Gopal, Did you alert Mr. Subramaniam about his 'Short Memory'? Did he reply back?
On Feb 1, 2008 10:01 AM, Bergin Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I interpreted Mirza as , Sony was alone during the time of Kadhal > Virus. And now its a new brand Sony BMG, that they frame as a new > brand altogether and not mingle with what Sony has done before alone. > > And for that matter, Sony cannot ignore ARR's Vande mataram, that they > came into indian music market, if i'm not wrong. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > No material change, at least for Mr. Subramaniam. BMG never had a > direct presence in India. Their titles were licensed to Magnasound > initially and then Crescendo before the global Sony and BMG merger > brought BMG titles under Sony BMG India. And BMG had never produced > any local titles. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Mirza G. Munas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 1, 2008 7:20:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [arr] Sony forgets ARR? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Or was he talking about Sony at that time and now Sony BMG? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Thursday, 31 January, 2008 7:27:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [arr] Sony forgets ARR? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Subramaniam certainly seems to have a short memory but > unfortunately for him, we don't - > > > > Six years ago - > > > > Sony Music is taking its first big step into Tamil film > > soundtracks with an A R Rahman film called Kaadhal Virus (literally > > translated as love virus). > > > > Says Mr Shridhar Subramaniam, managing director, Sony > > Music India, The soundtrack of Kaadhal Virus is certainly amongst > > A R Rahmans best work in the recent past and has the potential to > > cross the language boundaries. And we are hoping that our > > successful association with Rahman continues with this album. > > > > http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/arrahmanfa ns/message/ 29439 > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Friday, February 1, 2008 12:47:53 AM > > Subject: [arr] Sony forgets ARR? > > > > > > > > "Sony BMG India is marking its entry into the growing music > market in Tamil Nadu by signing on Dhasavadhaaram." > > > > "Sony BMG India managing director Shridhar Subramaniam said, "It is > a privilege for us to enter the Tamil music market with a project as > grand and special as Dhasavadhaaram." > > > > Have they forgotten that Kadhal Virus was their entry into Tamil > film music? And that they released Aayitha Ezhuthu? Or that they > acquired Minsara Kanavu and Vandicholai Chinnarasu from AVM Audio? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sony BMG forays into Tamil music market > > > > By Businessofcinema. com Team > > > > > > > > 30 January 2008, 09:27 PM > > > > > > > > MUMBAI: Sony BMG India is marking its entry into the growing music > market in Tamil Nadu by signing on Dhasavadhaaram. Kollywood's leading > producer and distributor V. Ravichandran' s film Dhasavadhaaram stars > Kamal Hassan. The music for the film has been given by Himesh > Reshammiya. This is Reshammiya's debut in Kollywood. > > > > > > > > Confirming the release date of his film, Oscar Films' Ravichandran > said, "Dhasavadhaaram is getting ready for a worldwide release on 10 > April. It will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi simultaneously, > the number of prints and publicity campaign are being worked out." > > > > > > > > Sony BMG India managing director Shridhar Subramaniam said, "It is a > privilege for us to enter the Tamil music market with a project as > grand and special as Dhasavadhaaram. Being associated with Kamal > Hassan and V Ravichandran in our very first Tamil project says a lot > about the equity of Sony BMG, even in the markets where our presence > has not been significant till recently." > > > > > > > > In Dhasavadhaaram Kamal Hassan has 10 different roles, countered by > the heroine Asin's dual role in the movie. Mallika Sherawat dons an > altogether different cap in this movie. She appears as a CIA agent > while Jayapradha, the well-known character artiste, plays another > important role in the movie. The movie has been edited by Ashmith Kunder. > > > > > > Also in the pipeline for Sony BMG are several non-film albums, one > of which is by Yuvan Shankar. This marks Sony BMG's foray into the > as-yet unexplored Tamil pop and non-film music space. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. 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