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ராஜா சாருக்கு ஆந்திர அரசு நந்தி விருதை இன்று அறிவித்துள்ளது.
வாழ்த்துக்கள் சார்!
Love and Only Love (oct 2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcgRY_Cy_Y
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Originally Posted by buggle
ராஜா சாருக்கு என்ன ஆயிற்று? யார் ஆலோசனையில் இப்படி எல்லாம் செய்கிறார்? அவர் அறிவில் பிறந்தவை தான் அவர் பாடல்கள் அனைத்தும், சந்தேகமே இல்லை. அதனால் அந்த ஐயாயிரத்து சொச்சம் பாடல்களையும் அவரே பாடி,அவரே வாத்தியங்கள் இசைத்து அத்தனையும் அமைத்திருக்க வேண்டியது தானே? ஊர் கூடி தேர் இழுத்து தான் இவர் சிந்தனையை உலகெங்கும் கொண்டு சேர்த்திருக்கிறார்கள் என்பதை ஏன் இவர் ஏற்க மறுக்கிறார்?
அவருக்கு இப்போது குறைச்சல்? தேவைக்கு மேல் புகழும் செல்வமும் அமைந்த பிறகு ஏன் இப்படி எல்லாம் காப்புரிமை பற்றி பிதற்றுகிறார்? நம்மை போன்றவர்களே முகம் சுழிக்கும் அளவுக்கு இருக்கிறதே? இது மாதிரியான செயல் அவருக்கு அவப்பெயர் ஏற்படுத்தும் என்று அவருக்கே தெரிய வேண்டாமா?
இது நல்லதுக்கென்று எனக்கு படவில்லை. மன்னிக்கவும் ராஜா சார், இதை நான் சற்றும் எதிர் பார்க்கவில்லை. உங்கள் பெயரில் எங்கேயோ தவறு நடந்திருக்கிறது. யாரால் என்று தான் தெரியவில்லை.
I am not surprised by Raaja's decision to send a legal notice to SPB50 concert tour of US. Last week I happened to attend SPB50 concert where SP Charan, Chitra, Sailaja and SPB rendered several songs from Ilayaraaja, Rahman, MSV and Vidyasagar compositions. Not even once did SPB or Charan mention or acknowledge the composer's or lyricist's names. SPB made sure that when Charan sang "Agaram Ippo" song from the movie "Sigaram" he acknowledged that he was the composer of the movie and KJY sang the song. Rahman has sent similar notices to many concert groups and event organizers to get proper copyright authorization before playing his songs.
Unfortunately, India has weak copyright laws and rights for media owners. In US and UK, the songs/ albums are copyright owned by label owners like Sony and Universal. Raaja tried to enforce this many years ago when he owned Echo Records. There were big fights with AVM over audio rights of Raaja's platinum hits which were released by AVM. I believe AGI now owns all albums released after year 2000. SPB should have received copyright authorization from all album/ song owners before he embarked on a world tour. A song is a team work of film director, lyricist, composer and playback singer. Everyone should get compensated for the profits that they get. MSV had financial trouble after his son lost money in several bad movie productions. MSV did not get royalty payments for all his super duper hit songs. There are other Indian music directors who died as a pauper including RD Burman and Chandrabose. They never set up proper copyright enforcement to get royalties for their songs. All the TV music competitions and concerts in India who freely render film songs never pay any royalty to the owners and composers. Raaja's decision is to be welcomed and it has taken so many years for him to enforce it. SPB50's US concert without Raaja's songs will be similar to having Sambhar without Paripu. He still has five US cities to cover for next four weeks. Yesterday he completed San Jose concert - not sure whether it's Tamil or Telugu. I agree with Rajaram that it's a big disappointment for Raaja's fans. I was on cloud nine listening to SPB rendering some of Raaja's hits.
Raaja's legal notice to SPB50 concert has kicked off a big social media ruckus. Just now SPB has apologized to his fans in his Facebook page to not make this a big issue with Ilayaraaja. It appears that yesterday SPB50 Telugu concert in San Jose did not have any Raaja's songs. Today is Tamil concert of SPB50 in San Jose. Why did SPB not think of getting copyright permission from Raaja before starting a global tour? All these years crores of people have illegally downloaded Raaja's songs without paying any money. Under international copyright law, the creator(s) of the song including Lyricist, Composer and singer should get royalty whenever the media is rendered in any concert, played in radio/ TV or sung in a public performance. I feel bad that this happened while SPB50 US tour is just starting.
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article...tant-tnm-58868
Singers are minting money, composer doesn’t get 1 rupee’: Ilaiyaraaja’s consultant to TNM
Ilayaraja is right to ask for royalty. Experts explain why.
Music director Ilaiyaraaja’s decision to send singers SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB), Chitra and Charan legal notices over performing his compositions has taken many by surprise. While SPB took to Facebook to say that he did not get any “feelers” from the music composer when his SPB50 tour in America began and that he is “ignorant” of the law, many others wondered if there was more to the legal notice.
Speaking to The News Minute, Ilaiyaraaja’s copyrights consultant E Pradeep Kumar says, “People have misunderstood the issue. Ilaiyaraaja has given two press meets in the last few years telling people not to perform his songs unless they get permission from him and pay royalty. It is not anything new. SPB has created a situation where a legal notice had to be sent.”
Pradeep argues that the famed music director has devoted over 35 years of his life in composing pieces and the royalties that he deserves to receive are not being paid. He, however, adds. “We are not compelling orchestras or musicians who are surviving on Ilaiyaraaja’s music to pay up royalties. We are only concentrating on people who are earning lakhs or crores by using his creations. SPB is not doing charity shows. They are minting money and the composer doesn’t get 1 rupee. It his work and creation.”
With Ilaiyaraaja holding the copyright to many of his songs, Pradeep observes that SPB should have taken the music director’s permission prior to commencing his SPB50 tour, which kicked off in Toronto last August. “They are friends. He could have spoken to Ilaiyaraaja and gotten rights to perform.”
He also points out that the composer never seeks a percentage of the revenue generated from the shows. “There is flexibility. We are saying you tell us how much you want to pay. You have to ask for permission and pay a royalty. But no one is willing to pay even 1 rupee. People want to utilise him free of cost,” says Ilaiyaraaja’s copyright consultant.
In 2015, the music maestro had warned radio stations and television channels of legal action if they played his songs without his consent.
