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Blue (2009 film)

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{{Short description|2009 Indian action adventure film directed by Anthony D'Souza}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Blue
| image = Blue movie poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Anthony D'Souza
| producer = [[Dhillin Mehta]]
| writer = '''Story and Screenplay:''' Anthony D'Souza Jasmine M. D'Souza '''Dialogues:''' [[Mayur Puri]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Sanjay Dutt]]
*[[Akshay Kumar]]
*[[Lara Dutta]]
*[[Zayed Khan]]
*[[Rahul Dev]]
}}
| music = [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Laxman Utekar]]
| editing = Shyam Salgaonkar
| distributor = [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|10|16}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR|1.1 billion}}<ref name="bollywoodmantra.com">http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/top-5-big-budget-films-of-bollywood/7119</ref>
| gross = {{INR|750 million}}<ref name=BOI>{{cite web |title=Box Office 2009 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ== |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia |access-date=26 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ%3D%3D# |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> (domestic gross)
}}
'''''Blue''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action-adventure film]] co-written and directed by Anthony D'Souza, and produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]] under [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision|Shree Astavinayak Cine Vision Limited]]. The film stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Zayed Khan]] and [[Lara Dutta]] in lead roles, whilst [[Katrina Kaif]] stars in a [[cameo appearance]]. [[Kylie Minogue]] appears in a musical number in the film. ''Blue'' was released during the Diwali festival on 16 October 2009 and received mixed to a positive response from critics. During the time of release, it was the most expensive Indian film, produced with a budget of more than $25 million.<ref name="expensive">{{cite web|title=India's "Blue" offers dazzling visuals, dull story|url=http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=12485|agency=Reuters|date=21 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711002612/http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=12485|archive-date=11 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Loosely based on the Hollywood film ''[[Into the Blue (2005 film)|Into the Blue]]'' (2005), ''Blue'' failed to recover its high budget from the box office.<ref name="bollywoodmantra.com"/>

==Plot==
An opening scene shows a famous ship, ''Lady in Blue'', sinking in a storm, and the ship's lone survivor, the captain emerging alone on the seashore.

Somewhere in the Bahamas, Aarav Malhotra ([[Akshay Kumar]]) runs a successful fishing company called Blue Fisheries. He shares a good bond with Sagar Singh ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), who works as a diver for Aarav's fishing company. Sagar is in a relationship with Mahima "Mona" Dutta ([[Lara Dutta]]) and plans to marry her.

Meanwhile, Sagar's younger brother Sameer "Sam" Singh ([[Zayed Khan]]) is based in Bangkok. Sam is a bike rider, and meets Nikki ([[Katrina Kaif]]), a female biker who works for underworld gangster Gulshan Samnani ([[Rahul Dev]]). Sam is challenged by Gulshan to a bike race, and after Sam wins, he asks Nikki out for dinner. Before leaving, Gulshan asks Sam to work for him, but Sam refuses unless there's a large sum of money involved.

During Sam's date with Nikki, Nikki explains to Sam that the job Gulshan proposed would pay $50,000. Gulshan hires Sam to work for him, but Sam is set up by Gulshan in failing to deliver a package costing Gulshan $50 million. Sam must either pay his money back or die. Sam does not have the money, so he explains to Nikki, whom he now loves, that he is going on holiday to the Bahamas to visit his brother Sagar and doesn't think Gulshan will find him there. Sam arrives at Aarav's company and Sagar welcomes him happily. In the Bahamas, one ill-fated day, when sitting in a restaurant, Sam receives a call from Gulshan on Nikki's phone, explaining that he has killed Nikki, and knows where Sam was. At the same time, as he gets out of the restaurant, Sam is confronted by Gulshan and his crew, who surround Sam, and chase him on bikes. Aarav enters and brings everyone to a halt by shooting the bike wheels, saving Sam's life.

