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Nithyashree Mahadevan, who was noticed by film music lovers after her animated rendition of 'Kannodu Kaanbathellam' from the Shankar directed Jeans, presented an evening of timeless melodies from erstwhile films amidst a packed audience. Granddaughter of veteran singer DK Pattammal, Nithyashree Mahadevan has sung many songs in films while still balancing her Carnatic music career. She rendred songs of MS Subbulakshmi, her grandmother DK Pattammal and ML Vasanthakumari in Thiruveni Sangamam, which was also attended by her grandmother. Her rendition of the immortal 'Kaatrinilae Varum Geetham' from Meera was well-received.
Shankar Mahadevan goes to Hollywood!
Noted playback singer and music composer Shankar Mahadevan has composed music for a Hollywood movie titled 'High School Music - 2'. A sequel to the movie 'High School Music', the movie has musical score by Shankar - Ehsaan and Loy. The movie will be dubbed in Hindi too. Says Shankar, 'It was great experience working for an English movie. I am sure that the songs would appease international music-lovers."
Shankar Mahadevan suffers two heart attacks
Talented and renowned singer Shankar Mahadevan was hospitalised yesterday, after he suffered two back-to-back heart attacks. He was rushed and admitted to the ICU in Delhi after he complained of severe chest pain. "It was mainly due to exhaustion. Dad underwent angioplasty on the first day itself when he was hospitalised. Thankfully, there weren’t any major blockages. He is recuperating well and the doctors said he would be discharged within a day or two," said his son Siddharth. Singer Shankar took to Twitter and said; "My dearest friends and well wishers, I have no words to express my gratitude for the amount of love and prayers I’ve received in the past few days when I was going through a health problem. By God’s blessings, your positive energy and some excellent doctors, all the procedures were successful and I’m recovering very well. Waiting to come and rock with ya’ll soon! Lots of love and hugs, Shankar Mahadevan." Shankar's upcoming performances in Rajkot and Mumbai were cancelled due to his health problem. The singer was last seen performing at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s daughter Sonali’s sangeet on Saturday night, after which he felt unwell.
Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan to croon in Chennai
Noted playback singers Hariharan and Shankar Mahadevan are coming together to present a live musical show on 12 August at the Nehru Indoor Stadium. The duo will sing close to 30 songs from Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. The audience will also be treated to ghazals, classical and pop numbers. Sadhaga Paravaigal will be the orchestra for the show. Besides, winners of Sing with King Competition will get to share the stage with the kings during the concert. Sing with King is a unique singing competition to be held at various venues in the city. On the spot contest, dance performance by a leading dance troupe from the city and massive sets are the other highlights of the show.
Vishwaroopam 2' will showcase my range as actor: Ananth Mahadevan
Actor-filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan, whose performance in Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil drama "Papanasam" impressed critics and audiences alike, says his role in upcoming thriller "Vishwaroopam 2" will prove his versatility. "Post the release of 'Papanasam', everybody has been asking me if I'll do more Tamil films. I'd love to but I'm eagerly looking forward to the release of 'Vishwaroopam 2', in which I play a character with grey shades. It will showcase my range as an actor," Mahadevan told. "These two roles are two extremes. In 'Vishwaroopam 2', I play a sly, conniving bureaucrat, whereas in 'Papanasam', I'm the father who doesn't know where to look for his missing son. I want audiences to see the different kind of roles I can portray," he said. Known for his work predominantly in Bollywood, Ananth thanks Kamal for introducing him in southern cinema. "Kamal is totally responsible for this. Post 'Vishwaroopam 2', he had even offered me a role in 'Uttama Villain', which I couldn't take up because I was busy with another project. And even when 'Papanasam' was offered, I was busy but they were kind enough to adjust the dates for me," he said. Though "Vishwaroopam 2" was his southern debut, Ananth almost did Mani Ratnam's "Thiruda Thiruda". "I was signed for the project. They even got my costumes ready, but I don't know why I was replaced by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam at the last minute. Since then, whenever I've met Ratnam, I assured him I'm not a bad actor. I hope he watches 'Papanasam'," he said. His performance in Jeethu Joseph-directed "Papanasam", a remake of Malayalam blockbuster "Drishyam", has been getting rave reviews. Some even said he matched Kamal's performance in the climax, which has won Ananth a lot of appreciation from Tamil audiences on social media. "I'd be lying if I say I'm not on cloud nine. I worked extremely hard for that scene and started preparing my lines even before we started shooting," said Ananth, who doesn't like to be prompted dialogues on sets. "I was hell bent that I'd not take prompting on the sets. In fact, when my co-stars were being prompted by the assistant directors, I was very disturbed because it was eating into my concentration and focus. Prompting is like going to a church where you're made to repeat everything the pastor says," he said. But Ananth doesn't like to take full credit for the climax scene and says it was a collaborative effort with Kamal. "Having an actor like Kamal Haasan in front, emoting in front of him actually helped me. We mutually helped each other to get the best out of us for the scene. If people have felt both matched each other's performance, I think it's because of the wavelength we share," he said.
Mahadevan to adapt Rebecca?
Director Ananth Mahadevan is keen on making a movie on an adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel, Rebecca. Nothing is official yet but the buzz is that Mahadevan is considering Emraan Hashmi, Dino Morea, Ayesha Takia and Celina Jaitley for the cast. The plot of the novel goes as an inexperienced young woman who marries a widower Maxim de Winter and settles into his ancestral mansion realizes later that the memories of her husband's deceased wife Rebecca are still fresh.