A Musical Evening - 10th April



It was a poolside dinner at Le Royal Meridien, and the guests included some of the most prominent persons in Chennai, including Smt. Aruna Sairam, Sri Narayanan of Seventh Channel, Madan Bob, A.R. Raihanah among others. The party was hosted by Mr. Ravishankar of Bharani Minerals as a thank you gesture for the AR Rahman Salute concert.
I had the rare honour of performing unplugged some of the melodious songs of AR Rahman before Smt. Aruna Sairam and Mr. Sairam. They said they loved it, and Aruna amma said "Hai Raama" in Pantuvarali is one of her favourites from the film Rangeela.
It was a nice breezy evening and the Mouna Ragam orchestra had much to offer, with Srimathumitha singing "Porale Ponnuthayee" and "Idhu Varai" soulfully.
Aruna Sairamji has heard my Classical music and all my rasikas know by now that I am greatly inspired by her music and persona, but I shall not forget this day when she sat back and enjoyed my film music offering as well.

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 12, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    is there going to be a telecast of this event?

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  2. UnknownApril 24, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    hi, this is mouna raagam murali. Good that u have mentioned our name. Looking forward to do more shows with u.

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  3. Dr Charulatha Mani Carnatic vocalist and Playback singerJune 3, 2010 at 6:02 AM

    I heard it's coming in Captain TV

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