One of the often-cited logic to counter a negative review of mine is, ‘Mark my words, it is going to be a super hit’…or its variants. Now, let us deconstruct...
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Milliblog completes 5 years!
Assorted trivia, in no particular order! 1. The first review on Milliblog was of A R Rahman’s Ah Aah (Tamil), posted on July 22, 2005. But, it was on July...
Continue reading...Could Amit Trivedi do less of Aisha please?
As one Milliblog loyalist (Yaju Arya) so thoughtfully noted in Aisha’s review, it looks like Amit Trivedi is the only composer who has got maximum 200 word review from me!...
Continue reading...Feasting on ‘Paniye’ from Thaman’s Ayyanar!
I have written about single songs rarely, but Ayyanar’s Paniye demands that honor. This is one song in recent times that I can truly call a homage to the Ilayaraja...
Continue reading...Random observations from a TamBrahm wedding
The following is a compilation of some of my tweets during my recent trip to Chennai for a wedding…a TamBrahm wedding. They have been selected from many more tweets that...
Continue reading...Do Gujarat and Tamil Nadu really need Rahman?
A R Rahman recently composed theme songs for 2 states – the first was for Gujarat, scored for Gujarat’s Golden Jubilee celebrations and the second was the theme song composed...
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After years of contemplation, I’ve finally give in to the temptation and started a Facebook page for Milliblog. No, I do not think too much about this blog – it’s...
Continue reading...The bastardization of Indian film music
I was asked to pen a column for the March issue of RadioAndMusic magazine and I chose to write about my pet topic – music plagiarism in India. Here’s the...
Continue reading...Heard about The Secret of Kells?
Up? Yes, seen it and loved it. The Princess and the Frog? Heard about it; don’t feel like seeing it. Fantastic Mr. Fox? Wes Anderson – must see. Soon. Coraline?...
Continue reading...The four constituents in music
I was watching the Maniratnam produced Tamil film, Dasaradhan, yesterday. It had music by violin maestro L Vaidyanathan, who has composed music for a few earlier films like Ezhavadhu Manidhan...
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