ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಎ ಆರ್ ರೆಹಮಾನ್

ಡಬಲ್ ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ, ನಾಲ್ಕು ವಿದೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್ ಗೌರವ ಪಡೆದ, ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಖ್ಯಾತಿಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಎ ಆರ್ ರೆಹಮಾನ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರು. ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರು. ಕನ್ನಡದ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿರುವ ರೆಹಮಾನ್, ಆ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಧ್ವನಿಸುರುಳಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರು.

ಶನಿವಾರ, ಮೇ 02, 2012 ರಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ಅಚ್ಚಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛವಾಗಿ 'ನಮಸ್ತೇ... ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದೀರಾ?" ಎಂದು ಮಾತಿನಾಡಿ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಹುಬ್ಬೇರಿಸಿದರು ರೆಹಮಾನ್. ಅವರು ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರವೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿರುವುದೇ ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಿಷಯ. ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ಆಡಿಯೋ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಸ್ವತಃ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದು ತೀರಾ ವಿಶೇಷ.

"ನಾನು ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ವಿದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ಹಿಂದಿ, ತಮಿಳು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಗೀತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಡಿ ಜನರ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇನ್ಮುಂದೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರೂ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಹಾಡನ್ನೂ ಹಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ" ಎಂದರು ಎ ಆರ್ ರೆಹಮಾನ್

ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ರೆಹಮಾನ್, "ಸಂಗೀತ ದಿಗ್ಗಜರಾದ ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್, ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್, ಹಂಸಲೇಖಾ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಜಯಾನಂದ ಇವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಚೆನ್ನೈಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅದು ನಾನು ಎಂದೂ ಮರೆಯಲಾರದ ಅನುಭವ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

ಆಗಿನಿಂದಲೂ ನನಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಆಸೆ ಇತ್ತು. ಅದು ಈಗ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಈಡೇರಿದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಗೀತೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮೆಚ್ಚಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು ರೆಹಮಾನ್, ಅವರ ಬಾಯಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಗುಣಗಾನ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರೆದಿದ್ದ ಗಣ್ಯರನ್ನೂ ಸೇರಿ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಸ್ತಬ್ಧಚಿತ್ರಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದರು.

25 ಬಾರಿ ಫಿಲಂ ಫೇರ್ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಈ ಸಂಗೀತ ದಿಗ್ಗಜ ಎ ಆರ್ ರೆಹಮಾನ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಪರವಾಗಿ 'ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್' ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡ ಮೈಸೂರು ಪೇಟ ತೊಡಿಸಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನಿಸಿತು. ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧದ ನಾಡಿನ ಗಂಧನ ಮಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ಅವರ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ತೊಡಿಸಿ ಧನ್ಯವಾಯಿತು ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡ. ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ, ಈ ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕೆ ಮಂಜು.

ಈ ಆಡಿಯೋ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಸಮಾರಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿರಿಯ ನಟ ಅಂಬರೀಷ್, ಸುಮಲತಾ, ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್, ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕೆ. ಮಂಜು, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ್, ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ, ನಾಯಕಿ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಜಯಮಾಲಾ, ರಮೇಶ್ ಅರವಿಂದ, ಹಂಸಲೇಖ, ವಿ ಮನೋಹರ್, ಗೀತಸಾಹಿತಿಗಳಾದ ಕೆ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ್, ಕವಿರಾಜ್, ಗಾಯಕ ವಿಜಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಮುಂತಾದವರು ಹಾಜರಿದ್ದರು.

ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆ ಮಂಜು, ತಮ್ಮ ಸಾರಥ್ಯದ ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೂ ಮೊದಲೇ ಸಂಗೀತ ದಿಗ್ಗಜ ಎ ಆರ್ ರೆಹಮಾನ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಕರೆಸಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ರೆಹಮಾನ್ ಗಾಡ್ ಫಾದರ್ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಲ್ಲದೇ ಆಡಿಯೋ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೂ ಕೂಡ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಂಚಲನ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೂ ಮೊದಲೇ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿದೆ.

