Ethiri En 3: Srikanth next film.

As a result of his being roped in for Shankar’s ‘Nanban ’, where he reprises the role essayed by Madhavan in 3 Idiots, Srikanth has been harm in his selection of scripts. His next is director Ramkumar’s Ethiri En 3. “ This film is different, yet has all the requisite commercial elements .I took about seven to eight month decide, and signed up only after I was confident this will be a good follow-up- to Nanban. It is an urban story about a software professional from a simple family, and a lot of real incidents have been incorporated in the script. Of course, it will also show the darker side of urban life. And , as far as Nanban is concerned, it is shaping up very well, It is remake and there  are bound to be comparisons, but Nanban will have its own flavour. And, I am sure it will lay the trend for films with an ensemble cast,” says Srikanth.

The first book on A.R.Rahman: THE MUSICAL STORM

The first book on A.R.Rahman, ‘The Musical Storm’, written by Kamini Mathai was released a couple of years before the  present. It was attempt to sell  as a book written with Rahman’s existing and based on lengthy interactions and interviews with the composer as well as people associated with him, including his family. Some place around the time of its release, Rahman mentioned that the book had not been authenticated by him and, therefore, was a sort of an unauthorised biography.  “I didn’t read Kamini’s biography...so, I didn’t authorise it,” he told Cinema Plus.

Now, renowned film historian Nasreen Munni Kabir, Who has made over 80 documentaries on Indian cinema for Channel 4 TV, U.K. launches “AR Rahman: The spirit of Music”, Which provides a fascinating window to the world of the great artiste. In this authorised biography, she provides rare insights into Rahman’s life and his music. There are photographs from his personal archives as well as a gratis CD of music composed by him. Says Rahman: “ The one with Munni is a  conversations book . It has biographical elements  and I’ve read this to authorise it.”