Maniratnam - A.R. Rahman.,
Legendry Combo Always.

1992-Roja.
* Filmfare Award for Best Music
Director
Tamil
* National Film Award for Best Music
Direction
* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for
Best Music Director

1993 Thiruda Thiruda

1995 Bombay.
* Best Music
Filmfare Award for Best Music
Director – Tamil

1997 Iruvar

1998 Dil Se/Uyire.
* filmfare Award for Best Music
Director
2000 Alaipayuthey
* Filmfare Award for Best Music
Director (Alaipayuthey)

2002 Kannathil Muthamittal.
* National Film Award for Best Music
Direction

2004 Aayutha Ezhuthu/ Yuva
* Sangeet Award for Best Music
Direction

2007 Guru.
* Filmfare Award for Best Background
Score
* Filmfare Award for Best Music
Director
* IIFA Award for Best Background
Score
* IIFA Award for Best Music Director
* Screen Award for Best Background
Music
* Screen Award for Best Music
Director

2010 - Raavanan/Raavan
* Screen Award for best Song Ranjha
Ranjha A.R. Rahman.

2013-Kadal
*Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman.
*Filmfare Awards
Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman.
*Vijay Awards
Best Music Director
A. R. Rahman.
*Radio Mirchi South
Top 50 songs of the Year 2013
Nenjukkule (Ranked as #1)
A. R. Rahman.

Upcoming..
2015- Okay Kanmani*

Credits: Udhayan VP

Height of Dedication

Actor rahman who acted in the movie sangamam, is a close relative of maestro a.r.rahman.. The actor said that a harmonium was A.R.RAHMAN's constant companion even during his
honeymoon.

'we were told that in the middle of
the night a.r.rahman was sitting in
the next room and playing a
harmonium in kodaikanal where he had gone for his honeymoon. Such was his dedication'' -- actor Rahman.

Credits: Vinod R Rahmaniac

Gujarat govt to host VADFEST; A R Rahman, pianist Yanni to perform

Gujarat Tourism minister Saurabh Patel has said the state government will conduct an international art
and culture festival under the
banner of Vadfest 2015 during
January 23-26 at Vadodara.

"We plan to make it a biennial event
just like we have Vibrant Gujarat
summit every two years in Gujarat.

This is for the first time in India,
such an event for culture and art is
happening on such large scale," said
Mr Patel yesterday.
"We want to make this event a
multi-art, multi-discipline cultural
extravaganza. Including musical
performances, about 50 events will
be conducted during four days.

There will be dance, theatre, mega
concerts, kids theatre among others,"
said Mr Patel.
"The event comes during the
Republic Day celebrations, so this
way we want to encourage tourism
and encourage local talent to
showcase their skills through this
platform, he added.
The four-day Vadfest will have Oscar
winner music maestro A R Rahman
as its star attraction.

Apart from Rahman, international
pianist Yanni, artists such as
Sivamani and Pandit Hari Prasad
Chaurasia besides theatre stalwarts
Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher
would also be present.

The event would take place on the
lines of Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summits. This time, the business
and global leaders will be replaced
by musical maestros and eminent
theatre personalities.

Everest Title Track Downoad

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AR Rahman's EVEREST Title Track

Everest is the story of an ordinary girl on an extraordinary journey to win her father’s love. Tune in to Ashutosh Gowariker's EVEREST, starting 3rd Nov at 10 PM only on STAR Plus.

AR Rahman Score Music for Suriya’s 24

The breaking news that is coming in is that Oscar award winning music director AR Rahman will score music for Suriya’s next film, which is tentatively titled as 24. The movie will be directed by Vikram Kumar of Yaavarum Nalam fame and produced by Suriya’s home banner 2D Entertainment.

Cinematography for the film will be handled by PS Vinod, and art direction will be taken care by Rajeevan. The movie is expected to go on floors once Suriya completes his ongoing project Masss, which is being directed by Venkat Prabhu.

Lingaa songs lyrics revealed

The audio launch of Superstar Rajinikanth’s Lingaa is slated to happen on November 16th and the fans are excited to know what music director AR Rahman has come up with. Ace lyricist Vairamuthu has revealed the lyrics of couple of songs today.

En Mannava 

பெண் : என் மன்னவா! மன்னவா!
என்னைவிட அழகி உண்டு – ஆனால்
உன்னைவிட உன்னைவிடத்
தலைவன் இல்லை – ஆமாம்
உன்னைவிட உன்னைவிடத்
தலைவன் இல்லை

பெண் : சின்னச் சின்ன நட்சத்திரம்
பறிக்க வந்தாய் – இந்த
வெண்ணிலவை வெண்ணெய் பூசி
விழுங்கி விட்டாய்
அதிவீரா
உயிரை உயிரால் தொடுவீரா?

