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I don’t know AR Rahman as a great musician, but as a very close friend: Bharatbala
The director feels that his friendship with the composer has resulted in some great work over the years
Tamil director Bharatbala says that friendship is the pillar of the relationship he shares with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, with whom he has teamed up again in forthcoming Tamil romantic-drama Mariyaan. Click here to read moreClick to Comment
AR Rahman feels Kochadaiyaan animation effects are ‘epic’
The music maestro says that the animation effects in one of the songs he saw was truly EPIC!
Even as millions of Rajinikanth fans eagerly await the release of Kochadaiyaan, AR Rahman has watched some important scenes from the movie and is all praise for it. Click here to read moreThe future of Bollywood music – Experimental mix of folk, rock, EDM and world sounds: BollywoodLife 2nd Anniversary
Bollywood’s music scene is bursting with new talent and a variety of singing styles, as music directors experiment with various sounds
AR Rahman’s revolutionary methods of composing music changed forever the way we look at Bollywood music. He brought in digital sounds and top of the line technology into recording studios. Over the years his Chennai studio has become an example of progressive music making. Click here to read moreBollywoodLife anniversary special: What’s going to rock down South – the year ahead for stars, movies and music
We complete a roller-coaster year and we’ve brought you the hottest stories as they break in the colourful medley that is South cinema – from all the best movies, to every move of the top stars, the big hits, the surprise flops, everything. Time now to take you on a trip into the future
On this anniversary, here’s what we think the next year with BollywoodLife and South Gossip will bring you… Superstars: Even with newbies and unlikely heroes arriving on the scene and winning acclaim, star power will rule. Right from the ultimate Superstar, Rajini saar (who has Kochadaiyaan coming up) to Kamal Haasan and Mollywood’s Mammootty and Mohanlal, their ratings will remain intact. Click here to read moreMariyaan album launched in a low key event
Unlike the grand launch that was planned earlier, the music album was released in a low profile manner
The music of Dhanush’s next, Mariyaan, composed by AR Rahman, was launched in Chennai on Monday. “Producer V Ravichandran of Aascar Films originally planned a grand event. But he shelved it due to reasons undisclosed and opted for a soft launch,” sources said. Click here to read moreAR Rahman’s daughter Khatija scores 94 percent in 12th board exams
The music maestro tweeted about his daughter’s brilliant performance on a microblogging site
AR Rahman is in seventh heaven as his daughter Khatija passed her board exams with flying colours. Khatija had lent her voice to the track Pudiya manidha from Enthiran starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan –the Tamil version of Robot. Click here to read moreAR Rahman completes writing his first movie script; a popular director to helm the project
The music maestro’s dream finally comes true as he finds time to pen his first script, and has even got a producer excited about the venture
Putting an end to the industry buzz that he would soon wield the megaphone for a movie, AR Rahman has said that he will not direct a film, but has finished writing a script. Click here to read moreSuriya to start shooting for Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Dhruva Natchathiram by June
The actor and the director team up for the third time after delivering two super hits – Kaakha Kaakha and Vaaranam Aayiram
Suriya Sivakumar, busy shooting for upcoming Tamil action-drama Singam 2, is expected to join the sets of his new film Dhruva Natchathiram in June. Click here to read more
