http://kamsnet.wordpress.com/2012/10...-told-by-ir-2/
Why I came away from KB by Ilayaraaja in Kumudam today
There was a film industry strike when we had to do the rerecording of the movie Pudu Pudu Arthangal. The movie was directed
by K Balachandar. I was in Mumbai for the recording of the movie Shiva. Ananthu and Natarajan came to mumbai and met me.
They said Sir the release date for the movie has been fixed. The strike in chennai is still on and you too cannot come from
mumbai. We also dont have the time to wait for you and record and hence we will take the track and then use it in the
movie. Then Ilayaraaja told them so you want only name "Ilayaraaja" and dont want my music. You want to use my name
Ilayaraaja only for commercial purposes and the director KB trty to this.So IR said please do what ever you want.
After some years Kavithalaya again approached Raja for music and then raja thought for these people only the name is
important and not my music hence why should i do music for them?
Then when Kavithalaya did a movie for Rajinikanth, rajnikanth came to me. Neither Rajni asked me why you are not making
music for KB's films nor i did not tell him. Rajni just asked me to do music for his movie. KB Himself could have told the
matter to rajni and then sent him but he did not. At least rajni could have asked KB to talk to me but nothing happened.
Hence i said i cannot do music for the movie
this is the reason.