Persons who inspired me-3

In my last two posts, I had written about the personalities who inspired me, but here comes the person who not only inspired me but also influenced me. His music always made me to feel good. He started his journey as a music instruments lender and then a keyboard player, finally a world class musician. The person I am writing about here is A. S. Dileep Kumar aka Allah Rakha Rahman and shortly ARR by his fans.



His abilities is been showcased to the world by a Tamil movie “ROJA”, which won him a national award. Since then he is unstoppable and that journey is been going steady after two Oscar awards. Initially he is been criticized by some persons for using electronically generated sounds. Even Illayaraja had mentioned in an interview that he never considers those electronic wastes of Rahman. But the same Illayaraja had praised him in a function where ARR is congratulated by Tamil cinema’s musicians. Whatever the criticisms are he answers it by his works not by words. To me music should be pleasant and magical irrespective of what the instruments used to compose it.

From my childhood when it comes to music ARR songs dominated completely. I admired his arrangements and using of new talents in his songs. Particularly I admired his introduction of Chinmayi to render for a song in Kannathil Muthamittal is the best part. His introduction of new talents changed the musical face of Tamil cinema. According to me his masterpiece in composition are Aromale in VTV, Oru theivam thandha poove & Vellai pookal in Kannathil muthamittal and his Vande mataram.

In my life, whenever I was happy, Sad, felt depressed and in travel ARR’s music is my companion.

The things which I inspired from him are
- Calmness
- Spirituality and
- Passion towards his work