Listen to two time academy award winner AR Rahman's pride in being a tamilian in his recent composition 'Semmozhi' tamil anthem. Lyrics: Honourable CM M. Karunanidhi Singers: For this please visit AR Rahman's official website Video Director: Gautam Vasudev Menon THIS IS THE THEME SONG FOR THE WORLD CLASSICAL TAMIL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN COIMBATORE IN JUNE 2010, ENCAPSULATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TAMIL CULTURE AND LITERATURE DOWN THE AGES (Source:www.arrahman.com AR's interview to Ramya Kannan, The Hindu "We have kept the instruments to a minimum so that the words are clear" "The Tamil was of a very high standard and I initially wondered how I was going to do it, but thankfully it has come out well." This was how AR Rahman described his experience of working with the anthem for the World Classical Tamil Conference which was released on Saturday. Apparently, the tune for the anthem came to him immediately, but production was quite another matter. "It took two to two-and-a-half months, but we were working with a large crew -- almost 70 singers," Rahman, dapper in a rich reddish-brown kurtha with an embroidered panel running down the front, told reporters on the eve of the function to release the anthem. "All of us together worked on the anthem -- There was TMS [TM Soundararajan], Yuvan [Shankar Raja], Shruti Hassan, P.Sushila...(to name a few). Basically, I have been busy in Hollywood and also touring. Therefore I was working on a tight schedule and was available only for...
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