Music is communication: Shankar Mahadevan on Tamil independent track ‘Rasathi’

Music is communication: Shankar Mahadevan on Tamil independent track ‘Rasathi’

Singer Shankar Mahadevan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Going by the visuals of ‘Rasathi’, Shankar Mahadevan is having a lot of fun. In his latest Tamil independent folk track put out by MM originals, the popular singer — accompanied by Anthony Daasan and JK Iyenar — shakes a leg and croons quirky lyrics. “The whole […]

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Daily Quiz | On legendary music composer and singer A.R. Rahman

Daily Quiz | On legendary music composer and singer A.R. Rahman

Daily Quiz | On legendary music composer and singer A.R. Rahman Kamal Haasan and A.R. Rahman have collaborated on Thenali and Indian. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | The noted music composer, singer and songwriter first began by composing ad jingles and went on to compose ‘viral’ tunes. For one jingle he adapted Mozart’s […]

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Rajinikanth’s ‘Baba’ returns: Is going on a trip down memory lane worth it?

Rajinikanth’s ‘Baba’ returns: Is going on a trip down memory lane worth it?

Rajinikanth with Manisha Koirala in the Tamil film ‘Baba’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement 20 years ago, I watched Rajinikanth’s Baba at Chennai’s Thyagaraja Theatre. It was an experience filled with drama. I happened to be at my father’s friend’s place a day before the release, and he happened to mention that he had an […]

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Cheer for Chennai’s musicians: How Tamil independent music is on the right track

Cheer for Chennai’s musicians: How Tamil independent music is on the right track

The performance space at DakshinaChitra, located in Chennai’s ECR, is lit up. As the sea breeze amps up the nip in the air, MS Krsna begins to strum his guitar. The performance is as engaging as it is unique. He chats about the number of dosas that he thinks his grandmother would have made in […]

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Spotify unveils 2022’s Spotify Wrapped stats: Arijit Singh, Sidhu Moosewala, Pritam come on top

Spotify unveils 2022’s Spotify Wrapped stats: Arijit Singh, Sidhu Moosewala, Pritam come on top

Sidhu Moosewala’s ‘Moosetape’ was the most streamed album on Spotify in India in 2022 | Photo Credit: Sidhu Moose Wala/YouTube Music streaming platform Spotify on Wednesday launched its Spotify Wrapped campaign for the year. Other than letting users and creators get personalised statistics of their activity for the year, the campaign also unveils the top […]

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Watch | Why Rajinikanth is re-releasing his ‘Baba’ now: Director Suresh Krissna explains

Watch | Why Rajinikanth is re-releasing his ‘Baba’ now: Director Suresh Krissna explains

Watch | Why Rajinikanth is re-releasing his ‘Baba’ now APJ Abdul Kalam had just taken over as President of India. Nokia 3510 was the phone people showed off. And, music composer Anirudh was still in school. That year – 2002 – was also the time when Superstar Rajinikanth’s Baba hit screens. The hype for this […]

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Remo Fernandes’ second fado is a love song for Portugal’s Alentejo

Remo Fernandes’ second fado is a love song for Portugal’s Alentejo

‘Fado da Terra Lenta’ has contemporary orchestration with instruments and choral voices not used in the old fado form ‘Fado da Terra Lenta’ has contemporary orchestration with instruments and choral voices not used in the old fado form Alentejo is a cling-to-the coastline town on the western edge of Portugal, facing the thunderous trade winds […]

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Rajinikanth’s special appearance in daughter Aishwarya’s ‘Laal Salaam’

Rajinikanth’s special appearance in daughter Aishwarya’s ‘Laal Salaam’

Upcoming Tamil film ‘Laal Salaam’, starring Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth, will have music by AR Rahman Upcoming Tamil film ‘Laal Salaam’, starring Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth, will have music by AR Rahman Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will star in a special appearance in an upcoming film titled Laal Salaam. This project, directed by his daughter Aishwarya […]

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‘Ponniyin Selvan: 1’ movie review: Epic story gets Mani Ratnam’s royal treatment

‘Ponniyin Selvan: 1’ movie review: Epic story gets Mani Ratnam’s royal treatment

Kalki’s source material of ‘PS:1’ is rich with myriad characters, and Mani Ratnam gleefully picks them all up to give it a cinematic touch, thanks to some powerhouse performances from his all-star cast Kalki’s source material of ‘PS:1’ is rich with myriad characters, and Mani Ratnam gleefully picks them all up to give it a […]

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Mani Ratnam: ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ offered huge scope to me as a filmmaker

Mani Ratnam: ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ offered huge scope to me as a filmmaker

Director Mani Ratnam on his magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ and how the success of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali’ opened new doors for him Director Mani Ratnam on his magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ and how the success of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali’ opened new doors for him Mani Ratnam doesn’t take tags seriously. Mention the tag ‘pan Indian’, […]

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