Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

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A related facet about Sathyan is his consistency in what he beleives- he does not change even the artistes he is comfortable working with.

In every interview he keeps saying, "there are 3 people I deeply revere, two are Yesudas & Ilaiyaraaja, whom I consider fortunate enough to be born with in the same era, Ilaiyaraaja whom I consider equally fortunate to be able to also work with, watching the music getting to form (One example he quotes frequently for this - is the Melleyonnu song of Manssinakkare, which he says was unbeleivaly the same as what he was looking for, when he explained to IR) & the 3rd is Mohan lal whom I enjoy directing , watching his effortlessness & spontainety".

A trivia- although he started off as a lyricist for 10 years, having written more than 100 songs before learning & directing films, he has not written a song for IR so far. Looking at his track record at songs, that would be something to look out for. That's also a factor why songs in his films stand out.

As a film director, he has been writing his own story / dialogues etc. apart from directing his own scripts probably since Manasinakkare. Earlier, when he teamed up with Srinivasan for the story/dialogues, the films were laugh riots.
Alone, the comedy factor is definitely lower. The news is he is teaming up with Srinivasan for the next- a sequel to Sandesham, that was a superb film.