AR Rahman speaks in Kannada at Godfather audio launch
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Oscar
Award
winner
AR
Rahman
has
fulfilled
the
wish
of
millions,
who
have
been
waiting
for
him
to
score
music
in
Sandalwood.
With
Upendra's
Godfather,
the
musician
has
finally
made
his
debut
in
Kannada
films
and
the
audio
of
the
film
was
launched
on
Saturday
(June
2).
The
Mozart
of
Music
surprisingly
spoke
in
Kannada
and
revealed
his
Sandalwood
connection.
He
started
off
by
saying,
“Namaste
chennagidira?(Hello,
are
you
all
fine?)
I
have
travelled
many
countries
and
found
out
that
Kannadigas
are
everywhere.
I
have
been
entertaining
my
fans
by
singing
in
Tamil
and
Hindi
till
date.
From
now
on,
I
will
start
crooning
Kannada
songs.
I
owe
a
lot
to
them
for
all
their
love
and
it
is
the
right
time
to
give
them
back.”
Recalling
his
association
with
Kannada
films,
AR
Rahman
explained,
“I
had
worked
with
legendary
musicians
like
Vijaya
Bhaskar,
GK
Venkatesh,
Vijay
Anand
and
Hamsalekha
in
Sangeetha
and
Chamundeswari
studios
before
turning
independent
music
director.
I
always
wanted
to
compose
music
in
Sandalwood
and
through
Godfather
it
has
come
true.”
AR
Rahman
was
felicitated
with
Mysore
peta
(dignified
silk
turban),
a
sandalwood
garland
and
memento.
Upendra,
K
Manju,
Ambareesh,
Sumalatha,
Jayamala,
Hamsalekha,
Ramesh,
K
Kalyan,
Kaviraj
and
others
were
present
at
the
event.
AR
Rahman,
who
has
charged
Rs
1
crore
to
compose
the
music,
has
scored
seven
track
out
of
which
only
two
songs
are
original.