In an independent chat, Thaman S discussed the development of his musical and all-rounder for director Shankar’s new film starring Ram Charan.
In an independent chat, Thaman S discussed the development of his musical and all-rounder for director Shankar’s new film starring Ram Charan.
Almost two decades later, he made his directorial debut as an actor. boysThaman is composing the music for the director’s next film starring Ram Charan.
Thaman, who has hit a purple patch and is winning accolades for his chartbuster compositions for star-studded Telugu films, says in a light-hearted manner, “Rahman sir told me on April 1 last year that Shankar Sir want me to compose for him. new movie; I thought it was a joke.” One of today’s busiest musicians, Thaman took time out for this interview on the occasion of donating a special edition of ‘The Sportstar’ to a government school in Hyderabad.
when the ensemble boys Needing an actor who knows how to play the drums, Rahman suggested Thaman who was part of his team. Since then, Thaman was in touch with Shankar and recalls how the director used to ask him to get off the stage when others danced, “He used to ask me not to spoil it. I was a bad dancer.”
Thaman was nervous about composing for Shankar’s film. “But he made it easy for me and we finished five songs, there’s one more song left.” The director told him that it was the fastest music composition for any of his films.
lost in the woods
Speaking of quick creations, Thaman revealed that ‘Butta Bomma’ Of Ala Vaikunthapuramulu Made in 15 minutes. There are other films that took months to reach the music and sound. They . gave an example of Bhimla Nayak, Thaman stayed at sea for six months, experimenting with beets. “Once Title” Bhimla Nayak Locked, it somehow fell in its place.” The short was “to sound like a good musical band that was lost in the woods.”
Thaman in promotional video of ‘Bhimla Nayak’
they did away with the routine pallavi-charanam Format and let the rhythmic beats flow. “I started out as a drummer, so the rhythm comes easily to me and I mix in different beats.” Thaman used a variety of instruments for the film, including Persian drums.
Soon, he will travel to London to work with the Philharmonic Orchestra for Thaman’s background score Sarkaru Vaari Pata starring Mahesh Babu.
There are more international collaborations. “In June, we will be recording in Hans Zimmer’s studio. Godfather, The audio company is working on finalizing an international singer, probably Beyoncé, for a song. It should be special with Salman Khan and Chiranjeevi coming together.
Thaman’s roster includes sports drama gunny Directed by Vikram Kumar, starring Varun Tej Thank you Untitled film starring Naga Chaitanya and Pawan Kalyan, which will be a remake of Samuthirakani’s Tamil film Vinoday SitamWith dialogues and screenplay by Trivikram Srinivas.
There was a time when Thaman worked on only one film at a time. Today, as he navigates between projects, “I’m enjoying this phase.”
turn around
Although he has been composing since 2009, a change in his approach to music happened with the 2018 film Arvind Sametha Veera Raghav, , Bhagamathi, Mahanubhavudu And tholi prema Marked the beginning of the second phase of my career. But my first collaboration with Trivikram Srinivas changed everything for the better. Arvind Sameetha… His suggestions inspired me to pay more attention to the story and screenplay and to compose music that complements the narrative. ,
channeling grief
thaman chooses ‘penivity’ Song Arvind Sametha Veera Raghav as his favorite. He lost his father young and remembers, “My mother went through a lot of grief. I think I put some part of that sadness into the composition of the song.” Written by Ramjogayya Shastri and sung by Kala Bhairav, the song was widely appreciated. Elaborating on what makes Trivikram Srinivas’s films special Describing from, Thaman says, “The songs of his films serve as the musical versions of his dialogues. When we start working we don’t talk about how many million clicks we can get. The focus is on creating music that almost embraces the narrative.”
The learning curve increased with the next collaboration of both Ala Vaikunthapuramulu, which paved the way for Shankar to sign Thaman: “Shankar was impressed with how my music developed. He’s known me since the time I did Useless music.”
Thaman can veer with high pitch beats monolithic Like for a sweet score for romance Radheshyam, “I used aghora chants and chants monolithic, The film had nine action sequences and heavy dialogues; The music had to match that tempo. Radheshyam was my way of expressing gratitude to UV Creations that gave me a break great man And Bhagmati, I did not take remuneration, they paid for the musicians and the orchestra. ,
Thaman mentions how the filmmaker is looking forward to tunes on the lines of ‘Social movement’, and so ‘best end’ In Bhimla Nayak And ‘Kalavati’ In Sarkaru…
hype game
Sid Sriram and Thaman in ‘Kalavati’ video
Music composers and singers start trending in promotional videos ‘Social movement’ and has continued ‘Bhimla Nayak’ title song and ‘Kalavati’, “It was Trivikram’s idea. He wanted me and Sid Sriram to join in ‘Social movement’ Video.” Promotional videos became a rage among movie music lovers and audio companies were quick to see the writing on the wall. “These videos work well for promotion in the digital age. Companies charge around 35 lakhs for a good video.” Are ready to spend Rs.,” reveals Thaman.
Despite his busy schedule, Thaman always finds time for cricket. “Cricket is a passion and a stress reliever,” he says, signing off.