Music
composer
Gopi
Sundar
feels
that
it
has
been
a
special
year
for
him
as
his
song
in
Shahrukh
Khan
starrer
Chennai
Express
drew
appreciation
from
the
superstar
himself.
Sundar
had
programmed
a
track
with
composer
duo
Vishal-Shekhar
and
they
asked
him
to
sing
it
just
for
fun.
"I
was
surprised
when
he
(Shekhar)
said
he
liked
my
rendition,
and
was
overjoyed
when
SRK
himself
appreciated
it
and
asked
it
to
be
retained
---that
is
how
'Titli'
(duet
with
Chinmayi
Sripada
picturised
on
Khan
and
Padukone
in
the
film)
happened," he
said.
"I
have
also
committed
myself
to
three
upcoming
projects
with
John
Abraham;
one
is
titled
Shadi
Ka
Ghar,
where
I
will
be
doing
the
background
score
alone," Sundar
told
PTI.
He
will
be
doing
the
music
for
the
other
two
projects.
Sundar
has
previously
been
associated
with
popular
compositions
like
'Aankhon
mein
teri'
(Om
Shanti
Om)
and
'Ek
Main
Aur
Ek
Tu
Hai'
(Bluffmaster).
Between
his
busy
schedule,
he
got
do
a
cameo
as
singer
in
the
upcoming
movie
Salala
Mobiles,
starring
Mammooty's
son
Dulquer
Salman
and
Nazriya.
He
is
also
doing
its
music
and
background
score.
Adept
at
playing
the
tabla,
he
was
keen
on
music
right
from
his
younger
days.
Then
veteran
music
director
Ouseppachan
took
him
under
his
wing.
He
worked
as
an
associate
for
14
years.
"He
is
my
Guru.
I
learned
how
to
work,
do
research,
think
music...
It
is
a
continuous
learning
process,"
he
said.
Sundar
was
elated
when
both
'Guru-Shisya' movies
were
released
last
week.
Ouseppachan
had
done
the
music
for
the
Kamal
directed
Nadan
while
Sundar
was
the
composer
for
the
Kunchacko
Boban
starrer
Vishudhan.
The
songs
in
both
movies
have
drawn
widespread
appreciation.
"The
greatest
compliment
that
a
shisya
(student)
can
get
is
when
his
guru
(teacher)
says
he
is
charting
out
his
own
course
and
Ouseppachan
has
said
I
have
carved
out
my
own
niche
and
my
style," Sundar
said.