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Review by Behindwoods.com
Rahman proves why he is the Godfather of music

“I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse”, said Marlon Brando famously in the cult classic movie Godfather. Now, we aren’t going to the extent of comparing K.S. Ravikumar’s upcoming movie of the same name (starring Ajith and Asin) with arguably the greatest movie of all time (let’s reserve judgment after we have actually seen the film). However, as far as Rahman’s music is concerned, he really has given a score you can’t ignore, if not refuse.

But we are getting ahead of ourselves here…
1. Ilamai (Aslam, Tanvi, Shalini)

The album kicks off with arguably the pick of the lot, Ilamai. This is a very feel-good, fast paced track that immediately makes you shake your head and tap your feet to its infectious beats. No doubt, this is the track that the youth will make their own, and I can just foresee it being blasted off loudspeakers in cars and FM stations. Rahman’s vintage style is evident in this track’s catchy rhythms.
As it has almost become a tradition with all his albums, we also get to hear a remix version of the song by Blaaze. However, the rather-too-short remix does not capture the magic of the original – plus Blaaze’s technically “compressed” voice in the background does get rather annoying.

2. Theeyil Vizhundathey (AR Rahman)

The next song features Rahman himself lending his voice to Theeyil Vizhundathey. This very somber piece of music has heavy Arabic influences, and Rahman’s modulating voice appropriately captures the soulful mood required for the song. But after a few listens, you tend to have the nagging feeling that you have heard a similar song in his own Alaipayuthe.

3. Kaatril (SPB, Sadhana Sargam, Bharadwaj)

Kaatril is a track that features Sadhana Sargam in a very polished performance, along the incomparable voice of S.P. Balasubramanium. This is one of those tracks that you might just ignore on the first listen, but as nearly always with most of his albums, this song “grows” on you after a while.

4. Thothapuram (Kalpana, Sonukakar, Leon James, Peer Mohamed, Ranjith)

Somehow, the song Thothapuram, on the flip side, disappoints – it doesn’t quite strike me as anything out of the ordinary. We have heard songs of this nature a lot of times before in Tamil films, and there is nothing much to talk about. Of course, it is fairly good, but you don’t normally expect Rahman to give “fairly good” songs.

5. Innisai (Naresh, Mahathi)

After Ilamai, the other song which is truly worth Rahman’s name is Innisai. This song features beautifully orchestrated Indian classical music, given a Rahman-esque touch – and that is enough to tell you that this track works big time. The very feel of this song is grandiose and extravagant, and I have the feeling that this track would sound even better when watched on the big screen. Innisai also comes with a remix adaptation, and surprisingly, even the remix is wonderful on the ears.

6. Kamma Karaiyil (Naresh, Sowmiya)

We have Kamma Karaiyil as the final track of the album. This is the sort of “street-smart” song that we have seen so often in Vijay-starrers – however, Vijay didn’t have the luxury to have a genius like Rahman scoring his music. Therefore, even though this genre is well-known, the song is pretty nice to hear – familiar, but refreshingly different. A great way to close a memorable album.

The trouble with reviewing a Rahman album is that you always have to redefine what “good” is. Impressive as that may sound, that’s not always a good thing. We have seen the maestro delivering some of the most unforgettable tracks that Indian cinema has ever heard, so even when he lets his guard down just a tiny little bit, you feel the difference immediately.

So even though Godfather is an otherwise superior album, some purists may argue that it does not reach the elite standard that Rahman has set for himself. That may be true, but compared to the kind of film music that is churned out week after week, Rahman is still leagues ahead of them. This year’s super success with the sublimely beautiful Rang de Basanti showed that Rahman has still not lost his touch – and now Godfather proves it once again.


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The way Rehman is boosting and bragging about it as his greatest work is disgusting and reminds me of Anu malik!!

Rehman imho is lowering his calibre doing so!! :idea:


:baaa: Can we have some facts instead of the usual histronics? :idea: :roll: :stupid:


http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/30rahman.htm

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." But he also acknowledges that the movie has some of his finest songs. Though he dropped out, Deepa Mehta insisted he see the film before it opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. "It was beautiful," he says.


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"I had to write it down immediately," he says, "I was afraid I might forget it."

It was previously quoted by Anu Mallik and now ARR. Now I understand what you are saying.


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arsh wrote:
DvdRetailer wrote:
arsh wrote:
The way Rehman is boosting and bragging about it as his greatest work is disgusting and reminds me of Anu malik!!

Rehman imho is lowering his calibre doing so!! :idea:


:baaa: Can we have some facts instead of the usual histronics? :idea: :roll: :stupid:


http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/30rahman.htm

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." But he also acknowledges that the movie has some of his finest songs. Though he dropped out, Deepa Mehta insisted he see the film before it opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. "It was beautiful," he says.


Wasnt ARR referring to Water? I think it is indeed one of his finest works and RDB is nowhere near that.


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dvdunlimited wrote:
"I had to write it down immediately," he says, "I was afraid I might forget it."

It was previously quoted by Anu Mallik and now ARR. Now I understand what you are saying.


I dont understand either..he " film has one of his finest songs" in this interview that I simply dont buy!! rest is all Kosher!! Rehman is one of the greatest Indian composer..no doubt!!


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http://dvdunlimitedonline.com/shop/prod ... 7bad56b6b3

DVDU, is the CD of Godfather that you stock the version with the enhanced material?


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DragunR2 wrote:
http://dvdunlimitedonline.com/shop/prod ... 7bad56b6b3

DVDU, is the CD of Godfather that you stock the version with the enhanced material?


Yes. Original CD released by [url=http://www.kmmusiq.com]KMMusiQ
[/url], (new company launched/owned by ARR), copyrighted worldwide by Agi music.

Enhanced version includes movie sound track, CD-ROM that contains interviews, a small ARR poster, back side of the poster has song lyrics.

I changed the price from 4.49 to 5.99 because our price is increased, may be because of "Enhanced Version" - I will honor the old price for Zulmni's. Just add it in the comment.


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You may want to combine with VV (incase you need!)
http://dvdunlimitedonline.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2974


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Inside Man soundtrack

Look at the last track.


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A.R.Rehman to score for Pawan Kalyan?

AR Rahman will compose music for Powerstar Pawan Kalyan's next multi-lingual directorial venture. P.C. Sreeram, the legend in the field of cinematography, would also be lending his invaluable help behind the camera for this film. Pawan Kalyan himself would be directing this movie for a big banner. This movie will start after ANNAVARAM completes its shoot.


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arsh wrote:

I dont understand either..he " film has one of his finest songs" in this interview that I simply dont buy!! rest is all Kosher!! Rehman is one of the greatest Indian composer..no doubt!!


He was referring to Water. Ever since he made the original compositions for Water, back with Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and Akshay Kumar, I know he did an interview back then too saying Water was amongst his finest to date.


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Ayngaran's latest email lists Jillunnu Oru Kadhal as coming soon.


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DragunR2 wrote:
Ayngaran's latest email lists Jillunnu Oru Kadhal as coming soon.

Movie is expected for Apr 14th (may be postponed due to election etc), so audio should be coming out soon!


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A.R. Rahman said on a radio show in Toronto(in discussion about his LOTR musical) that this is his personal e-mail address, and through this, he primarily seeks new talent, who can send in their musical talent, in which ever area, to this e-mail address. He mentioned, at times, he gets thousands of e-mails, than, he passes the e-mails to his peers (he than mentioned Ranjit Barot's name) and relies on their opinions to tell him who has the right musical talent.


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