உன் கண்களோ உன் கண்களோ
பூ தேடுதே
உன் கைகளோ உன் கைகளோ
வேர் தேடுதே

பெண் : நூறு யானைகளின்
தந்தம் கொண்டு ஒரு
கவசம் மார்பில் அணிந்தாய்
கலசம் கொண்டு அந்தக் கவசம் உடைத்து
உன் மார்பில் மையமிட்டேனே

ஆண் : தென்னாட்டுப் பூவே
தேனாழித் தீவே
பாலன்னம் நீ – நான்
பசிகாரன் வா வா

மோகக் குடமே
முத்து வடமே
உந்தன் கச்சை மாங்கனி
பந்திவை ராணி

ஆண் : வெய்யில் பாராத
வெள்ளைப் பூக்களைக்
கையில் தருவாய் கண்ணே
ஏழு தேசங்களை வென்றமன்னன் உன்
கால் சுண்டுவிரல் கேட்டேனே

பெண் : சிற்றின்பம் தாண்டிப்
பேரின்பம் கொள்வோம்
உயிர் தீண்டியே நாம்
உடல் தாண்டிப் போவோம்

ஞான அழகே
மோன வடிவே
என்னைக் கூடல்கொள்ள வா
கொற்றவை மைந்தா

ஆண் : சின்னச் சின்ன நட்சத்திரம்
பறிக்க வந்தேன் – இந்த
வெண்ணிலவை வெண்ணெய் பூசி
விழுங்கி விட்டேன்

பெண் : அதிவீரா
உயிரை உயிரால் தொடுவீரா?

Unmai Orunal Vellum

நன்மை செய்து துன்பம் பெற்ற ரஜினியின் உடைந்த மனதுக்கு ஆறுதல் சொல்லும் பாடல்:

உண்மை ஒருநாள் வெல்லும் – இந்த
உலகம் உன்பேர் சொல்லும் – அன்று
ஊரே போற்றும் மனிதன் நீயே நீயடா நீயடா

பொய்கள் புயல்போல் வீசும் – ஆனால்
உண்மை மெதுவாய்ப் பேசும் – அன்று
நீயே வாழ்வில் வெல்வாய்

கலங்காதே
கலங்காதே
கரையாதே

ராமனும் அழுதான்
தர்மனும் அழுதான்
நீயோ அழவில்லை
உனக்கோ அழிவில்லை

ஆணியாகப் பிறந்தாய் – உனக்கு
அடிகள் புதிதில்லை

கலங்காதே
கலங்காதே
கரையாதே

*
சிரித்துவரும் சிங்கமுண்டு
புன்னகைக்கும் புலிகளுண்டு
உரையாடி உயிர்குடிக்கும் ஓநாய்கள் உண்டு

பொன்னாடை போர்த்திவிட்டு
உன்னாடை அவிழ்ப்பதுண்டு
பூச்செண்டில் ஒளிந்திருக்கும் பூநாகம் உண்டு

பள்ளத்தில் ஓர்யானை வீழ்ந்தாலும் – அதன்
உள்ளத்தை வீழ்த்திவிட முடியாது

*
சுட்டாலும் சங்கு நிறம்
எப்போதும் வெள்ளையடா
மேன்மக்கள் எந்நாளும் மேன்மக்கள் தானே

கெட்டாலும் நம்தலைவன்
இப்போதும் ராஜனடா
வீழ்ந்தாலும் வள்ளல்கரம் வீழாது தானே!

பொன்னோடு மண்ணெல்லாம் போனாலும் – அவன்
புன்னகையைக் கொள்ளையிட முடியாது

Lingaa Tracklist - Exclusive

AR Rahman Musical lingaa Tracklist (Audio Release Nov16) 

1. Oh Nanba

Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam

Vairamuthu

2. En Mannavva

Singers: Srinivas, Aditi Paul

Vairamuthu

3. Indianne Vaa

Singers: A.R. Rahman

Vairamuthu

4. Mona Gasolina

Singers: Mano, Neeti Mohan, Tanvi Shah

Karky

5. Unmai Orunaal Vellum

Singers: Haricharan

Vairamuthu

A R Rahman Doesn't Give His Singers "Time to Get Nervous" - Nikhita Gandhi

When I walked into his studio to record Ladio, I experienced the 'Oh my god!' moment, but it lasted only for seconds because he doesn't give his singers the time to get nervous," Nikhita said

Playback singer Nikhita Gandhi, who has crooned her first title track for AR Rahman in the upcoming Tamil magnum opus I, says the double Oscar winning composer never lets his singers get nervous.

