Mani Ratnam and AR Rahman Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Conversation |  

When ARR said "even if he (Mani Sir) decides not to use me, I will still be praying for him because I am just so in awe of him", damn I shed a few tears there!!! Greatest example of Guru Bhakti and such deep love for someone who gave you life!! I wish I can be like that to the people who've done good things for me.

WATCH-GUIDE: 00:10 30 Years vs PS2 00:30 ARR teases Prequel to PS 00:45 Origin Story of ARR-MR Combo 07:25 On Roja's Music Composition 11:35 ARR on Working Style with MR 12:54 MR on Night Sessions with ARR 15:20 MR on ARR's Improvisations 16:45 On PS1 Album 18:00 On Kannaalaney Song 20:25 Deletion of Songs in Films 22:40 Dealing with High Expectations 24:25 On PS2 Anthem 29:35 On PS2 Album 32:30 On Composing Period Films (Iruvar,PS) 37:35 When ARR enters into an MR film? 38:50 MR's urge to make a songless film 41:10 On Contemporary Music Appreciation 43:09 MR on BG Scores of ARR 44:05 ARR on Conceiving his BG Scores 46:01 ARR on Clash of ideologies with films 47:22 MR & ARR on Music's influence in films 49:25 ARR on Range of his songs for MR 51:45 MR on Contemporary Music 52:15 ARR & MR on Accessibility of their Art 58:00 ARR & MR reflecting on changes in each other after 30 years

The way ARRahman behaves like a kid in-front of ManiRatnam, staying humble in front of his guru, teaches a lot about both these legends. One of the best interviews that I can loop all the time! Thank you so much, BR !

47:58 - In the Bombay movie, amidst all the riots and violent scenes, the music is a plea for peace. We truly felt it. Wow!

OMG what did I witness today. This is a blissful eye feast for Mani sir and AR Rahman sir’s fans. I’m sure this would be an iconic interview for my lifetime because these both legends are interviewed by Baddy sir who’s an epitome of interviewing. Thank you so much Galatta plus for bringing such a great legends together and interviewing the GOATS. Thanks to baddy sir for making this happen because baddy sir interviewed both separately but this time it’s both together in one frame. And finally thanks a billion Mani sir for bestowing us with great films and thanks a billion AR Rahman sir for bestowing us with your great music, tunes and compositions. To me Mani sir and AR Rahman sir’s combo is the best in the entire Indian Film industry. There is no replacement for this magical duo. A slave of these both people from Andhra Pradesh. Truly speaking I’m in love with Tamil movies especially Mani sir’s movies more than Telugu movies and I do listen to AR Rahman sir’s music more than Telugu songs. Mani sir and AR Rahman sir stolen my heart. Literally I can’t get over these both amazing people in my life at any cost. These people have my whole heart. Thank you so much Mani sir for introducing a gem of a person AR Rahman sir into movie industry. You’re ARR sir’s Guru and Mani sir you’re the guru for lot of budding directors in various industries. Truly I feel elated to have been living this era so that I’m able to witness Mani sir movies and ARR sir’s compositions.

It is a testament to ARR''s immense talent that his music continues to captivate audiences around the world, decades after its creation. Their enduring legacy serves as a testament to the power of art to transcend time and inspire generations.

I think one interview I will revisit my entire lifetime! It is like a trip to a land that we are yet to reach❤, so much life and so much learning

Arguably the very best interview ever of Mani Ratnam and ARR. Kudos to Baradwaj Ranganath 😁

What these two legends have given to Tamil Cinema is outstanding stuff...We all are so happy that these two always looked to raise the bar. Love you both 😊❤❤

This interview is a legit masterpiece. Mani and Rahman sir telling how Malayalam movies motivated them to innovate and elevate their craft ♥

Such a beautiful interaction between the maestros. A R Rahman seems to be much more comfortable with interviews now. I remember his initial days when he hardly used to utter few words in such interviews.

Smirking all through the interview. I guess only 80s kids will get that feeling of how nostalgia it is to see them sharing their experiences. Your prime time of exposure to cinema has been occupied by these two gentlemen.

14:40 to 15:10 This is the spirit we all need in our life. we procrastinate and live an ordinary colourless life and oppositely, someone who is passionate and works whatever the time is, and that's why he is a legend in his career. This is the best thing to take from him as a life lesson. Hail ARR💯

Wow.. Rahman and Mani Sir is not the man of less words.. Its only the environment makes them to speak or not.. Thanks Bharadwaj Sir for making us to hear these legends mind..

Legend cameo in BR's interview was not something I was expecting

ARR's definition of creativity🎉❤loved it..

Love the energy from all the three legends here! This is probably the best interview of BR for me so far❤️❤️❤️

Maniratnam is more comfortable opening up during Rangan's interview. Good Job sir.

Legend, Mani Ratnam and AR Raham. The crossover we never thought we would get

The sync these 3 stars have between each other, those child-like tiny sheepish laughs by AR as a response to few questions and finally MR's quick wit. Easily one of the best interviews of these legends in one frame and only BR could've pulled this off with such ease which definitely is not. Abso-loop-ely inspiring and many more to go!!

