G.V. Prakash Kumar, 23, Music Director Music was not his first love, even though he is the nephew of A.R. Rahman. Or perhaps, because of it. The boy who wanted to grow up to be Sachin Tendulkar, failed to get into the school cricket team, joined the cultural team, and made it to his school band Madhuraduvani. After that, success was just a few notes away. His splendid performance at every school music event made the film industry sit up. Having made his debut at five, when he sang a few lines of a song in Gentleman for which his uncle had scored music, he later played the keyboard in the troupe of the Mozart of Madras. He dropped out of his school, Chettinad Vidhyashram, after Class XI, did a diploma in sound engineering, and made the music for the Tamil film Veyil. The DNA triumphed.The Mission: He wants to create a successful non-film music album before he steps into Bollywood and Hollywood.The Journey: At 18, he scored the music for Veyil. Since then he has composed music for 17 films and several are in the pipeline. "If Veyil had not been successful I would have ended up crazy.".preferred-source-banner{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom:10px;} "His work in Veyil is really very commendable. I expect more from him in the future and hope he will be a trendsetter in the music industry."A.R. Rahman, Oscar-Winning Music Director The Inspiration: Michael Jackson, Craig David, Illyaraja and his uncle. "I want to give the audience the kind of music that is moulded into the script."The Mentor: "My parents are my fiercest critics. I hardly get to meet Rahman and even if we meet, we don't discuss music at all. But I know he likes my work.The Challenge: "Some directors and producers still consider me a small boy, which I am not," he says.Published By: AtMigration Published On: Sep 25, 2010--- ENDS ---
