Rahman's Puli – redefining deals

As it seems the Madras Maestro Rahman is redefining music right deals in Tollywood. His latest soundtrack album for the movie Puli in Telugu has been sold for an enviable sum of 2.5 crores to Sony Corporation. This is said to be a record quite unseen in the history of music deals in Tollywood. Puli stars Pavan Kalyan in the lead and is

directed by S J Surya. Puli's music is expected to be out soon. With this deal, Sony will have exclusive access to the release and publicity of the soundtrack of the movie. This deal also includes access to a handsome profit obtained from selling caller tunes and dialer tunes supported by cellphone network providers.

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AR Rahman tunes for Mahesh's movie

AR Rahman scored his first for Mahesh in the movie 'Nani'.  Mahesh Babu and Ameesha Patel played the lead cast. The movie was directed by SJ Surya.

Being SJ Suryah's favorite songster, Rahman is once again composing music for Pawan Kalyan's 'Puli' directed by Suryah. Once it is done, the music director is going to carry on orchestrating for Tollywood with Mahesh Babu's next to be directed by Gautham Menon.

The team usually comprised of Harris Jayaraj and Gautham Menon since a long time, but due to an estranged relationship between them, the duo has split-up. After parting ways with 'Surya s/o Krishna' being their last, Harris moved out and Rahman stepped into the project.

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‘Puli’ shooting progresses at Annapurna

The regular shooting of Pawan Kalyan-starrer ‘Puli’ directed by SJ Surya and produced by Singanamala Ramesh is progressing at a specially erected huge set in Annapurna Studios. The film has tunes from ace music director AR Rahman. The producer is planning to launch the audio in January. The producer is making efforts to release the film before the next general elections. Pawan Kalyan is pairing up with two debutant heroines in the flick and another speciality is that for the first time Pawan Kalyan playing a powerful cop’s role in the movie.

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‘Puli’ next schedule from Sept 6

Power Star Pawan Kalyan-starrer ‘Puli’ directed by SJ Surya and produced by Singanamala Ramesh, would resume its shooting from September 6. Nikisha, a new face is being introduced to the Tollywood as heroine through this film. The film had tunes from Ace music director AR Rahman and the audio is expected to hit stands in December. The producer is making efforts to release the film as Sankranthi-gift. It is reliably learnt that the Power Star is playing dual roles in the movie. While one role is of a powerful police officer, the other one is a common man. The subject of the film had a political touch and the political satires in dialogues will have its impact on the forthcoming elections.

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Dream debut?

Model-turned-actress Nikesha is gearing up for a dream debut. She has been chosen to play the love interest of Pawan Kalyan in the much-hyped Puli.

Besides modelling, the pretty debutant has also done a lot of commercials and theatre. Sources say that she’s popular mime artiste in London.

Nikesha has replaced the reluctant Hansika. It is learnt she has charged a bomb. Producer Sunku Ramesh has roped in ace music director A R Rahman, cameraman Binoo Pradhan to strengthen the hands of director Surya in dishing out an extravaganza.

Pawan-Surya duo delivered blockbuster Kushi a few years ago and their joining hands again has evoked enough interest amidst fans. Unit members hail her as the ‘find’ of the season. Let’s wait and see.

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‘Puli’ regular shoot begins in Hyderabad

The Pawan Kalyan-starrer ‘Puli’ directed by SJ Surya and produced by Singanamala Ramesh on the banner of Kanakaratna Creations with Hansika playing the female lead would go for regular shooting from June 21. It is learnt that the schedule was planned at an old building in Dilsukh Nagar. It is worth mentioning here that ace music director AR Rahman is going to score music for this flick.

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I went missing for six months: SJ Suryah

ECCENTRICITY never eludes SJ Suryah. Proverbially turning adversity-into-opportunity, he calls himself a rare breed it’s hard to ignore. “Tell me who has thought of doing movies like New and Vaali here,” he challenges.

But those will be history now as the actor says he will not make such movies again. “I would never call my movies vulgar, but a section of the society seems to have found it that way. I’m not going to hurt anybody, anymore.”

In fact, he ponders over it for a minute and even confesses saying he did go overboard. “In New, I think I went overboard with Kiran’s character. It was my mistake.”