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God Father Audio Released – Rehaman Felicitated

Real Star Upendra starrer God Father directed by cinemetographer turned director Sriram and produced by K.Manju had its audio release in a grand fashion on Saturday evening at Chancery Hotel in Bangalore. The special attraction of the audio release function was undoubtedly The Mozart of Madras and two times Oscar Award winner A.R. Rehman who charmed many people of the Kannada film industry who knew him for many yars when the present Music Maestro was working for Kannada films as a music arranger.

Normally it will be the hero who will remain the centre of attraction for even the music release functions, but for once A.R.Rehman received all the attention though the film’s hero Real Star Upendra performing in three roles in the film. The film is directed Sriram who has worked in many Bollywood films like Wanted as a cinemetographer. The film’s audio release function that was organised on Saturday evening went on with the dignatories on the dias that included Kannada film industry’s legendary actor Ambareesh and his wife Ms. Sumaltha Ambareesh speaking highly on the achievements of A.R.Rehman who had earlier as a music arranger worked in many Kannada films in Chamundeshwari and Sanketh studios in Bengaluru. Upendra, the film’s director Sriram, the film’s producer K.Manju and others were also present on the dias. The special feature of the function was the presence of Kannada film industry’s top music directors and lyricists like Hamsalekha, V.Manohar, Kaviraj who were felicitated. Ms. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan wife of Late Dr. Vishnuvardhan who was a mentor of producer K.Manju in the industry along with Ms Priyanka Upendra, Ramesh Arvind, Kicha Sudeep and Dwarakish were also the chief guests at the function. Samartha Ventures Prasad who has purchased the audio rights of the film through his audio company Ashwini Audio and has purchased the rights of the film through his company Samartha Ventures was also present during the function. Kannada film Producers Association President Munirathna who had produced Upendra’s recently released film “Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi’ and top line producer Rockline Venkatesh were also present. Music Maestro went on the nostalgic trip to remember the days he had worked in many Kannada films during the recording of songs and re-recording. “I had worked with music directors like Hamsalekha, Vijaya Bhaskar and Vijaya Anand and in films producer and director Dwarakish. Rehman said that he had very fond memories of Bengaluru and the great people connected to the film industry. “I am glad to come back to the Kannada film industry to work as a music director and thank director Sriram, Upendra and K.Manju for it’ said Rehman.

Upendra remembered an incident when he had really wanted to use Rehman as the music director for one of the films directed by him. “When I was about to start my film “Upendra’ I really wanted to get Rehman sir. I had even contacted director Manirathnam to speak to Rehman in this regard. But REhman sir was very busy then and we were not able to work together. But I was doubtful whether he would accept this offer to work as a music director in this film as he was busy working in many prestigious international projects and also in many hugely budgeted Indian films. But I am happy that Rehman has worked for this film and has given some wonderful tunes for the film’ said Upendra.

Confirmed: AR Rahman to launch Godfather audio

Producer K Manju has finally made it. The filmmaker, who had earlier claimed that AR Rahman would launch the audio of Godfather, is keeping his words, as he is bringing in the Oscar Award winner to Bengaluru this Saturday (June 2) for the music release function.

Real Star Upendra has confirmed the news to Oneindia and said, “The much-anticipated Godfather music is finally hitting stands on June 2. AR Rahman will be launching the audio album tomorrow evening.” Meanwhile, K Manju has silenced his critics who were sceptic about Rahman's arrival to the audio launch function.

However, unlike Katari Veera Surasundarangi, the audio launch function is not a public event, rather a private function restricted to limited people.

AR Rahman is making his debut in Kannada film industry with Godfather, which is a remake of Tamil film Varalaaru. The music director has reportedly retained a few tunes from the original version and has composed a few fresh tunes.