MAESTRO ILAIYARAAJA NEWS & TITBITS VER.2010-2011

[rprasad]

I think people need to calm down and not overreact by making silly statements that IR handled it without any focus and such. This is a play not a musical play from what i read. IR probably did it because the director came to him and requested him to. Its the director's choice on how he feels the music needs to be and how much music is needed for the play. This is not a Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber kind of musical play. I also think it must have been the directors choice to use the Singing Self bit for the play since IR rarely wants to re-use his old music unless specifically requested by the director/producer.
Lets be honest here this is not a Bombay Dreams kind of opportunity we are talking about here. Just a small play(though a Broadway play) done by Indian group and IR did what he could given the scope the play had.
Also lets stop questioning whether IR gave 100% or 200%. The man has dedicated his life to music. This is not a usual job like we do. Its a creative art and its upto people who work with him to extract the creativity out of him.