SJ is currently working on Newtonin Moondram Vidhi (NMV), an action flick directed by Thai Muthuselvan. “It’s my last movie as an actor in another director’s movie,” he declares. The movie is slated for an August release.

Call it insecurity or meticulous planning, Suryah says he has decided what he what he needs to do for his next ten years. Six months before he agreed to do Newtonin Moondram Vidhi, he went ‘missing’.

“I decided I had to chalk out a plan for my future. For six months, I lived in a farm house in a remote village in Tamil Nadu and eked out my plan for the years to come,” he reveals.

And the result of that is the list of movies he has already decided for himself. With his Tamil movie Vil being shelved, all focus shifts to Telugu where SJ Suryah is directing Pawan Kalyan in Puli, a cop story.

“I will be doing the Tamil remake of Puli once I’m done with NMV and the Telugu version,” he says. Cop Puli, it seems, will be the story of a Gandhi in Khakee or a Christ in Khakee.

The other movies of his tenyear- plans include Isai, a musical thriller, and an animation movie for kids. “There’s novelty in the theme of Isai with it being a musical thriller. Meanwhile, the animation movie will have me feature along with animals.”

While he hasn’t finalised on the cast for his movies, one person will constantly accompany him: AR Rahman. “We’ve worked together in Ah Aah and New and I’m glad with what he gave my movies. He will be with me in Puli and Isai, in which music plays a very important role,” he explains.

In an industry where you are only as good as your last movie and movie plans happen one at a time, SJ Suryah has a long list of movies pending. But whoever said SJ is just any other hero/director?

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Pawan and 4000 junior artistes in Puli

After Jalsa, Pawan Kalyan’s next project is attracting a lot of attention from the media. In fact, the success of Jalsa has raised expectations for his next venture.

Puli is the tentative title of Pawan Kalyan’s next film which was set to begin on June 23th. Now it has already been brought forward three days to June 20th, according to sources.

S.J. Suryah is the director, Singanamala Ramesh will be the producer and the music will be composed by A.R. Rahman.

The specialty of the film will be the opening shot which will be canned with the hero and 4000 junior artistes.

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Pawan Kalyan: Get set go!

Pawan Kalyan’s Jalsa, despite getting just average talk fared well at the box office and has registered a hit for Pawan after a gap of seven long years.
But Pawan Kalyan like other heroes is in no mood to celebrate his success. As always he stayed away from the media and left the film’s fortunes for fans and audiences.

His next flick Puli with SJ Suryah was announced a while ago but the uncertainties over the film's shooting to take off kept hitting the news and gossip circles. Now there is a clear indication about the Puli schedule . Puli's shoot will surely start on June 23 is the fresh update from the producer. However, the first schedule will only last for five days it seems. Two songs are already recorded for this film by AR Rahman.
Pawan Kalyan who is likely to canvass for Chiranjeevi in the next election might not be available for Puli’s crew at a stretch. So, one could expect the film to be completed only by next summer.

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Pawan's Puli heating up!

Rumor mills are busy in churning out rumors on Pawan’s yet to begin film Puli.

With Jalsa Pawan managed break the flop streak and successfully registered a hit in everybodys books (After Khushi few of Pawan’s films despite doing good business were considered flops by the media. Jalsa however has given enough confidence that it is a big hit for those people too).

Pawan is getting ready to go to the sets as Puli, with SJ Suryah who earlier had given blockbuster Khushi with him. The gossip zones are already busy spreading rumors about the film. As per the buzz, Kareena Kapoor, the now no. 1 actress in Indian cinema is going to share screen with Pawan. Puli have got top class technical team with names like AR Rahman in the crew. So, if these rumors turn true Puli will add some more craze before it goes to the sets.

Let’s wait and see who actually is going to pair with the Powerstar as the lady Puli!

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PawanKalyan's 'Puli' Regular shoot from June 7

The regular shooting of ‘Puli’, the forthcoming flick of Pawan Kalyan, is all set to begin from June 7. SJ Surya, who gave a brilliant hit like ‘Khushi’ for Pawan Kalyan, is again wielding the megaphone for this movie, while Singanamala Ramesh, is producing the film.

