An interview with Maestro Ilayaraja

Maestro Ilayaraja.. on his composing style... on his singers (SPB, S.Janaki, Asha Bhonsle)

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• Ilayaraja
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• Telugu

[mahabab]

please dont compare arr with the maestro raja sir. arr is not even 1% compared to our maestro ilayaraja.

[sx42007]

Great interview Shatabisha !! Just amazing.. I rarely see his interviews in the TV. You are the one who made me feel better today.

Only disappointing thing is the songs coming in the background dominating Raaja sir's voice not audible at some places. The Ntv people should have taken some care.

[kirangom]

really we need ultimate ever green kind of words when talking about ilayaraja sir

ilayaraja sir is a gift to us

we love you sir

[hema711]

@bybng hey yes dont compare MUSIC god IRAJA withOrdinary ARR. Who is loca??l ARR worked under RAJA its not music its noise more than song , no lyrics, nothing, Listen to RAJA, MAHADEVAN song every one will cry , dont underesimate legends.

[hema711]

RAJA sir BEST ever, ARR jsut nothing in front of him, JANAKI amma, SPB, SUSELA VANI ee goppavalu RAJA sir pataku pranam posaru

[nagarajusatya]

@sanagavarapus well said

[nagarajusatya]

@mahabab wo wo!!!! that's a bit too harsh for ar fans my friend.

[scorpio21ram]

@rajsharma75 hez an amazing guitarist

[vinvinu1984]

offcourse S janaki is all time favorite

[sanagavarapus]

difference between IR and ARR is the difference between a creative artist and a knowledgeable technician. IR's music has 'soul' in it - with 'ethereal beauty' and 'divine inspiration'. whereas ARR's music has 'complexity' & 'intelligence'.

[sanagavarapus]

i don't think it is just his humility. he is a true artist, an inspired one - not a cerebral one !

[kava338]

music god ilayaraja

[hunky2189]

listen guys... both are very good composers.. both are down to earth... as technology advances everything changes.. music also changes...:-)... raja sir was completely a manual man... arr uses tech as well as manual stuffs... both are good...

[rajsharma75]

does he play guitar also

[sepulturedevil]

Ntv .. you should change your editor.. he screwed up the whole interview by playing annoyingly loud background song..

[smoohas]

Both are equally good composers............but my choice is Ilayaraja sir.......can't help it.

[smoohas]

Frnds Both IR & AR are gr8 music directors..........The only diff i get between these two is..........IR's makes u cry and fills bliss in ur heart, His music is based on ragas and u can feel nature in his music whereas AR inspires and motivates ur feelings and adrenaline releases.........u feel an urge to achieve something in life.......AR's music is based on orchestration.....He blends western and Indian classic...........Each one hav their own specialty. Now temme who is gr8est.....

[suryavs]

@sx42007 i second that. for me he is zero before raaja

[abhinaydro]

Ya no wonder Ilayaraja got the oscar and grammy awards.

[pandavar]

That is a religious obligation and it is said in Tamil. Every practising person from that religion (anyway it should be done by people from all religion) have to utter those words in praise of the their almighty. Other than that, Rahman is a man of few words. He express his feelings through music alone.

Raja's knowledge in music is far and wide. He express himself in music and words as well. In this pressured and competitive urban life, people gets agitated, when you speaks your mind.

[raghaa]

we all curse arr cos we think is too away from tamil music,. well fellows he is still mozart of madras. he utters those tamil verses in every place. One of the most unfortunate thing is raja sir deserves zillion times praise and recognision then what he gets now. un sung heros. so we shud be happy another person is getting on behalf of all of us(arr)

[raghaa]

well said my brother

[raghaa]

Raja sir knows what arr is worth of. Only a genius knows who is genius. period.

[iamstared]

Some people are making comment on ARR. Well , i dont want to comepare both.

But IR is always great. ARR is quite cannot be comapred. His compositions are not that great. One challenge...ask him to go to budapest and ask him to stand before the musician then the truth will come out. In case of IR he doesnt adertise it and he is not a good sales person thats it.

[bybng]

Then whey he not doing music now

Arr music reaches more people

World record holder for selling more albums than any one

You may be illayaraja fan, it may be difficult for you digest

Compare ARR with the world musicians not the local people