Sam tells Aarav what he did wrong, and Aarav decides he needs to tell Sagar about the situation. When Sagar learns how much trouble Sam is in, Sam tries to convince Sagar to retrieve a famous treasure from Lady in Blue. Sagar refuses. The next day, Gulshan bombs Sagar's home, and kidnaps Mona, with a ransom of $50 million or Sam for her return. When Sagar tells Sam and Aarav, Sam decides that they need to go and rescue Mona as they already killed Nikki and will kill Mona too. But Aarav speaks up and says they don't know how far Gulshan is connected and they may all die, meaning the only option is to find the treasure, pay off Gulshan and use the rest of the money to live comfortably. Sagar is still hesitant and it is revealed that Sagar has a haunted and shocking past with Lady in Blue. Years ago, Sagar had to abandon his archaeologist father, Aadesh Singh, on the ship, to save his own life. However, after Aarav convinces Sagar that the treasure will save the lives of both Mona and Sam, Sagar finally agrees.

The three of them bring the treasure up and find Gulshan sitting on the top of his ship that he and his gang have steered up next to the ship belonging to Sam, Sagar, and Aarav. He tells Sam and Sagar that Aarav hired Gulshan to do all of this. Soon there is a fight between Sagar and Aarav, and Aarav jumps into the ocean after killing Gulshan. Mona, Sam, and Sagar are forced to leave him there, and Sagar agrees never to come back to the Lady in Blue, after losing two people who were close to him there - his father Aadesh and his friend Aarav.

Three months later, Sagar gets a call from Aarav. Talking to them, Aarav reveals that he survived his leap into the ocean, and reveals to them that his grandfather was Captain Jagat Malhotra ([[Kabir Bedi]]), the traitorous captain of the ship, Lady in Blue, who committed suicide after he was court-martialed. Aarav never admitted to Sagar who his grandfather was because he didn't want to dishonor his family. He explains that only finding the treasure of the Lady in Blue could help bring honor back to his family name, and he befriended Sagar, knowing he was the only one who could take him to the treasure. Throughout the phone call, a woman's arm is seen around Aarav, and later, the woman asks to speak to Sam. It is revealed that the woman is Nikki, whose real name is Nikita Malhotra, and that she is Aarav's wife. She asks Sam to forgive her for deceiving him, but it isn't revealed if Sam said yes or no. However, while Sam answers, there is a smile on Nikki's face. The film ends with Aarav and Nikki cuddling on one of Aarav's boats as the end credits begin.

==Cast==
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Sagar "Sethji" Singh
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Aarav Malhotra
* [[Zayed Khan]] as Sameer "Sam" Singh
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Mahima "Mona" Singhania
* [[Rahul Dev]] as Gulshan Samnani
* [[Kabir Bedi]] in a special appearance as Jagat Sudhir Malhotra, Aarav's grandfather
* [[Katrina Kaif]] in a special appearance as Nikita "Nikki" Malhotra
* [[Kylie Minogue]] in a guest appearance as herself in the song "Chiggy Wiggy"

== Music ==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Blue
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 8 September 2009
| recorded = [[Panchathan Record Inn]] [[A.M. Studios]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 34:22
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Delhi-6 (Soundtrack)|Delhi-6]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Couples Retreat (soundtrack)|Couples Retreat]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

The music of the film was composed by [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman]] with lyrics provided by [[Abbas Tyrewala]], [[Mayur Puri]], Rajat Arora, Raqeeb Alam and [[Sukhwinder Singh]]. The music was promoted and digitally distributed by [[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.]]

{{anchor | Chiggy Wiggy}}
The song ''"Chiggy Wiggy"'' was sung by pop singer [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article6877037.ece |title= Kylie Minogue makes her Bollywood debut in scuba-dive caper Blue|author= Rhys Blakely |date= 16 October 2009 |work=The Times|access-date=7 November 2009 }}</ref> Backing female vocals is given by [[Suzanne D'Mello]] and Phij Adams did the sound mixing for the song.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_chiggy-wiggy-bollywood_1300613 |title= Chiggy wiggy Bollywood! |author= Suresh Nair |date= 19 October 2009 |work=Daily News and Analysis |location=India |access-date=7 November 2009 }}</ref> Minogue also made a special appearance in the video of the song.<ref name=min1/>

