A
R
Rahman,
now
popularly
known
in
the
state
as
the
'Oscar
Tamilan'
is
all
set
to
compose
a
new
tune
to
make
a
new
Tamil
Anthem
for
the
world
Tamil
people.
Lyricist
Vairamuthu
said
recently
at
an
audio
launch,
"I
will
be
writing
the
lyrics
for
the
new
Tamil
anthem,
which
is
an
invocation
and
will
reach
out
to
all
the
Tamils
around
the
globe.
The
music
for
the
anthem
will
be
composed
by
the
double
Oscar
winner
A.R.Rahman!"
A.R.Rahman's
first
composition
'Chinna
Chinna
Aasai...'
for
the
movie
Roja
was
written
by
Vairamuthu,
which
had
fetched
both
of
them
a
national
award.
According
to
the
lyricist,
Tamilians
living
in
foreign
countries
will
have
their
own
Tamil
anthem
just
like
our
present
anthem
'Neerarum
Kadaludttha
Nila
Madanthai'.
It
was
written
by
famous
poet
Manonmaniam
Sundaram
Pillai
and
based
on
the
landscapes
and
boundaries
of
erstwhile
Tamil
Nadu.
The
need
for
a
new
anthem
was
brought
to
notice
when
Vairamuthu
and
A.R.Rahman
attended
a
function
together
in
Malaysia
and
sang
the
Tamil
anthem
in
their
own.
Speaking
about
the
glorious
moment
when
Rahman
bagged
the
Oscar
and
ended
his
winning
speech
in
Tamil,
Vairamuthu
said,
"Rahman's
passion
for
his
mother
tongue
was
evident
when
he
addressed
an
elite
gathering
in
Tamil.
Also,
at
a
time
when
Tamil
has
been
declared
as
a
classic
language
by
the
Centre,
I
felt
proud
that
Rahman
chose
to
speak
Tamil
at
an
international
stage."
A
couple
of
days
before,
AR
Rahman
had
also
confirmed
what
Vairamuthu
said
in
the
function.
He
said,
"I
will
compose
music
for
the
new
Tamil
Anthem
once
Vairamuthu
completes
his
work.."