Ilaiyaraja Says He Encourages New Talents, Cites Mani Ratnam As Example

Renowned
music
composer
Ilaiyaraja
is
gearing
up
for
his
upcoming
concert-

Rock
With
Raaja,
his
first
big
concert
post
the
pandemic.
It
goes
without
saying
that
the
legendary
music
director
has
taken
part
in
zillions
of
concerts
across
the
globe,
however,
he
asserts
that
the
upcoming
one
will
be
special,
as
its
focus
is
on
‘fun’.
The
show
happening
on
March
18
from
6
pm
at
Island
Grounds
will
feature
singers
like
Mano,
Karthik,
Shweta
Mohan
and
Devi
Sri
Prasad
among
others.
Sadly,
the
absence
of
late
legendary
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
will
be
missed
throughout
the
show.
For
the
unversed,
the
duo’s
combined
shows
used
to
be
a
treat
for
the
ears
and
a
sight
to
behold.

Talking
about
songs’
popularity
parameters
these
days
like
virality
and
views,
the
composer
during
his
interaction
with
The
Hindu
said,
“My
music
has
been
viral
for
four
decades,
hasn’t
it?”
If
a
song
is
on
people’s
minds
for
just
one
week
or
so,
how
can
you
call
it
viral?
There
are
no
composers
in
the
film
industry
today;
there
are
only
programmers.
There
are
so
many
new
singers
and
voices
today,
but
does
anything
stand
the
test
of
time?
With
KJ
Yesudas
and
SP
Balasubramanyam,
the
era
is
gone.”

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He
also
maintained
that
he
is
someone
who
always
encourages
new
talent.
“When
Mani
Ratnam
came
to
me,
he
was
just
starting
out,
I
accepted
him
because
I
wanted
to
promote
new
people
in
the
industry”,
said
Ilaiyaraja
as
he
opened
up
on
the
diversity
of
his
songs.

Further,
he
opined
that
even
songs
celebrating
mothers
and
sisters
are
not
being
accepted
by
music
aficionados
these
days,
because
of
the
variation
between
the
vocals
of
the
singer
with
the
characters
voicing
it
on
the
screen.