“Only I hold the right to all my songs. The agreements that I signed back in the day were valid only for five years. Since they were not renewed and no royalties have been paid, all agreements stand void,” Ilaiyaraaja said in 2015. He had also gone on to say that he would share the royalties he received from these broadcasters with the film producer, singers and lyricists.
Weighing in on the legal tussle, Swaroop Mamidipudi, an advocate practicing in copyright law says, “Ilaiyaraaja is right to ask the SPB for royalty, presuming he owns the musical work. The singer doesn’t have the copyright. Under law, he should get the composer’s permission, pay royalty and then perform.”
Swaroop explains that there are two copyrights – one for the musical work and another for sound recording. “When a person composes a work, he owns the piece of music. And when it is recorded, the music producer owns the recording,” he points out. When it comes to live performances, however, consent is required from the composer rather than the music label.
A singer, who wished to remain anonymous, told TNM that it is normal practice for organisers to seek permission from composers for their musical works before a concert. “Every time a concert is organised, the event organiser is supposed to take a list of songs. Also, I think every channel, when they organise a reality show, when these kids sing a song, they take a list. They pay a royalty. It’s a small fee they have to pay for all these songs and they pay. It’s the same with radio stations. They pay a certain amount to audio labels or to composers, who every holds the copyright or Intellectual Property for the song,” the singer said.
The singer points out that unlike many music composers in India, AR Rahman owns the complete Intellectual Property to his compositions, allowing him to reproduce his musical works in different languages. But notes that music directors like AR Rahman are a rarity in India.
“The system has always been that a composer creates the tunes and gives it to the audio label, for lock, stock and perpetuity, and all these contracts come into place. A composer then isn’t in a position to reuse his own composition. It actually puts him in a disadvantage because he has signed it off to the audio label and he cannot even use his own compositions on stage. So, technically an audio label can sue a music director if he performs it on stage. Which is why you see composers like Shankar Mahadevan - even if they have sung for others, they don’t pick up those songs and sing it on stage. It is a humongous problem,” observes the singer.
Swaroop points out that in that the 1970s and the 1980s music producers would buy the musical copyright from composers. Having begun his career in the late 1970s, Ilaiyaraaja never received royalties being unaware of his rights. “It is only recently that he gained knowledge about his musical copyright,” says a source close to Ilaiyaraaja.
விளக்கத்திற்கு நன்றி ராஜசேகர்.
காப்புரிமையில் இருக்கும் பாடல்களை வைத்து துட்டு பார்ப்பவர்களுக்கு ஆப்பு வைப்பதில் தவறில்லை. ஆனால் பாலு பிரச்னையை திசை திருப்பி விட்டு விட்டார். முகநூல் பகுதியில் அவர் விளக்கவுரைக்கு இரையாகி ராஜா சாரின் பெயர் ரிப்பேர் ஆகி விட்டதென்னவோ உண்மை. .
பிரச்சனையின் காரணத்துக்கு கார்த்திக்ராஜாவை கை காட்டுகிறார்கள். இந்த காப்புரிமை தான் கார்த்திக்கின் வருமானம். பட வாய்ப்பில்லாமல் இருக்கும் கார்த்திக்ராஜா கம்ப்யூட்டர் ப்ரோக்ராமிங்/கோஆர்டினேஷன் என்கிற ஒரு காரணம் காட்டி ராஜா சார் இசை அமைக்கும் படங்களில் எல்லாம் தனியாக கல்லா கட்டிவிடுவதாக ஒரு குற்றச்சாட்டு இருக்கிறது. ராஜா சார் விழித்து கொள்ளவேண்டும். எத்தனையோ படங்களுக்கு சம்பளம் வாங்காமல் வேலை செய்ததாகவும், கொடுத்த கூலி ரெக்கார்டிங் செலவுக்கு கூட போதாமல் கை காசு போட்டு நீங்கள் முடித்து கொடுத்தீர்கள் என்று கேள்வி பட்டிருக்கிறோம். இப்போது எதற்கு இந்த கூத்து? உங்களுக்கு இது இழுக்கு அய்யா..
Gangai Amaran's fiery attack on Raaja once again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVT5n5DvbaQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zKWtQW5-Y
Gangai Amaran has no clue on how music copyright is handled. He should talk to Rahman or other composers from Hindi film world on music royalty. No one knows the real reason behind this legal notice to SPB50 organizers. SP Charan is the key person to organize this world tour and Charan had several court cases and arrest warrants against non-payment of money as movie producer. This world concert was organized to generate some income. There appears to be a deep rooted problem behind this legal notice from Raaja. As Rajaram mentioned, music lovers will have to weigh their options on how to treat this problem between SPB and Ilayaraaja.
This is such a shocker.... I cant even fathom this. The internet is gone to town with this and as usual there will be fans from both sides defending each of the favorites. But really?? can anyone claim victory at the end of the day?? really??. Whoever comes out victorious out of this.. be it Raaja or SPB... Can any fan be happy about this? Many a time, I was advised by people to look at Raaja the musician and not Raaja the man. His personal side is not my business. But now it has hit us home. Why now Raaja? Why to SPB? And why is the middle of his 50th year tour? Why couldnt you both talk it out before he went on tour? He is/was your friend for christ sake!! Remember the times you enthralled us ... Werent you fully aware of the fallout of sending a legal notice?? My heart breaks at this... Gone is a friendship that made us sleep, made us fall in love, supported us in hard times... yes we may not mean much to your decision Raaja... but please dont tell us that Music for you comes from God and not yours... its all yours and you want a price for that .... Legally you have all the rights to do this... but morally you failed as a friend!. Enjoy the money and the fallout from this!. At the end of the day we cant go anywhere or have any choice but to listen to your music, but remember the hearts that you have let down today ! ....
