Vithur, The headline (/ subject line) you gave this post is 100% contradicting with Vairamuthu's statement.
This is what Vairamuthu said about ARR.. ".......I am proud of Rahman, especially *as a person who wrote lyrics for 90 per cent of his songs*,” On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > Tamil film industry hails Rahman’s double-delight at Oscars > > *-A*<http://www.screenindia.com/news/tamil-film-industry-hails-rahmans-doubledelight-at-oscars/430290/#> > *+A<http://www.screenindia.com/news/tamil-film-industry-hails-rahmans-doubledelight-at-oscars/430290/#> > * > Font > * <http://www.screenindia.com/columnist//>*Posted: Mar 06, 2009 at 1532 > hrs IST > Print > <http://www.screenindia.com/story.php?id=430290&pg=-1>Email<http://www.screenindia.com/static/story-email/> > NewsletterPost > Comments<http://www.screenindia.com/news/tamil-film-industry-hails-rahmans-doubledelight-at-oscars/430290/#postcomm> > RSS <http://www.expressindia.com/fesyndication/screen.xml> > > The Tamil film industry on February 23 hailed A R Rahman’s double-delight > Oscar win as a “rare achievement” for the country and said that the music > composer’s feat will give a new lease of life to the industry. > > A host of artistes, including Kamal Hassan and Suriya, congratulated Rahman > for winning two Oscar awards, the first Indian to achieve the historic feat > and said that the ‘Mozart of Madras’ has made the entire nation proud. > 43-year-old Rahman bagged Oscars for Original Score in the Slumdog > Millionaire, named the best at the 81st Academy Awards, and also won the > Best Song award for the foot-tapping number Jai ho in the film. > > Kamal Hassan, who has worked with Rahman in many ventures said that he was > proud of the maestro as an Indian and was looking forward to meet him. “I am > looking forward to meet Rahman, with whom I have to discuss the new film we > are currently working on,” the veteran actor said. > > Recalling his more than 10-year-long relationship with Rahman, Kamal Hassan > said that the music composer was a hard worker who never looks at the clock > while working. “The only difference between me and Rahman is that I work in > the day and he works even during night. He has sacrificed his sleep often to > complete his work,” he told television channels. > > After the remarkable success of Roja, there was no looking back for Rahman, > who his close friends in the industry call a humble personality. “From the > very early days when we both worked for advertisements to this day, one > thing has not changed with Rahman. That is his humility,” noted > cinematographer Rajiv Menon said. > > What made Rahman’s music click with the listeners was the refreshing use of > percussions, sound and melody, most of which were inspired from Indian folk > music. > > Rahman, who is fondly called as Isai Puyal in Tamil, has rendered music for > over 150 films in Tamil and he always respected his mother- tongue, which > came to the fore on February 23 when he said Ella pughalum iraivanuke after > receiving the Oscars. Another close friend of Rahman, noted Tamil lyricist > Vairamuthu attributed the music composer’s Oscar win to his sincerity and > dedication towards work and humbleness. > > “He is a very humble man. He is simply simple and down-to-earth. I am proud > of Rahman, especially as a person who wrote lyrics for 90 per cent of his > songs,” he said. > > Rahman, who is rarely seen at public functions, devotes most of his spare > time to his large family consisting of mother, wife, three children and four > sisters. > _PTI > > > http://www.screenindia.com/news/tamil-film-industry-hails-rahmans-doubledelight-at-oscars/430290/ > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
