Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

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Thanks Sunil

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Sari sir unga vazhikke varen.

Cheran - Desiya geetham was his second film after Bharathi Kannama. Yes, Bharathi Kannama was quite successful with songs also becoming hits. It was a film about 'paasam' between brother and sister. In his second film, Desiya Geetham, he opted for a political subject that too it was little bit against the then Chief minister MKK. We even know the history how this film was abused by the political party. So there itself lies the problem. Still he got Filmfare award for Best director. What can Maestro do here? After that he went back to other MDs like Bharadwaj for Autograph (again a love and safe subject), Sabesh Murali for Thavamai thavamirundhu. He was very successful as a director then. As per your jinx thing, after he came to Maestro for his second film, he should not be a successful director after that, right? And that again in 1998 where Maestro was past his peak (according to you all). But after that only his two biggest hits came. Can I take this positively because he worked with Maestro in his earlier film, that's why he got his biggest hits in his career.

Again he came to Maestro for Mayakkanadi. The film bombed because it was recap of all his earlier films, again Maestro cannot help there. That was in 2007. After that he started acting in more film like aadum koothu, pirivom santhippom, raman thEdiya seethai. May be there he lost the steam as a director. When he directed again in 2009 for Pokkisham, it bombed because the film was too slow (I liked that film). Again Maestro did not score for the film. Don't blame Maestro here. Now again, he is into acting more seriously. We have seen that in Yuddam sei, Muran etc.

So please don't blame/think Maestro for Cheran's career and his plot of films.

Do you want to talk about Agathiyan. OK
His only hit film was Kathal kOttai and to some extent gokulathil seethai. Both was in 1996. Just imagine if a director is having confidence in his music director, why is he jumping to another one? He already saw hits in these two films. Still he opted for IR for his next film, Kathal Kavithai because he thought for that script he needed IR. IR didn't disappoint, we know still everyone loves those songs. Unlike you said, this film was declared hit. You can browse through. After that he remade Kathal Kottai in Hindi named Sirf Tum. Everyone wants to get recognized in bollywood immediately right. Fame, money. Even after this loss, he wanted to do another Hindi film. Hum Ho Gaye Aapke. That was his decision, again why do you want to bring IR jinx here?

Do you still want to talk about Mysskin. I am ready. Please let me know. Please remember he gave super hit Yuddam Sei after his Nandhalala. He never disappeared.

I feel we are thinking too much negatively while there are so much positive avenues to think about Maestro. Whenever we are trying to dig and nitpick about IR (not his music), Why we are not thinking about how many producers, directors, actors have got their life because of Maestro. Even now, Maestro is behind every small producers and new directors. How many films he did for free. After his so-called past prime how many new directors like Bala, Balki, Susheendran have approached him and become successful. Even take Sathyan Anthikaad. He was with another director, after he came to Raja, he never went back. The period when he joined Maestro was in 2001 again past his prime, right? Suseendran also worked with other MDs before coming to Maestro. After that also, he is still there. Same way GMV too. No worries. They all are clever guys.

Also regarding GVM, his last film already bombed or atleast it was not a hit. Please don't bring jinx here saying that since he already thought about Maestro for his next film while he was doing nadunisi naaygal, that's why NNN bombed.