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From the Web (FTW) #7: The Magic of K Vishwanath’s songs
May 21, 2023
Why do Indian movies have songs? Well that’s a question that is being increasingly asked now, but it was not the case earlier. Given that Indian movies had their base in the various forms of “stage” or “theatre” traditions, when sound came into movies, songs became integral. For a very long time, songs played a […]
Interview: Mani Ratnam / AR Rahman (PS-1, PS-2, 30+ years of working together…)
April 22, 2023
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Interview: Santhosh Narayanan (Malaysia concert, future films)
March 12, 2023
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‘Spotify: Cinema with BR’ Episode 1: On AR Rahman, on his birthday
January 6, 2023
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Raga 2 Rock
April 3, 2022
A plug for Madan Mohan’s book. You can buy the book from the notionpress store:https://notionpress.com/read/raga-2-rock As well as from Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09WYSNBBZ Blurb: Ever wondered why millennials listen to old film songs from the ‘60s and the ‘70s? How did they get into the habit in the first place? Were there composers other than R D Burman operating […]
The film song as a tone poem
February 20, 2022
When AR Rahman’s soundtrack for Atrangi Re was released, the song that instantly wormed its way into my ears was Tumhe mohabbat hai. It wasn’t just the music or the longing in Arijit Singh’s expression. It was also Irshad Kamil’s word-weaving. The entire song has two “themes”. The first is the overarching theme: Dhanush’s sadness/heartache. […]
Goodbye, Bappi Lahiri!
February 17, 2022
#AskBR – Jagame Thandiram
June 23, 2021
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#AskBR – Remembering SPB with singer Srinivas
June 4, 2021
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Interview: The Sad Life of Film Critics
April 30, 2021
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Interview: Govind Vasantha on ARR, Santhosh Narayanan, Anirudh, Bijibal, Sushin Shyam…
April 29, 2021
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Interview: Govind Vasantha on MSV, MS Baburaj, Johnson, Ilaiyaraaja…
April 27, 2021
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Readers Write In #348: What I wanted to ask Rahman
March 22, 2021
(by Madan Mohan) The day I signed up for the Film Companion Front Row discussion with A R Rahman, I formulated the question I wanted to ask him. When the discussion started, I was maybe the second guy to punch in my question in the chatbox. But the numbers were against me from the get […]
My interview by Venky Ramachandran – On music
February 24, 2021
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Interview: Bombay Jayashri
February 2, 2021
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Interview: Suresh Krissna recalls his journey with SPB
September 30, 2020
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Interview: YG Mahendran, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Kalpana remember SPB
September 29, 2020
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#AskBR – Remembering SPB
September 28, 2020
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Remembering SP Balasubrahmanyam through the MSV era, the Ilaiyaraaja era, and beyond
September 25, 2020
A journey through the great singer’s songs in Tamil cinema, by the two great composers who used him the most, and used him the best. How on earth do you write about SPB? How do you contain the vastness of his accomplishments, the vast pleasures he has brought us, in a couple of thousand words? […]
Baradwaj Rangan 
June 1, 2023
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