Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[Gregorysab]

aakarsh,

It doesn't tell the whole story of IR-KB break-up but only the specific PPA episode.

- IR was upset that they wanted to only use his name and not his fresh composition (creative artist, understandable)

- They used old tracks, fine - but why non-IR track? (Ek dujE kE liyE, as reported by raja_fan), this could have irritated him more. I think those days, even non-IR songs weren't that much allowed to be part of his movies (like passing references, as sung by a character etc)

- For the next movie, we don't know whether KB approached IR...that's not told here, so, it could be that KB was adamant as well

-IR claims here that only when KB's production house did a Rajinikanth movie, Rajini came to IR. (possibly aNNAmalai). Even this time, as claimed by IR, a) KB didn't approach IR directly as the producer, b) not even told Rajini the prior-friction but simply despatched him to beg IR

So, ego problem is not from IR only...

App-engine, Balachidam and Kiru,

I am not the one to comment on value-system or the correlation between value-system and music generated. We know that he has his own value-systems and there isn't anything new that we can write about his brain and the music he makes.

I just felt that the interpretation that KB & team want only his name and not the music sounds a bit farfetched. I dont mean to take side of KB here. But I earlier thought that KB used IR's scores without telling him. But the article says that they approached him. As a producer, what can KB do? either wait for IR or proceed with alternative (IR scores). I feel that he proceeding with using the scores is not THAT BIG A SIN, given the circumstances (strike and all). Remember a S.Janaki interview when Janaki admitted that she had differences with Raaja because when she was late for some recording, Raaja proceeded with Jency and did not inform Janaki. Who doesn't make mistakes? Such things happen everywhere sometimes. That quick interpretation by Raaja that they cant wait and they want only my name, sounds a bit too much for me. Lookslike it sprang out of a bad-mood. When you have a bad day in office, even small irritating issues at home seem big and result in bad temper. This seems to be a case like that Only difference is tempers come down usually for people, but here it looks as if he has taken an oath at that moment,

I am not aware of Ek Duje Ke Liye songs because I never watched PPA. and i think even if they used, its hardly a big deal. I dont think its an issue for Raaja (who didnt mind old telugu songs to be re-used and remixed for Kanaka Mahalakshmi recording dance troupe).

Yes, KB also should have given up his ego and should have tried to patch up. Like I said, it takes two hands to clap.

But then Raaja is an artist. And artists do have their own deficiencies. we cannot do anything but just accept his music. Thats all. I know that this split was unfortunate. But lets not put the blame squarely on just 1 person - be it Raaja or KB or anyone in Kavithayala team or Rajnikanth. Its a misunderstanding between all.