The video, shared on Instagram by Seshagiri, shows his father Ramkrishnan seated comfortably on a chair at their home in Tamil Nadu playing the flute. Lost in the music, he can be seen effortlessly recreating the melody of Tu Hi Re.Tamil Nadu man practices Tu Hi Re on flute, son secretly captures the moment (Photos: Seshagiri/Instagram) Sometimes, the most beautiful musical moments are the ones that happen without an audience.
A man from Tamil Nadu found himself at the centre of such a moment when his son secretly recorded him practising a song on his flute. What he captured was a soulful rendition of Uyire, the Tamil version of AR Rahman's iconic Tu Hi Re, which has now reached millions of people online.The video, shared on Instagram by Seshagiri, shows his father Ramkrishnan seated comfortably on a chair at their home in Sathyamangalam playing the flute.
Lost in the music, he can be seen effortlessly recreating the melody of the popular song from the 1995 film Bombay.“My dad thinks he is just practising this song. I think the world deserves to hear this,” read the text overlay on the video.In the caption of his post, Seshagiri also thanked AR Rahman for composing the memorable melody.
Tu Hi Re featured in Mani Ratnam's 1995 film Bombay, starring Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala.“POV: You secretly record your dad practising, and end up capturing something beautiful. Thank you @arrahman sir for giving us this beautiful song.” The video has garnered close to seven million views as it also brought Ramkrishnan an outpouring of appreciation from viewers.Responding to the love, Ramkrishnan wrote, “For someone who has simply enjoyed playing the flute for years, receiving so much love from all of you is truly overwhelming.
I am short of words! Thank you so much for making this moment so special!”Ramkrishnan is a flutist who also runs a YouTube channel called FluteWaves, where he shares his musical performances.- Ends