Maestro Ilayaraja News and Tidbits 2014

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http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-ne...new-policy.htm
இது சிலருக்கு அதிர்ச்சியாக இருந்தாலும், அவர் நன்றாக படமாக்க வேண்டும் என்பதற்காகத்தானே அப்படி சொல்கிறார் என்பதை புரிந்து கொள்ளும் இயக்குனர்கள் இளையராஜாவின் இந்த புதிய கொள்கையை வரவேற்றுள்ளனர்.

After seeing Megha, it was clear to me that Raja's approach has to change a bit in order for his music to reach a larger audience. Despite such wonderful songs in Megha - the film bombed in box office. This is contrary to the past where even if the songs were just hummable, films carrying Raja's banner would succeed!! Clearly Tamil Film world has moved on to something else!! . A few things that disappointed me in Megha was that the picturisation was very ordinary - and in some cases like "Jeevane Jeevane" - the song was shredded into multiple pieces & was not even used fully. If such a high class musical like "Megha" could fail in the box office, I'm sure it calls for a changed approach. I hope for Raja's sake, his new approach works better.