Nikhita's song Ladio is already a chartbuster.

"I've recorded with Rahman sir in the past, but this was my first title track. When I walked into his studio to record Ladio, I experienced the 'Oh my god!' moment, but it lasted only for seconds because he doesn't give his singers the time to get nervous," Nikhita told IANS.
 

She has also crooned to Mr Rahman's tunes in films such as Jab Tak Hain Jaan and Raanjhanaa.

"I'm sure one of the challenges for Rahman sir must be dealing with people who get nervous when they come to record with him. But you feel so comfortable around him and he never makes you feel that he's a celebrity," she said.

Nikhita, who's half Bengali and half Punjabi, recorded the song in four hours.

"The biggest challenge was the language, but thanks to the lyricist Madhan Karky, I didn't have to struggle to learn the song. The whole recording process only took us about four hours. We took about one hour to get familiarised with the lyrics and then we recorded the song," she added.

She wrote the song in Hindi and recorded it.

A former student of Rahman's KM College of Music and Technology, Nikhita's first association with Mr Rahman was during the Indo-German exchange.

"I was part of the choir which performed with German orchestra during the exchange program few years back. Rahman sir then heard me individually and auditioned me for a project called Qyuki with Shekhar Kapur," she said.

Nikhita, who recently cut her debut album in Bengali titled Kotha, is also part of a Sufi band called Noor, and is a trained Odissi dancer as well.

She was one of the vocalists of the Tamil song Modern Kalyanam from Tamil adult comedy Kalyana Samayal Saadham.

I learn from everyone : A R Rahman

A R Rahman was at his candid best while interacting with the 
students at Berklee College of Music, where he was bestowed with a honorary doctorate in music for his contribution to the field over the years. Talking about his curiosity to leave everyday, Rahman confessed that he kept pushing himself throughout his career. "Learning should never stop...My mindset was never that I was going to be a permanent film composer. I always thought, 'Okay, this is the last one, and then I'll go.' I don't know where I would go, but that feeling of liberation—that I could leave—was great until 2007, when [film work] consumed me. And that's one of the reasons that I switched over in my prime to do [the musical theater production] Bombay Dreams with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which was a huge step for Indian music abroad," he said

Pradhi Nayagan(Malayalam) Songs Download

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01. Vaa Changaadhi Vaa Vaa – 128kbps (3.37mb).mp3

Haricharan, Dr.Narayan

02. Aye Kochu Kalla – 128kbps (4.37mb).mp3

Parvathy, Haricharan

03. Mandi Kuthira – 128kbps (3.64Mb).mp3

Haricharan

04. Aarumilla – 128kbps(4.15mb).mp3

Bela Shende, Srinivas

05. Cholluga Nee – 128kbps (4.04mb).mp3

Vishnu Raj

06. Kaamasharakshigal – 128kbps (2.16mb).mp3

Vani Jayaram

07. Naadaga Gaanangal – 128kbps (9.59mb).mp3

Haricharan, K.S Chitra

Pradhi Nayagan 2014 All Songs In Zip File Download

Biggest Hit Collections Of AR Rahman - Saavn

Engae Pogudho Vaanam (From "Engae Pogudho Vaanam")

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Kadal Raasa Naan (From "Maryan")

Yuvanshankar Raja

Elay Keechan (From "Kadal")

Ambikapathy (From "Ambikapathy")

Naresh Iyer

Sonapareeya (From "Maryan")

Javed Ali, Haricharan, Nakash Aziz

Taxi Taxi (From "Sakkarakatti")

Benny Dayal, Blaaze, Javed Ali, Viviane Chaix

Mayya Mayya (From "Guru")

Chinmayi Sripada, Mariam Toller, Keerthi Sagathia

Usure Pogudhey (From "Raavanan")

Karthik

Omana Penne (From "Vinnathaandi Varuvaayaa")

Benny Dayal, Kalyani Menon

Moongil Thottam (From "Kadal")

Abhay Jodhpurkar, Harini, Sekar

Hosanna (From "Vinnathaandi Varuvaayaa")

Vijay Prakash, Blaaze, Suzanne D'Mello

Innum Konjam Naeram (From "Maryan")

Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan

Nenjukkule (From "Kadal")

Shakthisree Gopalan

Nenjae Yezhu (From "Maryan")

Berklee Indian Ensemble perform A. R. Rahman's "Jiya Jale"

A.R. Rahman Receives Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

Musical genius A.R. Rahman will be conferred an honorary 

Doctorate by the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston  

(Oct 24) at a glittering event. 

