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When Strangers meet.. has a chapter dedicated to Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya.. Watch the Hosanna magic come alive! WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. by K.HARI KUMAR WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. a novel by   K. Hari Kumar Published by  Srishti Publishers & Distributors Illustration by  Sakshi Garg Official Tag #wouldyoumeetastranger PLEASE SHARE :) #kathaharik #wouldyoumeetastranger #kharikumar #harikumar #novel #fiction #indianliterature #youngadult #contemporaryfiction #bollywood #bollywoodfiction #bollywood #kerala #delhi #gurgaon #ghittorni #delhimetro #chennai #tuticorin #cochin #palakkad #trichur #india #mynameisiyer #iyer #jai #pathan #faith #Allah #destiny # islam #hinduism #atheist #poor #middleclass #cinema #padma

Sharminda Hoon Movie : Ekk Deewana tha Music : AR Rahman Singers : AR Rahman, Madhushree Lyrics : Javed Akhtar MY RATING : 9.9/10 REFLECTIONS This was one of the most awaited song from the Album... The tamil version is one of my all time favorites... but Unlike the tamil version that's titled MANNIPAAYA that means "Forgive me"... the Hindi version was called "Sharminda Hoon" which translates to "I'm embarassed" and I was totally struck with awful feelings... I mean... Why would Rahman settle for such a displeasing title conveying a totally different feel from the original version... But once again... listened to it once... then again... and the first thing that caught my attention were lines by AR Rahman... "Duniya jo chahye kehle...Par tujhko milne se pehle...Khudse bhi na mil saka tha main... Khoya sa tha main uljha sa tha...Ki tujh bin meri na thi koi raahien Meri zindagi tujh bin thi jaise...Oas ki boond...Pa

Phoolon Jaisi (Like Flowers)   Music Director: A R Rahman Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Singer(s): Clinton Cerejo, Kalyani Menon MY RATING : 9.9/10 Reflections  Aah... the song that first hit the center spot on my heart back in 2010... well indeed OMANA PENNE (Darling Girl) was the first track ... rather the only track I had heard until watching the movie... so, much before Hosanna, Mannipaaya, Anbil Avan & Aaromale had made the impact... Omana Penne used to be my favorite...and now here you are...with the hindi version of Omana Penne ... PHOOLON JAISI (Like blossoms) and how good is the song? Well considering the sorrowful fact that benny Dayal isn't singing the hindi version, but Clinton Cerejo has done a wonderful job as the replacement and in fact I guess I have loved this more than the original one. Another song that has a special FEEL to it... and yes... once again... this one's for the most special person in my life... (she knows it's her I am talking

Hosanna Singers: Leon D’Souza, Suzanne & Blaaze Movie : Ek Deewana Tha Song Writer: Javed Akhtar, Blaaze Composer: AR Rahman MY RATING – 10/10 Reflections First of all... I wasn't really expecting much of an adore from the hindi version of my all time favorite tamil song, but hey... as on many occasions before... my deduction has been negated... yet again! Hosanna... starts off the same way it does in the tamil version... “Had I two hearts..I's d let you break my second heart too” ...this time we hear a new voice altogether...in words that are somehow more catchy and reverberating than the original tamil ones. Leon D'Souza peps out a more silky voice (compared to the haziness of Vijay Prakash). And as the song progresses, you will feel younger and dancing like the deewana (that I am.. gotcha :P)... The rap by Blaaze has been given a total about turn...and sounds more like a sunday mass meets saturday night disco.... which with repeated hearing...will win over yo

