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Shruthi Haasan’s handicap is her name
IndiaGlitz [Friday, April 06, 2009]

Kamal Haasan is a proud father, but one who thinks that the famous Haasan name is a disadvantage to his daughter, Shruthi. Kamal Haasan believes that his name is a burden that Shruthi will have to carry and live it. On a more positive note, he feels his daughter has all the makings of being an extraordinary actress and singer, if she chooses to be both or either.

The lass is being paired opposite Imran Khan, whose successful 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' has earned him many offers. The movie, titled 'Luck', is a raw action flick and will mark Shruthi’s debut in Bollywood.

The actress learned music at the Musicians Institute in California, and is also well-versed in North Indian classical music. She started of with “Potri Paadadi” in her father's film 'Devar Magan' then went on to sing for the bilingual versions of the 'Hey Ram' title track and her latest was for Gautham Menon's 'Varanam Aayiram'.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46030.html

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Making Of 'Ho Jaane De' With Shruti Hasan
[Friday, April 06, 2009]
Singer Raghav Sachar and gorgeous Shruti Hasan share their working experience in the title track of their recent album 'Ho Jaane De'. The album has a very youthful feel to it. The young duo were quite happy with the other's work and dedication. Shruthi thinks there is a very young, modern and fun element in the song. So if you are a little down or sad just watch the video ‘Ho Jaane De’ and “just be cool”!

Video is here

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...nts/17956.html

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Shruhti Haasan to work for Thalaivan Irukkinran?
IndiaGlitz [Wednes day, April 08, 2009]

Here’s news that been around for sometime. Shruthi Haasan, who has just launched a music album, is also likely to compose music for her dad’s next, ‘Thalaivan Irukkinran’.

Shruthi Haasan’s talents from poetry, to modeling to singing are well known. It was only recently that she lent her voice for Goutham Menon’s ‘Varanam Aayiram’ for the song “Adiye Kolludhey”. She is also making her debut opposite Imran Khan in the Bollywood film Luck.

Now, it is said that ‘Thalaivan Irukkinran’, which is a remake of A Wednesday, will have its musical score by Shruthi Haasan.

Mohanlal and Kamal Haasan team up for the first time for this film, which will be directed by a debutant NRI. The film is being produced by Raj Kamal International and the rest of the crew is yet to be announced. The film is a bilingual, made in Tamil and Telugu, with Venkatesh replacing Mohanlal for the Telugu version. The movie is called ‘Eenadu’ in Telugu.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/46106.html

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Kavithai Gundar kicks off Tamil rock
April 27, 2009

In what seems to be a bit delayed undertaking, the Kavithai Gundar rap group will soon be launching their first Tamil rap album. Having already become popular with their novel styles and a few singles, this album which will have 11 songs is expected to create a few waves in the audio circuit. In an event at the Green Park hotel attended by Sun TV CEO Mr. Saxena and Shruthi Haasan, it was announced that the album was all ready for a commercial release to take place on 1st of May.

The event was a colorful one with Emcee Jesz MC Loga turning in performances. Two songs from the album were performed by Jesz and Neha Bhasin. Later Neha sang the hit song “Pesugiren Pesugiren” from Sattham Podathey with the rappers doing a beatbox in place of the instruments.

Speaking at the function, Mr. Saxena praised the producer of the album Saravanan for his efforts in making the venture a successful one. Shruthi Haasan too expressed her faith that the album would be worth the expectations and would live up to the troupe’s reputation.

