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If IR is thrusting his music over to directors we have to note that either he should be a new comer or he does not have much musical ideas. May be the director has lot of ideas (with respect to the film overall), but musically he cannot tell this music will suit for his film, except to oblige, even though it is his own film and dream. Nasser said in clearly his own words that was the communication between a gyani and gyanasoonyam. But if you see any other new comers for example Suka in Padithurai, we heard some new rare raagas, definitely he would have listened to him. Same way Sathyan. For him he composed 25 tunes for his first film, but only 5 were selected by Sathyan. We cannot blindly say, he thrusts his musical ideas to every new director.

All new directors only have an ambition that IR should score for their movie. That's the confidence they still have which is even greater than their own confidence about the movie. Here Nasser was a new comer that time and IR had already crossed almost 20 years in the industry. So, even I believe for Mani's first film, IR would have thrusted his music, no blame there. Once that director sticks with him and Raja comes to know about his subjects and his musical sense, he slowly starts listening to them. That gells well. Same goes to KB, BR, Sathyan and many others. Even though KB might have done sindhu bhairavi with Raja as his first film, Raja already knew about his films and the music in his films. May be same holds true to GVM. Also KB was a senior, so he has to listen to his musical ideas. No harm in that.

Definitely these kind of directors come up with some excellent situation, which gets its deserved treatment. He never went to London for Dhoni or Mouna Raagam for recording songs or background score. I agree, there many may not afford (financially) to all his requests. But that does not mean that he take special interest in some and not in others. I cannot agree to it at all. All music emanates from his brain only once for everyone. It is just that some take it as it is and some are not convinced where he gets another tune. Even if that thrusted Nasser's 'Thendral Vandhu' and KB's non-thrusted Marimari ninne are same for him. Otherwise Nasser would not have fallen to his feet after listening to it and cried, which we conveniently forget. Only we differentiate and classify his music (based on our liking/tastes), not him.

if the album is not up to the market's expectations, then the blame would be squarely on IR..There is no point in blaming the young generation, their tastes etc.

Pesunga sir pesunga. He is not running this race at all. Only we think like that and want him to run towards it. This soundtrack will be the dearest one like every other Maestro's soundtrack, it is up to us to celebrate or ignore.