Hi Srini, This is a 2 hr long interview on ARR which was aired on Pongal Day in Fm Rainbow... I am giving the transcript on a daily basis, as it is so big, and I cant type it at one stretch...
This was a recorded interview. Questions were asked by celebrities, and he answered each one of them. Sound bytes were taken from celebrities and from AR On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Srini Santhanam <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey Vithur, > What program is this? Is AR on air (on phone?) when the celebrities ask > questions? or is a recorded interview? > > Cheers, > Srini > > On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Vithur wrote: > > > Director Rajeev Menon ( FM RAINBOW ) > > > We are very close. Myself and Rahman have been close for the last 20 years. > In the film " Uyire", there was just a tune. ( Dum Dum Dum Dum…. Just the > tune ) There was no background score there . We started shooting with the > same. There we got the thought that the hero and heroine must not dance on > the green meadows, but join in the end. So both are separated and search > each other, and in between we show the sky, the sea etc etc . we built up > the waiting between the both. We have been building the song in the manner, > where the hero walks on the wall with a suicidal attempt sort of a situation > etc > > > There were a lot of moving shots and also singing shots in it. After seeing > all that, and after the editing, Rahman scored the Background score for the > same. Sometimes, the visuals inspire him to do the tune, and sometimes, we > would get the full tune by itself. > > > Vennilave was done after the full tune was made. For eg :- " Vidai > vandhuvudan Nila Vandhadhu……….. ( Yenge Enadhu Kavithai from KK )" . That > song had a pain in it. It would be a plus to have pain in a melody type of a > song. That pain can be expressed in words. The same can be expressed by > means of visuals also. Those visuals would at times trigger some sounds. > > > With Rahman, it is a collaborative process. There is no one who sees World > Cinema like that. If you want to be a successful Music Director, you must be > able to bring out the latent subtle feelings which would be present in the > story. He excels in all that. His Background score would speak for him. > > > Take for eg in the movie " Bombay", there is a scene where there are riots > everywhere, like the city is burning, people are wounded and they are > running, everyone is latchi charged etc . He could have composed a heavy BGM > like ( Dha Dha Dha …… ) .. But the theme song for the movie is a gentle one > ( he hums it…. He has a wonderful voice J ). The theme is such that of a > pain of a mother losing her son , and the emotions between the mother and > the son is portrayed amidst such a chaotic situation. > > > There is a great success in his career, starting with a Tamil movie, and > then going to the Hindi Cinema Industry and then with Slumdog and Bombay > Dreams. I think each and every Chennai resident and Tamlian must feel proud > seeing his victory. It's a very proud moment for close friends like us. > > > The most important aspect is that although AR may be reaching new heights, > the simplicity, the humility and modesty which is present within him, the > devotion, the spirituality is the same as he was before. > > > The Dileep Shekhar, the A.R.Rahman, the AR whom I know is one and the same > as he has been all through. I just have only one question to ask him. > > > Q :- You have been so creative. All these creativity comes to you during > the nights. Is it because you always are in American Standard Time, or is it > because you are on a permanent jetlag. I don't know whether you get good > tunes, when you are getting sleep But, I am concerned about your health and > exercise for your body, and have a desire as to why you shouldn't compose in > Indian Standard Time ? Why shouldn't you keep your recording during the > morning hours ? ( He asks all these smilingly ) > > > > ARR :- ( he replies smilingly, and the chemistry between the both is very > friendly ) > > > This looks very selfish. You are doing a movie now. You are going to come > to studio. You are slowly laying the foundation for this…… ( He laughs ) > > > I have been sleeping properly in the nights now, after having come from LA. > The kids want me to be with them, and they would want me to narrate stories > etc . So, they take me with them by 12 AM itself. Sometimes, in art, you > cant say " Stop!!". It cannot be done like a Banking Job. When an extra > ordinary idea comes up, and when we interrupt it, it doesn't come back > again. Everyday is a challenge. What to do !!! We are all creative people, > and this is not a 9 to 5 job. It is a gift and a curse. > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > > -- regards, Vithur
