Ladies and Gentlemen..

Mark my words.
Here is a name that you will recognize much faster in the not too distant future. Touchwood.

R.Raghavendra it is.
He is presently doing an innocuous First year Visual Communication with the DG Vaishnav college of arts and science in Chennai. And the only reason he got in was that his uncle was/is the principal of the place.
But that is not wat is gonna make him a legend.
Sample this:

Vellai veLicham bhoomiyil vizhattum
kollai pona inbam meendum pirakkattum
nam kanngal kaaNum indha poRkaLam
oru swargam aagattum
indha ulagam marubadiyum piRakkattum
nam nenjathil poo pookkum

Bhoomiyai amaidhiyaai kaaNum kaalam kanavaa
manidhargal manidharaai maarum kaalam kanavaa
aayudhangaL azhindhu ange anbu kaRangal neeLumo
poRkalangal pudhaindhu ange punidha sthalangal thondrumo
varungaalam edhirkaalam porkaalamaagattum...

A verse written and set to music by this 17-yr old.
RR(as he is known to everyone who knows him), had me totally proud when I heard this song.
I will duly upload the song itself after adding some copyrights to it, and i promise you your jaw will drop.
Add to that a fast-growing carnatic career as a full-time vocalist, with some 100+ concerts (and having just completed the music for an animation film to be screened at the Tokyo Film Festival) under his belt, and winning the Ragamalika event on jaya tv under the watchful voice of SPB, and he begins to drift into unimaginable territory.
My prayers to the one up above to give RR good health and a long,long musical life.

I am a proud brother, yet again. (today happens to be Raaki day, so love to the other person i am so proud of.. Vidya)

Cheers!

ps :: next wil hav to write about the only person who brought tears to my eyes when leavin chennai for ahd..