This article was first published in 2018 Ilayaraja is regarded as the king of re-recording. His background score lends depth, mobility and an emotional bond with the viewer, transcending even an ordinary scene to epic proportions. His re-recording for films like Nayagan, Padhinaaru...
This article was first published in 2018. How did Ilayaraja reach cult status? Coming from a small village in southern Tamil Nadu, with virtually no education and no musician in sight except his elder brother Paavalar Varadarajan whom he would accompany for music performances as part of...
In the early days, Ilayaraja’s brother R D Baskar would visit the offices of producers in Chennai, seeking an opportunity for the Ilayaraja-led Pavalar Brothers to compose music for their forthcoming films. However, there were no takers. At one stage, Raja even told Baskar not to visit these...
Any creative person is basically proud of his or her work. Without such pride, it would be difficult to attain great heights.