The track "Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai", which begins with a sequence of [[Sukhwinder Singh]]'s humming, followed by an [[acoustic guitar]] loop presents [[Shreya Ghoshal]] handling a westernised rendition. The backing vocalists for the song are [[Benny Dayal]], Hentry Kuruvila, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. "Fiqrana" features vocals by [[Vijay Prakash]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] and was picturised as solo performances of [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Lara Dutta]] and [[Zayed Khan]]. [[Sanjay Dutt]], the actor playing the film's protagonist boycotted the promotional events since he was not included in this song, which remained chart-topper for many weeks.<ref name=min1>{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |title=Sanjay goes Blue over Akshay |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sanjay-goes-Blue-over-Akshay/articleshow/5079675.cms |work=The Times of India |date=2 October 2009 |access-date=24 October 2009 }}</ref> "Bhoola Tujhe" is a romantic song sung by [[Rashid Ali (singer)|Rashid Ali]]. The Yeri voice for the song was by Kavita Belliga. The theme song for ''Blue'' was sung by [[Blaaze]], with backing vocals by Raqeeb Alam, [[Sonu Kakkar]], [[Jaspreet Jasz]], Neha Kakkar and [[Dilshad Khan]]. "Rehnuma" was sung by [[Shreya Ghoshal]] and [[Sonu Nigam]]. "Yaar Mila Tha" was sung by [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Madhushree]] with backing vocals by Ujjayinee Roy, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. This track was not included in the film, but it is conceptualised as a song played out between the characters of Akshay and Katrina after the end of the film's plot when they talk about Zayed's character.

The official track listing:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-hindi-blue.html |title=Official track listing |work=A R Rahman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719022021/http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/films-hindi-blue.html |archive-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=2 October 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>

{{Tracklist
| headline = Original Hindi tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chiggy Wiggy
| extra1 = [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Suzanne D'Mello]]
| lyrics1 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| length1 =5:11

| title2 = Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai
| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Benny Dayal]], Shi Millhouse, Henry Kuruvilla, Raven Millhouse
| lyrics2 =[[Mayur Puri]]
| length2 =5:29

| title3 = Fiqrana
| extra3 = [[Vijay Prakash]], Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics3 = Rajat Arora
| length3 = 5:17

| title4 = Bhoola Tujhe
| extra4 = [[Rashid Ali (singer)|Rashid Ali]], Kavita Belliga
| lyrics4 = Abbas Tyrewala
| length4 =5:23

| title5 = Blue Theme
| extra5 = [[Blaaze]], Raqeeb Alam, [[Sonu Kakkar]], [[Jaspreet Jasz]], [[Neha Kakkar]], Dilshaad Shaikh
| lyrics5 =Raqeeb Alam '''(Hindi/Urdu)''', [[Sukhwinder Singh]] '''(Punjabi)'''
| length5 = 3:55

| title6 =Rehnuma
| extra6 = Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal
|lyrics6 = Abbas Tyrewala
| length6 =3:26

| title7 =Yaar Mila Tha
| extra7 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Madhushree]], Raven Millhouse, Shi Millhouse
| lyrics7 =Abbas Tyrewala
| length7 =4:29
}}

{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Rajashri]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Telugu tracklist
| title1 =Chiggy Wiggy
| extra1 = [[Suzanne D'Mello]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| length1 = 5:11

| title2 = Gundey Lo Nippundiley
| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], Shreya Ghoshal, [[Benny Dayal]], Shi Millhouse, Henry Kuruvilla, Raven Millhouse
| length2 = 5:29

| title3 = Chintela Makunedu Sardaga Chivinchemu
| extra3 = Shreya Ghoshal, [[Vijay Prakash]]
| length3 = 5:17

| title4 =Yemayyindo Mansukhi Teninnu Manchhiti
| extra4 = [[Rashid Ali (singer)|Rashid Ali]], Kavita Belliga
| length4 = 5:23