இந்த பிரச்சனையில் இராஜா மேல் எந்த தவறும் இல்லை. அவரை குறை கூறுவதற்கு முன் காப்புரிமை சட்டத்தை பற்றி தெரிந்து கொள்ளவும். எஸ்.பி.பி. தனக்கு அதை பற்றி தெரியாது என்று கூறுவதை ஏற்க முடியாது. 2, 3 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் தான் இதன் காரணமாக இராஜா வழக்காடுமன்றத்தை அனுகினார். அவரது இசையில் வார்த்த பாடல்கள் அவருக்கு சொந்தமானவை. அவற்றை பாடி பணம் சேர்க்க நினைப்போர் அவருக்கு உரிய தொகையை செலுத்த வேண்டியது அவர்கள் கடமை. அதை விடுத்து இப்போது அவரை குறை கூறுவது என்ன நியாயம்? தனது நண்பர் என்று நினைத்திருப்பாரேயானால் இதை உலகிற்கு பறை சாற்றாமல் தனது நண்பருடன் கலந்து பேசி இதை சுமூகமாக எஸ்.பி.பி முடித்திருக்கலாமே. இப்போது ஒரு மத்திய அமைச்சர் கூட இதை பற்றி கருத்து தெரிவித்திருக்கிறார். அவருக்கு சொந்த ஊர் (ஆந்திரா) பாசம். நம்மவர் எந்த தவறும் செய்யாத நிலையிலும் நாமே அவரை ஏன் எதிர்க்கிறோம்.
இதில் கவனிக்க வேண்டிய இன்னொரு விஷயம். எத்தனையோ கிராமங்களில் இன்றும் பலர் அவரது பாடல்களை பாடி சம்பாதிக்கின்றனர். அதை எல்லாம் இராஜா தடுக்கவில்லை. ஆனால் உலகெங்கும் பாடி அதில் பெரும் பணம் ஈட்டும் போது அவற்றில் இராஜாவிற்கு உரிய பங்கை கொடுப்பது தானே நியாயம்.
Thozhar,
Are you really going make this into an Andhra vs Tamil thing? Pathetic !! . This is about two souls who are/were dear to each other and more dearer to millions of fans as a couple... there are a lot of fans like me who feel that a family has been broken and knowing Raaja, it may never get back together. Raaja and SPB are friends, family and more... the sheer joy of them seeing together and SPB giving anecdotes and praise to Raaja is a sight to behold... and this has been broken for what??? Money/ legality? Legally yes!, he has every right to ask for royalty (I hope he paid the lyric writers when he toured the US). And he can demand the FM music channels for loyalty or even TV channels. I am sad because of the timing.. His friend that grew up with him and went through all the highs and lows of life with him is in his 50 year celebrations and it is a moment of pride and achievement for him. Instead of celebrating the occasion for him, with him, he demands royalty for his songs to be sung on stage?? ... Is this a time for this? Can he not wait and tell SPB when he gets back how he felt about this? Was everything a fake then? Does he not know that we fans are the ultimate losers at the end of this episode, no matter who wins..... This is just not right no matter how you spin this legally.... Raaja may win this battle , but he will never have an idea how many fans he left with a bitter taste....
நான் இதை தமிழ் தெலுங்கு போராக மாற்ற முயலவில்லை. அதை செய்வது மைய அரசின் அமைச்சராக இருக்கும் வெங்கையா நாயுடு. சந்தேகம் இருந்தால் இந்த விஷயத்தில் எதற்கு ஒரு மைய அரசின் அமைச்சர் மூக்கை நுழைக்க வேண்டும் என்று உங்களை நீங்களே கேட்டுக் கொள்ளுங்கள். பெரிய அளவில் மக்கள் பார்க்காத ஒரு இணைய தளத்தில் மிக சாதாரணமான, பெயர் தெரியாத* ஒரு மனிதனான என்னால் ஒரு மொழிப் போரை உருவாக்க முடியுமா என்பதையும் உங்களை நீங்களே கேட்டுக் கொள்ளுங்கள். இந்த விஷயம் இளையராஜா என்ற இசையமைப்பாளருக்கும் எஸ்.பி.பி என்ற பாடகருக்கும் என்ற அளவை தாண்டி எவ்வகையாக உருவகப்படுத்தப் படுகிறது என்பதை உணருங்கள். அதை விடுத்து தேவையே இல்லாமல் என் மீது பாய வேண்டாம்.Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
எஸ்.பி.பி தெலுங்கை தாய் மொழியாக கொண்டவர் என்றாலும் அவர் இந்தியாவிற்கே சொந்தம். எப்படி இளையராஜாவும் இரஹ்மானும் இந்தியாவிற்கே சொந்தமோ அது போல. இளையராஜா மற்றும் எஸ்.பி.பி. இருவருமே இசை இரசிகர்கள் கொண்டாட வேண்டியவர்கள். அவர்களை மொழி வாரியாக பிரிக்க நாம் யார். ஆனால் ஒரு மைய அரசின் அமைச்சர் தேவையே இல்லாமல் இதில் கருத்து சொல்வது தான் நெருடலாக இருக்கிறது.
Thozhar
I read his tweet and there is nothing even remote to taking sides in that tweet. Your post was more alarmingly discriminatory talking about andhra and "nammavar". There is no politics at play here and let's leave it that. There are genuinely concerned fans of both that are shocked by the current situation . You cannot simple seperate these two. If you love spb, you love raaja as well. Just like one cannot love raaja and not love Janaki. I am no one to dictate how these two should have handled things but what I can say with utmost humility is that this is simply not the way . What a sad few days that this has been even though it has nothing to do with my life. That's how this decision has affected music lovers or raaja devotees. Splitting up with vairamuthu was a professional decision which we were totally fine with, but this one with a friend of more than 40 years may even hurt us more than two involved.
Folks, let's not get emotional and try to attack Raaja or SPB regarding this issue. Ilayaraaja has brought to light a very important legal issue regarding film music albums. The legal parties, movie producers, composers, singers and lyricists all agree that the copyright (IPRS) issue in India should be straightened out. It's a known fact that music artists in India especially in film industry are paid very less as compared to Western artists. Ilayaraaja should have been the richest music composer in the world for having composed record number of albums than any one else, but the truth is different. Rahman was one of the first composers to strictly enforce IPRS royalty payment starting from his first film Roja. If I am right, Lahari records owns copyright for most of Ratnam's films and those guys have received payment from SPB and numerous others who have performed Rahman's songs in big concerts. Just two days ago, Bahubali 2 Telugu and Tamil music rights was sold to Lahari for Rs. 4.5 crores which is the highest amount paid in Indian film industry. Bahubali 1 audio rights was sold for Rs. 22.20 crores. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions own audio rights for Hindi version. Tulasiram Naidu of Lahari paid Rs.75 Lakhs in 1992 for Dhalapathi audio rights. SPB hardly sings "Sundari Kanaal" song in any international concert. Raaja is trying to get a legal framework in place for all future artists (playback singers, lyricists, music organizers and instrument players).
