For
the
first
time,
a
Tamil
musician's
name
is
appearing
in
the
title
of
Paramount
Pictures
Hollywood
blockbuster
movie
Cloverfield
(USA).
He
is
Lekha
Rathna
Kumar,
a
well
known
ad
filmmaker
and
music
composer
in
Tamil
Cinema
for
the
past
20
years.
Lekha,
the
maker
of
popular
Idayam
Nallennai
advertise
in
the
eighties,
is
still
very
busy
in
making
ad
films
for
popular
brands.
On
the
other
side,
he
is
running
a
well
equipped
music
library,
which
consists
exclusive
music
track
with
4000
titles
for
the
use
of
background
score
for
films.
Joining
as
the
Indian
representative
of
German
based
Sonoton
music
Company,
Rathna
Kumar
offers
music
tracks
for
new
films
or
tele
serials
and
radio
programmes
for
low
cost.
He
has
the
complete
collections
of
the
Traditional
Music
of
India,
with
the
help
of
the
leading
Musicians.
Now
a
track
named
'Pankida...'
from
his
collections
has
been
used
for
the
super
hit
movie
Cloverfield
directed
by
Matt
Reeves.
The
director
gave
the
credits
to
Lekha
Rathna
Kumar
in
the
title
also
for
this
track.
As
a
Tamil
musician,
this
is
a
rare
achievement
for
Rathna
Kumar.
"I
was
really
surprised
when
I
saw
my
name
in
the
title
of
this
blockbuster
movie.
They
used
my
track
in
a
scene
based
on
Bangra
type
Indian
dance.
This
is
really
a
rare
honour
for
me
and
it
gives
more
enthusiasm
to
work
on
this
project."
Rathna
Kumar
plans
to
popularize
the
concept
of
giving
music
tracks
on
license
base
for
a
stipulated
period
for
low
cast
to
film
producers
and
serial
makers.
He
says,
"The
Music
CDs
and
Collections
created
by
us
are
utilized
throughout
the
World
for
many
Music
related
purposes.
Low-budget
film
producers
and
even
some
of
the
music
directors,
who
are
hard
pressed
for
time,
can
have
a
sigh
of
relief
by
using
our
well
composed
tracks,
which
suit
for
all
the
moods
and
situation
of
a
film.
It
works
out
cheaper
for
films
and
mega
serials
besides
commercials.
If
they
use
our
collections
perfectly,
they
can
rock
in
the
background
Music
by
spending
just
Rs.40,
000
instead
spending
Rs.3
to
5
Lakhs."
There
is
no
need
for
visiting
Lekha
Rathna
Kumar
or
his
office
in
person
to
get
these
tracks.
Simply,
visit
the
site
www.sonoton.com
and
just
click
the
kind
of
music
you
are
seeking
to
your
project.
You
can
hear
the
track
also
online.
Every
track
has
a
code
number.
After
choosing
the
track,
you
mention
that
number
and
send
a
mail
to
Lekha
Rathna
Kumar
and
he
will
arrange
for
the
CDs
of
those
tracks
for
you
within
a
couple
of
days.
Then
you
get
the
license
for
those
tracks
for
the
whole
year
and
after
that
you
have
to
return
those
CDs
after
the
expiry
of
license.
Very
recently,
veteran
filmmaker
Bhagyaraj
had
visited
this
library
for
background
track
selection
for
his
forthcoming
film
Pudhiya
Vaarpugal.
For
further
details
Rathna
Kumar
can
be
contacted
at
lekhaads@hotmail.com
or
www.sonoton.com.