Re: Why IR was ignored for Marmayogi?
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Originally Posted by raagas
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Originally Posted by NormalMan
Let me say this outright - I have enormous respect for ARR and what he can deliver for the masses. So this post has got nothing to do with him or his capabilities.
The more I read about Marmayogi and a glimpse of what the story might be, why was IR rejected or politically right not the choice by Kamal? Was it because Kamal had inherent doubts on the capabilities of this genius? In my opinion with a creator & motivator like Kamal, wonders could have come out. Agree Virumaandi was not the best of their outputs, but look at Hey Ram - I bow thee. I was watching it even last week and man it is indeed a classic.
So why on earth Kamal had to choose IR? Was it financial marketability? Was it fear of failure? Or confidence lost? I always look at how Spielberg tuck to John Williams no matter what and wonders have always come out from JW. Kamal is no Spielberg, but the statement was to bring out the anomaly of the situation here. Maybe I’m venting too much here. But maybe a few in the forum know more than me. To sum up, we have lost a dashing combo forever.... adios !!
Normal Man,
every artiste seeks to try something new and we know Kamal also does. Much has been written and spoken about ARR being the best composer around, AFTER ilaiyaraaja (well, generally people take the names MSV, IR and ARR in same order). Probably he felt like trying out. We must not forget that Kamal signed Ustad Zakir Hussain for his shelved "Marudhanayagam" and violin Maestro "L.Subramaniam" for Hey! Ram initially (that he came back to IR is a different issue, coz he had his reasons, whatever). and IR or SPB are not the only friends of Kamal. He rubs his shoulders with the likes of Maniratnam etc too. So, even they all must be having opinions/discussions around same subjects, much like we do here and probably Kamal felt convinced that ARR too could deliver it. Mind you, it is not about IR's inability to deliver or ARR's saleability alone. It could be genuine natural creative urge too, to collaborate and try and see. Afterall new things emerge out of such collaborations.I dont think we can find fault with Kamal. I am looking forward to Marmayogi's soundtrack.
i understand that we all feel sorry when Kamal doesnt take IR, but expecting the same combo, irrespective of good music, always is asking too much.They are entitled to creative freedom, of choice. We can only sit back and listen to good music, be it IR or ARR or anyone for that matter.
First and foremost Kamalji would be still having a sigh of relief after the horrendous Dasavatharam miraculously recovered its investment and saved its producer.Kamalji is the only producer/director who openly,on record supported Ayya for the last few years when regular biggies of the industry deserted him.ARR was as big as he is when Kamalji came up with Hey Raam or Virumaandi.Where was the so called creative urge and hunt for the 'NEW' then.ARR had given him big hits in INDIAN , THENALI.Ayya was still his choice.There was a personal attempt from Kamalji to release HEY RAAMS bgm through SONY and later Saregama which didnt work out.There was heated discussions on the movies soundtrack with ADLABS executives when they were involved in the project.Everything changed when Rajkamal themselves became co-producers.This sudden aversion is definitely due to Kamaljis lack of confidence in the final product and his drastic attempt at ensuring box office returns.
Re: Why IR was ignored for Marmayogi?
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Originally Posted by rajaalltheway
First and foremost Kamalji would be still having a sigh of relief after the horrendous Dasavatharam miraculously recovered its investment and saved its producer.Kamalji is the only producer/director who openly,on record supported Ayya for the last few years when regular biggies of the industry deserted him.ARR was as big as he is when Kamalji came up with Hey Raam or Virumaandi.Where was the so called creative urge and hunt for the 'NEW' then.ARR had given him big hits in INDIAN , THENALI.Ayya was still his choice.There was a personal attempt from Kamalji to release HEY RAAMS bgm through SONY and later Saregama which didnt work out.There was heated discussions on the movies soundtrack with ADLABS executives when they were involved in the project.Everything changed when Rajkamal themselves became co-producers.This sudden aversion is definitely due to Kamaljis lack of confidence in the final product and his drastic attempt at ensuring box office returns.
I dont see a reason why the creative urge or interest to collaborate cannot spring now, just becoz it did not spring up back then. The point i am trying to make is this - choosing ARR doesnt necessarily mean dumping IR once for all. Choosing ARR doesnt mean pure box-office returns, although that could be one more element but not the whole of it.
