JUNE06 --- The audio launch of Arumugam

It was time for some candid talk at the audio launch of Suresh Krissna’s Arumugam. The usually reticent director, who has worked with stalwarts like Kamal Haasan in Aalavandhan and Rajinikanth in Baasha and Baba, surprised the audience with some open talk.“It has been a long journey for me in the tinsel town and I am enjoying it,” he said and added, “Music is the window of any film and it plays a pivotal role in the movie’s success. No wonder the audio releases these days are organised in a grand manner. I have worked with Thenisai Thendral Deva in around 18 films and we share a wonderful chemistry. I’m glad to have him compose music for Arumugam as well.”Deva, for his part, also had good words for his friend Suresh Krissna. “There was a time when I used to work on 36 projects in a year. But in the last two years (2007 and 2008), there was a lull; I didn’t do even a single film. That was when Suresh Krissna, the director with whom I worked in hits like Baasha, stepped in and offered Arumugam,” he said