The producer is planning to invite AR Rahman to score music for ‘Puli’ and it is the highest budget movie among all the films in the Power Star’s career so far. The film would be released during the next summer.
Pawan Kalyan is donning the role of a tough cop. It is learnt that Pawan Kalyan would sport different get ups in the movie to please his fans. ‘Puli’ is going to be an out and out commercial entertainer.

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Kareena Kapoor Puli!

Though the Pawan Kalyan starrer, Jalsa, opened to mixed reviews, the film has been doing extremely well at the box-office. The success of the film has given Pawan Kalyan loads of confidence and the actor is all set for his next project, Puli.

Puli will be directed by S.J. Suryah and produced by Singanamala Ramesh; music will be by A.R. Rahman; Bollywood cinematographer Binod Pradhan will wield the camera; Hollywood action directors are choreographing the action sequences.

And to top it all, Kareena Kapoor has been approached to play the heroine opposite the Power Star. Given her star status in Bollywood, her presence in Puli will make the film the most-anticipated film of Tollywood in 2008.

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Rahman likely to be roped in for 'Puli'

Pawan Kalyan’s forthcoming film is already being discussed with great enthusiasm among the film fraternity. 'Jalsa' is more or less complete and the film is due for release in the last week of this month. In all probability, March 27 could be the release date.

So now, the entire focus has suddenly shifted to 'Puli', which is being directed by SJ Surya. As per industry grapevine, Pawan Kalyan will be sporting two looks and the film will go on the floors from April 24.

It is being firmly believed by sources in the industry that A R Rahman could be composing the music for this film, given his recent hits in Bollywood.

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A R Rahman, on rediff.com

He had just done a concert in Chennai, the time was midnight and you would think AR Rahman was ready to wind up a hard-driving day. But no -- he was upbeat, obviously in a great frame of mind, when he appeared on Rediff chat.

During his interaction with fans worldwide, there was no sign of impatience, no indication that his mind was on other things -- though he had, after the chat, to complete work on some remixes and catch a flight to London for the music release of Lord Of The Rings.

Rahman put all those preoccupations out of mind, and answered questions with patience and eloquence. For those who missed the event, here is the transcript:

Mahesh Londhe: I feel 1947 Earth is your all time best music. I am not against synthesizer or latest techniques but have a strong opinion that music is nothing but 'feelings' and therefore a song should be recorded in one go without a break as it was done previously. What is your opinion?

A R Rahman says: Thank you very much. I definitely have a lot of freedom when I work with Deepa Mehta, since she doesn't nitpick into every little thing. She just gives the general idea and disappears till we make beautiful music for her and she responds later. Freedom is very important in the process of creating music and songs. There are a lot of issues when we record music together, because even if one person is not right, then the whole recording becomes unusable. Hence, by the use of multi-tracks, we definitely try to simulate the seamlessness in a song. But the practice is still on. The music of Lord of the Rings, the musical, and Golden Age, which I recorded recently were all with a live orchestra in one of the most prestigious studios in London.

Aravind AM: Sir, in most of your songs, there are very minute and very fine sounds, which may hardly be noticeable to a normal listener, but if we actually notice them, we appreciate the sheer brilliance. What motivates to to make all those fine nuances in your songs, though the efforts that you put in for beautifying the song may not reach the audience?

A R Rahman says: There is a story of Michelangelo -- if I am not wrong -- which I heard recently. It seems that he was painting beautiful pictures at the back of the church. People told him you are a fool because you are not painting in the front where people can appreciate your work. The answer was: I do my work for God. I think he can watch it anywhere. I thought it was a brilliant answer because everything doesn't need to have instant appreciation. Even if one of you have appreciated those fine nuances, that is enough for me.

Armstrong S A: I feel that quality and sounds of Roja songs are far better than your recent ones. What is the main reason for that? Are you missing Sridar and other sound engineers?

A R Rahman says: At the time of Roja, the consumer music systems used were of lower qualities and we had to cater to a mono-magnetic tape. Hence we had to exaggerate the high frequencies and use a lot of specialisers. Things have changed in the course of time and we have now taken a universal approach in the sound quality to make our recordings sound warm and friendly to every system. That covers the recording part. The sounds which you say were inspired from the film of Roja, definitely another film soundtrack will come where you will feel the same or maybe better vibe again.

