Team ‘Bheema’ is all set for the film’s audio launch next week. Director Lingusami seems more than happy with Harris Jayaraj’s music. The promotional stills of the Vikram-Trisha starrer have raised expectations several fold.
Actor Prakash Raj playing an important role could only add more magic. Harris, along with the director, flew to Singapore where two songs were composed. One song ‘Mudal malai...’, has been shot in Switzerland. Another number ‘Ragasiya kanavugal…’, at the Tirumalai Nayakkar Mahal in Madurai.
“Mani Rathnam has shot some of his songs there. I have always found the place very fascinating. We have improvised on the sets and it looks absolutely colourful and vibrant on screen,” says Lingusami. A song that goes ‘Rangu Rangamma..’ has been shot on a ship at Tuticorin. A ship engaged exclusively for this song was modified to suit the jazzy number that features actors Vikram and Sherin.
“We have blended a very interesting wedding sequence in this song,” the director adds. “We shot this song using super 35 (a camera lens option) for variety.”
For another song ‘Tiru paarvaiyaalae..’, the crew had to change the sets after listening to Harris’ final version of the song. “After listening to the basic tune, I wanted a particular set and we went ahead with it. But the final version was mind blowing and demanded much more than that,” Mr. Lingusami says. An additional Rs.12-lakh was spent on the new set.
Hariharan, Karthik, Naresh Iyer, Sadhna Sargam, Madhushree, Mahati and Nikil Mathew have sung for the film. Lyricists Pa.Vijay and Yugabharathy have penned two songs each, while Tamarai and Na.Muthukumar have written one each.
This film brings together Lingusami and Harris for the first time, and the director is evidently pleased with the music and the choreography by Brinda and Kalyan. Rajeevan, who worked in ‘Kaaka Kaaka’, is the art director and R.D. Rajasekaran the cinematographer. “Vikram’s stunning looks and body language in this film is certainly something,” he adds.
The film, produced by A.M. Rathnam’s Sri Surya Movies, is expected to hit the theatres by early September.
Meera Srinivasan
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