Y Not Studios and Radiance Media co produced Siddarth's upcoming 'Kaaviya Thalaivan'. This film is directed by Vasanthabalan and the music director for this musical subject is none other than AR Rahman.

We call it a musical subject because sources reveal that Kaaviya Thalaivan has 14 songs in total and we are sure all of them will stick in our hearts as they are done by AR Rahman. One of the songs also include late Poet Vaali's writings of his play Alli Arjuna. AR Rahman has made 6 scenes of the play into a song. NA Muthukumar has written Vaanga Makka Vaanga and we know that Vasanthabalan and NA Muthukumar combo have been a successful one in the past.

This film is set in the past, of the late royal times and all the songs and music match the story time perfectly. Pa Vijay has written four songs for 'Kaaviya Thalaivan' and one of them became the top ten songs in iTunes minutes after releasing.

An important aspect to be noted is that AR Rahman has used the traditional instruments to compose for this film. 'Kaaviya Thalaivan' is also the last film late Poet Vaali wrote for. After a long time in Kollywood, there is to be a musical film and we hope this will be a trendsetter now.

It’s not often that a film dedicated to the rich theatre tradition of Tamil Nadu of the 1930s, is made. Three years since the idea of making Kaaviya Thalaivan first germinated in director Vasanthabalan’s mind, the movie is now ready for release. So it was a day of nervous excitement for the team, when the audio by AR Rahman was released on Monday. Within hours, the music reached No 1 status on iTunes charts across India, according to Sony Music South’s, Ashok Parwani. Apart from the producers YNot Studios and Radiance Media and director Vasanthabalan, A R Rahman too, seemed excited.

KT stars Siddharth, Prithviraj, Vedhika, Anaika, Nasser, Thambi Ramaiah and a host of actors, and brings alive a slice of the 1930s theatre scene in the State. The music is a key component in bringing to life the narrative, in a way that audiences today can relate to. But judging by the buzz it generated on social media, and the screening of  three songs and trailer, Rahman’s genius seems to have hit the jackpot once again. For Rahman too, working with the rich nativity of this bygone era has led to a  fulfilling journey. “I’m honoured to have worked with the team of KT. I’ve worked with three generations of filmmakers, having played music for one generation and composed for the other two. Recently, when I met the renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, he asked me,  ‘why are Indian films influenced by Western culture?’ Now, Kaaviya Thalaivan is one film which I’ll surely be happy to  show Majidi,” he said.

For hero Siddharth, the film is a dream come true. “I dedicate this album to the late Vaali  and Raghuram Master. Vaali  spent hours discussing the bygone  theatre life in detail with us.  Raghuram master choreographed two songs, his last in the industry. We miss them both. This is my fourth film with Rahman. KT is about a period that this generation doesn’t know much about. Showing a young audience an older  world through music, was a difficult task. But Rahman’s genius has struck the right chord,” the actor said.

The highlight of the event was an audio – visual presentation of the experiences of five theatre artistes. Later, all five, PC Kalaimani, Nellai Sriram, Anandan, Prasad Rajendran and Tamilarasan, were felicitated by Rahman.

By Rinku Gupta

Music composer AR Rahman has opined that Kaaviya Thalaivan, his upcoming musical venture, would be a typical traditional Indian film. The audio of the film starring Siddharth, Prithviraj, Vedhika and Anaika was released recently. Y Not Studios and Radiance Media have co produced the film directed by Vasanthabalan

AR Rahman said "I have been composing music for three generations now. While speaking recently to Iranian film-maker Majid Majidi, he told me that he had watched all my films but felt that I had deviated from Indian culture and had been getting 'westernized'. I can now tell him that Kaaviya Thalaivan would be a typical Indian traditional film with music in the local flavour!"