Vineet: Hi Rahman sir. I am a fan of you. I hear that you are coming to Dubai for a concert. Is it true? If yes, is it a public or a private concert? We are very eager to see u here in Dubai.

A R Rahman says: You'll know very soon.

Shani George: Guruji, what is that one special thing you would like to tell your millions of fans?

A R Rahman says: Love makes the heart lighter and makes you see things objectively. Hate darkens you and makes you heavy at heart and uneasy. Make a choice. God bless.

Sathya: Hi Rahman, I am a die hard fan of you and have been listening to your music since Roja. I have read in your interviews that you pray five times a day. Also, it's because you love your job you can avoid burnout. But amid such high pressures, how are you able to do that? Do you get pressurised any time by producers to finish fast, which can cause you lose your coolness and creativity?

A R Rahman says: Like how we find time to eat food and sleep, we need to find time for 'spiritual food' too. If we have our mind balanced and light, all other things are easier to handle.

Chekka Prakash: Why are you not giving music to Telugu movies?

A R Rahman says: I am in the process of doing a Telugu movie directed by S J Suriya, and starring Pavan Kalyan. The music of Jodhaa Akbar will also release in Telugu.

S Somu: Sir, don't neglect my request. Give me some work to do... anything... I will travel my life with you, sir. I don't know more about music but I can do any kind of work. Don't neglect this.

A R Rahman says: I never intentionally neglect people, but due to overwhelming queue in my work, it might seem so. I have all of you in my prayers and love you all.

Amit Iyer: Good Evening Rahmanji. I'm your die hard fan from Mumbai. I love each and every track you have composed, right from Roja to Jodhaa Akbar and have collected CD's and cassettes of each of your compositions. I heard you are going to compose some devotional album soon with your Guru Shri Dakshinamoorthy. When is it about to be released? I just want to meet you at least once. You have come to Mumbai several times but I always missed the opportunity of meeting you. Hope we will meet soon. All the best for your future projects. Warm regards to you and your family.

A R Rahman says: You are right. Mr Dakshinamurthy has composed a beautiful album from the Tamil Sufi text of Gunangudi Mastan based on Carnatic ragas. Though we have done around six songs, we are still finding it difficult to find the time to complete the other songs. But it's a very passionate project. Do wait for it.

Arshitha V: Hi Rahman Sir. How are you? As we all know that technology is having a great impact in the world of music, how are you able to keep yourself abreast with the current technology? Also, do you feel that you need more contributions from the world of science to music? I value your opinion a lot on this.

A R Rahman says: I've not seen any great innovation in instruments recently except for a few, which is the continium fingerboard and a very unique instrument in North India where a person has combined a violin and a Sarangi. Indian music could have a great scientific instrument emulating all the gamakas and ragas with a polyphonic touch. I might have missed something which is already there.

A R Rahman says: I read most of your questions... thought I will just pick and choose the ones I felt like answering due to lack of time. I thank you for taking your time for writing all those beautiful kind words.

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S.J. Suryah: Promising Change

S.J. Suryah, who has been sidelined for quite sometime following some disastrous movies, is determined to make a strong comeback with his Telugu movie ‘Puli’, starring Pawan Kalyan.

He made a dream start with films like ‘Vaali’ and ‘Kushi’. He established himself as a smart and innovative storyteller, who can handle big stars with ease. But he changed track when he started acting. Though his maiden venture as hero ‘New’ was a hit, it received lot of criticism for its ‘vulgar and smutty portrayals and dialogues’.

The director cum hero received flakes for continuing making film on the same lines. The failure of these films has forced him to take a break and introspect.

The break seems to have helped the young and innovative director. Now he seems to be a changed person. “I made mistakes. Now I am a changed person. You will see a new Suryah. Someone who is responsible towards society”, says the director.

‘Puli’ is said to be a different kind of cop story with the music of A.R. Rahman. Suryah believes that this film would change his image. He is confident that the film would be his second beginning.


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