Published by Aparna on 03 Jun 2008
When the caller tune is Jashn-E-Bahaaraa, who will complain when a friend doesn’t answer the call? 
I didn’t even have the heart to cut the call even though she didn’t answer. 
And guess what I am doing now? Listening to the instrumental version of Jashn-E-Bahaaraa on repeat mode! 
What a beautiful song! Rahman rocks!
Published by Aparna on 01 Jun 2008
This is one movie where I liked all the songs the first time I listened to them itself. 
And the more I listen to each song, the more I like it! But, as I started listening to the songs of ‘Ada’, one thing that struck me was almost all the songs had an already-heard-before feel to it. This is just an observation and not a complaint.
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Published by Aparna on 21 May 2008
I was thinking about all the songs of ARR that released last year and ended up categorizing them as per my level of liking it. Sivaji and Azhagiya Tamizh Magan were the two albums of Rahman that released last year. Elizabeth - The Golden Age & the Marhaba song in Al Risalah released too but I have listened to Marhaba only a couple of times and I have not yet listened to songs of The Golden Age. So I am excluding those two here.
Songs that I love – the ones I consider to be The Best:
Other favourites:
Song that alternates between ‘The Best’ and ‘Other favourite’ categories:
Song that needs more listening:
Songs that I don’t listen to anymore:
What is your choice of songs for each of these categories?
Published by Aparna on 10 May 2008
Listening to (and singing along) A.R.Rahman’s songs non-stop over a game of Scrabble with my sister is what I consider to be one of the best ways to spend a holiday! Enjoyed doing that today after quite sometime. It brings back the memories of the many summer vacations when we used to do that almost the whole day.
Published by Aparna on 19 Apr 2008
The promo (click on the link to watch) of A.R.Rahman’s Changing Notes Concert is superb! I watched it only yesterday evening and since then, I have been watching it again and again! I had got the passes for the concert on Monday itself but I am yet to decide whether I will go or not.
Btw, for those who haven’t listened to ARR’s song for the Hyderabad airport yet, here’s the link.
Published by Aparna on 19 Apr 2008
At first look, this movie starts off as just another love story set in a village. A guy getting floored by the beauty of a girl – that’s all. Unlike Rishi (Arvind Samy) and Roja’s (Madhubala) in Roja or Karthik (Madhavan) and Shakti’s (Shalini) in Alaipayuthey or Manohar (Karthik) and Divya’s (Revathy) in Mouna Raagam or for that matter, even Gautam (Prabhu) and Anjali’s (Amala) in Agni Nakshatram, which are love stories where their initial courting scenes to the scene where they express their love for each other itself are some unforgettable scenes, with the dialogues making them all the more memorable, this movie doesn’t have any of those. Except for the scene where Shekhar (Arvind Samy) gets into the same boat as Shaila Bhanu’s (Manisha) and tells her of his love, there are practically no dialogues between the two of them. But that’s where the song, ‘Uyire’ comes in - there couldn’t have better words than the lyrics of the song to express their love for each other.
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Published by Aparna on 28 Mar 2008
8 years it has been since the song got released. Still it is the only one song that I wouldn’t hesitate to call as my most favourite one among everything I have listened to till date. Be it Tamil, Telugu or Hindi, it is one of the few songs which sounds beautiful in all the languages, though I must admit that I don’t understand most of what is sung in Telugu. It does not matter whether it is Hariharan or Sonu Nigam who is singing it. Both their voices suit the song perfectly. And what should I say about the variety of emotions it evokes in me today? Whenever I remember all those wonderful times I spent with my sister discussing about this song endlessly after we first listened to it, both of us watching the video of this song on repeat mode almost every single day after watching the movie and becoming absolutely crazy about it, later listening to the Telugu version of this song and realizing that it sounds as nice as the Tamil version (unlike most of the songs) and listening to that too on repeat mode, the Hindi version too getting added to the list after a few years, all the while becoming more and more passionate about Rahman’s music and Mani Ratnam’s movies with every passing day - Oh it makes me so nostalgic! When I think of the times I have immediately cheered up on listening to/watching this song or when I found this song to be the greatest stress buster after a stressful day, all I can do is say a big thanks to Rahman and Mani Ratnam for giving us such a lovely song and wonder about the power of music! When I think of the times when I was so happy and watching/listening to this song made me all the more happy, I know that’s the magic of Rahman’s music and Mani Ratnam’s picturization of it only makes it all the more beautiful! And what about the times when just thinking/talking about this song, brought a smile to my face instantly? 8 long years and yet nothing has changed. Even today, our faces light up immediately if we see the song playing in one of the channels while channel surfing! Even today, this is the song that I turn to when I am so irritated with a lot of things or am feeling a bit stressed. Even today, I consider watching this song to be a great way to unwind at the end of the day. And even today, the mere mention of this song is enough to bring a smile to my face. And till date, this song has remained THE best picturized song of Rahman and I am sure it is going to remain that way forever! The combination of A.R.Rahman’s music, Mani Ratnam’s excellent song picturization, Vairamuthu’s beautiful lyrics and P.C.Sreeram’s cinematography at its best! Now don’t tell me you don’t know which song this one is!
