Great interview.. smart answers.. Thanks for sharing this Vithur..
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On Jul 3, 2008, at 11:11 PM, Vithur wrote:
Dear Rahmaniacs,
The Transcript of the Interview ARR gave to Kumudam ( Tamil
Magazine ) is as follows :-
q :- Have you reached the pinnacle in the Music field ? - N. Ratnam,
Kambam
ARR :- As far as Cinema music is concerned, we have been doing it in
accordace to the needs of people. If we reach heights, then the
journey would stop right there. There is no end to Music. It will
keep going on . So, my journey towards the goal would keep going
non- stop.
Q : Do you write poems ? Sridhar Rajan, Thiruvannamalai
ARR :- I havent tried my hand in that. But , I admire them a lot.
Q :- In what stage is the development of your symphony orchestra ? -
G. Mahendran, Palakkad
ARR :- As a first step, we have started a school. In another six
months or a year, The Symphony Orechestra would become ready
Q :- Who is the first critic of your music ? - Kalpana, Coimbatore
ARR :- Who else, its myself
Q :- Have you rendered music using old style insruments for any
films ? - A. Sukumar, Kattukaannur
ARR :- For the film, " LAGAAN", I composed music using old style
instruments. Apart from this, I also used Electronic Instruments. As
aamir Khan was using cricket as the main story line for the film,
The music that I composed was in tune with the story.
Q :- Have you felt worried, for not being able to compose music for
Kannadasan ? - N. Banumathi, MADURAI
ARR :- I still have that worry. " Kaalangalil aval Vasatham " .. I
did a retune of the above lryics from Kannadasan 's song , not now,
but twenty years before.
Q :- in Ilayaraja 's music, which one has influenced you ? - R.
Ramesh, Madurai
ARR :- How to name it ( ARR replies in English )
Q :- Have you felt bad of missing your school and college days ? -
Ramesh, Madurai
ARR :- In the age group of 17 and 18, everyone is going to college.
I havent been able to go is my worry. Not for the sake of studies.
But for the sake of jolly. But that same pain turns into a
happiness, when I realise that the same time period was spent for
music in my life
Q :- In the Music world, who is the person, whom you feel, you will
be grateful for ? - R. Meenakshi , Madurai
ARR :- MANIRATNAM
Q :- " Because of actors , there is no popularity to music. Its good
film songs, that give more value to Actors. These have been said by
TMS. Whats your opinion about this ? - Arunachalam
ARR :- There is truth in what TMS ( T.M. Soundarrajan ) has said.
Because, even if a big actor sings a worst song, no one will like
it. At the same time, if a good song is sung by the actor, then the
popularity of the song increases. Good songs live for ever. We still
keep listening to good songs from films, which havent run for many
days. We dont consider if the film ran after a certain point of time
or not. If its a good song, or a bad song is the question under
consideration.
Q :- Are you a patient man or a lucky person or a talented person ?
- Geethamohan, Nanganallur
I dont know what answer to give
Q :- If " Roja " would not have happened ? - Karthikeyan, sattur
ARR :- If Roja would not have come, then there would have been a
Malligai ( jasmine flowers ) ( Laughingly )
Q :- Isai Puyale, About Cine Music stardom K.V. Mahadevan ? -
Vijayalakshmi MUrugesan, Poyizhchalur
ARR :- K.V. Mahadevan's music is my life. I like all his songs.
Amongst them, " Tillana Moganambal", " Sankara Bharanam " are my
favourites. when Kavignar Vali spoke, he was saying that K.V.
Mahadevan used to love the Nadaswaram, and hence it can be seen in
his songs predominatly. According to me, he is an Isai Jambavan
( Music Stalwart )
Q :- Which is your favourite hot spot in India ?. Your favourite
hill station ?
ARR :- Ladakh. I have been to a lot of places in India. No other
place has attracted me just like Ladakh. Beautiful Landscape, The
culture of the people living there, the living life, the language
that they talk, have filled my hearts. When I had been there for
doing some research for my music, did I feel like that
Q :- In your young age, spirituality and religion encompassed you.
Whats your feeling abt it ?
ARR :- Right from birth, there would be an attraction. If you start
thinking beyond the attraction, the secret behind the creation would
be known. If every man thinks as to why God created him, we will get
to know the answer before our eyes. When we go behind it, everyone
will go behind spirituality for sure. Then, one will start
realising, as to what is pain, and what is joy in this world ?. But
these would not be the answers always. Man has to keep searching for
the truth always. The search would be there in music, as well as in
spirituality.
Q :- A lot many families of old singers are drowned in poverty
nowadays. Cant you do something to improve their standard of living ?
ARR :- Certainly we should do something. I also have an idea.
Instead of me doing it all alone, if we do some sort of a collective
support, then it would be a great help
Q :- Can you be compared with Musi behemoths like Mozart, Beethovan ?
ARR :- CERTAINLY NOT
Q :- You composed the " Jana Gana Mana " in which SPB hd sung the
song. There was a talk, that there was a mistake in that ?
ARR :- The Court has adjudged that there has been no mistake in that
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Vithur
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