| title5 = Blue Theme
| extra5 = Vijay Prakash, [[Sonu Kakkar]], [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Blaaze]], [[A. R. Reihana|A. R. Reihana]], Raqeeb Alam
| length5 = 3:55

| title6 =Priyathama
| extra6 = Shreya Ghoshal, [[Naresh Iyer]]
| length6 = 3:26

| title7 = Priyudu Kalisinadaiya Nannu Kalisinadaiya
| extra7 = [[Madhushree]], [[Udit Narayan]], Raven Millhouse, Shi Millhouse
| length7 =4:29
}}

===Album reception ===
{{Album ratings
|rev2 = [[Bollywood Hungama]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13837/index.html Bollywood Hungama review]</ref>
}}
The soundtrack of the movie has received positive reviews. ''bollywoodhungama'' reviewed the music saying "Blue is a good album and has all in it to make a good impression at the music stands. In a way, the album comes at just the right time when there is quite some variety in store this Diwali. Blue practically mixes up genres..."<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13837/index.html Music Review of Blue By bollywoodhungama.com (4/5)]</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
The film received mixed reviews from critics. [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV]] called the movie an 'smartly crafted underwater thriller', criticizing and at the same time praising the performance and the cast and the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=442&showid=322|title=Review : Blue|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|publisher=NDTV|access-date=19 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019083934/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=442&showid=322|archive-date=19 October 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the movie a positive review, praising the star cast and action scenes and gave the film 4 stars out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13837/index.html|title=Movie Reviews By Taran Adarsh|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|date=19 October 2009|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Blue'' was the first movie to have a budget higher than {{INRConvert|1|b|year=2009}}. The film had a good opening minting around {{INRConvert|400|m|year=2009}} on the opening weekend. The film however slowed down in the second week due to negative word of mouth. The film grossed around {{INRConvert|750|m|year=2009}} in its lifetime making it a below-average venture in the box office.

==Sequel==
The directors announced their intentions to make a sequel to ''Blue'', which is currently titled ''Aasman''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upnews.in/movies/watch-aasman-online-review-trailer-wallpaper-bollywood-movie-2011-%7C-indianjack-com/ |title=Aasman is the second chapter of the movie "Blue" which is directed by Anthony D'Souza. |publisher=Upnews.in |access-date=1 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324202806/http://www.upnews.in/movies/watch-aasman-online-review-trailer-wallpaper-bollywood-movie-2011-%7C-indianjack-com/ |archive-date=24 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The cast is slated to include [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Lara Dutta]], [[Zayed Khan]], [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Katrina Kaif]] reprising their roles from the original, with new additions including [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]], [[Neha Oberoi]], and [[Sonal Chauhan]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Super Admin |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2009/akshay-katrina-blue-sequel-231009.html |title=Akshay Kumar with Katrina Kaif again in Blue sequel |publisher=Oneindia.in |date=23 October 2009 |access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/55088/john-abraham-for-blue-2-sequel-aasman-katrina-kaif-will-also-return.html |title=Sujeet Paygude for Blue 2 sequel Aasman, Katrina Kaif will also return « RS Bollywood Online |publisher=Radiosargam.com |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref> [[A. R. Rahman|A. R. Rahman]] has been approached to compose the music.

==See also==
* {{annotated link|List of most expensive non-English-language films}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1223922|Blue}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/bollywood/6338490/Kylie-Minogue-makes-Bollywood-debut-with-Chiggy-Wiggy.html|title=Kylie Minogue makes Bollywood debut with Chiggy Wiggy|date=15 October 2009|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=22 September 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Critics+pan+Kylie's+Chiggy+Wiggy+song/1/62916.html|title=Critics pan Kylie's Chiggy Wiggy song|work=intoday.in|access-date=22 September 2015}}

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R. Prasanna

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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Ramaswamy Prasanna
| image = Guitar Prasanna.jpg
| caption =Prasanna at one of his concerts in Chennai
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| birth_date = Oct 2, 1970
| birth_place = India
| genre = Carnatic, jazz, rock, world fusion
| occupation = Musician, composer, educator
| instrument =Guitar, bass, piano, percussion
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.guitarprasanna.com}}
}}

'''R. Prasanna''' (better known as Guitar Prasanna), is a pioneer in performing [[Carnatic music]] on the guitar. He also plays [[jazz]], [[progressive rock]], and [[world fusion music|world fusion]].