Everyone knows that Rahman's father Shekhar died without much money to spare and his illness drove the family to poverty. Shekhar was the main music organizer for all Malayalam movie recordings in Madras. He was never paid his full dues for all the hard work that he did. Rahman's family should be given royalty for all Malayalam songs that Shekhar arranged to compose for Music Directors. Unfortunately IPRS has no such provision and organizers and singers don't get any royalty. This is the legal case that Raaja filed two years ago with Madras High court to seek royalty for all players involved in music album production. SPB and Charan should have sought Raaja's advice or legal opinion before starting a global tour. Each event in US is ticketed and prices start from $35 to $250 for SPB50 concert. All US concerts for SPB50 are held in medium sized sports arena to reduce staging fees. SPB is fully aware of legal ramifications of singing Raaja's songs in an international concert series. He has definitely paid royalty for all Rahman songs which he sings though he picks only 2-3 songs in every concert. People are blaming Karthik Raaja and Charan for this problem which is not entirely true. Also SPB should start acknowledging the composer, director and lyricist whenever he sings a song. SPB never mentions the creator of songs. He never mentioned Rahman, Raaja, Vidyasagar or MSV during his US concerts. He made sure that his own composition for KB's film "Sigaram" was mentioned. When KJY50 function was conducted in Kochi in 2012, the organizers made sure that Music Director, Lyricist, Director and Year of release of the album was prominently displayed in the projection screen. Moreover KJY invited all composers to his 50th anniversary function. SPB50 function did not have such arrangement.
Rajsekar,
I am sorry you started out saying lets not attaqch Raaja and SPB regarding this issue and by the end of your post, you inadvertantly put the blame on SPB for this issue!.Let us be very clear on this.
Is Raaja justified in taking a stand on royalty?
Absolutely Yes!
Is SPB and the organizers at fault for not taking permissions from Raaja before the tour?
Absolutely Yes!
Does Raaja's legal action towards his friend SPB in the middle of this 50th year, without even talking to him, justified?
Absolutely Not.
Raaja's royalty issue happened 2 years ago and various other concerts of SPB has happened in those two years. Then suddenly this. Tell me there is more than the royalty issue at work here.
For all those needing a clarity on the royalty issue, here is a few pointers on how it works in india.
For songs:
Copy write : 50% Producer/25% Music director/ 25% Lyricist. Things in India changed in 2012 with singers demanding a portion of the copywrite.
For back ground score:
Belongs to the author : (In this case the music director)
Raaja tried to get copywrite waived off from the producers and lyric writers for 600 of his films. The producers had sold the rights to the music companies. That is why this is still in court litigation. Raaja currently cannot prove that he holds all rights to the movies he composed. That is why he doesnt get all the money from FM channels/ Mobile downloads/Television songs... He gets his due of the 25% from IPRS which he claimed that they were only paying him 13 lakhs a year and he wanted people to pay him directly. But raaja doesnt want money from people who cannot afford to pay. This makes things very complicated. He only wants money from people who make a lot of money from this.This is very hard to implement with picking and choosing. Tracking the exact amount of raaja songs sung in light music events or FM channels in india will take light years to track down. So IPRS probably will work on getting a fixed amount and go after the big concerts.
Anyways there is nothing much to prod now.. the damage is done by both ... one feigning ignorance to the law.. and the other one who felt that friendship can go to hell... and here we are trying to lick our wounds and say one day things will be ok.
இதை பற்றி மைய அரசின் அமைச்சர் கருத்து கூறுவதே தேவையற்றது என்று தான் நான் கூறினேன். இதில் அவர் யாரையும் ஆதரித்து கருத்து தெரிவிக்கவில்லை என்று கூறுவது வெறும் சப்பைகட்டு. நாட்டில் வேறு பிரச்சனையே இல்லையா? அப்படி இருக்க இதை பற்றி ஏன் கருத்து கூறவேண்டும். அதன் உள்ளர்த்தம் என்ன? அதுவும் தமிழகத்தில் தமிழருக்கு எதிரான பல சதிகள் அரங்கேறிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் இவ்வேளையில்?Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
என் கருத்தை நீங்கள் எப்படி வேண்டுமானாலும் எடுத்துக் கொள்ளலாம். அது உங்கள் விருப்பம். வெங்கையா நாயுடு இதை பற்றி கருத்து தெரிவித்ததற்கு உள்ளர்த்தம் உள்ளது என்பதை மறுக்கவோ மறைக்கவோ முடியாது.
If you love spb, you love raaja as well. Just like one cannot love raaja and not love Janaki.
அப்படி எல்லாம் ஒன்றும் கட்டாயம் இல்லை. எனக்கு இராஜா எஸ்.பி.பி இருவரையும் பிடிக்கும், ஜானகியை விட மற்ற பல பாடகிகளை பிடிக்கும்.
எஸ்.பி.பி இராஜாவை விட கங்கை அமரனுக்கு தான் நெருங்கிய நண்பர் என்பது உங்களுக்கு தெரியுமா. கங்கை அமரன் இராஜாவின் சகோதரர் என்றாலும் அவர் தான் இராஜாவை எல்லா ஊடகங்களிலும் தாளித்து கொண்டிருக்கிறார். இராஜா அதற்கு பதிலளிக்காமல் இருப்பது இந்த வீண் கருத்துகளுக்கு பதிலளித்து அவற்றுக்கு மதிப்பளிக்க கூடாது என்றுதான். இப்போதும் கங்கை அமரன் தான் வரிந்து கட்டிக் கொண்டு எஸ்.பி.பி பக்கம் பேசுகிறார். இராஜா எஸ்.பி.பியோடு பேசினாரா இல்லையா என்பது நமக்கு தெரியாது. ஆனால் இதை எஸ்.பி.பி சமூக வலைதளங்களுக்கு கொண்டு செல்லாமல் இருந்திருக்கலாமே? அவர் இராஜாவை தொடர்பு கொண்டு பேசியிருக்கலாமே. ஏன் இதை பொது பிரச்சனையாக்க முயல வேண்டும். நட்பின் இலக்கணமாக இராஜாதான் இருக்க வேண்டுமா? எஸ்.பி.பி இருக்க கூடாதா?