In recognition of his two decade-long musical legacy, the double 

Oscar and Grammy winner, best known for his original scores and 

songs from movies like Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, etc.

The Golden Age and Million Dollar Arm, Rahman will receive the 

honour where the students and faculty will perform songs, paying 

tribute to his memorable compositions. Reportedly, Rahman will 

also join them for select pieces.

In honour of Rahman’s new relationship with Berklee, the college 

will establish a scholarship in his name to help bring in students 

from India. All proceeds from the October concert will go toward 

this scholarship fund, the college statement reads. In addition to his 

performance, Rahman will conduct a master class at the Berklee 

Performance Centre.
 

“I’m deeply moved to receive an honorary doctorate from such a 

distinguished school which has contributed so much to the worldof 

music,” Rahman said earlier. “I’m especially proud and honoured 

that the college is graciously establishing a scholarship in my name 

for future generations of musicians to follow their dreams,” he 

added.

Rahman’s visit comes in conjunction with the Berklee India 

Exchange, a new endeavour, aiming to connect Berklee students of 

all nationalities with successful players in the Indian entertainment 

industry.

Berklee College of Music President Roger H Brown had said, “A 

friend from India described A. R. Rahman to me as John Williams 

and Sting rolled in one a leading film composer and a wildly 

popular, brilliant songwriter and performer. We welcome him to 

Berklee, where the college and our students look forward to paying 

our respects.”

When guitarist Prasanna applied to attend Berklee in 1993, he 

asked none other than A. R. Rahman to write him a letter of 

reference. Rahman agreed, and the letter “is a lovely memory for 

me now”, recalls Prasanna.

A 60-piece Berklee student and faculty ensemble will honour 

Rahman’s two-decade-long musical legacy, which not only 

includes distinguished soundtracks and film scores, but also 

compositions for the 2012 Olympic Games and collaborations with 

iconic artistes like Mick Jagger, Michael Bolton, Andrew Lloyd 

Webber and Will.i.am.

Fusion Touch

The Jiya Jale number from ARR’s film, Dil Se, which starts with 

its Tamil lyrics, Nenjinile Nenjinile from the Tamil version, Uyire, 

with a fusion of several musical instruments was performed by the 

Berklee Indian Ensemble.

This video, in gratitude to Rahman’s contribution to the music 

world, has been trending on YouTube. Touched by their gesture, 

Rahman wrote on his microblog recently as follows, ‘Immensely 

talented students as part of the Berklee Indian Ensemble 

performing one of my songs’.

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AR Rahman Prefers Lip-Syncing to Songs in Background

COMPOSER AR RAHMAN DOESN'T FAVOUR THE TREND OF USING SONGS IN THE            BACKGROUND BECAUSE HE FEELS IT AFFECTS THEIR POPULARITY.

                    AR Rahman says lip-sync affects a song's popularity

Composer AR Rahman doesn't favour the trend of using songs in the background because he feels it affects their popularity.

In the 1970s filmmaker Basu Chatterjee would often force his songs into the background and some of the current directors like Shoojit Sircar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra feel the same and avoid lip-syncing of songs in their films.

But Mr Rahman begs to differ.

"A lot of my very good songs in films like Rang De Basanti and Delhi 6 were used as soundtracks in the background. They were not used as lip-sync. So the reach of those songs was just 30 or 40 percent of what it was meant to be," said the composer.

"Songs that are sung by major stars on screen get played in clubs and on radio. They make a psychological impact on the audiences' mind," he added.

The Oscar-winning composer is looking for a more prominent outlet for his creativity.

"One reason why I want to do music in young stories is because these films allow their actors to sing on screen," he said.

A R Rahman scores music for Ashutosh Gowariker's debut TV show

After the success of 'Lagaan' and 'Jodha Akbar', A R Rahmanhas teamed up with AshutoshGowariker for the director's debut television show titled 'Everest'.

Rahman said that it was a privilege to work on the Star Plus show with Gowariker, whose first look was launched yesterday.

"I have worked with Ashutosh earlier and it was a great experience. He has given me a brief for the show and I have already composed the title track for 'Everest'.

"Ashutosh came to me with a concept, which was so intriguing and 

beautiful. He has briefed me about 12 characters. In fact, we finished the theme song three days back. We have tried to make it very orchestral," he added. 