Just as farmers toil tirelessly to cultivate and harvest their crops, Mani Ratnam's dedication to his craft has resulted in some of the most iconic and memorable films of our time, while A R Rahman's music, like the spirit of women, has the power to transform, uplift, and inspire all those who experience it.

Didn’t want this interview to end.

It is the freedom that Mani gave to ARR and the trust ARR had in Mani that has given us such a genius combo for 30+ years and many more years to come. The humbleness in both the geniuses is just awesome...lot to learn from them!!!

BR GOAT critic MR GOAT director AR GOAT musician 🐐🐐🐐 What a GOATED interview.

We will see so many interviews but this one is an absolute masterclass !!

I don't think there is a single human in this world who can abuse you ARR. If humanism was a sound it would be your music. Sound belongs to everyone and thanks for giving us such an international experience. Waiting to listen the sounds of PS2 soon.

For the first time, never skipped even a sec in the 1hr + full video. Mani sir & ARR sir For Life 🛐❤‍🔥.

Maniratnam and ar rahman. Best things to happen for Indian cinema. My respect gone many folds up for these legends.

Will be watching even if it’s 5 hours for legends conversation ❤

Excellent Interview with the Two Legends, Mani Ratnam Sir & A.R Rahman Sir..

This is an incredible interview. These 2 towers of creativity were seen in a different light by @BaradwajRangan’s fantastic thoughtful conversational questions. ‘Sometimes we need to give what is needed than wanted’ is so memorable…I’ve listened to this interview a couple of times already and will be back again😊 thank you BR and team

The 2 most favorite music my child with autism likes is gazals and ARR’s music. Then comes Beatles, Queen, abba etc. Just loved listening to both of them about creating masterpieces!

From watching ARR in Surabhi with Renuka Sahaney to now it's such an amazing feeling

creativity, passion to the power infinity and then squared. That is what this duo is. What else can we expect other than magic.

While seeing both Mani sir and A.R sir, i am going to my 90's where they caught my mind and soul in visual and music...

We have all seen interviews of celebs and movie makers do it for their upcoming movie, and here is this high octane creative class of geniuses coming together. I don't even remember when these two came on a chat show. What mesmerised me is the content of discussion. The creative haul, the thought process, increasing the bar they themselves have set. They just dont know the word called mediocrity. Hats of the Geniuses.

Dil Se background score is BY FAR the best score from Rahman and gave me goosebumps thoughout the film

Two greatest treasure of Tamil cinema. Kids nowadays talking about pan india, This guys stared the trend in early 90s with Roja. Roja album and movie become super hit in hindi.

Would be a lifetime opportunity to listen to the scratches and the entire process of getting the final song. I really want to see how kannalanae came into place after this.

Thank you BR for this enlightening interview.. I wondered why BR did not interview the duo for longest time. Finally it happened 🎉🎉..

Biggest take away from this interview is absence of ego, mutual respect and immense gratitude even after so much fame.

RRR - Ratnam Rangan Rahman

This is one for the ages. Thank you baddy sincerely for this. For me the brilliant part of the interview was how kannalane, uyire was born. No wonder these both are legends and should be respected for their craft :)

Knowing the story and listening to Chinnanjiru (Marumurai), one gets the feeling of separation in Rahman's soundscape and rendition, which goes beyond separation of lovers as the lyric taken alone might convey. It's a whole world. Nice to hear Rahman talk about this at some point. It feels blessed to listen to such music. Well done BR MR AR ♥

Two legends, ARR Sir what a music PS movies supperb

Just loved every sec of the interview,being their fans over the years, just so much to learn from the geniuses...Looking forward to their future collaborations ❤❤❤

What could we ask more from BR? Lol what a combo bairn? BR MR and ARR😂 Unequivocally this is gonna be in my go-to list for sure, after BR's masterclass with Mysskin, PS1 MR BR interview!

Goat interview! This combo is the goat by a long way! People who talk about Anirudh etc. easily forget that making mass songs is lot easier. Rahman is an ocean in comparison!

Proud of these 2 Legends we r very blessed to have in this cen❤tuary

One word.....ultimate....still havent finished watching.....but could not ask for more....

'Mani Rathnam - ARR' - One of the Best Combo of a Whole Generation of Cinema and will be remembered & celebrated for many generations to come !

Two icons who have shaped my life! Still think the duology should have been a trilogy to give mani the time and space to tell the story properly.

Mani Ratnam is like a farmer, tilling and nurturing the ground for new seeds of creativity, while A R Rahman is like a woman, bringing to life the beauty and richness of that which has been sown.

I can watch Rahman talk all day. Thank you Baddy mama.

PS1 & 2 deserves a national award

Awesome interview baddy. AR & MR with BR eye catchy. This one hour long interview ❤❤ 30 years their journey. Really GOATED interview from you BR. ❤❤

@BaradwajRangan! Bravo!! One of the best interviews I have seen!! Very thoughtful and excellent questions throughout the interview!! And very very insightful answers from both Maniratnam and ARR with very good examples from their previous movies!! I haven't seen these many examples given by ARR in any other interview!! Great Job BR!!!