இராஜ்சேகர் அவர்கள் கூறுவது முற்றிலும் சரி. இரஹ்மான் வந்த பிறகு தான் இசையமைப்பாளர்களுக்கு நியாயமாக கிடைக்க வேண்டிய இசை உரிமை பற்றிய புரிதல் உண்டானது. ஒரு படத்திற்கு இசையமைத்து அதன் மூலம் கிடைக்கும் ஊதியத்தின் மூலம் ஒரு இசையமைப்பாளர் அந்த பட அதிபருக்கு அவர் படத்தில் அந்த இசையை பயன்படுத்த அனுமதி தருகிறார். ஆனால் அந்த இசை என்ற அறிவுப் பொருள் (ஐ.பி) அதை உருவாக்கிய இசையமைப்பாளருக்கே சொந்தமானது. பாடலாசிரியர், பாடகர்கள், இசை கருவி வல்லுனர்கள், ஒலி பொறியாளர் அனைவரும் ஒரு பாடலுக்காக உழைத்தாலும், ஒரு இசையமைப்பாளர் இல்லாமல் அந்த பாடலே இல்லை. அவரது அறிவின் மூலம் உருவான இசைக்கு அவரே சொந்தக்காரர். இராஜா மட்டும் இதை முன்பே செய்திருந்தால் அவர் பெரும் செல்வந்தர் ஆகியிருப்பார். இதை ஒரு முறை இரஹ்மானே கூறினார். என்ன காரணமோ இராஜாவிற்கு அதன் மேல் ஆர்வம் இல்லை. நான் முன்பே கூறியது போல இப்போது கூட இதை செய்வது கார்த்திக் இராஜாவாக இருக்கலாம். அது உண்மையாக இருந்தாலும் அவரை நான் குறை கூறவில்லை. அவர் செய்வது முற்றிலும் சரியே.
ஏன் இதை எஸ்.பி.பியின் ஐம்பதாவது ஆண்டு விழாவின் போது கொண்டு வர வேண்டும் என்றால், அவர் இப்போது தான் இவ்வளவு பிரம்மாண்டமான ஒரு இசை நிகழ்ச்சி நடத்துகிறார். விளம்பரம் செய்பவர்கள் எஸ்.பி.பியின் ஐம்பதாவது ஆண்டு என்று கூறி கல்லா கட்டுகின்றனர். அதில் ஒரு பகுதியை நியாயப்படி இராஜாவிற்கு கொடுப்பதில் என்ன பிரச்சனை?
எஸ்.பி.பியின் ஐம்பத்தி ஓராம் ஆண்டு என்று கூறி அடுத்த ஆண்டு விளம்பரம் செய்தார்கள் என்றால், அப்போதும் கூட இந்த பிரச்சனை வந்திருக்கும். என்னவோ எஸ்.பி.பியின் ஐம்பதாவது ஆண்டில் பிரச்சனை செய்ய வேண்டும் என்றே செய்வது போல் அல்லவா இருக்கிறது சிலர் கூறுவது.
SPB 50 is not a charity show, he is getting heavily paid for doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
Mutrilum Unmaiye....
Kasukka Peruka asai nan pattathu ..vera ethum solla varala....Raja sir..
Ivlo Periya Mahanai.. Kevalama pesuranga... Romba Kastama iruku...
Even if SPB pays to Raja on this issue, what is that he is going to loose??? on his 50th year he shud be happy to pay him..... Raaja is not asking for all the money :) Raja has given him enough for his entire family. including sailaja , saran..etc....
imagine how many concert SPB and all other professional singers would have done in the last 50 years???? did they pay to Raaja?? what the hell ....
If SPB said yes i will my friend Raja for his song that i am performing here in the concert, atleast i am happy that finally Raaja is asking .. i need to pay him back for whatever he has done to my life.. how smooth it would have been.. why SPB not behaved matured here?????
Raja was never money minded person.. if he was money minded .. he would not created what he has and is doing now..
Because of Raaja.. how many people /family lived???? nandri ketta ulgam..:( including his brother Amaran....
strongly condemn Amaran for his loose and respectably speech on TV...
Nenjam porukuthillaiye Intha nilai ketta Manitharai Ninaithu vital.....
Please don't get me wrong... you are asking many fans to choose between which is your better eye? This Jodi shouldn't be separated by time ..now it stands a probability of being separated by legalities ... no one is happy about it ... you can point to royalty and raaja rights but the heart can only see these two together ... it's not like they are going to work in future ... they hardly work together anymore ... but there are thousands of songs we would hear in the future from their past associations.. when I hear them I want to enjoy the magic of these songs and not want to be reminded of their lost friendship... mr.thozhar I don't want to talk politics here about Tamils being oppressed by the central government.. I am aware of it and I have channeled by voice at the right medium but when it comes to these two my heart cannot differentiate these two by language ..state..caste or religion... these two have provided a meaning to my existence through their music ... the pain is real... I can only pray that their friendship is intact... wishful thinking .. but hope is eternal... I love raaja to death but breaking up with spb is something I cannot fathom even in my wildest dreams .. who is right or wrong is immaterial to me at this point...just finished listening to andhi Mazhi... I cannot imagine this song without either of them... I hope you feel my pain
Life will continue... When Vairamuthu split with Raaja, fans were upset and both veterans continued their separate journey. During the peak period of Vairamuthu, Vaali did not have much work and he was left out by Raaja. After the split, Vaali rose to prominence. Same is true with Raaja and Bharathiraja and Ratnam. Both directors continued their journey with other composers. MSV fans were upset that KJY was being increasingly used in place of TMS during MGR days. When Raaja started in 1976, SPB and Malaysia Vasudevan took over the male vocal part. Same is true when MSV and Ramamoorthy split. As Ilayaraaja often quotes "Anything is possible in cinema world". It's literally true. Friends can become strangers and enemies can join together in cinema. Raaja had a fallout with KB over "Puthu Puthu Arthangal" release where KB wanted to release the movie before background score was 100% complete due to 1989 Deepavali rush. This fight led to Balachandar not choosing Raaja for his next directorial film "Azhagan" and in his own production film "Roja". The next split was between Raaja and Rajni at commercial level though they remain as personal friends. Raaja will never compose music for Rajni's films. Mano was introduced to step into SPB's role since SPB became increasingly busy with Telugu movie dubbing and playback songs. Raaja knew how to use everyone's voice be it "Nethu Raathri Amma" or "Vacha Paarvai". Malayalam music fans were shocked that KJY sang that song in another language so breezily. Raaja sang that song in his own typical voice and asked KJY to sing in the same folk tone.
