SAKKARAKATTI : A.R. Rahman's songs the attraction !
Directed by Kalaprabhu Starring Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Ishita, Vedhika JUST when you thought Tamil movie producers were moving away from college romance and love triangles, they come up with another one. Yes, Sakkarakatti deals with college love. Boy (Shanthanu Bhagyaraj) meets girl (Ishita) in college. In between comes Shanthanu's relative (Vedhika). There is jealousy and misunderstanding between the lovers and the hero's friends come to his rescue. Why can't Tamil movie producers explore new themes? Is there is such a shortage of stories? They could always adapt a Hollywood movie to suit South Indian taste. Saroja has done well at the box office, even though it was inspired by Hollywood. The draw to Sakkarakatti are A.R. Rahman's songs. Almost all of them have become hits. Two songs used music from Rahman's previous Hindi movies and four are new tunes. The producers spent a lot on computer graphics for the songs (conceptualised by Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios). But do people just watch a movie for the songs? Shanthanu, son of character actor and scriptwriter Bhagyaraj, may sell tickets. Young Shanthanu had acted with his father in Vettiyei Madichukattu, a flop for Bhagyaraj. Sakkarakatti has been in production since 2006 and you can see how the hero has grown in some scenes. Two years ago, Bhagyaraj introduced his daughter Sharanya in Parijatam. The director who made his movie debut then is son of Kalaipuli S. Dhanu, the producer. Vedhika, the other actress in Sakkarakatti, is more familiar to Tamil film fans than the heroine Ishita. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/20080930162543\ /Article/indexF_html <http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Features/2008093016254\ 3/Article/indexF_html> "HAPPY EID TO ARR AND HIS FOLLOWERS !" :-) -- regards.. Krish.. His Music ~ My Mother Tongue "I have sung more than 500 songs till date but this first song of mine is something I will remember and cherish all my life. The most wonderful thing is that today ARR is the most sought after Music Director in the whole country but as a person he has not changed and even today he is the same calm, composed, humble, committed, unperturbed ARR. Thanks to Rajiv Menon for having introduced me to such a wonderful artist." -- P. Unnikrishnan, Singer www.orkut.com/ AlbumList. aspx?uid= 7295035299513517 297 <http://www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297>
