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I’m not aware of what triggered the ‘ARR also has done good music for dud films’ debate (haven’t checked the external links yet).
No one denies this I think. However, if one were to consider the topic of debate as ‘IR’s quantity and quality of music in dud films to that of ARR’s’ (which is yet another futile exercise that is likely to reach anywhere useful) and try to think rationally through it, Senthil’s quote could probably help in summing it up for us – “naan elaavadhu passu’ne, aana neenga paththavadhu fail’ne” (I’m 7^th standard ‘pass’ but you’re 10^th standard ‘fail’; hence I’m superior).
More often that not, both these guys have gone beyond the standard of the films they're operating within, and that’s been one of the highlights of their respective careers; just that the QUANTITY of IR’s output in this regard is almost beyond comparison with ARR’s handful of movies. And that’s a bloody fact, not just an opinion. And this is no 'victory to IR in this bout' either. Now, again, can we move on, please?