
I least expected that this song would become a huge life-changer. It was no pressure, of course, because Rahman makes sure you're under no pressure. A couple of months after the recording, I realised it was for a flm. I did not even ask Rahman what it was for. In fact, one of the best things about recording for that song was that I had no idea it was for a film. Inspired by Pettai Rap, he composed his own song in 2009, performed it at IIT Saarang and won.

My schooling had all happened in Bombay and Pune. Rakesh popularised rap when it still was not big in Tamil music. ( Laughs) I think it was the first time I ever attempted to sing a song in Tamil. No conversation with you is truly complete without talking about ‘ Chikku Bukku Raile’.
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The future, whether you like it or not, is going to be more technology-based. When discerning music pundits took a dim view of Rahman’s ability to churn out folk compositions, he delivered a smashing regional track in Pettai Rap for the movie Kadhalan and. And due to time and budget constraints, more people are taking to that. But of course, we are able to synthetically reproduce some of their sounds today. But I truly believe that acoustic instruments-the guitar, tabla, veena…-will truly never disappear. How much would you say has technology changed music, considering you were part of the earliest groups to embrace it?Įverything has become digital, be it the internet, film, radio… everything.

What made it so interesting for everyone was this concept of taking something local and then combining it with hip-hop… It was a brand new idea. On todays episode of Dash the Curry, Mathusha is joined by Abinaya Nathan, the former editor-in-chief of and current. People say that a lot, but that’s because of ‘Pettai Rap’. S1E6 Female Freedom Fighters with Abinaya Nathan. You are generally thought of as being among the earliest rappers in the Tamil film scene.

It is quite a challenge because most of the time, though we record for one-minute ads, only 30 seconds get played. Amid hundreds of jingles, you have to make sure yours stands out. Everything should be about highlighting it. You’ve composed music for both jingles and films.
