don_corleone840 Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Kollywood observers feel that there has been a marked change in the public conduct and speeches of 'Maestro' Ilaiyaraaja for the past few months. The 'Isaignani', as he is popularly known, seldom involves himself in any activities other than composing music and making a rare appearance at functions. Of late, though, his speech appears to have been 'aimed' at having a go at his peer and junior A.R. Rehman, his one-time keyboard player. For the first time in more than three decades of his musical sojourn, Ilaiyaraaja has appeared in an entire song in his recent film 'Azhagarmalai'. The melodious title song in the film not only features him but also is sung by the Maestro himself. Even the lyrics were penned by himself and had lines such as "whosoever wishes to go away from this country may do as they please; I would remain here forever in the service of my people". Rahman'These lines could be taken as against no particular individual; but his recent remarks at an event to launch a carnatic music-based album were unmistakable. Speaking at the launch, Ilaiyaraaja said that "Some persons claim that all the fame 'goes' to the Lord. This is wrong; why would be a God be in need of fame. Isn't He the one who showers on us fame and popularity and money? How can we 'return' to Him the fame given to us by Him? It won't be proper at all!" While all these queries raised by the Maestro might sound genuine, the reference to the man is unmistakable. When even a child knows that it's Rahman's popular habit to admit on stages that "all fame goes to the Lord", it's highly surprising as to what the Maestro expected the people to think of his reported remarks! http://chennaionline.com/film/news/aug09/89isaignani-takes-a-dig-at-a-r-rahman.aspx
vvvslaxman Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Ilayaraja is known for sharp remarks from time to time something he could do away with. His songs have stood the test of time. He should be happy about it.
suraj Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 AR is more talented, universal and popular than him so of course he'll be jealous
BeautifulGame Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Discussing a article that came three years ago :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
vvvslaxman Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Discussing a article that came three years ago :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :facepalm: i didn't notice that.. please guys take a look at dates before posting. I am glad i didn't post this in my FB.
fineleg Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 AR is more talented' date=' universal and popular than him so of course he'll be jealous[/quote'] Old article. But nevertheless suraj bhai - Ilayaraja is no less talented, infact he is a genius in every right. There is a separate thread (in ICF) where you can listen to some of his songs No doubt, ARR is another genius. Two greats they are, like SRT and RD :winky: Somehow I suddenly remembered this gem from IR - sung in the awesome voice of SwarnaLatha. _NRxA_HR8Us&feature=related
DomainK Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 ^ Well, bad mouthing a fellow professional is not the mark of a genius. Rehman is a dignified and well behaved fellow. Bad mouthing him will not get illyaraja anywhere.
The Dark Horse Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 May be one of the reasons he's not so popular in the north is he hasn't done much Hindi movies unlike Rahman. Looks like he's going to do a hindi film. http://www.bollywood.com/gulzar-ilayaraja-come-together-after-26-years-srk
Lurker Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 For the first time in more than three decades of his musical sojourn, Ilaiyaraaja has appeared in an entire song in his recent film 'Azhagarmalai'. The melodious title song in the film not only features him but also is sung by the Maestro himself. Even the lyrics were penned by himself and had lines such as "whosoever wishes to go away from this country may do as they please; I would remain here forever in the service of my people". This is not entirely inaccurate. Some of ARR's fame is certainly down to him being more visible outside of India, specially with bulk of Southie crowd living overseas. This criticism, I dont see it as jealosy, was also heard in 70s and 80s where many classical musicians used to wonder why Pandit Ravishanker used to be covered so much in Indian media when he had typically been mesmerizing Western crowds far more than back home. That's my 2 cents for a 2 year old story :hehe:
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