Gautham Menon. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Ip Boy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > "With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted > director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises > to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the > classical language." > > I thought it is Dir. Shankar who is filming the song...pls clarify.. > > > > --- On *Fri, 5/14/10, raamkumar vaidyanathan < > [email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: raamkumar vaidyanathan <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] Tamil meet anthem, audio-visual treat > To: "arr" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 9:29 AM > > > > > On Saturday, when Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi officially launches the > anthem that he wrote for the World Classical Tamil Conference, anyone with > an interest in Tamil poetry, music or the visual arts will have enough > reason to celebrate. > > With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted > director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises > to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the > classical language. > > Over 50 top-notch artists from different genres, including playback music, > Carnatic, folk and Sufi have participated in this rare, special confluence. > > It is not often that some of the greatest playback singers such as T. M. > Soundararajan, P. Suseela, leading Carnatic singers, including Aruna Sairam, > T. M. Krishna, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashri, noted folk and > playback singer Chinna Ponnu, and other young singers such as Karthik, > Shruti Haasan perform together. When they do, it is bound to sound rather > special. Particularly so, when Rahman composes the music. > > “Once I heard the song, I decided to shoot in a way in which the focus > remains on the lyrics and music, which are very important for this > occasion,” says Gautham Vasudev Menon. > > His team not only captured visuals across the State through off-beat, > aerial shots right from Kanyakumari, but also filmed a series of sequences > representative of the Tamil culture and ethos. > > In one sequence, all performers gather by the sea, against an elegant > backdrop reading “Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyae”. “That was truly > exhilarating,” says veteran Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam. > > “The fact that the Chief Minister has penned the lyric bringing out the > splendour of the language, with references to the kappiyams, and that > Rahmanji has scored the music makes it very high in value to start with,” > she adds. > > “Then, Gautham Menon blends the visuals in such a pleasing, effortless > manner. It is, indeed, a collage of voices and sounds, with masterly strokes > from remarkable artists,” says Ms. Sairam, terming the experience “a > blessing”. > > As Member of Parliament Kanimozhi puts it, the anthem has both a classical > and contemporary appeal. “It is very young and vibrant and will certainly > appeal to all sections. The anthem showcases the richness of the Tamil > culture through literature, the arts, our architecture and so on.” > > Noted Bharatanatyam dancer Srinidhi Chidambaram, who has also performed for > the anthem, says it was thrilling to be performing to a song created by such > eminent persons. “I felt really honoured…the song is a tribute to Tamil, > Tamil Nadu and Tamil people. It evoked a great sense of pride in me.” > > In a message on the anthem, written in the form of a short poem, Mr. > Karunanidhi says he only saw this opportunity as a boon to pay a tribute to > Tamil through the anthem, but did not expect to put together a piece that > brings out the sweetness of Tamil literature and its epics. Many who have > listened to the anthem, point to its beauty, which transcends geographical > boundaries. > > On Saturday, Mr. Karunanidhi will officially launch the anthem at the > Centenary Auditorium, University of Madras. It would be played at theatres, > on television and other forums in the run-up to the conference to be held in > June, in Coimbatore. > > > Regards, > > Ram.. > > *~ Rαнмαη αddicт™ ~* > > > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
