Loved? No more? :D
--- On Fri, 10/3/08, Dinesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Dinesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: " I was an ardent fan of A.R. Rahman " - Singer Harini
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 6:46 AM
WAS?? now no more?? lol...
she has nice voice, no doubt. i loved her Sonnalum number, from Kadhal
Virus. Eternal Melody number!!!!
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
>
> *How it happened *
> **
> http://www.hindu. com/cp/2008/ 10/03/stories/ 2008100350331600 .htm
>
> I started singing at 4. I learnt Carnatic music from Gowri and Radha
> Viswanathan. I used to participate in school competitions. In one such
> competition, I won the first prize. Music maestro A. R. Rahman who
> distributed the prizes invited the winners to his studio to record their
> voices. After recording my voice, I got a call from Sushasini Mani
Ratnam to
> sing 'Nila Kaigirathu' for her first film *Indira*.
>
> It was a song sung by a child. When I sang my first song, I was just
13; I
> continued to practise Carnatic music. After some time, I was called
again by
> Rahman to record 'Telephone Manipol' for the film *Indian*.
>
> Then I got a chance from music director Deva to sing 'Manam
Virumbuthe' for
> *Nerrukku Ner*.
> How it felt
>
> Basically, I wanted to become a Carnatic vocalist. Hence, I didn't
> experiment with film songs. As I was an ardent fan of A. R. Rahman,
I was
> very happy to sing for him. It was a great experience. When I started
> singing more of film songs, I realised the power and reach of the
medium,
> cinema. I'm happy I'm here.
> How life changed
>
> After my first song, I was a constant in all my school programmes.
So far, I
> have sung 2,000 songs in all the four south Indian languages. I have
also
> sung in 35 devotional albums in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. It's my
wish to
> keep my listeners happy by continuing to sing good songs.
>
> S. R. ASHOK KUMAR
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
> ARR in my Heart;
> His Music in my Blood;
>