Music maestro A.R. Rahman, who acted in TV show "Wonder Balloon" in 1980, is back on television, but this time as a composer for Ashutosh Gowariker's show "EVEREST". He says in the last 34 years, the medium has become very big. 

"I started with 'Wonder Balloon'. Since then, television has changed a lot. It has become so big... It has high-definition now," the Oscar-winning composer said here Tuesday at the promo and poster launch of "EVEREST". 

AR Rahman To Perform In Boston On Oct 24

After taking music aficionados in the US by storm in 2010, with Jai Ho Concert, A R Rahman will be performing at Berklee College of Music, Boston on October 24. The Academy Award winner will also be conferred with a honorary doctorate by the college on the same day. Interestingly, the music college is going to establish a scholarship in A R Rahman's name for future generations of musicians.

Image: Boston Symphony Orchestra

As part of the promotions for the concert, the organisers spoke to several students from various countries about what their favourite A R Rahman's song and the wide range of songs, which the students have revealed, is simply mind-boggling. From his work in Bombay Dreams, to Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa, it was quite evident that the students at Berklee were well aware of the music composer's body of work. More details about the event will be revealed soon. Meanwhile, Rahman is ruling the music charts in Tamil with his work for Shankar's I and Vasantha Balan's Kaaviya Thalaivan.

News7 Tamil Global Concert By AR Rahman - Photos

Hans Zimmer talks about A R Rahman at Zurich Film Festiva

We have an exclusive from the Zurich Film Festival which took 

place last week. Ashanti Omkar, who has her own show on the 

BBC Asian Network, from 2-4pm every Sunday, beginning this 

Diwali, on 26th October 2014, and also is the Indian cinema expert for BBC London and BBC West Midlands, and speaks as a film expert on Monocle 24 radio was there to cover the prestigious festival. Along with the many premieres and special screenings of some of the best films from the world over, acclaimed and award winning composer Hans Zimmer was given a lifetime achievement award at this festival in Switzerland. Ashanti shared with us some highlights of what the world famous composer had to say about another world famous maestro AR Rahman.

Zurich film festival roundtable with international media, from Europe

“I have friends in India. AR Rahman (and he pronounces the name perfectly). I had this idea a few years ago, to reinvent the music of the Oscars. It was one of the worst ideas I ever had (laughs). But I go all my friends, like I got AR to come and play in the orchestra and I got everybody to get involved. I love him. I don’t think that I even need to say that he is talented, I think we all know that he is. He’s my strongest connection to India. That’s the great thing, because we musicians, even where I’ve worked in countries where I didn’t speak or understand the language, where you have a translator, then you just sit down and start playing. 4 hours later, you’re still playing and you’re having the greatest conversation. So we musicians have a bonding thing.”

Zurich film festival, 10th anniversary Green carpet one to one with Ashanti Omkar from UK – Hans Zimmer was given a lifetime achievement award at this festival in Switzerland

“I’d love to do a collaboration with AR Rahman. We’ve actually sort of talked about it. When he first came to Los Angeles, he has his studio in my studio, which was like a safe haven for him I think. And yes, he owe me that I come to India and I park my studio in his for a while (chuckles), and we do a bit of music together. To me, he’s a wonderful man, an extraordinary talent. He is everything you hope a composer would be.”

A. R. Rahman, Kapil Sibal, Lata Mangeshkar – Laadli | Raunaq

Why AR Rahman Has Not Render His Voice in KaaviyaThalaivan and I

Kaaviya Thalaivan Director Mr. Vasanta Balan conversation with

A.R.Rahman about I and Kaaviya Thalaivan songs...



Vasanta Balan : Why didn't you render your voice in any 

of soundtracks in I or Kaaviya Thalaivan.

A.R.Rahman : There is no compulsion that I should sing in each 

movie



Vasanta Balan : But Fans(Rahmaniacs) are expecting that


A.R.Rahman : I am happy If I have given my music properly.

Vasanta Balan : Might be you didn't have space to render your 

voice in Kaaviya Thalaivan soundtracks but there is a space in I. 

Why didn't use it?

A.R.Rahman :Yeah, I could have sung "Ennodu Nee Irundhal". 

But singer Sid Sriram done a great job than me. He didn't 

recognize much during Kadal track "Adiye".. This will help him to 

go places. I dont want to waste just grabbing his track for my 

rendition.

Director Vasanta Balan shared this conversation stating 

A.R.Rahman is a great human being.