Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

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Nice report from The Hindu paper

Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Balachander said that he came to the function mainly for the sake of Ilaiyaraja. “There's a family wedding today, but I am here to be with Ilaiyaraja. Raja enhances the beauty of a film with his haunting music. I have worked with M. S. Viswanathan and when I wanted to try a different composer, I sought his permission and approached Ilaiyaraja for ‘Sindhu Bhairavi.' When the song ‘Padariyein Padipariyein' was to be set to tune, he asked me for a day's time. The next day he was ready with the tune — a folk song with a blend of Carnatic music; only someone like Ilaiyaraja could come up with such a composition...."