I sincerely hope that the Tamil Film Composers Union and Nadigar Sangam led by Vishal will resolve this situation. Vishal is planning a grand concert for Raaja and SPB is being pulled in. Senior artists like Rajni, Kamal, Sivakumar, Bhagyaraj, Parthiban and many directors, producers and singers both know Raaja and SPB well. No one is ready to voice their opinion for or against this issue. Piracy and copyright violation is worst in Tamil films and no one cares about paying royalty or due recognition for other's efforts. The pending Madras High court case related to Raaja's IPRS petition should help in resolving this problem. In the meantime, let's all continue to enjoy the timeless classics of both Raaja and SPB. No one is going to stop me from hearing their songs everyday. Future live shows by SPB will be a problem.
இராஜா, எஸ்.பி.பி இருவரும் பிரிய வேண்டும் என்று கல் மனம் படைத்தவர்கள் கூட விரும்ப மாட்டார்கள். அவர்கள் இருவரும் இதனால் பிரிவார்கள் என்றும் நான் நினைக்கவில்லை. இவர்கள் இருவருக்கும் ஊடல் ஏற்படுவது இது முதல் முறையுமில்லை. நீங்கள் "அந்தி மழை பொழிகிறது" கேட்கிறீர்கள் என்றால் நான் கேட்பது "மலையோரம் வீசும் காத்து", இவர்களில் ஒருவர் இல்லை என்றாலும் இந்த பாடல் இத்தனை இன்பம் தந்திருக்குமா என்று தெரியவில்லை. இந்த விஷயத்தில் இராஜாவை ஆதரிப்பதால் எஸ்.பி.பியை எதிர்ப்பதாக அர்த்தமில்லை. இந்த விஷயத்தில் இராஜா மேல் நியாயம் இருப்பதாக எனக்கு படுகிறது.Quote:
Originally Posted by sloshed
நீங்கள் இராஜா அபிமானி என்று கூறி தெரிய வேண்டியதில்லை. நீங்கள் கூற விரும்புவது புரிகிறது. இந்த ஊடலை அவர்கள் இருவரும் தீர்த்துக் கொள்வார்கள். இராஜாவின் சட்ட ஆலோசகர் பிரதீப் தந்தி தொலைக்காட்சியில் கூறுகையில், இவர்கள் இருவரையும் யாராலும் பிரிக்க முடியாது, தாங்கள் விளக்கம் அனுப்பியது எஸ்.பி.பிக்கு அல்ல, நிகழ்ச்சி நடத்தியவர்களுக்கு தான் என்று குறிப்பிட்டார். அதே நிகழ்ச்சியில் கவிஞர் பிறைசூடன் கிறுக்குத்தனமாக பேசியதையும் கேளுங்கள். இராஜாவின் பணத்தை பலர் ஆட்டையை போட்டது விளங்கும். இராஜாவின் நிலையும் தெளிவாக புரியும்.
Folks, just some speculations here. Did we have a situation wherein Raaja sir's Symphony could not be possibly released because of a Copyright infringement somewhere? Has this topic of "Copyright" become very sensitive to him after his Symphony experience?
Sudhakar - Copyright (IPRS) law has been 100% enforced around 1990. Rahman has IPRS agreement for all his albums going back to Ad Jingles and Roja. Lahari Records owns full audio rights for all Ratnam movies including Roja. Annakili audio rights is with Saregama which was earlier HMV. Raaja started Echo Records to handle audio rights for his albums and later sold it off. The same is true for his Symphony orchestra. The Hungarian group won't agree to participate in recordings or 2011 Chennai concert without getting copyright papers signed. The problem has been on since 60s when KVM and MSV were composing. No one ventured to fight IPRS royalty like Raaja. With the proliferation of music piracy, MP3 format, YouTube, 24x7 Web radio, TV music competitions and mega concerts, audio rights has become more prominent.
When friends turn foes
Times of India | Mar 23, 2017, 10.37 AM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...w/57786402.cms
What are the odds that Tamil cinema's greatest composer, director and playback singer would all start their careers at the same time, together in one room? Astronomical, right? This remarkable story doesn't start in Chennai, though. It begins when malaria inspector Chinnachamy (as Bharathirajaa was then called) visits Pannaipuram on an official visit and meets the Paavalar brothers — Varadarajan, Baskar, Raajaiah and Amarsingh. This musical band-of-brothers make their living performing in propaganda meetings of the Communist party. Bharathirajaa immediately finds common ground with them. They are kindred souls. All of them, especially Bharathirajaa, Raaja and Amaran have stars in their eyes. They dream fantastic dreams of making it in Kodambakkam. But they are only dreams; poverty and family situations hold them back. Bharathirajaa is the first to take the leap of faith. He throws up his government job and rides his fantasy to Madras. It should have been like Prabhas chasing the damsel up the waterfall in Bahubali, insanely risky and driven by passion. Raaja and Amaran follow shortly. As they reunite, a young upcoming singer, Balu (SP Balasubrahmanyam) joins them. The rest, as they say, is history.
The quartet (because Gangai Amaran was no lightweight either) would go on to become pillars of the very Kodambakkam they once stood in awe of. As us, fans, look on dismayed as battle rages between them in the recent past, let me offer a little bit of consolation through some nostalgia. It was quite a partnership. Consider this. SPB singing for Ilaiyaraaja and Bharathirajaa, Ilaiyaraaja composing for Bharathirajaa, Amaran writing lyrics for Bharathirajaa and Ilaiyaraaja, Ilaiyaraaja composing for Gangai Amaran's films, Ilaiyaraaja producing movies directed by Bharathirajaa and Amaran, SPB singing in Amaran's music... At one point, there was even a plan for Amaran to star as hero in a Bharathirajaa film! I have often wondered if working together that consistently was the defining reason for their scarcely believable success. In my mind, I see the genius of Ilaiyaraaja as the fulcrum of the coalition, the fuel that fed their creative fire (You are, of course, welcome to disagree). Consider their impact on Tamil Cinema.