== Early life and background ==
Prasanna grew up in Chennai, India and fell in love with the guitar at age of five after hearing his neighbor play. He received his first guitar when he was ten years old and would try to play Tamil and Hindi film songs and imitate the sounds of his sister's Carnatic singing with the instrument. Prasanna's interest in Western pop music developed when his father's colleague gave him some cassette tapes with songs by the Bee Gees, ABBA, Toto, Peaches and Herb, and the Pointer Sisters.

While still in high school he began making a reputation as a guitarist with local band XIth Commandment. During his years studying naval architecture at [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|Indian institute of Technology, Madras]] (where he also met his wife Shalini), he toured India with his rock bands (The Haze and then Shakuni & the Birds of Prey), covering songs by Santana, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rush, Steely Dan, Jethro Tull, and the Scorpions and compositions like "Peaceful" and "Blues for Saraswati". Prasanna's musical development led him to blues and jazz. After working as a software consultant, he gave up a career in engineering and IT and moved to Boston to attend [[Berklee College of Music]] where he majored in Jazz and Classical Composition.

==Education==
Prasanna received a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[Naval Architecture]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]] in 1992. He also graduated [[magna cum laude]] from the [[Berklee College of Music]], Boston.

==Educator==
* Established Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music and served as it president
* Faculty member at [[Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity]], Canada for international workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in May 2008
* Lectures and clinics at [[Harvard University]], [[:de:Institut für Musik der Hochschule Osnabrück|Institute of Music at Osnabrück University]], [[Berklee College of Music]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[Tufts University]], [[School of Jazz (The New School)|New School]] in New York, [[University of Arizona]], [[Utah State University]]

==Discography==

===As leader===
* ''Guitar Goes Classical'' (Audio Fine, 1993) (India)
* ''Evergreen Melodies on Guitar'' (Keerthana, 1993) (India)
* ''Evergreen Classicals on Guitar'' (Keerthana, 1993) (India)
* ''Vibrant Aesthetics'' (Inreco, 1993) (India)
* ''Spirit of Youth'' (Saragam, 1993) (India)
* ''Guitar Indian Style'' (Oriental, 1996) (U.S.)
* ''Roots'' (Sangeetha/HMV, 1997) (India)
* ''Echo'' (Saican, 2000) (Canada)
* ''Apoorva Ragas on Guitar'' (Kalakendra, 2000) (U.S.)
* ''Natabhairavi'' (Inreco, 2000) (India)
* ''Shakthi: The Omnipotent'' (Music Today, 2000) (India)
* ''Peaceful'' (Susila, 2001)
* ''Ragamorphism'' – Guitar instructional DVD (Susila, 2004)
* ''Be the Change'' (Susila, 2004)
* ''Ra Rama'' (Kosmic, 2005) (India)
* ''Electric Ganesha Land'' (Susila, 2006)
* ''Live in Sedona'' DVD (Susila, 2009)
* ''Ragabop Trio'' (Abstract Logix, 2010) with Steve Smith, George Brooks
* ''Tirtha'' ([[ACT Music|ACT]], 2011) with Vijay Iyer, Nitin Mitta
* ''All Terrain Guitar'' (Susila, 2016)
* "Apna Ek Kal" feat. Anuradha Palakurthi and Hariharan (2016) (single)

===Special projects===
* ''Summa cum Jazz'' (BMG, 1999)
* ''Lagaan'' ([[Sony Music|Sony]], 2001) with A.R. Rahman
* ''Moon Guitars'' ([[De Werf]], 2002) – Fabrizio Cassol, Prasanna, David Gilmore
* ''Million Dollar Arm'' ([[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]], 2014)
* ''The Hundred Foot Journey'' ([[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]], 2014)

