Is He Bigger Than AR Rahman?

August 25, 2014 - 03:53 PM IST

To those of you who are fans of maestro Ilaiyaraaja, you would be willing to sit for a debate because according to the current generation, A R Rahman is the most happening and sought after music director. He is called 'Madras Mozart' for many reasons. While that may be one side, our focus is on a person behind Rahman.

No music director is successful without an experienced team of musicians and it is heard that for Rahman, Pravin Mani is the man. This time, Pravin has composed the sound track for the Tamil movie Ai directed by Shankar. This is coming in Telugu as Manoharudu. Till now, most of Shankar’s movies have got their music from A R Rahman.

Now, Rahman has reportedly brought Pravin Mani to play a bigger role in composing the tunes. The common question raised by many is, is Pravin bigger than Rahman? Well, since Rahman has entrusted the responsibility, it should be so. Well, all are waiting with double curiosity for the audio release of Ai/Manoharudu. So, let us see how this goes.

 

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