Bharathirajaa, a genius in his own right, changed the very landscape of our films overnight. He dragged Tamil filmdom kicking and screaming out of its musty studios into the breathtaking beauty of our villages and neon-lights of Chennai. I also consider Mudhal Mariyathai the best Tamil film ever made. SPB would go on to become the most prolific male playback singer in th e country. Gangai Amaran, apart from his lyrical efforts would go on to direct Karagattakaran, the film that still holds the record for most-numberof-days in theatres and add significantly to the rural milieu. Ilaiyaraaja's contributions are too legion and well known to recount here. You can't help but feel that they couldn't have done it without each other. Here's hoping they resolve their differences. Ippadai thorkin eppadai vellum.
- CS Amudhan for Times of India
இளையராஜா-பாலு சர்ச்சை பற்றிய மற்றுமொரு சிறப்பாக வந்திருக்கும் பதிவு. இதுவரை பேசாத பல விஷயங்களையும் தொட்டுச்செல்கிறது.
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My songs, my royalties (The Hindu)
Achille Forler
March 28, 2017 00:15 IST
The Ilaiyaraaja-S.P. Balasubrahmanyan controversy puts the spotlight on our miserable record in fostering a fair and sustainable creative ecosystem for songwriters
Light, it is said, is the greatest disinfectant and music the greatest healer. The controversy over the legal notice by Ilaiyaraaja to S.P. Balasubrahmanyam to claim royalties for the performance of his songs will serve a greater purpose if it can clarify the confusion on this subject in the minds of music industry professionals and the legal fraternity.
Music is an essential component of our human identity. There is no culture without music. This country has been blessed with an unbroken line of musical giants — right from the Sama Veda, the Sangam and the Tamil Saiva saints to Amir Khusro and Tansen through to our own contemporaries like Hariprasad Chaurasia, M.S. Subbulakshmi, A.R. Rahman and countless others — who have woven the various traditions of this country into a musical tapestry that is a marvel to the world.
A fair deal for songwriters
But, to create, one must eat. Under earlier aristocratic and monarchic systems of governments, artists received their livelihood from the patronage of the rulers. Under modern copyright law, whose fundamentals are enshrined in the Berne Convention (1886) to which India is a signatory, lyricists and composers — jointly called songwriters — earn their livelihood through a fair remuneration for any use of their works during their lifetime and 60 years after their death. In other words, royalties are the salary and pension plan of creators and the legacy to their heirs.
This basic principle of copyright law was spectacularly reaffirmed in May 2012 when both Houses of Parliament, in a rare show of bipartisanship, unanimously adopted the amendments to the Copyright Act in the face of fierce opposition from film and music producers. In a letter to thank the Prime Minister for supporting creators, Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar stated that he had retained his copyright in all the work he had done abroad but had been unable to retain a single copyright in any work he did in India because “every time the record companies would flash the Copyright Act at me”. It is against this backdrop that we must examine Ilaiyaraaja’s action.
The kind of stellar body of work that Ilaiyaraaja has created in the last 40 years should have placed him among the world’s Top 10 wealthiest songwriters, somewhere between Andrew Lloyd Webber ($1.2 billion) and Mick Jagger (over $300 million). So one can understand the depth of his frustration — a feeling experienced by all songwriters across the country — when he sees little royalties, if any, from the use of his works even after they become super hits.
Why do Indian songwriters miss out on royalties? Can Ilaiyaraaja prohibit the public (live) performance of his songs? To answer these questions, understanding the role of performing rights organisations (PRO) in the global collection and distribution of royalties is essential.
The importance of PROs
PROs were created in the mid-19th century in response to the impracticality for the owners of music to licence each and every live performance of their songs around the country and the globe. Under this arrangement, songwriters and their publishers would assign/transfer to a PRO — such as the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) in India — their right to authorise the public performance of their songs. In return, the PRO would collect a fee for every musical performance in its country and distribute the money equally between the songwriters and the owner (publisher) after deducting a 15% service fee.
Additionally, the PRO will enter into reciprocal agreements with similar societies around the world, doing the same work in their own territory. Essentially, such agreements say that I give you the exclusive authority to collect the royalties when the music of my members is performed in your country; reciprocally, I will collect whenever music of your members is performed in my country. And we will pay each other.
Under this single-window clearance, the user obtains a licence to commercially perform any music in the world and the royalties collected by the PRO are distributed accordingly. Last year these PROs, representing four million lyricists-composers and their publishers, collected over ₹61,000 crore (€8.641 billion) in 123 countries!
This global system of royalties collection and distribution is regulated by the Paris-based not-for-profit International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies (CISAC). To become a member and benefit from this global system, a PRO must conform to CISAC’s demanding standards of efficiency, fairness and transparency called
The Professional Rules.
Ilaiyaraaja is a member of the British ‘PRS for Music’ and was issued an international identifier no. 619442541. Having divested himself of his performing right in favour of PRS for music, he had therefore no locus standi to issue such a legal notice. Only PRS for Music and its sister societies around the globe have the right to licence the public performance of Ilaiyaraaja’s songs. We must conclude that the celebrated composer received bad advice.
But this begs the question: why would Ilaiyaraaja want to become a member of a foreign society? Because IPRS has a miserable record of service to its members. Its annual income is hardly ₹40 crore, a figure that compares poorly to similar PROs that in 2016 collected ₹225 crore in South Africa, ₹550 crore in Russia or a massive ₹1,825 crore in Brazil. Worse, in 2014 the IPRS surrendered its licence to operate as a legitimate copyright society when it came under investigation by two separate arms of the government. Thereafter its bank accounts were seized by the Enforcement Directorate.
Subsequently, a CISAC audit in 2015 found that IPRS was meeting almost none of its Professional Rules; after two warnings went unheeded, last June CISAC expelled the IPRS for one year. As a result, all royalties collected for the use of Indian music will be held in suspense accounts around the world until IPRS reforms and is readmitted into the CISAC fold.
A fair ecosystem for all
Lastly, songs must be registered in every PRO of the world. This is the responsibility of the music publisher or, in its absence, of the PRO in the country of origin of the songwriter. We find that only 180 songs of Ilaiyaraaja are registered in the U.S., only two in France, none in Germany… so even after the organisers of S.P. Balasubrahmanyam’s concerts pay royalties to a PRO, this money cannot reach Ilaiyaraaja if his songs are not found in its database.
Only an efficient and transparent IPRS can foster a fair and sustainable creative ecosystem for all players, big and small, newcomers and established songwriters, to take the musical talent of India to global heights.
