Sri Rama Rajyam Muhurat On November 22nd !

The muhurat of producer Yelamanchili Saibabu and director Bapu's magnum opus Sri Rama Rajyam will be held on November 22nd. Ramakrishna Cine Studios, Hyderabad, will be the venue of the event. Eight songs have already been recorded under the baton of music director Ilayaraja. SP Balu, Sriram, Chitra and Shreya Ghoshal have lent their voice to lyrics penned by Jonnavithula and Vennelakanti.

Sri Rama Rajyam will star Balakrishna and Nayanthara in the lead roles. This is the second time that the duo will be working together after their hugely successful Simha. Mullapudi Venkata Ramana will be writing the screenplay and dialogues for the film. Other worthy technical credits include PRK Raju (camera), GG Krishna Rao (editing), Ravinder (art), Kamalakannan (graphics) and Sreenu (choreography).

Sri Rama Rajyam is based on a chapter of the Ramayana. Telugu cinema has witnessed many mythological films in the past. At a time when technical facilities were primitive, our filmmakers fought many odds and worked hard to create an impressive body of work. But now we have the technical competence for making a film of this genre. So, we can expect a technically well-made film.

Srijato's enjoying Autograph's success !

Enjoying the sweet taste of success is poet-lyricist Srijato. Penned by him, " Chol rastaye saji tramline" from " Autograph" is not just a runaway hit, but also has the entire city humming the notes. Now, to celebrate the song a little further, a programme by that name will see the cultural world coming together on November 20. 

Srijato, who'll be reading his poems at the event, will also have "Autograph"'s composer, Debajyoti Mishra, for company. The latter will be playing violin at the do. "The song will also be sung. I don't know whether singer of "Chol rastaye" Shreya Ghoshal will be there. The male version was sung by Priyam, who unfortunately has left us. Debajyotida has said that he'll take care of the singer and I'm not worrying much," he says. Ask him why poets often shy away from penning lyrics and Srijato explains, "The popular belief is that the film world is a different territory. So, many refrain from treading the same. Personally, I listen to all kinds of songs. I'm a good listener. I took up film lyrics as a challenge and I'm enjoying every bit of it. Debajyotida, Priyam, director Srijit Mukherji and I had a great time working on the song." 

Author Sunil Gangopadhyay is also happy about the change in modern film lyrics. "It shows that "Chol rastaye" has been written by a modern poet. More such works are welcome. I expect Srijato to do a lot more. So far, films haven't had great lyrics. There are readymade songwriters for films, who pen a song for every occasion. Poets coming into the scene will bring about a positive change," says Sunil. 

Debajyoti, on his part, adds: "The song has generated great response. Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury came out of the theatre humming the song. The programme is a great way to celebrate new-age lyrics." Organiser Saurav Mukhopadhyay, the brain behind the show, is elated about the trend in modern music. ""Chol rastaye" can easily be dubbed the song of the city. Apart from Bangla bands, where a movement in lyrics had started long back, we haven't seen films looking for any change. Invites will be extended to the Who's Who of the cultural world, who are actively involved in bringing about a change. We are expecting the company of Sunil , Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Srikanto Acharya, Prosenjit, Nandana Sen, Rupam, Rupankar, among many others." Touching the right chord and how! 

Read more: Srijato's enjoying Autograph's success - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Srijatos-enjoying-Autographs-success/articleshow/6871964.cms#ixzz14PAW2QNk