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-mov...-25-04-09.html

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ஞாயிறு கொண்டாட்டம்
பாப் பாடகி ஷகீரா

04 May 2009


சிம்புவுடன் சரத்குமாரின் மகள் வரலட்சுமி நடிக்கும் ‘போடா போடி' படத்தின் முழு படப்பிடிப்பும் கனடாவில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. விக்னேஷ் சிவா இயக்கும் இந்தப் படத்தின் ஒரு முக்கிய வேடத்தில் பிரபல பாப் பாடகி ஷகீராவை நடிக்க வைக்க முயற்சிகள் நடைபெறுகின்றன. ஏற்கெனவே பல முன்னணி நடிகர்களுடன் நடிக்க வந்த அழைப்பை லொக்கேஷன், கால்ஷீட் காரணமாக மறுத்த ஷகீரா, ‘போடா போடி' படத்தின் முழு படப்பிடிப்பும் கனடாவிலேயே நடப்பதால் இதில் நடிக்கச் சம்மதிப்பார் என்ற நம்பிக்கையில் இருக்கிறது பட வட்டாரம். ஷகீரா லத்தின் அமெரிக்காவைச் சேர்ந்தவர். கொஞ்சம் பக்கம்தானே?!

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அடுத்த வாரிசு?
வைரமுத்து மகன் மதன் கார்க்கி ‘கண்டேன் காதலை' படத்தின் மூலம் சினிமா பாடலாசிரியர் ஆகியுள்ளார். மோசர்பேர் நிறுவனம் தயாரிப்பில் ‘ஜெயம் கொண்டான்' கண்ணன் இயக்கி வரும் புதிய படம் ‘கண்டேன் காதலை'. பரத், தமன்னா நடிக்கும் இந்தப் படத்தில் ‘ஓடோ ஓடோ ஓடோடிப்போறேன் காதல் பாதி தேடோடிப்போறேன்' என்ற பாடலை எழுதியுள்ளார் மதன் கார்க்கி. இந்தப் படத்துக்கு வித்யாசாகர் இசையமைக்கிறார்.

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இசைகளின் பரிணாமம்!

இசையமைப்பாளர்கள் எம்.எஸ்.விஸ்வநாதன், இளையராஜா, சங்கர் கணேஷ், தேவா, எஸ்.ஏ.ராஜ்குமார், சந்திரபோஸ், ஸ்ரீகாந்த் தேவா, பிரேம்ஜி உள்ளிட்ட பல இசையமைப்பாளர்கள் பல படங்களில் சில காட்சிகளில் நடித்துள்ளனர். இவர்களைத் தவிர ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான், யுவன்ஷங்கர்ராஜா, சிற்பி, கங்கை அமரன் போன்றவர்களும் தோன்றியுள்ளனர். இவர்கள் வரிசையில் தேவி ஸ்ரீபிரசாத் நாயகனாக நடிக்க உள்ளார். ஜி.வி. பிரகாஷுக்கு (படம்) சினிமா வாய்ப்பு வந்தும் மறுத்து விட்டார். மணிசர்மா, வித்யாசாகர் ஆகியோருக்கு சில இயக்குநர்கள் வலை விரித்து இருக்கிறார்கள்.

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முக்குலத்தோர் முகவரி

First Published : 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PM IST

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திரைப்படத்துறைக்கு வருவதற்கு முன்பு, இசைக்குழு நடத்திய கருணாஸ் ஏராளமான இசை ஆல்பங்களை வெளியிட்டவர். பாலாவின் "நந்தா' படத்தின் மூலம் நடிகரான கருணாஸ் அதன்பிறகு நடிப்பில் பிஸியாகிவிட்டார். நீண்ட இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு ரீமேக் "ராஜாதிராஜா' படத்தில் இசையமைப்பாளராகத் தனது திறமையை நிரூபித்தார்.

இப்போது பசும்பொன் இலக்கியப் பேரவை வெளியிட்டுள்ள "முக்குலத்தோர் முகவரி' என்ற ஆல்பத்துக்கு இசை அமைத்து பாடியுள்ளார். பசும்பொன் முத்துராமலிங்கத் தேவரின் புகழ்பாடும் இந்த ஆல்பத்தில் வைரமுத்து, புலமைப்பித்தன், முருகன் ஆகியோர் பாடல்களை எழுதியுள்ளனர்.

