I've known of many non Tamil speaking folks ( why we even have los of them in this group), lap up tamil albums from ARR within the first week. For people that appreciate quality music, language is never a barrier. That said, with the recent acclaim our man has won, I am sure more people will start buying his music
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:06 PM, ichord <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Which Tamil ARR albums not dubbed in Hindi became somewhat recognized, > appreciated, or popular up North? Language barriers do present themselves, > but didn't the song "Thee Thee" from Thiruda Thiruda become known and liked > in places like Mumbai, even before the Hindi dubbed Chor Chor was released? > > I would love to see a pure non Hindi dubbed Tamil album gain appreciation > in the North again, probably too much to ask for in the true Hindi belts, > but at least in metros like Mumbai and Calcutta, which have more diversity > and open mindedness to some degree than interior towns and cities. > > With VTV being touted as an international caliber album and with Oscar > winning AR's name behind it, will VTV gain the appreciation of more beyond > the South Indian States, and perhaps beyond India? > > I've got a very good feeling about it!!!! > > >
