KUALA LUMPUR: Indian concerts held in Malaysia recently had been a boost for foreign tourist arrivals into the country, with the upcoming concert by Santhosh Narayanan - the music director who scored music for Rajinikanth starrer 'Kabali' - expected to pull a crowd of some 13,000-odd audience including 2,000 foreigners.
The 39-year-old Indian music director will be making his way to the nation's capital next month for his first ever international concert, billed the 'Sounds of the South' Concert Live in Kuala Lumpur, to be held on March 18 at 6pm at Axiata Arena here.
Director of Reacch Productions Sdn Bhd, Suresh Subramaniam, who is the concert organiser, said the concert will be unique as selected Malaysian singers and dancers will perform together with Santhosh during the main segment of the show in a move to recognise local talents in Malaysia.
"We are expecting some 13,000 people for this 'Sounds of the South' concert, with some 2,000 foreigners including from neighbouring country Singapore and also India," he told Bernama.
Santhosh, fondly known as SaNa by his fans and with many Indian film industry awards to his name, is known for his musical background and his enthusiasm in engaging folk traditional musical instruments in his song composition which gives it a different feel.
He is the composer for 'Kabali' - a movie fully filmed in Malaysia - where the song 'Nerupada' and the Theme Song of the movie is listeners' all-time favourites.
The 'Sounds of the South' Concert Live in Kuala Lumpur will be Santhosh's first international concert, featuring some of the most popular songs from his discography - along with never before heard extended tracks.
Suresh said the the concert is set to create a magical moment to the concert goers in Malaysia, with one of its kind centre stage that will give the audience a 360-degree view of the performance.
"The stage design as centre stage with 360 degree view comes together with 3 musician pits to give a better view for all the audience seating around the stadium.
"The sound design, lighting programmes and screen work is well planned to give an international show standard (and) is waiting to impress the concert attendees to bring back a memorable experience," he added.
To add more colour to the concert, Santhosh will be performing together with an Australian singer of Sri Lankan Tamil descent Dheekshitha Venkadeshan, known professionally as Dhee, who became famous for her song titled 'Enjoy Enjaami'.
The organiser has engaged Instagram Meta Developers in creating an interactive filter as a new method of social media marketing. Instagram users can go to @reacch.asia Instagram page and try the newly launched filter by scanning "SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH" logo.
Tickets for the concert is selling out fast. For details about the concert and to purchase tickets, visit www.ticket2u.com.my.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sat Feb 18 2023
The upcoming concert by Santhosh Narayanan - the music director who scored music for Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' - is expected to pull a crowd of some 13,000-odd audience including 2,000 foreigners. - Twitter/Bernama
Bangkai pesawat MH17 tanpa sayap imbau kekejaman tragedi menyayat hati
Keadaan serpihan pesawat MH17 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yang cuba dibina semula tanpa sayap, tayar, ekor dan tempat duduk penumpang cukup menggerunkan sekali gus mengingatkan pada kekejaman yang meragut
VOP akan diselesaikan dalam tempoh sebulan - Ahmad
Pelaksanaan Syarat Perubahan Harga (VOP) susulan penyasaran subsidi diesel dijangka diselesaikan dalam tempoh sebulan lagi, kata Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
Industri minyak sawit disaran guna semula sisa untuk bahan api penerbangan mampan - Liew
Industri minyak sawit perlu mengkaji penggunaan semula sisa sebagai stok suapan penting untuk bahan api penerbangan mampan (SAF), di luar penggunaan tradisional minyak sawit.
SDG: UTP lahir pelajar berkemahiran, tinggi tanggungjawab sosial
UTP berhasrat mendidik pelajar bukan sahaja untuk mahir dalam aspek teknikal tetapi juga untuk menjadi warganegara yang bertanggungjawab.
MAA semak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan 2024 kepada 765,000 unit
Persatuan Automotif Malaysia (MAA) telah menyemak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan bermotor baharu bagi 2024 kepada 765,000 unit daripada anggaran sebelumnya sebanyak 740,000 unit.
RUU 355: Pindaan perlu untuk praktikaliti, keadilan
Apa sahaja pindaan terhadap akta itu perlu berjalan selari dengan persediaan mereka yang bertanggungjawab melaksanakannya.
Rasionalisasi RON95 dijangka beri impak lebih besar kepada PKS - SAMENTA
SAMENTA menjangkakan rasionalisasi RON95 akan memberi impak yang lebih besar kepada perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) berbanding pelarasan subsidi diesel.
Malaysia sasar pengeluaran 40 peratus sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030
Malaysia menyasarkan pengeluaran 40 peratus hasil sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030 dalam usaha membantu mengimbangi keperluan perikanan negara.
10 Berita Pilihan - (16 Julai 2024
Antara pelbagai berita dalam dan luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari ini.
PAC beri tempoh tiga bulan kepada HRD Corp
Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) memberi tempoh tiga bulan kepada Perbadanan Pembangunan Sumber Manusia (HRD Corp) untuk mengemukakan laporan tindakan susulan terhadap syor jawatankuasa itu.