Music composer becomes director

S S Kumaran who has composed music for Poo,, Kalavani and Virundhali is now directing the film titled Theneer Viduthi produced by S Anusha Devi under the banner Peacock Pictures. S S Kumaran while speaking the media said,”Kodumudi and Adith are brothers. They are shamiana erecters.

The story is how the heroine Reshmi loves the hero Adith. They meet and later on love in a tea stall. That’s why I kept this title Theneer Viduthi. Manavaalan is handling the camera while the lyrics are penned by Na Muthukumar and Murugan Mandhiram. Apart from members of Koothupattarai, street play artist and village artists are being introduced in this film.

I am shooting the film with Red One camera. The editing is done at the shooting spot itself. Currently I am composing music for the film Nellu, Kalingathuparani and Radham. Though I become director I am continue to compose music.

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Mini interview with A R Rahman

So far there no rumors about you?

You want to say that there should be rumors about me (laughs).To tell you the truth there is no time for me except home and music. I don’t have the time to go elsewhere and half the time I am flying.

Of all the songs you have composed which are the five songs you like the most?

1) Narumugaye from the film Iruvar.

2) Ennavale from the film Kadhalan.

3) Marghazhi Thingal from the film Sangamam

4) Kadhal from the film Udhaya

5) Veerapandi Kottaiyile from the film Thiruda Thiruda

How is your spiritual life?

We can make spiritual life simple or complicated. It is in our hands. Elderly people say,” It is waste to go to the forest and pray. But if you live in a family and if you understand the problem you can be a man”. I have begun my spiritual life like this.

That means you will become a spiritual man in the future?

It is possible if you lead a virtuous life without committing any wrong things. Now itself I can feel that happiness and grief are the same.

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The Sound engineer who became the music director

Maria Manohar who has worked as a sound engineer to Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vidhyasagar, Bharadwaj is now making a debut as music composer in the film Aanmai Thavaral.

While speaking about this he said,” I had worked in more than 100 films with the leading music composer. At that time itself I learnt a lot of intricacies of music.

Now I am making a debut as a music composer in the film Aanmai Thavaral. I am also composing music for the film Kavasam and Naanum En Kadhaloom. I have also composed music for more than 50 Ad films.

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Devisri Prasad is composing music for the Jesus Christ film

Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao who had directed Kamal Haasan starrers Mumbai Express, Kadhala Kadhala, Michael Madhana Kamarajan and Pesum Padam has also directed other Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.

Now he is directing a film about Jesus Christ. This film will be centered on the young life of Jesus Christ.

This film which is to be released at the International level has Pawan Kalyan in the lead role. This film is being produced in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages.

The shooting of the film was launched recently in Jerusalem. Many music composers were considered for composing the music for this film but finally Devisri Prasad was selected.

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Ilayaraja says that he has no musical heir

The birthday of Ilayaraja was celebrated yesterday by Shiva who is directing Kulasekaranum Coolipadaiyum and by the crew of Thittakudi. Ilayaraja who participated in this celebrations said,” I was born on June 3^rd. Since the birthday of Chief Minister Kalaignar falls on the same day, I had postponed my birthday by one day right from my young age.

I have requested the Chief Minister to open a Music University. When God makes up his mind, our thalaivar (leader) will also make up his mind. At that time my dream will be fulfilled. Many are asking me who is my heir. The world does not belong to anyone.

There is no heir for me.” Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, FEFSI president V C Guganathan, director Balu Mahendra and Shiva conveyed the birthday wishes to Ilayaraja. Ilayaraja cut his birthday cake and fed thousand poor people.

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