Achille Forler is an expert on music copyright administration and advocate of authors’ rights
Ilayaraaja's copyright lawsuit is known to everyone in South Indian cine world. The Madras High court victory in 2015 was highly publicized and many producers thanked Raaja for the initiative. Watch his brief press meet with Producer Thanu and his explanation on how close friends cheated him. It's very surprising that SPB and Charan embarked on a global tour without talking to their lawyers or sponsors about music royalty. In any SPB concert, his fans always expect him to sing majority of Raaja's compositions. SPB50 organizers should have negotiated payment to IPRS. His global tour started in 2016 with Toronto and Moscow. The latest USA tour started only in March. They had plenty of time to resolve this issue. Unfortunately another close friend has cheated Raaja. The loss is for Indian music lovers who cannot hear SPB singing Raaja's songs in a live setup. It appears that Charan is adamant not to pay any IPRS payment for Raaja's songs but he will pay for Rahman's songs. SPB is now leaning heavily on MSV and KVM's songs since there is no royalty issues for these composers. MSV's family is living a mediocre life and Raaja did a concert in 2016 to collect money for MSV's family. Rajini and Raaja handed over the cheque to MSV's family. SPB and Charan should pay some royalty to MSV for singing his compositions.
உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய் ஓ நந்தலாலா
உனதாணை பாடுகின்றேன் நான் ரொம்ப நாளா
உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய் ஒ நந்தலாலா
உனதாணை பாடுகின்றேன் நான் ரொம்ப நாளா
Watch Raaja's brief press meet in 2015 with Producer Thanu and his explanation on how close friends cheated him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkAIJGHTG0
It's more of a prestige issue now since SPB & co put it out in FB and I don't think there will be any solution to this until SPB go back to India(mid-April) and Kamal or some middleman try to bridge the gap between them
With all due respects to SPB, the organizers of his shows (yes that includes charan) are not doing any social service and are making quite a business with these songs. There is nothing wrong in the notice hence. If this was a charity show and raja sent a notice, we have an option of feeling bad or upset.
Not in this case, for sure.
SPB's interview to Puthiya Thalamurai TV in Houston, TX on April 8, 2017. Only time will tell how this problem will be resolved... SPB50 show started in August 2016 in Toronto. SPB talks about IPRS Royalty payment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQz7iUUaWI0
People should pause for a moment and look at list of Top 100 Musicians (http://www.therichest.com/top-lists/...est-musicians/) in the world. You won't find the name of World record holder for composing the maximum number of albums (above 1000) and songs in this list. Many people know this fact and his amazing music collection had shattered world records several decades ago. I have written about this issue in this group since Indian film/ music industry has a poor track record of maintaining sales numbers and providing copyright ownership to all musicians, lyricists, singers and artists.
One small example - I have calculated that "Ithu Oru Pon Malai Pozhuthil" song would have shattered many Platinum records worldwide, if all sales records from thousands of illegal cassette shops in India, Malaysia, Gulf, Singapore, UK, Sri Lanka besides radio broadcasting in AIR and Ilangai Vanoli were properly accounted. Legal sales of cassettes, CDs and LP Records within Tamil Nadu don't provide the full picture. There are hundreds of such platinum hits from Ilayaraaja. The present generation of youngsters cannot fathom the enormity of Raaja's accomplishments.
Director Velu Prabhakaran nicely explains how Raaja never got his full worth for his enormous accomplishments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kfHI_sKmac
pls read all the series from patrikai.com
Copyright issue: Sun TV barred from using Sony Music Recordings (More fallout from Raaja's notice to SPB)
Chennai, April 21: Today, the Madras High Court has passed a landmark order where in SUN TV who were found using a number of Sony Music songs without prior approvals, are restrained from using Sony Music copyrighted work with immediate effect. This judgement was passed by The Honorable Justice Mr.K Kalyanasundaram after the global music giant challenged the leading Chennai based television network. This important order validates the rights that have been given to Creators and Owners and will go a long way to ensure a fair economic balance between the creative community and the larger broadcast and internet organisations.
Approvals from music rights owners are mandatory before using (synchronization) songs with new visuals. The music could be existing songs, versions or underlying works. TV Broadcasters, Advertisers, Film producers and Internet companies who use existing music will now need to seek prior permission from copyright owners before communicating to the public including broadcasters.
This decision will help the music and film industry as authors, composers and labels shall be entitled to claim their rightful share.
Kannan - Thank You for posting this. Excellent article... I could not find the first and fourth series in the site. Can you please the link for 1st and 4th series?Quote:
Originally Posted by pikannan
I am continuing to study Western music composers and producers who have produced major hits since 1950s. Almost all legendary composers, except for very few giants, have produced around 15-20 major hits (Songs or Albums) during their peak career. Each one of these hits were produced over a period of 6-8 months - each song/ tune would take several months to be fully in production mode with lyrics and score. One such legendary music producer Rick Rubin (Def Jam label) has his own music studio in his Malibu, California mansion. Rubin has had 18 Grammy nominations and eight wins. He takes several weeks or months to come up with a new tune. Our Raaja can churn out original tunes in minutes and the entire music album is ready in 1-2 days. This is mind boggling to think....
Raaja just took a poem and a song was produced. Raaja mesmerized people a day ago at a function - watch the 20 mins video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wyaHW_fJG8
Our Birthday wishes to Dear Maestro Raaja. May his music and compositions live for thousands of years. His music radiates peace, rhythm and good vibrations to everyone who listens to his compositions.
From Behind Woods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOF4H59GZM
Today, June 2nd is a big day for Tamil Cinema. It is the birthday of the legendary music composer and an inspirational film-maker. Yes, we are talking about Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja and Mani Ratnam.
Ilaiyaraaja turns 74 today, while Mani celebrates his 62nd birthday. Both of them have worked together in several films and Raaja has been a major cause for uplifting the already elevated quality of Mani's films. The songs and background scores that have come out in the films from their combination have always topped the charts and have been critically acclaimed too. Even though their amalgamation didn't continue from the early 1990s, the existing legacy is very much loved by their fans.
Ilaiyaraaja's most recent release was Enga Amma Rani and we are all eagerly awaiting his next, Naachiyaar, directed by Bala. Mani Ratnam struck a chord with his recent, Kaatru Veliyidai and there are a lot of expectations over his next film, which is widely speculated to be with Aishwarya Rai.
We wish both these incomparable and blessed legends a very happy birthday and a long life ahead. We also hope that somewhere down the line, they would collaborate yet again to re-create their magic.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/...9bo9XtY8H.html