"Directors working with A.R.R should put in 100%"

Dear Behindwoods team

As a diehard fan of Tamil music, I would like to comment on this article, "A.R.Rahman isn't a good judge of scripts" October 16, 2008

Many of ARR movies flop may superficially reflect the he is not a good reader of scripts. However, on

deep observation his involvement with any project he signs is disproportionately higher than the other technicians including the directors. We all know ARR works very hard to produce the best of tunes as evident by the less number of movies he has scored and lack of resemblance amongst his songs as compared to the other music directors. I feel ARR is too good for Tamil films and we should consider ourselves fortunate that he is still signing them. In my opinion he should undertake more international projects and win Oscar, which is only a matter of time.

We must be so proud to have best quality musicians like Ilayaraja, AR Rahman, Harris Jeyaraj, and Yuvan shankar. They have taken Tamil music to different dimension and class - undisputedly Ilayaraja and Rahman. So, the directors approaching these musicians must be prepared to put more than 100% effort on their script.

Thank you
Yours sincerely

Dr Dinesh Jothimani
Daily Behindwoods reader
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