Rahman sir keeps pushing himself. He keeps trying new things, whether it is his craft, music or sound... he is always learning. He looks for opportunities to learn, even from children.
Every time I meet Rahman sir, it's a fan moment for me. I don't take the fact that I am working with him lightly. I get excited every time I see and work with him. But I don't embarrass him.
The truth is, I have an excellent team, a staff that handles Blue Elephant, my translation company, perfectly. It is like a well-oiled machine.
As for song recordings - well, that's something that just happens. I've been working with music directors like Harris Jeyaraj sir, A. R. Rahman sir, and the experience is great.
I love baking.
I started a company in 2005 for language services called Blue Elephant. We handle translation and interpretation services in over 120 languages.
By the time I was 14, I had seen only three Tamil films - 'Anjali,' 'Bombay,' and 'Puthiya Mugam.' And I loved the music in the films. When I found out Rahman sir was the man behind the music, I made up my mind that I wanted to sing for him.
I definitely hope women know that abuse/harassment/blackmail on social media is also a crime, and the police definitely help.
I've been passionate about singing for as long as I can recall.
I am a trained singer in Hindustani and classical music.
Of all my dubbing projects, the toughest one has been 'Eega!'
The next time you watch a villain or an actor whom you know to be a non-native speaker of the language, watch the lip-sync. You'll know the amount of work that dubbing artistes have been putting in to elevate the performance of the actors.
A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.
At the end of the day, I am singing the composer's creation, and I follow the instructions given to me. What I feel may be a right take may not work for the composer or his vision on how he thinks the song should sound.
I like the continuity of singing my lines together instead of going line by line.
I will safely say that I prefer singing a song in a stretch if I am allowed to. A lot of times, I do choose to and do sing the asthayi and antara in one take, respectively. And I give a few takes until I feel it is perfect.
A lot of linguists in the market, especially interpreters of foreign languages, do not have a great command over the English language, especially if they are translating into English.
Indians take great pleasure in celebrating a genius, and then go into mindless criticism once the celebrity starts doing well.
A song like 'Kilimanjaro,' which is such a fun, entertaining track... Singing the song was an amazing experience.
It was one of the best experiences in my life to work with Director Prem.
