*Singer Karthik in Rahmania ( Pre Recorded Interview )*
" With Rahman, he is very very creative, spontaneous and very open. He will see, if the singer is able to justify the tune which he has in mind. If a singer gives something more , and if He ( AR) liked it, he will surely have it in the song. The judgement about that thing would be very nice with him. He is very open to anything new. *He has a good balance between what he wants and what can be incorporated.* This is a very very nice quality in him. Many a times, he would not fix himself that he wants a particular thing, while at some other instance he may fix up on what exactly he wants. He knows what to say. Its an amazing quality he has. His music has wonderstruck me, till the time I met him and sang for him. As I start knowing him more and more, his simplicity wonderstrucks me now. We all know well, that he is a genius when it comes to music. He is very blessed and very very talented. The most amazing aspect in him is that amidst such success and glory, he remains so simple. *He handles success in a very beautiful fashion*. I don't know as to how many people can react to success, the way he does it actually. He is very spiritual, and I think that helps him a lot. His simplicity strikes me always, and I think as to how a person can be like that. I had a lot of songs which had a lot of influence on me. First, when Roja released , I couldn't understand anything . I was listening to it again, again and again. And similarly, the song " Ennavale", " Uyirum Neeye", and a lot many songs in those times. I started getting close to music listening to majority of his songs. That song was so dear to me that I used to listen to it more than five or six times, even before I went to bed, or had food. Like these, we can keep telling a lot many songs also. Roja was a trendsetter as you all know, and I have heard a lot many times. Slumdog and Jai Ho was great as it was typical Bollywood style of Rahman. The music is very Indian and Indian based. I think the world has accepted it now, and many would open their eyes and start listening to more Indian songs now. One more very important quality in him is that he is very keen to explore new options. That's an innate quality in him, and he always wants to do something new. *He always keeps searching for something new, and that's why he has grown up this much. The keenness to keep getting better. * More than Tamil Music, for the Indian music in whole, he has redefined technology to a great extent. He serves as an idol to all musicians existing now, and we look up at him for guidance. Rahman is way ahead in terms of technicality when compared to the current existing Hollywood studios. He has taken music to such heights and it's a phenomenal achievement. I think and believe that his strength is that each and every album of his has a particular colour in it. If you see Jodha Akbar and Jaane tu Ya Jaane Na, there is no similarity between the two. Both are entirely different work. One is a period movie and another is a different one. That is a fantastic quality. He adapts himself so well to the theme of the movie and to what the Director wants and asks him to do. *Without separating the re Recording and the songs separately, he gives an exclusive shade to the movie, and to suit the movie well. That is his strength. * I like the song " Pachai Nirame" very much from Alaipayudhey. I am very happy that he made a song like that. I have felt very happy hearing to it many a time. The melody, the lyrics were so beautiful. Hariharan would have sung it very well. The orchestration of the song was so beautiful. The visualization would be superb, and the movie is also a great movie. I was stunned seeing the picturisation and completely fell in love with the song. I like the song for many reasons. I am so proud to see the Oscar Nominations . Really Really hopes he wins one. Certainly he would. There is no doubt in that. As a fan I am so excited about the whole thing. Wish him all the very best. I am thankful for this Interview and my thanks to Aahaa Fm. Keep smiling. Take Care. -- regards, Vithur