I wanted this in my heart for a long time. Baddy Mani and arr.... Wish this went on forever

What a classical interview it was 😍 ManiRatnam-ARR for life 🙇❤️❤️ #MR #ARR #BR

Amazing interview. Always Happy to see 2 legends together

The interview we were waiting for!

42:16 at the risk of sounding insincere SIR EVERYTHING YOU DO IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO SPECIAL, and having the opportunity to replay a part of your tracks so so many times just to experience THAT ONE feeling we got at that particular listen, sir, it is nothing short of magic

AR, MR AND BR.....TRIPLE R s...enjoying the convo....👌🏿

Such a delight hearing AR's process! such a genius. this is such a good interview by BR, asking really good questions on the process. The friendship of MR and AR is so organic. Love them. Without a doubt Thiruda Thiruda one of AR's completely flawless Tamil soundtracks, followed by Rangeela for a Hindi movie.

The accessibility that Mani Ratnam spoke about is what keeps A R Rahman's music still alive and consistent with his fans over the years. This is something the other directors fail to achieve because of which Rahman’s music doesn't warrant the repeat value that it used to at one point. Both of them are genius and there's no denial of the contribution to Indian Cinema.,

Wow, what a delightful interview. Thanks BR for asking such pertinent questions. Can't wait to see PS2 in a theatre. Hope there will be an interview with these maestros after PS2. It is very true that MR and ARR influence each other so positively.

MR speech is so motivated and AR as usual so humble and grounded person ❤

I can watch this 2 talks all day 🤗 🖤

Wow so much indepth details were shared! Fantastic interviewing by Baddy... getting the duo to talk. Loved this one.

I think they are much more accomodative with other. ARR told in an interview that during 'Dil Se' he got a malyali tune in his mind and he wanted to use it. Mani agreed to it and changed Preeti Zinta's character into a malyali girl which was completely absent in the original script. He did it just to accommodate ARR's thought and his tune. This is something which is unheard of normally.

GOD BLESS MR ARRAHMAN AND MR AMNO RATNAM,,KEEP ROCKING /////

Bharadwaj sir, do a full fledged interview with raja and deva sir..they’re such legends

Oh man, A.R. Rahman and Mani Ratnam are like the ultimate power duo of Indian cinema! They've created some seriously dope movies together and the music is always on point. It's no wonder they're such legends in the industry and love Malayalam movies!

One of best interviews where interviewer lets guests talk

your instinct will give you old idea. new ideas will come as accidentally. woww🤯

Thank you so much for the wonderful interview ✨😊 God bless✨😊🙏🏻

Finally someone figured out what to ask them and people of few words have spoken for an hour!!! Such an educative experience for a naive

Very good conversation. Thanks BR. You got the best of MR +AR

ARR❤

What an amazing interview. For the last 30 years i wondered how they came to know each other and how they collaborated. The amount of knowledge in this interview has surpassed my expectation. My mind is blown on how introspective they are from both vocations, musical and filmmaking. These two are geniuses and we admire them dearly. Thank you for creating beautiful songs that we still cherish to this day. Thank you Mani sir and ARR.

ARR s method of making tunes is just outstanding.

bestest interview. wishes to BR for making the interview with beautiful questions.

Music God AR Rahman 💯👏👏👏👏👏

Thoughtful conversation sharing deep insights of the music creation process and AR - MR journey together in creating musical magic. Great minds at work - AR, BR and MR 🎹 ✍️ 🎥

Ar Rahman was giving for the international sound track create in Indian music , he is god of music ❤😎

Eley its happening le😍😍 All three🤞

Awesome 🤘🏻💯

Why did Mani leave out Thevarams? They were authentically 1000 years ago, created with the patronage of Cholas. Important question to ask them. Softball interview.

The fresh storytelling and bold cinematography of Malayalam flicks motivated Mani Ratnam to grow as a filmmaker and take his craft to the next level.

Great interview. Happy to see this great combo come together again. Undoubtedly they have produced some great timeless pieces of Art.

I had a great time watching this Interview :)

I thoroughly njoyed ur combo.......but the music and bgm in movies like thalapathy, Nayagan, geethanjali still they are haunting mani sir. Many of us thought or dreamt like atleast once in a while that magic might get repeated, but not happened.

I have seen many interviews of ARR and only in few does he open up. In most of the interviews, you can sense he is holding back. BR is one such interviewer who creates that space and atmosphere, where even the shy ARR is outgoing and looks unpretensious

This is where temple architecture comes into play along with literature, folklore songs or classical bhakti music apart from past film references for generating music in the present.

Excellent interviews from both legends. All the best to PS2.

I think this video has a lot on life lessons, work ethics, creativity.. etc than cinema titbits

@22:23 : This sums up the extra-ordinary relationship between ARR and Mani Ratnam and the kind and generous person ARR is. Who cares if PS-II will break box office record (but it is on its way), ARR's prayers are enuf ❤

Idhu list la ye illaye! Yov baddy. Mass thala nee.

Unexpected interview.....

I really want ps2 to be huge bb for these 2 legends ❤️