===As guest===
* ''Play by Ear'' – Deep C, 2002
* ''Peace in Progress'' – Manisha Shahane, 2003
* ''Apfelschaun'' – Ben Schwendener/Uwe Steinmetz (Gravity Arts, 2003)
* ''Moving'' – Tony Grey, 2004
* ''The Music Messiah'' – Illayaraja (Agi Music, 2006)
* ''Hidden Mandala'' – Marc Rossi (Gravity Records, 2008)
* ''Inner Duality'' – David Hines (Spice Rack Records, 2009)
* ''Mantra Revealed'' – Marc Rossi (Innova, 2012)

=== Soundtracks ===
* ''Kochadaiyan'' (Tamil) – A.R. Rahman, 2014
* ''Highway'' (Bollywood) – A.R.Rahman, 2014
* ''Essaye Moi'' (French) – Pierre Van Dormael, 2006
* ''Mumbai Express'' (Tamil) – Illayaraja, 2005
* ''Ghajini'' background score (Tamil) – Harris Jayaraj, 2005
* ''Swades'' (Bollywood) – A.R.Rahman, 2004
* ''Dil ne Jisa apna kaha'' (Bollywood) – A.R.Rahman, 2004
* ''Udhaya'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 2003
* ''Ramanaa'' (Tamil) – Illayaraja, 2002
* ''Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke'' (Tamil) – Aravind/Jaishankar, 2002
* ''Lagaan'' film (Bollywood) – A.R.Rahman, 2001
* ''Grahan'' film background score (Bollywood) – Karthik Raja, 2001
* ''Dumm Dumm Dumm'' (Tamil) – Karthik Raja, 2001
* ''Vanchinathan'' (Tamil) – Karthik Raja, 2001
* ''Pukar'' (Bollywood) – A.R.Rahman, 2000
* ''Split Wide Open'' (English) – Karthik Raja, 1999
* ''Harischandra'' (Tamil) – Agosh, 1999
* ''Enn Swasa Kaatre'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 1998
* ''Jeans'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 1998
* ''Kizhakkum Merkkum'' (Tamil) – Illayaraja, 1998
* ''Zor'' (Bollywood) – Agosh, 1998
* ''Nam iruvar namakku iruvar'' (Tamil) – Karthik Raja, 1998
* ''Kadhala Kadhala'' (Tamil) – Karthik Raja, 1998
* ''Ullasam'' (Tamil) – Karthik Raja, 1996
* ''Lovebirds'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 1996
* ''Muthu'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 1995
* ''Puthiya Mugam'' (Tamil) – A.R.Rahman, 1992

== Composer ==
===Film===
* ''Framed'' (2007)
* ''[[Smile Pinki]]'' (2009)
* ''The Open Frame'' (2011)
* ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]'' (2012)
* ''Algorithms'' (2012)
* ''After My Garden Grows'' (2014)

===Dance Theater===
* ''Soliloquy'' (1997)
* ''Sanaatana'' (2001)
* ''DNA in Dance'' (2004)
* ''The Tempest'' (2004)
* ''A Story and a Song'' (2007)

== References ==
* Kopman, Budd. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061124215222/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=1593 Prasanna Biography]. All About Jazz.
* Kopman, Budd [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=27553 "Tirtha at The Jazz Standard"]. All About Jazz.
* [http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/prasanna-leaves-musical-borders-behind-on-all-terrain-guitar/61014 Prasanna leaves Musical Borders Behind on 'All Terrain Guitar'], an article in ''Guitar Player'' magazine
* [https://www.vintageguitar.com/25817/prasanna/ Prasanna: All Terrain Guitar], an article in ''Vintage Guitar'' magazine
* [http://www.carnatica.net/sangeet/guitar.htm Prasanna's history of the Carnatic guitar]

==External links==
* [http://www.guitarprasanna.com Official site]

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