Hey guy n galz.... Now I give you my top 35 Tamil tracks from 2010. The best of the best remains Rahman the great! That's right..no.1 , 2 & 3.....Rahmania Jai ho! Rank Track Film 1 Anbil Avan Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya 2 Irumbile Oru Idhayam Endhiran 3 Keda Keda Raavanan 4 Kaatru Chedikku Pathinaru 5 Mannipaaya Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya 6 Yaar Solli Kaadhal Pathinaru 7 Hosanna Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya 8 Aval Appadi Orum  Angari Theru 9 Kilimanjaro Endhiran 10 Veera Raavanan 11 Vaama Duraiyamma Madarasipattanam 12 Omana Penne Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya 13 Thuli Thuli Paiyaa 14 Adada Mazhada Paiyaa 15 Usire Podathu Raavanan 16 Kadhal Anukal Endhiran 17 Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya 18 Engeyum Kadhal Engeyum Kadhal 19 Aaromale

Kannakul Kannai (Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya) Music by AR Rahman Lyrics by Thamarai Sung by Naresh Iyer Reflections This one's done on request from Matty....hope u enjoy the translation..along with the song...that u already love a lot... The part that I love in this song is --- un nanban illai naan un vaanin nila Unn nanban illai nee en uyirin vizha Lyrics (Translation) kannukkul kannai ootri konde illai illai endraaye kallam ondrai ullai vaithu paarvai thanthu sendraaye And then you locked your eyes with mine but you never accepted your part And with a naughty grin...u left me.... kaadhal kondu naan pesa katthi thooki nee veesa pakkam vanthu thoottu pesum kanavugal kanden innum sattru arugey vandhu mutthamum thanthen ithanai nadandhum kaadhal illai enbathu sariya? aanai naanum pennai neeyum iruppathu pizhaiyaa? With love..I spoke but u replied with sharp knives I dreamt of coming so close to you...that I could touch u...to talk... revolved around and came closer kissed you even

AR Rahman talks to Nick Gowing of BBC.....about Indian cinema...his oscars...slumdog experience.....and South Indian Cinema.....and how the term BOLLYWOOD LIMITS THE SPECTRUM OF INDIAN CINEMA Before we taken to the Mozart of Madras...we are shown a glimpse of his latest chartbuster HOSANNA....from the Tamil flick Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya

மன்னிப்பாய Mannipaaya Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya OST Shreya Ghoshal and AR Rehman My Rating - 9.1/10 Reflections Great track.....even though Shreya Ghoshal is the one who sizzles throughout the song....but the highlight of the song.....well....erm....its not the occassional Rehman who plies...but the chorus.....humming along with the warm string orchestrating in the backdrop...... Just a great song.....although...Omana Penne is still better.....yet this song...has its uniqueness too.... GREAT LYRICS......WONDERFUL... Lyrics (Translation) kadalinil meenaaga irundhavaL naan unakkena karai thaandi vandhavaL dhaan thudithirundhen tharaiyinile thirumbivittEn en kadalidame A fish in the ocean Crossed its length for you...found thy shore Struggled on the land so returned back to my ocean oru naaL sirithEn, maru naaL veruthEn unai naan kollaamal kondru pudhaithEnE mannipaaya mannipaaya.. . One day I smiled, the next day i frowned I buried you without killing yo

ஓமான பெண்ணே / ഓമന പെണ്ണെ/ Omana Penne  (Darling Girl) Singers : Benny Dayal, Kalyani Menon | Malayalam Lyrics : Kalyani Menon My Rating - 9.8/10 Reflections Whoaaaaa!...........Rahman.....u r impossible!....................no..no....this is no negative remark...rather a remark of FASCINATION......coz...thats what one would feel after listening to this marvel of a ballad!.....OMANA PENNE boasts of vocals from BENNY DAYAL and a lil cameo by KALYANI MENON who has penned down the malayalam part for this song.......Its absolutely....unmissable...even if you don't understand Tamil or Malayalam....forget that fact...go for this track....listen to it once...and you'll automtically listen to it again...your ears will play that track throughout the day....and might even haunt you in your dreams.... Whats more perfect? Rahman's composition....Kalyani's lyrics...or Benny's vocals?...Rahman deserves unprecedented credits....but I don't think stripping off Benny