இந்த இசை ஆல்பத்தை, அண்மையில் நடைபெற்ற விழாவில் சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் தலைமை செயல் அதிகாரி ஹன்ஸ்ராஜ் சக்சேனா வெளியிட தேவர் பேரவை தலைவர் டாக்டர் ராஜகோபால் பெற்றுக்கொண்டார்.

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Livingston turns music director
IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, March 17, 2010]

At a time when many directors have become actors, here is an actor who has taken the avatar of a music composer. He is Livingston, who will sit in front of the keyboard for a film titled ‘Thandachoru’.

Apart from scoring the music, the actor will take care of story, screenplay and dialogues departments of this comedy movie, which will be directed by Irudhayaraj, a newcomer. Besides, he will also play an important role in it.

“I was initially a singer. I had performed in many stage shows before becoming an actor. I am scoring music for ‘Thandachoru’ with this experience and hopeful that my songs would be liked by one and all,” says Livingston.

On the film, he says, “the story will convey a message that beauty of the heart is more important than beauty of the face. Newcomers are playing the lead roles. The shooting will start by May and plans are on to release the film by this year end.”


http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/55340.html

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Playback singing in Tamil cinema is getting younger and spunkier by the day. But that is in no way upsetting veteran singers! Karuna Amarnath does a voice check…

"There's nothing wrong with change… if it is in the right direction," said Winston Churchill, and we can't agree more. But even if change is inevitable, it isn't always sweet. Especially when it is forced and not by choice; when you have to make way for a younger lot to take over the mantle…

Of late, we've seen this kind of change take over the playback singing industry in Tamil cinema. A host of regular, notable voices are now being replaced by younger, spunkier and more enthusiastic singers - a trend that has introduced the industry to a whole new genre of music and a generation of newer talent.

In fact, most among the renowned singers have been relegated to judging TV reality and talent hunt shows and making appearances as celebrity guests on talk shows, while the youngsters are crooning their way to success.

But award-winning singer Sujatha Menon is not perturbed. "I think change is always good. In fact, I feel that bringing in new talented singers is great because they have the energy and enthusiasm to get the best out of a song. I'll be happy if my daughter (Swetha Menon) replaces me for a song. As far as judging goes, only if you bring an experienced singer will the competition hold any value, right?"

What's interesting is that thanks to this change, the sound and quality of music that's being rendered has also changed tremendously over the years. Oscar award-winner, Tanvi Shah analyses, "Playback singing has changed because directors are open to diff erent tones and voices. The singer who comes in doesn't only have the usual 'husky' or 'high-pitched' tone. There is also more scope for world music, and that's because the public wants that kind of thing."

Sujatha goes on to add, laughing, "Can you imagine me singing Kodaana Kodi (from Saroja)? It won't sound good at all! I was off ered Kaatrin Mozhi' (from Mozhi) because that song needed a more mature voice. It's nothing to feel bad about. Everyone needs to move ahead graciously."

Could this change be because younger music directors feel insecure about working with experienced singers? Twenty two year old music director, GV Prakash denies it instantly, "In fact, it makes our job much easier to have experienced singers. It's just that most fi lms today require more 'attitude' and a 'freestyle' kind of singing. And the younger singers are willing to play around and experiment. For us, it is about the voice matching the song and not the person."

However, Suchitra Karthik, who was one of the fi rst few to make an entry with an unconventional voice is realistic. "There's no competition when it comes to experience!" she smiles, "Let's just say that the music trend right now is leaning more towards young and spirited voices because the fi lms demand that. When it changes back to mature and 'real,' everything is going to go back to the way it was."

While competition between the younger and older breed of musicians still remains stiff , singing sensation, Benny Dayal feels that replacing more experienced singers is very optimistic. It in no way means we are losing respect for anyone. "We won't be here if we didn't grow up listening to their songs or singing them at competitions! At the end of the day, we are all making music, not war. We don't have ego clashes because everyone is happy for each other. I hope it remains that way." Great camaraderie, oodles of respect for each other's space and encouragement means there's no room for insecurity. And, that's what makes the playback singing industry soar ahead – young and experienced working together like clockwork…